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City of Oak Park Heights
14168 Oak Park Blvd. N. Direct: 651.351.1661
P.O. Box 2007 Email:jhultman@cityofoakparkheights.com
Oak Park Heights,MN 55082
Phone:651.439.4439 Fax:651.439.0574
May 21, 2009
FAXED & MAILED
Mr. Michel Graf, General Manager
Ruby Tuesday
13375 60th St. N.
Oak Park Heights, MN 55082
Re: Special Event Signage—"Happy Hour" Sign
Dear Mr. Graf:
I visited with you on April 2, 2009 regarding the "Happy Hour" banner you have placed at your
store entry. I advised you of City Ordinance 401.15.G.8 which requires that special event
permits for such signage. I provided you with a copy of this ordinance and a special event
permit application at the time of my visit. I have enclosed another copy with this letter for
your convenience. We discussed the ordinance allowance of 50 calendar days of special
event signage each year and that there was not a fee for the permit; however failing to get
one was considered an ordinance violation.
During our visit, you mentioned that your corporate entity would like to have the "Happy
Hour" signage on a permanent basis. I advised you that they would need to address the sign
as part of their development signage approvals and suggested that you contact them
regarding this and have them contact me should they like to pursue this possibility. To date, I
have not been contacted by anyone to this regard.
The special event permit you applied for on April 3, 2009 requested a permit for the time
period of April 3 through May 10, 2009. I gave you a call and we talked about the number of
days per year and event periods again. We revised the permit to April 3 through April 14,
2009.
A site visit made on April 15th found the sign still in place. I called the store and left a message
for you regarding taking the sign down or applying for a new special event permit. I did not
receive a response back. In light of your original application time period request, I extended
your permit from the 15th of April to May 10th
Ruby Tuesday
May 21,2009
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A site visit made on May 15th found the sign still in place. At this time and with this letter, you
are requested to remove the "Happy Hour" and any other temporary signage to the exterior
of the store by the end of the day Monday, May 25, 2009. A site visit will be made after that
date to confirm ordinance compliance. If the compliance is not found,violation notice will be
forwarded to the Oak Park Heights Police Department with a request that you be issued a
citation for the same.
As of the 23`d of May, Ruby Tuesday will have utilized the full amount of special event days
permitted each calendar year by City Ordinance. No additional special event permits shall be
issued to Ruby Tuesday for the calendar year 2009. Placement of any additional special event
signage/advertisement to the business exterior will result in citation.
City Ordinance 401.15.G.6.c and d. set for the regulations for permanent and temporary
window signage for the City. I have enclosed a handout with this information for your use as
you may find it useful for event advertisement at your business. Please note that special
event permits are not required for this type of signage; however window signage shall comply
with the ordinance section requirements.
If your corporate entity wishes to revisit the signage for the store, please have them contact
me. Feel free to share my contact information with the appropriate party.
I appreciate your prompt attention to the requests made within this communication. Please
give me a call if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
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JuI' Hultman
Planning& Code Enforcement Officer
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Mailing Address: Contact Information:
14168 Oak Park Blvd.N. Jim Butler,B.O. Direct(651)275-9590
P.O.Box 2007 Email: jbutler@cityofoakparkheights.com
Oak Park Heights,MN 55082
Julie Hultman Direct(651)351-1661
Email: jhultman@cityofoakparkheights.com
Main City Hall Phone:(651)439-4439 Fax:(651)439-0574