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City of Oak Park Heights
14168 Oak Park Blvd. N. Phone: 651.439.4439
P.O. Box 2007 Fax: 651.439.0574
Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 •
August 12, 2011
Kenneth & Judy Taft
6202 Peabody Ave. N.
Oak Park Heights, MN 55082
Re: "For Sale By Owner" Signs
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Taft,
The City of Oak Park Heights has impounded two "For Sale By Owner" signs, one of which has your
address upon it. The signs were collected as it was in violation of City Ordinance 401.15.
With respect to real estate signs, City Ordinance allows:
1. One sign to be place in the yard of the property for sale (no greater than 12 sq. ft. in size).
2. No part of a sign or sign structure shall be placed closer to the property line than 5 feet.
3. No signs shall be placed in an easement or street right -of way, upon any public lands or any
right -of way.
4. No signs shall be placed that are design in such a manner that they may be construed as a
traffic control.
5. No signs shall be placed upon the fences, poles, natural features (ie trees).
6. 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.
Open house and directional arrows will be permitted during the open house event. Those signs are to
be removed after the event. Such signs observed for a period of time greater than 24 hours shall be
impounded.
The signs may be collected from the City,Hall during our regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. We are located at 14168 Oak Park Blvd. N., Oak Park Heights. (just off of Hwy
36 at the intersection of Oakgreen Ave. /Greeley St.).
I will hold the signs until the end of the day Thursday, August 25, 2011. If they have not been
collected by then, they will be disposed of.
Please feel free to email or call me with any questions you may have.
Sincerely,
Ju Hultman
P a ing & Code Enforcement Officer