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DRAFT ORDINANCE NO. 1555
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1490, CITY CODE OF
2005 RELATING TO REAL ESTATE SIGNS IN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA
HEIGHTS
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
Chapter 9, Article I, Section 9.106 (P)(5)(i)-(o) of the Columbia Heights City Code, is
proposed to include the following additions and deletions:
§ 9.106 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
(P) Sign Regulations.
(5) Exempt Signs. In all districts, the provisions of this section shall not
apply to the following signs:
In residential districts, one ,
(i) temporary on-site
freestandingreal estate
signs advertising the sale, lease, or rental of the lot or premises
is
upon which such signs are situated, provided the combined area of such signs fronting
upon each street which bounds such lot or premises shall not exceed a ratio of 1 square
sign does not exceed six (6) feet in height
foot of sign area for each 1,000 square feet
and fifteen (15) square feet in areaOn corner lots, a second such sign may be
.
located on the property if said sign abuts a second street right-of-way.
No such
seven (7) days
temporary on-site sign shall exceed 8 square feet nor remain past the date
of termination of such offering.
(j) In commercial or industrial districts, one temporary on-
site, freestanding real estate signadvertising the sale, lease, or rental of the lot or
premises upon which suchsign is situated, provided the sign does not exceed six (6)
feet in height and thirty-two (32) square feet in area. On corner lots, a second such
sign may be located on the property if said sign abuts a second street right-of-way.
No such temporary on-site sign shall remain seven (7) days past the date of
termination of such offering.
(k)
(j)One on-site temporary signs advertising a group of lots for
sale within a subdivision or a group of homes for sale within a project along each street
frontage which bounds such subdivision or project, provided that the total area of such
sign shall not exceed the greater of 64 square feet with no single dimension in excess of
16 feet or 8 square feet per lot or house for sale. No such on-site temporary sign shall
remain past the sate of sale of the last lot within the subdivision or the last house within
the housing project.
(l)
(k)Temporary on-site signs indicating the name and nature of
a construction or demolition project, plus the names of the contractors, subcontractors
and professional advisors, provided the combined area of such signs fronting upon each
street which abounds such project shall not exceed a ratio of 2 square feet of sign area for
each 1,000 square feet of lot area. In no case shall the combined area of such signs
fronting upon each street exceed the greater of 64 square feet with no single dimension in
excess of 16 or 8 square feet per house or lot on which such construction or demolition is
located. The display of such sign shall be limited to a period not to exceed the duration
of the said construction or demolition project, at which time such signs shall be removed.
(m)
(l)One wall sign per dwelling for permitted home occupations
not to exceed two square feet per surface and limited to one surface.
(n)
(m)Time and temperature signs not to exceed 20 square feet
per sign and one sign per side of building.
(o) In commercial or industrial districts,
(n)one temporary on-
site banner or pennant advertising the sale, lease or rental of the lots or premises on
, or one temporary on-site banner or
which such a banner or pennant is situated
pennant advertising the lease or rental of a tenant space
, provided that the total area
of such banner or pennant shall not exceed the ratio of 1 square foot of signs area for each
1,000 square feet of building area plus 1 square foot of sign area for each 1,000 square
feet of lot area. No such banner or pennant need be less than 32 square feet. No such
banner or pennant shall remain past the date of the offering or be displayed for a period
of more than 120, whichever is shorter. At the end of the display period, the site may not
the banner or pennant
display a banner or pennant until at least 240 days have elapsed.
shall not exceed forty-eight (48) square feet in area when advertising the sale of the
lot or premises, and thirty-two (32) square feet in area when advertising the lease or
rental of a tenant space. No such banner or pennant shall remain past the date of
the offering.
Section 2:
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after 30 days after its
passage.
First Reading: __________, 2008
Second Reading: __________, 2008
Date of Passage:
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call:
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Mayor Gary L. Peterson
Attest:
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Patricia Muscovitz, CMC
City Clerk/Council Secretary