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CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2006- 401 -01
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM
UPON ALL LANDS WITHIN THE CITY OF
OAK PARK HEIGHTS UNTIL NOVEMBER 1, 2006
AFFECTING THE CONSTRUCTION,
RECONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT LOCATION, BUILDING OR
LOCATION OF ANY SIGNS, BILLBOARD OR RELATED SSTRUCTURES PENDING
STUDY AND AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 400 AND SECTION 401
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
OAK PARK HEIGHTS DEALING WITH SIGNAGE
The City Council for the City of Oak Park Heights, Washington County, Minnesota
does ordain:
. Section 1. Moratorium.
PREAMBLE
SECTION A. There is a need to study signage within the existing zoning
ordinances of the City of Oak Park Heights so as to address the location, development, construction
and reconstruction of free standing signs in excess of 300 square feet on properties not served by a
related business activity, structure or commercial facility. And to determine these and other issues
so as to realistically assess the manner of regulatory controls that may be needed to be adopted by
the City of Oak Park Heights affecting the location, deployment and use of such signage; and to
provide for the public health, safety and welfare of all individuals and to assure that current
planning is adequately addressed within the city, the City Council for the City of Oak Park Heights
will be studying all such related issues and has directed the City Planner to conduct studies and
provide a report to the City Council on the issues affecting such signage and its regulation to better
assess signage use issues in the City of Oak Park Heights.
Additional time is required, however, for this purpose before proposals for
amendments to the City Zoning regulations can be prepared and considered by the City Council and
the public within hearings called for specifically on those purposes.
• The City, therefore, finds that a moratorium is required to protect the planning process and to
prevent the construction within certain designated areas of the City of improvements, facilities, or
other structures under circumstances as would be detrimental to the proposed present or future
owners of the said property and as it affects the future or present uses within the City. The City
further finds that it is necessary to preserve within this process lands as now situated and to provide
for reasonable studies in consideration of implementation of new signage. At the present time, the
necessary study period in the implementation is anticipated to be able to be completed by
November 1, 2006.
SECTION B. Moratorium Established and Scope.,
1. In accordance with the findings set forth within the Preamble of this
ordinance and pursuant to the authority of Minn. Stat. §462.355, Subd. 4 there is hereby established
a moratorium on the location, construction, development, erection or placement or reconstruction or
enlargement of any signage facilities in excess of 300 square feet or like structures within the City
of Oak Park Heights defined below.
2. During the period of time of the moratorium application for sign permits for
signage in excess of 300 square feet on properties not served by a related business activity, structure
or commercial facility and all other permits and approvals related to such work shall not be
accepted by the City, neither the City Planner nor the City Council shall consider grant or approval
of any such application required for such work and no building permits for such work shall be
issued.
• SECTION C. Applicability.
The moratorium shall be applied upon real property designated within all zoning
districts of the City.
SECTION D. Exceptions.
The moratorium shall not apply to (1) the lawful use of an existing structure; (2) the
repair or maintenance of any existing facility or structure provided that the work does not enlarge or
expand same; (3) work upon any facility or structure necessary to preserve the health, safety, life or
property in the face of an emergency; and (4) construction location development of any facility or
structure which has received all necessary permits and approvals from the City of Oak Park Heights
prior to the effective date of this ordinance.
SECTION E. Section E Penaltv.
Any person, corporation or other entity that constructs, erects, reconstructs, enlarges
or locates or expands a sign structure or related facility in violation of this section shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor and shall be subject to any legal and/or equitable remedies available to the City of
Oak Park Heights.
Section 2. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and publication according to law and shall remain effective until November 1,
• 2006 unless further extended by order of the City Council.
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Passed by the City Council of the City of Oak Park Heights, Washington County.
Minnesota, on this 25th day of April, 2006.
CITY F HEIG
By: _ °
David Beaudet, Mayor
Att t:
E o on, City Administrator
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