HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-06-05 CR - Closed Business Signage & Yard Maintenance ,
City of Oak Park Heights
14168 Oak Park Blvd. N. Direct: 651.439.4439 x 1105
P.O. Box 2007 Email:jhultman @cityofoakparkheights.com
Oak Park Heights, MN 55082
Phone:651.439.4439 Fax:651.439.0574
June 5, 2015
Attn: Site Maintenance
Holiday Stationstores Inc.
4567 American Blvd. W.
Bloomington, MN 55437
Re: 14791 60th St. N., Oak Park Heights, MN 55082
Closed Business Signage Compliance Request
To Whom It May Concern:
The City is aware that the above-referenced property is vacant To this end, please be advised
that City Ordinance requires closed business signage to be removed within 30 days of the
business closure. I am enclosing City Ordinances 401.15.G.11.a and 401.15.G.15.c, as they
relate to out of business signage, for your reference.
With this letter you are directed to remove or alter the business signage at the property,
including the multi-tenant sign as appropriate. If the intended use of this site is to ultimately
be demolished, I encourage you to consider removal of the multi-tenant sign in its entirety. If
you opt to demolish the sign, please contact me regarding demolition requirements.
The above compliance request shall be satisfactorily addressed no later than Monday, July 6,
2015 and compliance verified by this department.
Your prompt attention to this request is requested. Kindly contact me immediately with any
questions you may have.
Sincerely,
Juli ultman, Building Official
Plan ing& Code Enforcement
Enclosure
c: Holiday Stationstore @ P.O. Box 1224, Mpls., Mn 55440
Eric Johnson, City Administrator (w/o enclosure)
401.15.G.11. NON-CONFORMING SIGNS.
(0 General Provisions Governing Non-Conforming Signs.
0 Continuation of Use. A non-conforming sign lawfully existing upon
the effective date of this Ordinance may be continued at the size and
in the manner existing upon such date.
) If any property use or business changes ownership, all signs on that
property, including any sign identifying a business no longer in
existence, shall be brought into conformance with Section
401.15.G.15.c)within thirty (30) days.
1 Prohibitions. A non-conforming sign may not be:
a) Structurally altered except to bring it into compliance with the
provisions of this Ordinance.
b) Enlarged.
c) Re-established after its removal or discontinuance.
d) Repaired or otherwise restored, unless the damage is less
than fifty(50) percent of sign structure.
e) Replaced.
4) Non-Conforming Sign Maintenance and Repair. Nothing in this
Ordinance shall be construed as relieving the owner of use of a legal
non-conforming sign or owner of the property on which the legal non-
conforming sign is located from the provisions of this Ordinance
regarding safety, maintenance, and repair of signs, provided,
however, that any repainting,cleaning, and other normal maintenance
or repair of the sign or sign structure shall not modify the sign
structure or copy in any way which makes it more non-conforming or
the sign shall lose its legal non-conforming status.
b. Non-Conforming Uses. When the principal use of land is legally non-
conforming under the Zoning Ordinance, all existing or proposed signs in
conjunction with that land shall be considered conforming if they are in
compliance with the sign provisions for the most restrictive zoning district in
which the principal use is allowed.
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building, structure, or premises shall also, upon removal of any sign, be fully
responsible for repairing, replacing, and returning the ground, building wall,
or other mounting surface to its original condition or to a proper condition
consistent with the present appearance of the area, building wall,or surface.
b) Temporary Illegal Signs. The City may impound signs which have been
illegally installed upon public property or within public right-of-way or
easement. The sign owner may retrieve the signs according to the following:
1) Fee Payment. For impounded signs,there shall be an impoundment
and storage fee, as may be approved from time to time by Council
resolution.
2) Retrieval of Sign. The sign shall be retrieved from a designated
impound area during routine business hours and within fifteen (15)
days from the date of impounding. After fifteen(15)days,the City will
dispose of the sign.
3) Liability. The City shall not be held liable for any damage to
dd impounded signs.
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$ Out of Business Signs. Signs not used for signing when a business
permanently closes or leaves the tenant space shall be removed or altered
within thirty(30)days from the close of business. Wall or freestanding signs
and sign structures that are in compliance with the provisions of this
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) .C . Ordinance but are not in use shall be addressed in the following manner:
1) Wall signs. The sign shall be removed.
2) Wall signs (cabinet). A blank face shall be inserted in the cabinet.
3) Freestanding Signs. The sign area shall be totally covered.
4) Non-Conforming Signs/Sign Structures. All non-conforming signs and
sign structures shall be removed in compliance with Section
401.15.G.11 of this Ordinance.
d) Administrative Enforcement. Enforcement procedures for violations of this
Chapter shall be conducted as outlined in Section 101.05 of the City Code.
401.15.G.16. VARIANCES. In order to provide additional flexibility in the enforcement of
this Ordinance and to alleviate hardship and injustice, the City Council may, upon
application, grant a variation from the terms of this Ordinance. Upon application,
therefore, from the person seeking a permit for the erection or installation of a sign,
the request for variance shall be processed in accordance with Section 401.04 of
this Ordinance, as may be amended.
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