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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-12-21 CR Letter Re Signs Installed Without Work Permit CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS 14168 Oak Park Boulevard No. • P.O.Box 2007 • Oak Park Heights,MN 55082-2007 • Phone:651/439-4439 • Fax:651/439-0574 December 21, 2016 Nicole Deter-Spader, Executive Director Evolve Adoption & Family Services 5850 Omaha Ave. N. Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 Re: Sign Installation Dear Nicole— Two signs at the Oak Park Heights Evolve location have had their sign faces replaced. One sign is a monument sign near the building—the other is the freestanding sign at the roadway.These signs are in violation of City Ordinance in that the work was done without first having received a work permit. Oak Park Heights City Ordinance does require that a sign permit be issued for sign replacements and that the installer be locally licensed. No permit was applied for to the City for work to the signs. Additionally, City Ordinance has regulations regarding sign size allowances and their illumination. Particular to the design of the sign that has been installed at Evolve,the white background is not permitted to be illuminated white. Is the sign at the roadway illuminated? Please have your sign installer remit the enclosed permit application and contractor license along with specifications to the sign design (in color) and dimension and noting whether or not either sign is illuminated and in what manner, if so. Additionally,as part of their licensing requirement,the contractor shall also remit a Certificate of Insurance that shows their liability and worker's compensation coverages and that has the City of Oak Park Heights listed as the Certificate Holder. With this letter,you are directed to cease any illumination to the signs, if in place, immediately and to take the necessary action to have the above requested information prepared and returned to my attention at the City of Oak Park Heights, no later than January 8, 2017. Please contact me immediately with any questions you may have regarding this letter and at any time when you are considering renovation/improvement projects to the site. Sincerely, PLANNING &CODE ENFORCEMENT ultman, Building Official En .sures C: Eric Johnson, City Administrator Tree City U.S.A.