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Home My WebLink About01-12-2006 Planning Commission Meeting PacketAte' CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA Thursday, January 12, 2006 -- 7:00 p.m. I. Call to Order! II. Approval of Agenda III. Approve Minutes of December 8,2005 (1) IV. Deuart:ment / Commission Liaison / Other R epo rts : A. Commission Liaison: B. St. Croix Crossing Update: C. Other: V. Visitors/Public Comment This is an opportunity for the public to address the Commission with questions or concerns regarding items not on the agenda. Please limit comments to three minutes. VI. Public Hearings VII. New Business: A. Sign Ordinance Flag & Banner Provisions (2) B. Comprehensive Plan 2008 Update Preparation (3) VIII. Old Business IX. Informational: A. Next Meeting: February 9, 2006 -- Regular Meeting @ 7:00 p.m. B. Council Representative: January - Vice Chair Lilj egren February - Commissioner Wasescha X. Adjournment a CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS , PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Thursday, December 8, 2005 Call To Order: ENCLOSURE Chair Runk called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: Commissioners Caspers and Wasescha. Commissioner Lilj egren arrived at 7:01 p.m. City Planner Richards, City Administrator Johnson and Commission Liaison McComber. Absent:- Commissioner Dwyer. Approval of Agenda: Commissioner Wasescha, seconded by Commissioner Caspers, moved to approve the Agenda, as presented. Carried 3 -0. Approve Minutes of November 10, 2005: Chair Runk, seconded by Commissioner Wasescha, moved to approve the Minutes as presented. Carried 3 -0. Department /Commission Liaison Reports /Other Reports: A. Commission Liaison B. St. Croix Crossing Update Commission Liaison McComber reported that the Stakeholders Group is expected to met in March of 2006, that the final Environmental Impact Study (EIS) Draft is expected at the end of February 2006, and that the Visual Quality Manual is expected to be related the week of December 12, 2005. C. Other Commission Liaison McComber reported that members of the City Council and City staff attended the Annual League of Minnesota Cities Conference in Rochester, MN the past weekend and that at the conference she was elected to the League of Minnesota Cities Board of Directors. Visitors /Public Comment: None. Public Hearings: A. Valley Sr. Services Alliance ( Boutwell's Landing) To consider a request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP), allowing placement of an existing historic school structure upon vacant land East of Nolan Lane, at the South side of Norwich Parkway, known as the historic village addition to McKean Square within the Boutwell's Landing campus. (2) , City Planner Richards reviewed the November 30, 2005 Planning Report as to the request, provided an issue analysis and recommendation for the same. 4 _ . • 1 r►+I Planning Commission Minutes December 8, 2005 Page 2 of 3 Chair Runk opened the public hearing for comment at 7:06 p.m. There being no visitors to the public hearing, Commissioner Wasescha, seconded by Commissioner Li1j egren, moved to close the public hearing. Carried 4 -0. Discussion commenced among the Commission with responses from applicant, Ken Hooge, as requested. Items of discussion included the conditional use permit being made part of the general planned unit development approvals, the current location and condition of the school house structure and the conditions of the planning report. Commissioner Lilj egren, seconded by Commissioner Caspers, moved to recommend City Council approval of the request, subject to the conditions of the November 30, 2005 Planning Report. Carried 4 -0. B. St. Croix Cleaners To consider a request from David Nemec, operating as St. Croix Cleaners for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) .Amendment/Concept and General Plan, allowing construction of a 9,078 Sq. Ft., single- story, multi- tenant addition immediately to the East of 5 871 Neal Ave. N. and located within the Oak Park Ponds retail development. (3) 49 City Planner Richards reviewed the December 1, 2005 Planning Report as to the request, provided an issue analysis and recommendation for the same, including conditions for approval should the Planning Commission elect to forward an approval recommendation to the City Council. City Administrator Johnson addressed the planning report condition regarding SAC and briefly explained the SAC function and practice of allocating credits resulting from use changes. Chair Runk opened the public hearing for comment at 7:25 p.m. There being no visitors to the public hearing, Commissioner Wasescha, seconded by Commissioner Lilj egren, moved to close the public hearing. Carried 4 -0. Discussion commenced among the Commission with responses from applicant, David Nemec, as requested. Items of discussion included the building design, building site lines in relation to pedestrian safety, route of vehicular travel behind the existing building and the proposed addition; access to rear building from addition spaces, hours of operation, landscaping and SAC. Commissioner Wasescha, seconded by Commissioner Caspers, moved to recommend City Council approval of the request, subject to the amended conditions of the December 1, 2005 Planning Report. Carried 4 -0. r� u New Business: None. Old Business: None. Informational: Planning Commission Minutes December 8, 2005 Page 3 of 3 A. Next Meeting January 12, 2006 7:00 p.m. — Regular Meeting B. Council Representative December - Commissioner Dwyer January -Vice Chair Lilj egren Adjournment Commissioner Wasescha, seconded by Commissioner Caspers, moved to adjourn At 7:39 p.m. Carried 4 -0. Respectfully submitted, Julie A. Hultman Planning &Code Enforcement Officer Approved by the Planning Commission: 9 u C� ENCLOSURE 0 NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC* 4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 Telephone: 763.231.2555 Facsimile: 783.231.2561 plan ners@nacplann'ing.com MEMORANDUM TO: Eric Johnson FROM: Scott Richards DATE: January 5, 2006 RE: Oak Park Heights — Sign Ordinance: Banners and Flags FILE NO: 798.04 — 05.05 Please find attached a copy of Section 401.15.G, Signs of the Zoning Ordinance. The Ci ty Council has asked the Planning Commission to review the sections of this ordinance as it relates to banners and flags in particular for automobile and truck dealerships. The issue surfaced during the approvals of the expansion of Stillwater Council noted that the City does not activ Motors. The Mayor and ty Y enforce the regulations related to special events signage (Section 401.15.G.8) and wanted the Planning Commission to review the section to determine if the regulations are appropriate. The Planning Commission should review the sign regulations and make note of the special and temporary signs, banners, and flags throughout Oak Park Heights. We will discuss the issue at the January 12, 2006 meeting and determine what the issues are and what additional information or examples are needed. It has also been suggested at representatives of car dealerships be brought ht in to a workshop or meeting in p p 9 February to discuss the regulations and enforcement. Another concern related to signs is the attempt by a national sign company to place "mega" animated billboards within other communities in the metropolitan area. Our office has done research on this issue and various methods of amending the ordinance will be discussed. I J R 12 401.15.G. Signs. 401.15.G.1. PURPOSE. The purpose of these regulations is to establish, protect and promote health, safety and general welfare and the order with the City through establishment of a comprehensive and impartial series of standards, regulations and procedures governing signs and communicative facilities serving as communication media to persons situated on -site, on adjacent properties or upon the public right -of -way. The regulations are intended to encourage an equitable opportunity of effective and orderly communication by reducing confusion and hazards resulting from unnecessary and /or indiscriminate use of communication facilities. 401.15.G.2. OBJECTIVES. a. To establish standards which permit businesses a reasonable and equitable opportunity to advertise. b. To preserve and promote civic beauty and prohibit signs which would detract from this objective because of size, shape, height, location, condition, cluttering or illumination. C. To insure that signs do not create safety hazards. 0 d. To preserve and protect value of land and buildings, and to preserve and protect landscapes. 401.15.G.3. CONFLICT WITH ZONING ORDINANCE. If there is a conflict that occurs between this Section and other provisions of this Ordinance, as amended, the conditions as set forth in this Section, as amended, shall prevail. 401.15.G.4. DEFINITIONS. Sign Related: 1'. Address Sign: A sign communicating only a street address. 2. Advertising Sign: Any permanent non - governmental sign advertising products, services, commodities, entertainment or other activity not offered at the location of the sign or not exclusively related to the premises on which the sign is located. 3. Air Inflatable Devices: A balloon that exceeds two (2) feet in diameter. 15 -46 0 0 0 * 4. Alteration: Any change to a sign excluding routine maintenance, repair, painting or change of copy of any existing sign. 5. Animated Sign: Any sign that uses movement or change of lighting to depict action or create a specific effect or scene, including devices with or without a commercial message, such as spinners and windsocks, . but not including barber poles and time and temperature signs. 6. Area Identification Sign: A freestanding sign identifying the name of a single family residential subdivision consisting of twenty (20) or more lots; a residential planned unit development; a multiple residential complex consisting of three (3) or more structures; an office or business structure or development containing three (3) or more independent operations; a single business consisting of three (3) or more separate structures; a manufactured home court; or any integrated combination of the above. The sign shall only identify an area, complex, or development and shall not, unless approved by the City Council, contain the name of individual owners or tenants. The sign may not contain advertising. 7. Artificial Light: Illumination resulting from internal or external artificial light sources, including glare and reflected light byproducts of artificial light sources. 8. Awning: A temporary hood or cover which projects from the wall of a building, and of a type which can be retracted, folded, or collapsed against the face of a support building. 9. Balloon: A flexible, inflated bag in various shapes and colors. 10. Banner: Attention getting devices which resemble flags and are of a paper, cloth or plastic -like consistency. 11. Bannerette: Flexible material that resembles a flag, and has minimum dimensions of two (2) feet by two (2) 15-47 6. 0 12. Beacon: 13. Bench Signs: 14. Billboard: 15. Building Facade: 16. Business Sign: 17. Cabinet Sign: 18. Campaign Sign: 19. Canopy Sign: feet and no larger than three (3) feet by five (5) feet. A "smaller sized bannerette" is defined as a pennant. Any light with one (1) or more beams directed into the atmosphere or directed at one (1) or more points not on the same lot as the light source; also, any light with one (1) or more beams that rotate or move. A sign which is affixed to a bench such as at a bus stop. An off -site sign used to advertise products, goods, or services not exclusively related to the premise on which the sign is located. An advertising sign. That portion of any exterior elevation of a building extending from grade to the top of the parapet wall or eaves and the entire width of the building elevation. Any sign which identifies a business or group of businesses, either retail or wholesale, or any sign which identifies a professional or is used in the identification or promotion of any principal commodity or service, including entertainment, offered or sold upon the premises where such sign is located. A sign that has framing around the entire sign message with a removable face. A temporary sign promoting the candidacy of a person running for a governmental office, or promoting an issue to be voted on at a governmental election. The area of copy, graphic, or identification which is affixed to a projection or extension of a building or structure, including a marquee, erected in such a manner as to provide a shelter or cover over the approach to any entrance of a store, building, or place of assembly. 15-48 0 0 0 W 0 20. Changeable Copy Sign: A sign or portion thereof with characters, letters, or illustrations that can be changed or rearranged without altering the face or the surface of the sign. A sign on which the message changes more than eight (8) times per day shall be considered an animated sign and not a changeable copy sign for purposes of this Ordinance. A sign on which the only copy that changes is an electronic or mechanical indication of time or temperature shall be considered a "time and temperature" portion of a sign and not a changeable copy sign for purposes of this Ordinance. 21. Commercial Message: Any sign wording, logo, or other representation that, directly or indirectly, names, advertises, or calls attention to a business, product, service, or other commercial activity. 22. Construction Sign: A non - illuminated sign placed at a construction site identifying the project or the name of the architect, engineer, contractor, financier, and other involved parties, or announcing the character of the building enterprise or the purpose for which the building is intended. 23. Copy: The wording on a sign surface either permanent or removable letter form. 24. Directional Sign: A sign erected with the address and/or name only of a business, development project, institution, church or other use or activity plus directional arrows or information on location. 25. Directory Sign, Private: An exterior information wall sign, or a free- standing sign identifying the names of residences, businesses or professional offices served by a common public entrance such as an apartment complex, shopping center, or office building. 26. Directory Sign, Public: A sign, group of signs on a sign pane( or any identifiable object intended to communicate a public message or direction when located on 15 -49 public property as may be approved by the Oak 0 0 15 -50 Park Heights City Council. 27. Employment Sign: A temporary sign to announce employment opportunities in business and industrial zoning districts as well as each public and institutional conditional use in residential districts. 28. Flag: A piece of cloth or bunting v a ry ing in co g ry g for and design, used as a symbol, standard, emblem, or insignia identifying a governmental agency or any civic, charitable, religious, institutional, patriotic, corporate, fraternal, or similar organization. 29. Flashing Sign: An illuminated sign upon which the artificial ' g p all�ght is not kept constant in terms of intensity or color when the sign is illuminated. 30. Freestanding Sign: A self - supported sign not affixed to another structure. 31. Governmental Sign: A sign which is erected by a g overnmental unit for identification or traffic. 32. Ground /Low Profile Sign: A sign that is intended to be incorp orated into some form of landscaping design scheme or planter box, is not elevated from the round b g Y means of a pole or free - standing support structure, but is placed directly on the ground or on an interior planter base which is incorporated into such a design arrangement. 33. Historical Sign: A sign commemorating places of local state or 1 , national historical significance. 34. Holiday Sign: A sign or display that contains or depicts a message pertaining to a national, state, local, or religious holiday. 35. Identification Sign: A sign which identifies the business owner manager, resident, or address of the premises where the sign is located and which contains no other material. 0 0 15 -50 0 0 0 36. Illuminated Sign: A sign illuminated by an artificial light source either directed upon it or illuminated from an interior source. 37. Informational Sign: Any on -site sign giving information to employees, visitors, or delivery vehicles, but containing no advertising or identification. 38. Institutional Sign: A sign which identifies the name and other characteristics of a public or semi - public institution on the site where the sign is located. 39. Integral Sign: A sign carrying the name of a building, its date of erection, monumental citations, commemorative tablets and the like when carved into stone, concrete or similar material or made of bronze, aluminum, or other permanent type of construction and made an integral part of the structure. 40. Logo Sign: Any brand name, trademark, logo, distinctive symbol, or other similar device or thing used to identify a particular business, institution, or activity. 41. Marquee: See canopy. 42. Maximum Height of Sign: The vertical distance from the base of the sign, or the grade of the road centerline, whichever is higher, to the top of the sign. 43. Menu Board: A sign containing a food price list for restaurant customers, but containing no advertising or identification. 44. Message Sign: A sign which allows for the graphic and /or verbal content to be changed, when desired, through electronic or manual methods. 45. Monument Sign: A freestanding sign that is intended to be incorporated into some form of landscaping design scheme or planter box, is attached to the ground by means of a freestanding support structure, is solid from grade to the top of the structure, has materials that are constructed of the same primary building materials of the 15 -51 46. 47. 48. 50. 51. 52. Off - Premises Directional Sign: 53. On- Premises Directional Sign: A directional sign located upon property other than the lot of a development or use for which off -site direction is intended. 0 *I A sign erected on private property which contains no advertising, and is specifically intended to facilitate the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles into, out of and 15 -52 principal structure, is placed directly on the ground or on an interior punter base which is incorporated into a design arrangement. A monument sign shall be considered as one sign though it may have two (2) faces. Motion Sign: Any sign which revolves, rotates, has moving parts, or gives illusion of motion. Multi -Faced Sign: Any sign with a sign face oriented to more than two (2) directions. Nameplate Sign: Any sign in a residential district which states the name and /or address of a business or occupant of the lot where the sign is placed. Neon Sign: Any sign that utilizes a brightly colored gas discharge lamp without filaments that is bent into letters or designs. Non - Profit Organization: A corporation formed under Chapter 317 of Minnesota State Statutes and which is formed for a purpose not involving pecuniary gain to its shareholders, or members and paying no dividends or other pecuniary enumeration, directly or indirectly, to its shareholders or members, or a community or civic group such as the Lion's Club, League of Women Voters, etc. Off- Premises Advertising Sign: A billboard, poster panel, painted bulletin board or other communicative device which is used to advertise products, goads, services, ideas or non- commercial speech which are not exclusively related to the premises or owner of the property on which the sign is located. 52. Off - Premises Directional Sign: 53. On- Premises Directional Sign: A directional sign located upon property other than the lot of a development or use for which off -site direction is intended. 0 *I A sign erected on private property which contains no advertising, and is specifically intended to facilitate the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles into, out of and 15 -52 • circulating upon the site on which such signs are located. 54. Opaque: A degree of obscuration of light. 55. Parapet: A low protective wall which is located along the edge of a roof on a building. 56. Pennants: Flexible material, whether or not containing a message of any kind, suspended from a rope, wire, or string, usually triangular shaped and in a series, designated to move in the wind. 57. Portable Sign: Any sign not permanently attached to the ground or other permanent structure, or a sign designed to be transported, including, but not limited to, signs designed to be transported by means of wheels; signs converted to "A" or "T" frames; menu and sandwich board signs; umbrellas used for advertising; and signs attached to or painted on vehicles parked and visible from the public right -of -way, unless said vehicle is used in the normal day -to -day operations of the business. 58. Principal Building: Abuilding or buildings in which is conducted the principal use of the lot, not including storage buildings, garages, and buildings for other clearly accessory uses. 59. Principal Frontage: The wall of the principal building on a lot which fronts toward the principal public streets. 60. Project Identification Sign: A sign erected at a public street entrance indicating the name of a development project. 61. Projecting Sign: Asign, other than a wall sign, which is affixed to a building and which extends perpendicular from the building wall. 62. Public Entrance: Any passage or opening which affords entry and access to the general public or customer. 0 15 -53 Vi 63. Public Entrance, Common: A public entrance providing access for the utilization and benefit of two (2) or more tenants or building occupants. 64. Public Information Service Sign: A sign designating the current time and /or temperature on the exterior of a building or pylon so as to be viewed by the passing public from a public right -of -way. 65. Pylon Sign: A freestanding sign erected on one (1) or more freestanding shafts, posts, or piers which are solidly affixed to the ground and not attached to a building. A pylon sign shall be considered as one (1) sign though it may have two (2) faces. 66. Real Estate Sign: A sign laced upon a property advertising that p p p p Y g particular property for sale, for rent, or for lease. A real estate sign shall be considered as one sign though it may have two (2) faces. 67. Ribbons or Streamers: Long or varied lengths of flexible material used to decorate. 68. Roof Line: The top of the cornice or, when the building has a pitched roof, the intersection of the outside wall with the roof. 69. Roof Sign: Any sign which is erected, constructed or attached wholly or in part upon any roof or over the highest roof line of a building. 70. Rotating Sign: A sign which revolves or rotates on its axis by mechanical means. 71. Rummage Sale Sign: Signs advertising infrequent temporary display and sale by an occupant on his premises of personal property, including general household rummage, used clothing and appliances. 72. Security Sign: A sign identifying the presence of a security system. 73. Service Entrance: Secondary passage or opening to a structure which is intended for delivery and removal of 0 61 n u 15 -54 merchandise or goods, and which is not intended as a public entrance. 74. Sign: The use of an words, numerals fig Y � 9 , devices or trademarks by which anything is made known such as are used to show an individual, firm, professional or business and are visible to the general public. 75. Sign Area: The area within the lines of the surface of a sign which bear the advertisement or, in the case of messages, figures or symbols attached directly to a building or sign structure, that area which is included in the smallest rectangle or series of geometric figures used to circumscribe the message, figure or symbol displayed thereon. 76. Sign Setback: The distance from the ro ert line and curb to p p Y the nearest part of the sign, measured perpendicularly to the property line or curb. 77. Sign Structure: The supports, uprights, bracing and framework for a sign. 78.. Special Events: A temporary indoor or outdoor promotional or sales event. 79. Street Frontage: The side of a lot abuttin g one (1) or more streets. An interior lot has one (1) street 'frontage and a corner lot has two (Z) or more frontages. 80. Temporary Indoor Promotional or Sales Event: A temporary promotional or sales event directed towards the general public including only grand openings, storewide sales, craft shows, registration for day care, 'an educational, recreational, civic or religious activity, and community celebrations. 81. Temporary Outdoor Promotional or Sales Event: A temporary promotional or special event sale directed towards the general public, including only grand opening sales, storewide sales of materials and products that are typically sold or 15 -55 J .. serviced on the premises, registration for day care, an educational, recreational, civic or religious activity, community celebrations, warehouse sales, tent sales, sidewalk sales, craft shows, flea markets, inventory reduction and liquidation sales, and mechanical or animal rides. 82. Temporary Sign: Any sign which is erected or displayed for a specific period of time, and not of a permanent nature. 83. Total Allowable Sign Area: The maximum allowable gross surface area in square feet of a sign or signs. The maximum number of signs cannot be arranged and integrated so as to create a surface area in excess of this requirement. 84. Traffic Sign: A sign which is erected by a governmental unit for the purpose of directing or guiding traffic. 85. UL Approved: A device which has been approved by the "Underwriters' Laboratories ". 86. Wall Sign: A sign affixed to the exterior wall of a building and which is parallel to the building wall. Awall sign does not project more than twelve (12) inches from the surface to which it is attached, nor extend beyond the top of the parapet wall. Banners do not qualify as a wall sign. 87. Wall Graphics: A sign painted directly on an exterior wall. 88. Window Sign: A temporary sign affixed to the outside or inside of a window or inside the building within three (3) feet of a window in view of the general public. This does not include merchandise on display. 401.15.G.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS. a. Traffic Signs. No sign permitted by this Ordinance shall, by reason of its location, color or intensity, create a hazard to the safe, efficient movement of vehicular or pedestrian traffic. No private sign shall contain words which 15 -56 might be construed as traffic controls, such as 'estop ", "caution ", "warning etc., unless such sign is needed to direct traffic on the premises. b. Signs on Fences, Poles, and Natural Features. No sign shall be erected, placed or maintained on, fences, trees, power and light poles or the supports thereof, except as allowed as special events. Signs on rocks shall be allowed if they use metal letters and numbers or the commercial message is etched into the surface of the rock. C. Wall /Roof Attachments. No sign shall be attached to hang from any building until all necessary wall and /or roof attachments have been approved by the Building Official. d. Right -of -Way, Public lands and Easements. No signs other than governmental signs shall be erected or temporarily placed within any street rights -of -way or upon any public lands or easements or rights -of -way. e. Ingress /Egress. No sign or sign structure shall be erected or maintained if it prevents free ingress or egress from any door, window, or fire escape. No sign or sign structure shall be attached to a stand pipe or fire escape. f. Property Number. A minimum of one (1) address sign identifying the correct property number as assigned by the City shall be req uired on each principal building in all districts. Such sign shall be of sufficient size to be legible from the nearest street yet shall not exceed nine (9) square feet in area. The numbers shall be metal, glass, plastic or durable material and the numbers shall not be less than three and one -half (3.5) inches in height, in 9 t a contrasting color to the base or made of some reflective material and so placed to be easily seen from the street. g. : Seasonal /Holiday. No publicly authorized seasonal /holiday decoration shall be allowed on or within the right -of -way. h. Sign Message. The commercial message of signs shall be neat and orderly and not obscene. The signs shall be professionally re ared. p p i. Electrical Building Code. All signs shall be constructed in accordance with the Minnesota State Building Code and the National Electrical Code. The maximum brightness of the signs in combination with the building and site lighting shall not exceed the standards found in Section 401.15.B.7 of this Ordinance. All electrical service wiring shall be buried. ' j. Hours of Op eration. Signs in the R -B B -1 B -2 B -3 B-4 B -W and p g � � r 1 Districts may only be illuminated during business hours, or until eleven o'clock (11:00) PM, which is later. 15 -57 k. External Lighting. Signs with external lighting shall have no exposed light sources or fixtures unless decorative fixtures are utilized and the light source is fully concealed and diffused. 1. Internal Lighting. Signs with internal lighting shall include illumination of only the text and /or logo portion of the message. Back lighting of signs g a on fabric awnings is prohibited. le m. Neon. Neon signs shall be limited to channel letter signs,, . g logos, and permanent window signage in the R -B, B -1, B -2 B -3, B -4, B -W and I Districts. n. Setbacks. No part of a sign or sign structure shall be placed closer to the property line than) five (5) feet. o. Flags. No more than three (3) flags may be displayed outside of a building. This number may, however, be increased to a total of six (6) flags provided an interim use permit is .issued in compliance with Section 401.05 of this Ordinance and the following standards are met: 1) No two (2) pairs of flags may be the same. 2) Where multiple flagpoles are used, there shall be a maximum spacing • of twenty (20) feet allowed between the poles. P. Angle Signs. The maximum angle permitted between faces of a double face freestanding sign is sixty (60) degrees, anything less is one (1) sign, anything more is two (2) signs. q. Property Lines. No sign shall be positioned so that it impacts or is exposed to residential uses or districts along adjoining side and rear yard property lines. 401.15.G.6. PERMITTED SIGNS IN ANY ZONING DISTRICT. The following signs are allowed without a permit unless otherwise specified. These signs, if placed in accordance with the following standards, will not apply toward the maximum allowable sign area, but shall comply with all other applicable provisions of this Ordinance. a. Governmental Signs. Signs of a public, non - commercial nature includin safety signs, danger signs, trespassing signs, traffic signs, signs indicatin scenic or historical points of interest, memorial plaques and the like, when these signs are erected by or on order of a public officer or employee in the . performance of official duty. 15 -58 • b. On- Premises Directional Signs. Shall not exceed four (4) square feet in area. C. Integral Signs. Shall not exceed nine (9) square feet in area. d. Campaign Signs. Shall not be placed upon public right -of -way or property or parks. Campaign signs erected on private property shall be erected with permission of the property owner or lessee. Those installing campaign signs shall comply with the Fair Campaign Practices Act contained in State of Minnesota Statutes chapter 211 B. Campaign signs shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet from the nearest edge of the pavement. e. Identification Signs. * Signs in all B, Business Districts and 1, Industrial Districts which at the front, side, or rear entrance of a building identify the business, owner, manager or resident and set forth . the address of the premises where the sign is located and which contain no other material. There shall be one (1) per entrance in which each shall not exceed four (4) square feet in area. f. Holiday Signs. Shall not be displayed for more than sixty (60) consecutive days. • g. Security Signs. Shall not exceed one (1) square foot with one (1) sign per driveway connection to a public right -of -way. h. Real Estate Signs. 1 } Property for sale and development project signs shall be wall or freestanding signs and shall be removed within ten (10) days after the closing on a property. a) Such signs shall be professionally designed and painted on all sides, including support posts. Freestanding signs shall be properly anchored into the ground using posts with minimum dimensions of four (4) inches square or three (3) inches in diameter. b) Such signs shall be limited to one (1) per street frontage of the property. C) The content of the commercial message on these signs shall include an offer of the property for sale, the realty company name, the phone number, and other information related to the sale. 15 -59 d) Such signs shall not measure more than twelve (12) square • feet in R -1, R -1A, R -16, RAC, R -2, R-3, R -B Districts, and shall not measure more than forty (40) square feet in all other districts. The forty (40) square foot limitation may be increased to sixty-four (64) square feet, provided a conditional use permit is issued and the following standards for freestanding signs are met: (1) The sign shall be a maximum height of twelve (12) feet. (2) The sign shall be set back from the front property line no less than one (1) foot per one (1) foot of sign height. (3) The sign shall be non - illuminated. 2) Temporary property for lease signs shall be wall or freestanding signs. a) The gross area and total height of a temporary property for lease sign shall be limited to the requirements specified in Section 401.15.G.6.h.1).(d) above. b) Temporary property for lease signs shall be set back from the • front property line no less than one (1) foot per one (1) foot of sign height, except that if the sign cannot be located to comply with the minimum setback requirement from the front property line without locating the sign in a parking lot or other paved surface, the sign may be located up to the front property line provided that the sign does not exceed twelve (12) square feet in area and four (4) feet in width, and further provided that the sign will not disrupt any public utility service and interfere with the sight line visibility of motorists on the adjoining roadway. c) The content of the commercial message on such signs shall include an offer of the property for lease, the management company or owner's name, the phone number, and other information related to the lease. d) Such signs shall be limited to one (1) per street frontage of the property, and If ground mounted, shall be constructed of painted, smooth finish material, and shall have either flush or side mounted, four (4) inch by four (4) inch painted wood posts. i. Construction Signs. Shall be confined to the site of the construction, • alteration, or repair, and single tenant building signs shall be removed within 15 -60 • thirty (30) days, and multi tenant buildings shall be removed within sixty (60) days after the particular project or building under continuous construction is issued the first certificate of occupancy and shall comply with the provisions for real estate signage as found in Section 401.15.G.6.h.1) a) and d) (2). Signs shall be allowed on each major street frontage the project abuts. Signs shall be professionally designed and painted on all sides, including support posts. No sign may exceed twelve (12) feet in height and thirty-two (32) square feet in the O, R -1, R -2 Districts or forty -eight (48) square feet in the R -3 through 1 Districts. j. Rummage Sale Signs. Shall be limited to the subject property, shall not exceed five (5) square feet and shall be removed within one (1) day after the termination of the sale. Signs shall include the property address, date of sale, hours and shall not be placed in any public rights -of -way. The City shall have the right to remove and destroy rummage sale signs. The City shall assess a fee of ten (10) dollars per sign removed by the City. k. Barber pole signs. I. Public information service signs. m. Signage on bus benches, as regulated in the oak Park Heights Code of Ordinances. For the purposes of this ordinance, such signage shall not be considered to be off- premises advertising signage. n. Permanent Window Signage. Shall not exceed twenty -five (25) percent of the total area of the window in which they are displayed. Lettering used in permanent window signage exceeding three and one -half 3.5 inches in height shall be included in the calculations of allowable sign area permitted on that side of the building. Use of neon for permanent window sign shall be allowed within the requirements of this Section. 16 o. Temporary Window Signs. Temporary window signs shall be e g p ry g permitted within the R -B, B -1, B -2 B -3 B-4 B -W and I Districts, provided that they do not exceed ten (10) percent of the front building facade. 401.15.G.7. PROHIBITED SIGNS IN ANY ZONING DISTRICT, The following signs are prohibited in all zoning districts: a. Any sign which obstructs or impairs the vision of drivers or pedestrians or detracts from the visibility of any official traffic control device. b. Any sign which contains or imitates an official traffic signor signal, except for private, on- premises directional signs. 15 -61 C. Off- premises advertising and directional signs. d. Business signs on or attached to equipment, such as semi -truck trailers, being used in such a manner that advertising is a principal use of the equipment. e. Animated signs. ' f. Projecting signs. g. Roof signs. h. Vehicle sales signs displayed on vehicles within open sales lots. i. Any sign which contains or consists of banners, bannerettes, pennants, ribbons, streamers, strings of light bulbs, balloons and hot or cold air inflatable devices, spinners or similar outdoor advertising evices except as g p may be approved by a special event permit in accordance with the provisions as set forth in Section 401.15.G.8 of this Ordinance. j. Portable signs. k. Wall graphics. I. Beacons. M. Multi -faced signs. n. Signs supported by guy wires. o. Cabinet signs on buildings, except for logo signs. p. Signs and/or posts which are tacked onto trees, fences, utility poles or other such permanent supports, except safety signs and signs found on fences of athletic facilities . 401.15.G.8. SPECIAL EVENTS. a. Sign Permit Required. No special event shall be held without first obtaining a sign permit. b. Number of Events. The business or applicant in all business and industrial zoning districts, as well as each public and institutional use in residential districts, shall be allowed three (3) special events per calendar year. Each special event shall not exceed ten (10) days and shall not be extended for a 0 01 40 15-62 • total of three (3) consecutive time periods for each business. Once the time period has expired for the special event the applicant shall wait the same number of days that the sign permit was issued to start a new special event. C. Permuted Advertising Devices. Advertising devices for special events must be directly related to the activity being conducted as a special event. The advertising devices described below are permitted for special events in addition to the maximum allowable sign area, provided they are professionally done and the following standards are met and complied with: 1) Small Balloons. a) The size of small balloons or a group of connected balloons shall not exceed two (2) feet as the largest dimension, except that balloon arches not exceeding eight (8) feet in height shall be allowed. b) Small balloons may be multi colored and incorporate logos and messages. c) Helium balloons shall be refilled daily. • 2) Tents. a) Tents, including all ties, ropes, stakes etc. shall be located entirely upon the permittee's property and shall comply with the City's setback requirements for accessory buildings. 3) Bannerettes. a) Bannerettes may be used on light standards or flag poles. b) No more than one (1) bannerette shall be allowed per standard or pole. c) Bannerettes shall be smaller than any United States flag on the property, and shall not be flown at a height greater than any United States flag allowed on the property. 4) Banners. a) Banners may be attached to poles, tents, and buildings, provided that are well secured and are prevented from being • blown around uncontrollably by the wind. b) No more than two (2) banners shall be allowed. 15 -63 • c) Banners shall not be larger than one hundred (100) square feet nor higher than the wall of the principal building on the lot. 5) Search lights. a) Search lights as regulated in Section 401.15.B.7.g.1) of this Ordinance. d. Prohibited Advertising Devices for Special Events. The advertising devices or activities described below are prohibited for special events: 1) Animated signs, light bulb strings, pennants, portable signs, ribbons, and streamers. 2) Displays or special features on any landscaped areas or on roofs. 3) Aerial rides. 4) Large balloons or collections of small balloons exceeding two (2) feet in diameter, except for balloon arches not exceeding eight (8) feet in height. 5) Additional lighting that does not meet this ordinance. 6) Any advertising device in the public right -of --way. 7) Air inflatable devices. e. Sign Permit Requirements for Special Event Lot Decorations. Before any special event signs or decorations shall be permitted to be used for an event, the responsible property owner or organization shall submit a completed application for a sign permit with the City. In addition to other requirements, the applicant shall show that when the event is held, adequate parking area will continue to exist, even though a portion of required parking spaces may be used to celebrate the event. only after the City issues the sign permit, may a business display the special event signs and decorations. f. Violations. 1) It is a violation for any person, company, or organization to provide, erect or display any beacons, balloons or other advertising device which is not in conformity with the provisions of this Section. 2) Special event signs and decorations not removed by the last day of the special event. 15 -64 • 401.15.G.9. DISTRICT REGULATIONS, a. R -1 R -1A, R -18, R -IO, Single Family Residential and R -2, Low to Medium Density Residential Districts. Except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, signs in these districts shall be limited to: 1) One (1) nameplate sign for each unit in a single and two family residential dwelling not exceeding two (2) square feet in area per surface. Lots abutting more than one (1) right -of -way shall be allowed one (1) nameplate sign not to exceed two (2) square feet in area per frontage. 2) Any multiple dwelling structure with three (3) or more units shall be allowed one (1) monument sign, not to exceed six (6) feet in height or one (1) wall sign, the aggregate square footage of sign space shall not exceed thirty -two (32) square feet. 3) Other non - residential uses permitted or conditionally permitted in the R -1 R -1 A, RA B, RAC, and R -2 Districts shall be allowed one monument sign, not to exceed eight (8) feet in height and one (1) wall sign the aggregate square footage of sign space shall not exceed • forty (40) square feet. The signs shall not be illuminated except by conditional use permit as provided for in Section 401.03 of this Ordinance. 4) One (1) freestanding sign, not to exceed six (6) feet in height or one (1) wall sign, the aggregate square footage of sign space shall not exceed four (4) square feet shall be allowed for home occupations as provided for in Section 401.15.M of this Ordinance, and day care nursery facilities as provided for in Section 401.15.N of this Ordinance. The sign shall not be illuminated except by conditional use permit as provided for in Section 401.03 of this Ordinance. 5) One (1) freestanding sign, not to exceed six (6) feet in height or one (1) wall sign, the aggregate square footage of sign space shall not exceed six (6) square feet shall be allowed for bed and breakfast facilities as provided for in Section 401.22.E.3 of this Ordinance. The sign shall not be illuminated except by conditional use permit as provided for in Section 401.03 of this Ordinance. 6) Exceptions in numbers of height or size of signs may be allowed for the signs indicated in Section 401.15.G.9 of this Ordinance by conditional use permit, as provided for in Section 401.03 of this Ordinance. 15 -65 b. o, open Space Conservation and 114, Multiple Family Residential Districts. Except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, signs in these districts shall be limited to: 1) One (1) nameplate sign for each unit in a single and two family dwelling not exceeding two (2) square feet in area per surface. Lots abutting more than one (1) right -of -way shall be allowed one (1) nameplate sign not to exceed two (2) square feet in area per frontage. 2) Any multiple family structure with three (3) or more units shall be allowed a total of four (4) signs for any one (1) project to include the following: a) One (1) project identification sign per entrance to the project not to exceed twenty-four (24) square feet or eight (8) feet in height. b) Wall signs not more than twenty-four (24) square feet nor higher than the top on the parapet wall or eave. 3) - other non- residential uses permitted or conditionally permitted in the O, open Space Conservation or R -3, Multiple Family Residential Districts shall be allowed one monument sign, not to exceed eight (8) feet in height and one (1) wall sign, the aggregate square footage of sign space shall not exceed forty (40) square feet. 4) Parks or public facilities shall be allowed one (1) monument sign per street entrance, not to exceed eight (8) feet in height and one (1) wall sign. The aggregate square footage of sign space shall not exceed sixty (60) square feet. 5) Exceptions in numbers of, height, or size of signs may be allowed for the signs indicated in Section 401.15.G.9 of this Ordinance by conditional use permit, as provided for in Section 401.03 of this Ordinance. C. Pll, Public Institutional; R -B, Residential Business; and B -1, Neighborhood Business Districts. Except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, signs in these districts shall be limited to three (3) signs per principal use upon the subject property, subject to the following conditions: 1) One (1) freestanding monument sign per entrance not more than forty (40) square feet or more than eight (8) feet in height; 2 Wall signs e • ign more than forty (40) square feet nor higher than the top of the parapet wall or eave. 15-66 r� u 3) Parks or public facilities shall be allowed one (1) monument sign per street entrance, not to exceed eight (8) feet in height, and one (1) wall sign. The aggregate square footage of sign space shall not exceed sixty (60) square feet. 4) Exceptions in numbers of, height, or size of signs may be allowed for the signs indicated in Section 401.15.G.9 of this Ordinance by conditional use permit, as provided for in Section 401.03 of this Ordinance. 16 d. B -2; Genera! Business; B -3 Highway Business and Warehousin • B -4 g Y 9> > Limited Business District; and I, Industrial Districts. Excepts as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, single occupancy business signs in these districts shall be limited to: 1) Maximum Allowable Sign Area. 0 Column A Allowable Sign Area' Column B Percentage AI lowable Column C Total Allowable 3) B--2 and B -3 Districts 100 SF or 15 % up to 300 SF B -W and I Districts 125 SF or 18% up to 400 SF Footnotes: 1) Allowable sign area regardless of building facade. a g 9 Maximum allowable sin area based on p ercentag e area of front g p 9 building facade. When a building faces two (2) or more streets, calculation of the maximum allowable sign area shall be based upon the front building facade and the smallest building facade facing a street frontage. 3� Total maximum allowable sign-area n areas per lot or business. Si g p g exceeding the maximum shown on column c) but less than the area allowed in column b) hereof, may be allowed by conditional use permit or as part of an approved planned unit development. 2) Freestanding Signs. a) A maximum of one (1) freestanding sign is allowed upon any single lot. Sign area may not exceed one hundred (100) square feet and a maximum height of twenty (20) feet. The freestanding sign base shall be surrounded with a landscape planter at least three (3) feet in height and constructed of materials to match the principal building. The planter shall contain decorative shrubbery and/or flower materials. 15 -67 i n u b) Two (2) additional freestanding signs may be allowed provided they are in compliance with the following standards: (1) The signs are constructed as a monument sign and shall not exceed a height of eight (8) feet. (2) Decorative shrubbery and/or flowers must be incorporated as a part of the monument design and are maintained on a regular basis. (3) The gross area of the signs, when added together with all, other freestanding and -wall sign areas, does not exceed the maximum allowable sign area established for the lot. (4) Monument signs may incorporate additional berming on a slope of three to one (3:1) where the berming is incorporated into an overall landscape design plan. Landscaping shall be provided on the slopes of the berm in an interesting and varied appearance. Where a planter box is incorporated, the landscaping shall • occur in and around the planter with a similar attractive design. In both cases, the height of the sign, including the planter box shall not exceed eight (8) feet. (5) Signs allows pursuant to Section 401.15.G.6 ofthis Ordinance. n c) The cumulative total sign area, when added to the gross sign . g area of all wall signs on the site, except for wall and freestanding signs that do not count toward the maximum allowable sign area pursuant to Section 401.15.G.6 of this Ordinance, shall not exceed the maximum allowable sign area under Section 401.15.G.9.d.1) of this Ordinance. 3) Wall Signs. a) The maximum number of wall signs on any principal building shall be two (2), and in all cases, each sign shall be placed on a separate building facade, with or without street frontage except as allowed for multiple occupancy buildings in Section 401.15.G.10.d of this Ordinance. 15 -68 • b) The maximum number of wall signs allowed may be increased over two (2) by conditional use permit for single occupancy buildings provided the following minimum standards are met: (1) There shall be no freestanding sign exceeding eight (8) feet in height upon the lot. (2) The wall signs shall consist of individual letters. (3) The wall signs shall be identical in style, wording, color, and size. c) The cumulative total sign area, when added to the gross sign g area of all freestanding signs on the site, except for wall and freestanding signs that do not count toward the maximum allowable sign area pursuant to Section 401.15.G.6 of this Ordinance, shall not exceed the maximum allowable sign area under Section 401.9 5. G.9. d.1) of this Ordinance. d) Signs may also be placed on the side of a building not facing a street. No building site may have signage in excess of the • signage allowed for that side of the building based upon the maximum allowable sign area of the building facade. 16 e. Sign Tables. Sign tables that summarize the district sign g g allowances are found on the following page. 15 -69 SIGN TYPE AND MAXIMUM GROSS SURFACE AREA IN SQUARE FEET* Zoning District Ad- dress Name Plate identlfi- cation Freestanding Wall Temp Window Perm Window Con- struction Real Estate/ Property for Lease All Uses Res. Non - Res. All Uses Res. Non- Res. O 9 2 -- -- 24 40' — 24 40' — 2596 32 40 R-1/11-2 9 2 -- -- 32 2 40' -- 32 2 40' -- 2596 32 12 R-3 9 2 — — 24 40' — 24 40' -- 2596 48 12 R -B 9 2 4 40 — -- 40 — — 1096 2596 48 12 B -1 9 — 4 40 — -- 40 -- -- 1096' 2596 48 40 B -2 9 — 4 100 -- — 3 -- -- 1096' 2596 48 40 B-3 9 -- 4 100 -- — ' -- — 1096 2596 48 40 B-4 9 -- 4 100 -- -- -- 3 -- -- 1096 2596 48 40 BW 9 -- 4 100 -- -- -- -- -- 10% 25% 48 40 1 9 — 4 100 -- -- — — — 1096 25 % 48 40 P -1 9 — -- 40 -- -- 40 — -- --. 2596 48 40 0 I Aggregate square Tootage OT vom Treestanaing ana waii signs not to exceea 4u square teet. 2 Aggregate square footage of both freestanding and walls signs not to exceed 32 square feet. 3 Allowable sign area is 100 square feet or 15% of front building facade up to 300 square feet. 4 Allowable sign area is 50 square feet or 10% of front building facade up to 200 square feet. 5 Allowable sign area is 125 square feet or 18% of front building facade up to 400 square feet. 6 Percentage based upon total window area. 7 Percentage based upon front building facade. SIGN TYPE AND MAXIMUM HEIGHT IN FEET* Zoning District Freestanding Monument Freestanding/ Project identification Wall Address Real Estate & Property for Lease Con - struction O 8 8 Top of parapet wall or eave 3.5 in. 12 12 R-1/11-2 8 6 Top of parapet wall or eave 3.5 In. 12 12 R -3 8 8 Top of parapet wail or eave 3.5 In. 12 12 R -B 8 8 Top of parapet wall or eave 3.5 in. 12 12 B -1 8 8 Top of parapet wall or eave 3.5 in. 12 12 B -2 8 20 Top of parapet wall or eave 3.5 in. 12 12 B -3 8 20 Top of parapet wall or eave 3.5 in. 12 12 B-4 8 20 Top of parapet wall or eave 3.5 in. 12 12 BW 8 20 Top of parapet wall or eave 3.5 In. 12 12 1 8 20 Top of parapet wall or eave 3.5 in. 12 12 E P -1 8 8 Top of parapet wall or eave 3.5 in. 12 12 Not a compiete listing. mease reter to 5eci= 40 . 1 5.v.9, vistrict Keguiations ana Section 401.15.G.10, Special District Provisions for specific standards. is 15 -7a 0 401-15.G-10. SPECIAL DISTRICT PROVISIONS. a. Motor Fuel Station, 1) Signs for motor fuel stations shall be regulated by the single occupancy business structure sign provisions for the zoning district in which the station is located. 2) Motor fuel stations may display signs which identify current fuel prices and/or car wash prices. The total area for all said signs at any one (1) station shall be limited to a maximum of twenty (20) square feet. Fuel /car wash price signs shall be allowed on fuel pump canopies or as part of a freestanding sign. 3) Pump island signs shall not exceed two (2) square feet per pump. 4) Signs identifying the location or operation of, including but not limited to, vacuum, air, ice, telephone, propane, self service, full service, operating instructions, and safety instructions shall not exceed one (1) square foot per sign. 0 5) Portable signs shall not be allowed. 6) The area of price and/or car wash signs, pump island Signs, and location /operations signs shall be counted against the total sign area allowed for the site, which includes both freestanding and wall sign allowances. b. Destination Retail Highway Sign District. Signs and sign allowances in addition to the sign allowances for single and multiple occupancy signs ns of this ordinance, shall be allowed within the Destination Retail Highway Sign n g District as identified on maps on file at City Hall. 1) Area Identification Signs. One (1) freestanding identification sign for business developments as part of an approved planned unit development not exceeding two hundred (200) square feet with a maximum height of forty (40) feet. The sign faces shall be oriented toward Highway 36 and Highway 5 and away from residential developments. The freestanding sign base shall be surrounded with a landscape planter at least three (3) feet in height and constructed of materials to match the principal building. The planter shall contain decorative shrubbery and /or flower materials that are maintained on a regular basis. C 2) Freestanding Signs. For single occupancy lots and business developments as part of an approved planned unit development, the 15 -71 allowances for freestanding signs found in Section 401.15.G.9 of this. • Ordinance shall be increased to allow one (1) sign not exceeding one hundred fifty (150) square feet and a maximum height of thirty (30) feet. The freestanding sign base shall be surrounded with a landscape planter at least three (3) feet in height and constructed of materials to match the principal building. The planter shall contain decorative shrubbery and /or flower materials that are maintained on a regular basis. 3) Wall Signs. For single occupancy lots and business developments as part of an approved planned unit development, maximum allowable sign area allowances found in Section 401.15.G.9 of this Ordinance shall be increased to eighteen (18) percent for allowable sign area based upon percentage and five hundred (500) square feet of maximum allowable sign area per lot. C. Single Occupancy Retail Stores Exceeding One Hundred Thousand (100,000) Square Feet. The following maximum specifications shall apply for single occupancy commercial structures of one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of floor area or more: 1) Freestanding Signs. The freestanding sign allowances found in • Section 401.15.G.9 of this Ordinance shall be increased to allow one (1) freestanding sign not to exceed two hundred (200) square feet and a maximum height of thirty (30) feet. 2) Wall Signs. Maximum allowable sign area allowances found in Section 401.15.G.9 of this Ordinance shall be increased to eighteen (18) percent for allowable sign area based upon percentage and five hundred (500) square feet of maximum allowable sign area per lot. d, Multiple Occupancy Business Buildings, Industrial Buildings, and Lots. 1) ' When a single principal building is devoted to two (2) or more businesses or industrial uses, or a lot will contain more than one (1) single occupancy building as part of an approved planned unit development, a comprehensive sign plan shall be required subject to review as to whether the plan is consistent with the sign regulations. The plan and sign allowances shall be subject to the following: a) A comprehensive sign plan is submitted which includes all of the following information: (1) A site plan to scale showing the location of lot lines, • building structures, parking areas, existing and 15 -72 • proposed signs, and any other physical features of the area included within the comprehensive sign plan. (2) Elevations to scale of building or buildings included within the comprehensive sign plan including the location of existing or proposed wall signs: (3) To scale plans for all existing and proposed signs of an type included within the comprehensive sign plan indicating area, dimensions, height, materials, colors, and means of illumination (if any). 2) The maximum individual sign sizes for multiple occupancy buildings . p y s 9 and individual businesses that may display a sign shall not exceed the maximum provisions for single occupancy structures of the applicable zoning district. 3) Mixed use multiple occupancy buildings and developments with multiple single occupancy buildings may display a freestanding area identification building or business sign in addition to and consistent with the applicable zoning district provisions of Section 401.15.G.9 of this Ordinance. The freestanding business sign may identify multiple • tenants, and may not exceed one hundred (100) square feet and a maximum height of twenty (20) feet. The freestanding sign base shall be surrounded with a landscape planter at least three (3) feet in height and constructed of materials to match the principal building. The planter shall contain decorative shrubbery and /or flower materials. 4) Except as provided for in Section 401.15.G.10 of this Ordinance, individual tenants of a multiple occupancy building shall not display separate business wall signs unless the tenants business has an exclusive exterior entrance. The number of individual business wall signs shall be limited to one (1) per entrance, and each sign shall be limited to the maximum wall sign allowances permitted in the district. Tenants on building ends may have a maximum of two (2) signs each to be located at the front and side elevations of the tenant space. The individual business signs shall be located only on exterior walls which they are directly related to the use being identified. 5) In any multiple occupancy building qualifying as a shopping center, directory signs shall be permitted for each common public entrance. Each directory sign area shall not exceed a total of fifty (50) square • feet and shall be located within fifty (50) feet of the common public entrance being served. The size of individual business identification signing within the directory shall be established during the site plan 15 -73 review process. Attention shall be given to the possible number of • tenants or occupant bays which may be served by the common public entrance for which the directory sign is intended. 6) No permit shall be issued for a new or replacement business sign for an individual use except upon a determination by the Zoning Administrator that it is consistent with the approved comprehensive sign plan. 401.15.G.11. NON- CONFORMING SIGNS. a. General Provisions Governing Non - Conforming Signs. 1) Continuation of Use. Anon - 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. 2) If any property use or business changes ownership, all signs on that property, including any sign identifying a business no longer is existence, shall be brought into conformance with Section 401.15. G.15.c) within thirty (30) days. 0 3) 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. 15 -74 b. Non - Conforming Uses. When the principal use of land is legally J Y non - conforming under the Zoning Ordinance, all existing or proposed signs in . p g 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. 401.15.G.12. MAINTENANCE. All signs, together with all of their supports, braces u pp � � s 9 Y and anchors, shall be kept in repair and in proper state of p reservation. The display surfaces of all signs shall be kept neatly painted or posted at all times. Every sign and the immediate surrounding premises shall be maintained by the owner or person in charge thereof in a clean, sanitary, and inoffensive condition and free and clear of all obnoxious substances, rubbish and weeds. Notice shall be given to the Zoning Administrator of any change in sign user, sign owner or owner of the property on which the sign is located. 401.15.G.13. INSPECTION. All signs for which a sign permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the City Building Official. The Building Official may order the removal of any sign that is not maintained in accordance with the maintenance provisions of this Ordinance. 0 401.15.G.14. SIGN PERMIT AND APPLICATION a. Sign Permit Required. Except as provided in this Section, no sign or structure shall be erected, constructed, altered, rebuilt, or relocated until a sign permit has first been issued by the City. The fees which shall be charged for sign permits under this Section shall be in accordance with the fee schedule as determined by resolution of the City Council. b. Sign Application. The following information for a sig n permit shall be supplied by an applicant as requested by the Zoning Administrator or designee: 1 } Name, address, and telephone. number of erson making the p 9 -application. 2) Name, address, and telephone number of person owning he sign. n. g 3) A site plan to scale showing he location of lot lines building Iding structures, parking areas, existing and proposed signs and any other physical features. 0 4) The location, diagrams, and dimensions of the buildin buildin g g elevations, structure, and lot to which, or upon which, the sign is to 15 -75 be attached or erected. Building elevations shall include an artists rendition or color computer graphic simulation if required by the . Zoning Administrator. 5) A site plan showing the positioning and height of the sign(s) or other advertising structures in relation to all nearby existing or proposed buildings, structures, and property lines, lighting details, colors, materials, a table of the proposed gross sign area for each sign and the total proposed sign area. 6) Photographs of the building face and the building faces of any adjacent buildings. 7) Plans, location and specifications and method of construction and attachment to the buildings or placement method in the ground. . 8} Copy of stress sheets and calculations showing that the structure is designed for dead load and wind pressure in any direction in the amount required by this and all other laws and ordinances of the City. 9) Written consent of the owner or lessee of any site on which the sign is to be erected. • 10) Any electrical permit required and issued for the sign. 11) The name of the person, firm, corporation, or association erecting the structure. 12) Such other information as the Zoning Administrator or designee requires to show full compliance with this and all other laws and ordinances of the City. 13) If the work authorized under a sign permit has not been completed within twelve (1-2) months after the date of its issuance, said permit shall become Wulf and void. 401.15.G.15. REMOVAL OF UNSAFE AND ILLEGAL SIGNS. If the Zoning Administrator or designee finds that any sign or sign structure is unsafe or in violation of the provisions of this Ordinance, written notice shall be given to the owner and /or party responsible for the sign to comply with the standards required by this Section in a prescribed time frame and manner. The removal of the signs shall be done in the following manner: a) Permanent Illegal Signs. The Zoning Administrator, or his /her designee, • shall order the removal of any permanent sign erected or maintained in 15 -76 violation of this Ordinance. Those signs deemed unsafe by the Zoning Administrator or designee shall be ordered removed immediately. Thirty 30 days' notice in writing shall be given to the owner of all other signs or of the building, structure, or premises on which such sign is located, to either comply with this Ordinance or remove the sign. The owner of the sign, budding, structure, or premises shall also, upon removal of any sign, be full 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 impounded signs. C) 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 Ordinance but are not in use shall be addressed in the following manner: 1) Wall signs (individual letters). 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 401.15.0.11 of this Ordinance. 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, 15 -77 the request for variance shall be processed in accordance with Section 401.04 of •, this Ordinance, as may be amended. a. Criteria. Additionally, the City Council shall make a finding of fact that an undue hardship or injustice exists if a variance were not granted and therefore, may grant such variations based upon consideration of the following: 1) That particular physical surrounding, shape, or topographical conditions of the specific parcel of land involved exist. 2) That the condition involved is unique to the particular parcel of land involved. 3) That the purpose of the variation is not based exclusively upon a desire to increase the value of income potential of the business involved. 4) That the alleged difficulty or hardship is caused by this Ordinance and has not been created by any persons presently having an interest in the parcel 5) That the granting of the variation will not be detrimental to the public • welfare or injurious to other land or improvements in the neighborhood. 6) That the proposed variation will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent property, or substantially increase the congestion of the public streets or interfere with the function of the Police and Fire Departments of the City. b. Fees. Fees for the review and processing of sign permit variance requests shall be changed in accordance with the provisions of Section 401.08 of this Ordinance. 401.15.H. Site /Building Plan Review. 1. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish a formal plan review procedure and provide regulations pertaining to the enforcement of site design and construction standards as agreed to by the contractor through the officially submitted plan documents. 2. Plan Required. In addition to other plan requirements outlined in this Ordinance, • site and construction plans will be required and shall be submitted to and approved by the Building Official prior to the issuance of any building permit. 15 -78 ENCLOSURE 03 j NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. 4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 Telephone: 763.231 .2555 Facsimile: 763.231.2561 plan ners@nacplanning.com MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: RE: FILE NO: Eric Johnson Scott Richards January 5, 2006 Oak Park Heights -- Comprehensive Plan 798.04 — 05.04 As you are aware, the Metropolitan Land Planning Act requires communities to review and update their comprehensive plans every 10 years, with the next update due by December 31, 2008. In September of 2005, the Metropolitan Council distributed system statements which are specific to each community. A copy of the Oak Park Heights system statement is attached. The statement is designed to show how changes in the Metropolitan Council's required system plans for transportation, water resources management, and regional parks affect Oak Park Heights. The system statement contains: ■ Key changes in transportation, aviation, water resources and parks policy plans. ■ System plan considerations affecting the community. ■ Forecasts at densities to help achieve regional policy goals. The City Council has budgeted funds for 2006 to begin the Comprehensive Plan process. At the meeting scheduled for January 12, 2006, the Planning Commission should review the system statement and discuss in general the process and timing of the update. In particular, the Planning Commission should consider if a committee be set up of City Council, Planning Commission, and staff members to begin the preliminary planning steps. :i Metropolitan Counc ENCL September 12, 2405 Mr. David Beaudet, Mayor City of Oak Park Heights Oak Park He' fights, MN 55082• -6409 Dear Mayor Beaudet: • Key changes in transportation, aviation, water resources and parks policy plans. • System plan considerations affecting your community. Y • F orecasts at densities to help achieve regional policy goals. tended to hel our community update its comprehensive plan. Enclosed are documents that are in help .your law. State law also Titan Council is The Metropolitan providing these documents as required by state p requires that communities submit their ' ' updated comprehensive plan to the Council three years p from the date this material is received. tern statement, which shows how changes in the Council's The documents comprise your sys � plans for trans ortation, water resources management and region al parks regional system p p speci f i cally affect y our community. The system statements contain: 0 • � regional laps tu• new Local Planning Handbook and other The complete text of the Council's regi p , o helpful materials can be found on line at • available b • etrocotmcil.or lamin framework/tl*meline Paper copies Y http. / /w w�r•m .� callin g the Council's Data Center at 651- 602 -1140. • sin October to assist communities with The Council will hold a series of outreach meeting d schedule). • is and comprehensive } questions regarding system statements plan updates (see enclose p � to work with our o contact the Council sector representative who's assigned Y You can also c ommunity w ith a q uestions (see enclosed map with contact information). y q W e recognize that updating your p comprehensive plan will require considerable time and effort. �.:. ' a valuable opportunity for local officials, community leaders At the same time, we believe It is � hat our neighbors are e stock of where y ou are a y gh and concerned citizens to tak s a community, w Y doin g and how your local plans fit into those of the region. Sincerely, JLAa--%�� Tom Weaver Regional Administrator www.metrocounc I� Metro info Line 602 -1888 230 East Fifth Street • St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 -1626 0 0651) 602 -1000 • Fax 602 -1550 • TTY 291 -0904 An Equal Opportunity Employer t it System Statement City of Oak Park Heights Following the January 2004 adoption of the 2030 Regional Development Framework, and the more recent adoptions of the Transportation Policy Plan, the Water Resources Management Policy Plan, and the Regional Parks Policy Plan, the Metropolitan Council is issuing system statements pursuant to state statute. Receipt of this system statement and the metropolitan system plans triggers communities' obligations to review and, as necessary, amend their comprehensive plans within the next three years: The complete text of the 2030 Regional Development Framework as well as complete copies of the recently adopted metropolitan system plans are available for viewin g g and downloading at h :,Uw-w- w.metroco-undl.ora/DianninalframeworkMmeline.htm Paper copies are available by calling the Council's Data Center at 651- 602 -1140. Metropolitan system plans are long -range comprehensive plans for the regional systems — transportation and airports, wastewater services, and parks and open space, along with the capital budgets for metropolitan wastewater service, transportation and regional recreation open space. System statements explain the implications of metropolitan system plans for each individual community in the metropolitan area. They are intended to help communities prepare or update their comprehensive plan, as required by the Metropolitan Land Planning Act: Within three years following the receipt of the metropolitan system statement, every local governmental unit shall have prepared a comprehensive plan in accordance with sections 462.355, subdivision 4, 473.175, and 473.851 to 473.871 and the applicable planning statute and shall have submitted the plan to the Metropolitan Council for review pursuant to section 473.175. Local comprehensive plans will be reviewed by the Council for conformance with metropolitan system plans, consistency with Council policies and compatibility with adjacent and affected governmental units. The system statement includes forecasts at densities that assure regional growth is achieved consistent with adopted policies. These forecasted densities help ensure regional services and costly regional infrastructure can be provided as efficiently as possible, and that development and growth within the metropolitan area occur in a coordinated manner. The system statement also contains an overview of the transportation and aviation, transit, wastewater, and regional parks system plan updates, and system changes affecting each community. Forecasts. The following forecasts are part of the 2030 Regional Development Framework (adopted January 14, 2004 and updated on August 24, 2005). They are used by the Council to plan for its regional systems. Communities should base their planning work on these forecasts. However, given the nature of long -range forecasting, the Council will maintain an on- going dialogue with corny 3unities to consider any changes in growth trends or community expectations about growth that may have an impact on regional systems. Forecast of population, households and employment: The Council forecasts growth at appropriate densities for communities m order to protect the efficiency of wastewater, transportation and other regional system investments, and to help ensure the metropolitan area can accommodate its projected growth by the year 2030. Growth management. ' The Regional Development Framework sets an overall minimum residential density' standard of 3 to 5 units per acre in developed and developing areas where urban service is located or planned. The average naini standard of 3 units per acre is important to the efficient use of regional systems, including wastewater system investments. Communities that significantly over - utilize or under - utilize regional systems can cause inefficiencies in the use of regional resources. Additionally, achieving housing at these density levels may help communities meet their obligations under the Metropolitan Land Planning Act to plan to and address their: housing needs. Geographic planning area. The city of Oak Park Heights is designated as a "developing community' geographic Pi area m the 2030 Regional Development Framework. Geographic planning areas are shown on 2030 Planning Area map. The planning area sets overall densities that the p lanned development patterns in your community can be expected to achieve. (If there are discrepancies between the 2030 Framework Planning Area map, and the metropolitan systems plans because of adjustments that occurred subsequent to the adoption of the 2030 Regional Development Framework document, co *ties, should follow the specific guidance contained in this system statement.) As Oak Park Heights plans for current and future residents, it should focus on protecting natural resources, ensuring sufficient public infrastructure, and developing transition strategies to increase density and encourage infill development. Specific strategies for developing communities are found on page 28 of the 2030 Regional Development Framework. 0 1990 2000 Revised Development Framework 210 2020 2030 Population 3 3,777 5 5,400 5 Households 1 1,528 2 180 2,300 2 Employment 2 3,000 3 4 5,100 The Council forecasts growth at appropriate densities for communities m order to protect the efficiency of wastewater, transportation and other regional system investments, and to help ensure the metropolitan area can accommodate its projected growth by the year 2030. Growth management. ' The Regional Development Framework sets an overall minimum residential density' standard of 3 to 5 units per acre in developed and developing areas where urban service is located or planned. The average naini standard of 3 units per acre is important to the efficient use of regional systems, including wastewater system investments. Communities that significantly over - utilize or under - utilize regional systems can cause inefficiencies in the use of regional resources. Additionally, achieving housing at these density levels may help communities meet their obligations under the Metropolitan Land Planning Act to plan to and address their: housing needs. Geographic planning area. The city of Oak Park Heights is designated as a "developing community' geographic Pi area m the 2030 Regional Development Framework. Geographic planning areas are shown on 2030 Planning Area map. The planning area sets overall densities that the p lanned development patterns in your community can be expected to achieve. (If there are discrepancies between the 2030 Framework Planning Area map, and the metropolitan systems plans because of adjustments that occurred subsequent to the adoption of the 2030 Regional Development Framework document, co *ties, should follow the specific guidance contained in this system statement.) As Oak Park Heights plans for current and future residents, it should focus on protecting natural resources, ensuring sufficient public infrastructure, and developing transition strategies to increase density and encourage infill development. Specific strategies for developing communities are found on page 28 of the 2030 Regional Development Framework. 0 9 w I u 0 System statement review process. If your community disagrees with elements of this system statement, or has any questions about this system statement, we urge you to contact your sector representative, Bob Mazanec, 651602-1330, to review and discuss potential issues or concerns. The Council and local units and districts have historically resolved questions about forecasts and other components of the system statement through discussions. Request for hearing. If a local governmental unit or school district and the Council are unable to resolve disagreements over the content of a system statement, the unit or district may by resolution request that t hearing be conducted by the Council's Land Use Advisory Committee or by the state Office of Administrative Hearings for the purpose of considering amendments to the system statement. According to Minnesota Statutes section 473.857, the request shall be made by the local unit or district within 60 days after receipt of the system statement. If no request for a hearing is received by the Council within 60 days, the statement becomes final. System statement issue date: The official date of the issuance of this system statement is September 12, 2005. 3 ,r T ransportation S ystem ___ Statement -- Oak Park Heights Key Changes in the Plan Transportation Policy Plan a by the Metropolitan Council in December 2004, The revised Transp ey p is the me tro me system p lan for airports and transportation with which local comprehensive p y reform. This system statement summarizes significant elements of the metropolitan plans must co y system plan and highlights apply is those elements that a 1 specifically to your community. In addition to revs y reviewing this system statement, Y our community should consult the entire Transportation the 2030 Regional Development Framework and other pertinent - regional planning Policy Plan, g'i P documents, including the Aviation .Policy Plan, to ensure your community's local and policy d g compreh ensive lan and plan amendments conform to the metropolitan system plans. A PDF p file of the entire revised Tran Policy Plan, the 2030 Regional .Development . * Framework, the .Local Plannin g' Handbook and other regional planning and policy documents of the Metropolitan Council are available online at the Metropolitan Council's Web site: • .metrocouncil.or laa�nin framework/tinaeline.htm The Aviation Policy Plan, h ./ /��. ,p ado ted in 1996 is not available electronically, but a copy can be obtained by contacting the p Metropolitan Council's Data Center at 651- 602 -1140. The revised Trans Policy Plan incorporates the following changes: • annin enod has been extended from 2025 to 203 The pl 0 g p • • No si ' ficant increase in the level of transportation funding was assumed. • The expenditures shown in the Transportation Policy Plan must be constrained by the level of fundin that is anticipated. However, the revised plan also two alternative g p so exam o scenarios -- what could be built if highway revenues were increased by 30 over the next 25 y ears and what it would cost to p rovide enough additional capacity to hold congestion to the p 1998 levels. • The highway p p hi wa e projects shown in the plan have changed little since the 2001 plan, due to this lack of additional resources. (See Fig 4 -11 for highway expansion proposals.) Metropolitan Highway stem Plan investment priorities no longer contain the P � Y S Y rovements" category, Most im anagement" . I improvement corridors are now designated "M p corridors. • The new investment timing p rovisions are contained in the Plan. Table 4 -11 contains gp p in Mn/D0T's Highway Work Plan (scheduled in 2009 -2013) construction, reconstructio n, g d bridge replacement greater $10 million. Table 4 -12 contains Regional p Priority Project ect to move into the 1 0 -Year Highway Work Plan, if there are resources available in the 2005 -2009 time period. Funds have also been allocated to obtain ri t of way for new crossings of the Mississippi . Fun � River between NW Hennepin and Anoka Counties and of the Minnesota River in the vicinity R.i ep of Chaska. Construction dollars for these projects are not foreseen before 2030. • Chapter 5 contains new policies and procedures on managing the scope, cost and revenue p p sources of projects to insure that sufficient resources are available to implement the region's transportation priorities as shown in this plan. This includes procedures to manage the use of p p . -T- 1- Federal High Priority Project (12P) funds and matching funds for these federal dollars. The Council and Mn/D OT will monitor scope - and costs to ensure maj or prof ects continue to meet regional obj ectives in a cost effective manner. • The plan envisions significant improvements in the bus system, including new express bus routes, arterial corridor enhancements, suburb -to- suburb service, transit stations, park -and- ride .lots and other features. The goal is to increase transit ridership 50 percent by 2020 and double it by 20306 • The plan proposes additional express commuter bus corridors as well as enhancement and ex ansion of existing bus service in freeway corridors. Within each corridor, express bus routes will be supported by park - and -ride facilities, circulator networks, and `transit advantages." • The plan includes construction of five new "transitways" on dedicated rights -of -way by 2020 to help slow the growth in traffic congestion and improve mobility, and three additional transitways by 2030. Unlike the 2001 plan, the technology for each corridor was not identified in the Plan; rather the most appropriate and cost - effective mode for any given corridor is best determined aver extensive study of the individual corridor. Figure 4 -2 ( attached) shows the 2030 Transitway System and Express Commuter Bus System. • The plan now includes detailed information - on the facilities needed for transit passengers, such as stations and park and ride lots, as well as facilities needed to support the transit system, such as garages and bus layover sites (Figures 4 -5 and 4 -6). Communities should Y , p lan .for development and redevelopment around stations and park - and -ride lots. • Policy 18 (previously policy 17) on transportation and land use elements in local comprehensive plans was rewritten and more detail provided in some strategies as to what the Council expects in local comprehensive plans. • The TPP now includes references to the regional aviation system as defined in the Aviation Policy Plan. The 1996 Aviation Policy Plan remains in effect with the exception of the Land Use Compatibility Guidelines for Aircraft Noise. These guidelines have been updated and included in the TPP as Appendix H. ' System Plan Considerations Affecting Your Community 1. Metropolitan Highways Metropolitan highways and regional highway investment priorities for 2030 are shown in Figure p 4 -11. The city should refer to Tables 4 -9 through 4 -12 for maj or highway proj ects and proposed timing. The following metropolitan highway located within Oak Park Heights is planned for expansion: • TH 36—St Croix Bridge and Approaches 2. Transit Routes and Facilities Oak Park Heights is within the Metropolitan Transit Taxing District. Oak Park Heights is within Market Area III. Service options for Market Area III include peak -only express, small vehicle circulators, midday circulators, special needs paratransit (ADA, seniors), and ridesharing. 9M!Z Oak Park Heights should identify existing transit service (available on the Council's website) and desired future transit service options consistent with the Transportation.Policy Plan's transit system service areas (Table 4 -1 and Appendix W. Dial -a -ride services are provided by Human Services Inc. and St. Croix Valley Circulator. Oak Park Heights should list transit corridors (express commuter bus corridors and dedicated rig corridors and identify opportunities to promote higher density i n i t i at i ves along . � y � i dedicated transit corridors (see Figure 4 -2): Park Heights should identify existing transit passenger ak gh Y g and support facilities and future p g improvements to and expansion of these facilities. Passenger and support facilities include shelters, transit centers, stations, and park - and -ride lots. Demand for future park -anal -ride spaces was identified in the Park -and -Ride Facility Site Location Plan �.metrocouncil.or arkridefacili sitelocation/ lan.htm in the area of Highway 36 & Highway 5. 3. Aviation Plan and Facilities The TPP /APP includes policies and text on protection of the region's airspace resources. The airsp policy states that both Federal Aviation achninistration (FAA) and MnDOT Aeronautics safety standards must be a mayor consideration In the plug, design, maintenance and operation of air transportation facilities and services. There are no existing or planned aviation facilities within Oak Park Heights. However, each community has a responsibility to include airspace protection in its comprehensive plan. The protection is for potential hazards to air navigation including electronic interference. Airspace protection should be included in local codes /ordinances to control height of structures, especially when conditional use permits would apply. The comprehensive plan should include policy /text on notification to the FAA. as defined under code of federal regulations CFR - Part 77, using the FAA Form 7460 -1 "Notice of Proposed Construction or Alteration ". Instructions can be found at www.faa.goy/ /rp /ace /part77,cfm 0 -T- 3 - 2030 Transitway S Transitways on Dedicated ROW T% Northstar Northwest Cedar Avenue 1-35W Central Tier 2 Red Rock Rush Line Southwest tiTransitways on Dedicated ROW Express Commuter Bus S Au 2004 *I Fi 4 2 S • 10 Figure 4-4 Area of Potential Transit Service Expansion 1 0 Figure 4 -5 Transit Passenger Facilities Active Park & Ride Capaciy (12/2014) Less thorn 100 100 -500 Greeter than 500 1 r. 61 01 Fi 4m6 Transit Support Facilities M inns ap olis jDowntown Le 4 , 6 E3 Wt L8(m I M" 1 —10, lb 11 f "MI I El F 0 fe 'mat LWNI f Fmmm J.. HDV ON "kS101 lo- NOV tale "ool, Us isle l 40 "Y' 4 L -,L 10 .. 9. Its 'A % mt-* o o J* 4 Vivo$ i b ko, J A lmor ol ry . Is 'ro- xv- 5 #6 L A loo k . lo C3 7 lb- y t Ma ol P.- 44 !o 16- 4 $W loloolo—lo I % % 8 .1 $t d o vull t oo It oor ." 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O 4 O 'r"� �r 1 w O V o% o j ao .N �► t o , o I* 0 C 1 0 041 0 0 ,--a %woo qo go 0 d cr off#' O C) - Z xaW % W es' � W � � (I 7"NO6 � � � t''t C � O � � � � v N � p Z-4 O � , � N � H LA ;ON 00 �~+ 00 O 00 CA 8A 8A n a � z a :-00 w a�•a�aa� BRA: �' � w � � W � W w � � W W � N � Ire co a PA .p 0 CL Ro QQ 0 PA 4 v o CA qo go 0 d cr off#' O C) Table 4 -11 MOOT Highway Work Plan, 2009 -2013 Major Construction, Reconstruction and Bridge Replacement Greater Than $10 Million 0 0 Pro ect Cost Estimates Design R/W Year -of- Construction Total Project Construction Estimate Estimate Construction Engineering Project Highway Description Program Fiscal Year ($000) ($000) Estimate Estimate Cost $000 2 ( 35E I -94 toMaryland MC 2010 7,687 Limited 76 6 90 Ave. in St. Paul, grading, surfacing, brs., etc., including Cayuga Br. and Phalen Blvd. . connection 35W At Lake St. in MC 2009 1,160 Contin- 11 928 13,688 Minneapolis, uous/ reconstruct inter- Major . chain r a h. 1 35W At Lake St, in MC 2010 1 Contin- 17,850 1 21 Minneapolis, uous/ reconstruct inter- Major Change h. 2 36 At Lexington MC 2009 1,,380 Limited 13,804 1,104 16,289 Ave.. in Roseville, replace Br. 5723 and reconstruct interchange 100 36 St. to Cedar MC 2011 6,150 Contin- 61 4 72 Lake Rd. in St, uous/ Louis Park, Major grading, surfacing, Brs., etc. for 6-lane freewa 169 Near CSAH 6 in MC 2010 1,904 Limited 19 1 22.467 Belle Plain grading, surfacing, Br., etc. for new interchan e 694 E of I35W in MC 2012 6 Minimal/ 69,596 5 82,123 Arden Hills to E of Spot Lexington Ave.. in Shoreview, grading, surfacing, Brs., etc. to add third lane and correct weave at TH 10151 TOTALS 27,015 270,145 21 318,771 0 0 Table 442 Regional Priority Projects to Move into 10 -Year Highway Work Plan, 20054009 7 ffitghwayPro j ect Descri tion I -3 5E TH 110 to TH 5, add one qy2u lane I -494 Tai 55 to I -94, add one through lane . TH 610 CSAH 81 to 1 -94, Coin lete four - lane freewa Total: $ 300 million. 10 10 Wastewater System Statement —Oak Park Heights Key Changes in the Plan The revised Water Resources Management Policy Plan, adopted by the Metropolitan Council in March 2005, is the metropolitan system plan for metropolitan wastewater services with which local comprehensive plans must conform. This system statement summarizes significant elements of the metropolitan system plan and highlights those elements that apply specifically to Y our community. In addition to reviewing this system statement, your community should consult the entire Water Resources Management Policy Plan, the 2030 Regional Development .Framework and other pertinent regional planning and policy documents to ensure your community's local comprehensive plan and plan amendments conform to the metropolitan system plans. A PDF file of the entire Water Resources Management Policy Plan, the 2030 Regional Development Framework, the Local Planning Handbook and other regional plannng and policy documents of the Metropolitan Council are available online at the Metropolitan Council's Web site: http:// www. metrocouncii. org/ planning /fratnework/overview.htm. The revised Water Resources Management Policy Plan incorporates the following changes: • A coordinated approach to water supply planning in the metropolitan area with the goal of providing rovidin for a sustainable, .reliable and secure supply of high quality water to support orderly economic growth and maintain the region's high quality of life. • An approach to surface water management that ties together the control of pollution from point and nonpoint sources. Local surface water management plans will be reviewed for impacts on the regional wastewater system. • A policy under which the Council will consider acquiring and operating local wastewater treatment plants in rural growth centers upon request where enough growth is projected to make it economically feasible for the Council to become involved. • A p lan that provides for cities to reduce excessive inflow and infiltration (I/I) of clear water into the metropolitan sewer system. A financial assistance /surcharge program is ,included that will provide a ftiuiding mechanism to help solve the M problem. • A policy that continues to require inspections of individual sewage treatment systems (ISIS) at least once every three years by trained individuals. In addition, the Council has added f u her clarification on what is needed in a coiunity's local ISTS management program. PAR System Plan Considerations Affecting Your Community 1. Metropolitan Sewer Service Forecasts: The forecasts of population, households, employment, and wastewater flows for Oak Park Heights as contained in the adopted Water Resources Management Policy flan are listed below. These forecasts are for sewered development. The sewered housing forecasts were estimated based on SAC data, annual city reports; current trends and other information relating to your conununity. The wastewater flows are based on historical wastewater flow data and the projected sewered housing and employment data, • Tah1 e 1 Year 2010 2020 2030 Sewered Po elation 5,500 5,400 5 S evered Households • 2175 2 2 Sewered Employment 3,900 4,500 5 Average Annual Wastewater Flow (MGD 0.69 0.69 0.71 Allowable Peak Ho url Flow (MGD) 2.28 2.28 2.34 The flow projections represent the Council's commitment to a level of service, assuming that the Council's underlying demographic forecasts are maintained. Adjustments may be required based on verified growth or lack of growth. The city should contact Council staff to discuss any proposed adjustments. Flow projections do not represent an allocation of interceptor capacity except in the event a temporary system constraint occurs. The community must strive to keep -its wet weather flows within the allowable peak hourly rate. I C , At a minimum the Council will reevaluate flow projections every five years. Moreover, the Council will also continue to monitor each city's flow on a continuous basis and note any significant changes. The Council will use these growth and wastewater flow forecasts to plan all future interceptors and treatment work needed to serve your community. The Council will not design future interceptor improvements or treatment facilities to handle peak hourly flows in excess of the allowable rate for your city. Oak Park Heights, through its comprehensive planning process, must decide the location and staging of development, and then plan and design its local wastewater collection system to serve this development. If you plan a total wastewater flow from your community in excess of the Council's forecasts, r assumptions will be analyzed by the Council for their potential adverse y p effects on the capacity or operation of the metropolitan system. r� VAMW) You should also note that urban development at overall densities that are substantially . lower than identified for your community in' the Council's Growth Management Strategy. Section of the Systems Information Statement will. also be analyzed by the Council for their potential adverse effects on the cost of providing metropolitan sewer service. Description of Metropolitan Disposal System Serving your Community: The attached map shows the location of the Metropolitan Disposal System (MDS) serving your community. The following paragraphs contain information on the existing and planned metropolitan facilities serving your community. The wastewater flow from the City of Oak Park Heights is treated at the St. Croix Valley WWTP located within Oak Park Heights, MST. There are many projects scheduled for the St. Croix Valley WWTP through 2030. These projects will provide additional capacity at the plant as well as improve its ability to meet required permit standards. The City of Oak Park Heights is served by Council interceptor 7131. This interceptor currently has an available capacity of 1.84 mgd to provide for the long -term needs of the city. The Council has no proposed interceptor improvement projects scheduled through 2030 to support the long -term needs of the city. The city needs to verify its long -term needs as part of its comprehensive plan update. If necessary, detailed information regarding metropolitan facilities is available from the Council's Municipal Services Section by calling the staff at (651) 602 -10050 Increases in growth rates and resulting increases m flow beyond those shown. in Table 1 may result in short -term capacity limitations within the MDS. Inflow/Infiltration Reduction Goal The Council's Water Resources Management Policy Plan states that the Council will establish VI goals for all communities discharging wastewater to the MDS. Communities that have excessive I/I in their sanitary sewer systems will be required to eln=ate the excessive I/I by 2012. The Council will begin the implementation of an I/I • assistance /surcharge program in 2007. The money collected from the coma aunties with excessive I/I May be used by those communities to remove I/I from their systems. The Council will limit increases in service within those communities that have not met their I/I goal(s) starting in 2013. The Council will meet with the community and discuss this alternative before it is implemented. This time period may be shorter if excessive I/I jeopardizes the Council's ability to convey wastewater without an overflow occurring. In this case the Council may limit increases in service within those communities that have excessive I/I immediately upon notification to the community. The Council plans to implement a wastewater rate demand charge program, starting in 2013, for those communities that have not met their I/I goals. These revenues will be used to help defray the cost of providing attenuation within the MDS to recover the capacity lost to excessive III. W -3 0 The UI goal established for the City of Oak Park Heights is the allowable peak hourly flow rate as shown in Table 1 and varies based on annual average flow. The Council's metering program shows that the city's 2004 annual average flow was 0.54 mgd. The current UI goal for your community is an allowable peak hourly flow of 1.85 mgd. Specific Requirements for the Sewer Element of the City's Comprehensive Plan The Council has completed a review of the current information in the city's existing comprehensive plan and has determined that the following information is needed to update the sewer element of the city's comprehensive plan/local sewer policy plan: • A sewer map showing the city's existing service'area and proposed trunk sewer system through 2030 and ultimate sewer service area. * A table showing the projected population, households, employment and flow forecasts for the city for 2010, 2020 and 2030. • A description of the city's I/I program. what efforts does the city make in the maintenance of its sanitary disposal system? Does the city prohibit the connection of sump pumps, rain leaders and passive drain tile from the sanitary sewer system? 2. Management of Individual Sewage Treatment Systems The Metropolitan Land Planning Act requires the sewer element (local sewer policy plan) of the local comprehensive plan to describe the standards and conditions under which the installation. of individual sewage treatment systems will be permitted and to the extent practicable, the areas not suitable for public or private systems. The new Water Resources Management Policy Plan states that the appropriate density for development with individual sewage treatment systems depends on the suitability of the soils to treat wastewater and whether space is available for a primary and back up drainheld. It is the Council's position that all municipalities and counties allowing individual sewage treatment systems should incorporate current MP dA regulations (Minn. Rules Chapter 7080) as part of a program for managing individual sewage treatment systems in the sewer element of their local comprehensive plan and implement the standards in issuing permits. Oak Park Heights should adopt a management program consistent with state rules. An overview of Oak Park Height's management program must be included in the community's local comprehensive plan update. If adequate information on the management program is not included; the comprehensive* plan will be found incomplete for review until the required information is provided to the Council. 3. Surface water Management C , In 1995, Minnesota Statutes section 473.859, subd. 2, was amended to make the local surface water management plan required by Minnesota Statues section 103B.235 a part of W -4 the land use n of the local comprehensive plan. Section 103B.235 provides that a local p p surface water management plan should be prepared, once a watershed plan for the area has been approved. Section 103B.235 also generally identifies the. content requirements for the pp plan. The local surface water management plan must be submitted to both the watershed ans management organization(s) within whose watershed the community is located and to the g g Metropolitan Council for its review. For guidelines on the contents of local surface water management plans, please refer to Appendix B2 -b of the Council's Neater Resources. Management Policy Plan. Council records indicate that Oak Park Heights is in the Browns Creek and Valley Branch Watershed 'Districts and the Middle St. Croix River Watershed Management Organization (see p attached map). The Middle St. Croix River watershed plan is out for review and anticipated to be approved by BWSR in 2005. The Browns Creek watershed plan was approved by BWSR in 2001. The Valley Branch Watershed District plan is out for review and anticipated to be approved by BWSR in 2005 or. 2006. Therefore, - Oak Park Heights will be required to update its local surface water management plan by the end of 2007 or 2008. The plan should be submitted to the Council for its review concurrent with the review by the watershed management organizations. Failure to have an updated local surface water management plan consistent with the local surface water management plan content requirements found in Appendix B2 -b of the Water Resources Management Policy Plan will result in a metropolitan system impact. Advisories 1. Water Supply Planning Minnesota Statutes section 473.859, subd.3 requires cities with a municipal water supply system to develop a water supply and conservation plan and submit it to the Council for its Y l? review. Communities serving more than 1,000 people are required by Minnesota Statutes section 103G.291 to submit the emergency and conservation plan to the Department of Natural Resources. The guidelines for water supply plan updates were released in 2005. Oak Park Heights needs to update its local water supply plan consistent with the new g uidelines and submit the water supply plan to the Council for its review. For contents of local water supply plans, please refer to Appendix B2 -c. of the Councils Water Resources Management Policy Plan. I W -5 Oak Park Heights v �r ' r MCES Meter -- — MCES Interceptor Motor Shed M606 M607 .:� . 0606 Fram ework 2030 Developing Area ir3 i`i'f •I 01 m a� do Oak Park Heights 5 10 t .....3 ClNEEK , zeta .:'�: .•�. ::• ••••' :..•• ping .• •• 11 RR EY NCH Bayilown 1 Watershed Management I * No rity Water Features w ' Y _.. Community Boundary Parcel Boundary Service Area W -7 0 r� Regional Parks System Statement City of Oak Park Heights Key Changes in the Plan The 2030 Regional Parks Policy Plan adopted by the Metropolitan Council in June 2005 is the metropolitan system plan for regional recreation open space with which local comprehensive plans must conform. This system statement summarizes significant elements of the metropolitan system plan and highlights those elements that apply specifically to your co , iunity..In addition to reviewing this system statement, your community should consult the entire 2030 Regional Parks Policy Plan, the 2030 Regional Development Framework and other pertinent regional planning and policy documents to ensure your community's local comprehensive plan and plan amendments conform to the metropolitan system plans. A PDF file of the entire 2030 Regional Parks Policy Plan, the 2030 Regional Development Framework, the Local Planning Handbook and other regional planning and policy documents of the Metropolitan Council are available online at the Metropolitan Council's website: hU://www.metrocouncil.org/Rl W&M ork�/timeline.htm To meet the needs of the region in 2030, the 2030. Regional Parks Policy Plan includes the following changes to the current regional parks system. ✓ Designate two existing county parks and three trails as "regional." • In Washington County, Pine Point Park • In Ramsey County, Tony Schmidt Park • In Ramsey County /St. Paul, three regional trails -- Trout Brook, Summit Avenue, and Lexington Parkway ✓ Acquire and develop three new parks. Search areas include: • Northwestern Anoka County • Empire Township in Dakota County. Please note that the Metropolitan Council approved a park master plan and a boundary for the park has been established. • Blakeley Township in Scott County ✓ Acquire and develop seven new trails. Search areas include: + The Crow River, in Carver County and Three Rivers Park District • Both a north/south and an east/west trail traversing Dakota County • An east/west trail traversing Scott County • In Three Rivers Park District, a trail connecting parts of Baker Park Reserve; a trail connecting Baker and Crow - Hassan Park Reserves; and a trail connecting Crow - Hassan and Elm Creek Park Reserves ✓ Acquire land within the current boundaries of 30 existing parks and four trails. ✓ Acquire natural- resource lands adjacent to six existing parks and six existing trails. P -1 a t � r To meet the needs of the region beyond 203 0, the Council proposes four new regional parks or reserves and three new trails be acquired. These parks and trails would not be developed until after 2030, but the opportunity to acquire them will likely be lost if the lands aren't identified and purchased before 2030. The goal is to complete the acquisition of the regional park system and secure opportunities for future generations. Search areas include: ✓ Parks — Miller Lake area and Minnesota River Bluff and Ravines in Carver County; southwestern Dakota County; and Cedar Lake area in Scott County. ✓ Trails — northwestern Anoka County; central to south Carver County; and Minnesota River to Spring Lake in Scott County. 0.1 *I P -2 4, r of 0 I* Fi I: All additions and chan to Re Park S Plan VV Ow 2030 Re Parks t �,_ ... 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