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City of Oak Park Heights
14168 Oak Park Blvd. N. Phone:651.439.4439
P.O.Box 2007 Fax:651.439.0574
Oak Park Heights, MN 55082
January 15, 2016
Lacey Johnson
Lace Salon
14375 60th St. N., Ste. 6
Oak Park Heights, MN 55082
Re: Wall Sign—Illuminated Background & Permit Requirement
Dear Ms.Johnson:
Please be advised that City Ordinance 401.15 requires sign permits for all permanent sign
installations and sign face replacements, such as the sign installed at your store front.
The sign that has been installed for your business does not comply with City Zoning
Ordinances in that City Ordnance does not permit illuminated white backgrounds. The
existing sign needs to be re-addressed so that the white background is fully opaque when •
illuminated, so that no light shines through it and only the letters and logo may be
illuminated.
Here is the language from 401.15.G.4.k:
k. Internal lighting. Signs with internal lighting shall include illumination of only
the text and/or logo portion of the message. Back lighting on fabric awnings is
prohibited.
The City has attempted to not take a hard line interpretation of this in all respects. Some of the signs
that have been approved are dark in color and have a slight amount of light that shines through. To
accomplish this, the background needs to be a definite solid color (not white, nor close to
white) so that there is no appearance in the background of white or off-white when it is
illuminated.
Currently the sign has been installed without a permit or design review. Additionally the sign,
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when illuminated, has a pale yellow-white background. The background is too close to white
to comply with City Ordinance.
Please complete the enclosed permit application for a sign and return it to me with a sign
design plan for review. An approved permit and installation is required to be completed no
later than February 16, 2016.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely
Ju ie •'. Hultman
Plan g& Code Enforcement Officer
Enclosure
C: Eric Johnson, City Administrator