07-10039r
RESOLuTION NO. 10039
RESOLUTION APPROVING SUMMARY
PUBLICATION OF BILL NO. 2007-24
WHEREAS, the City has adopted the above referenced amendments to the
Richfield City Code; and
WHEREAS, the verbatim text of the amendments is cumbersome, and the expense
of publication of the complete text is not justified; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the following summary will
. clearly inform the public of the intent and effect of Bill No. 2007-24.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of
Richfield, Minnesota, that the City Clerk shall cause the following summary of Bill No.
2007 -24 to be published in the official newspaper in lieu of the entire ordinance:
SUMMARY PUBLICATION
BILL NO. 2007-24
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING; ESTABLISHING NEW
REGULATIONS FOR SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL, COMMERICAL,
INDUSTRIAL AND MIXED-USE ZONING DISTRICTS; AMENDING THE
RICHFIELD ZONING CODE BY CREATING NEW SECTION 549;
AMENDING SECTION 400 OF THE RICHFIELD CITY CODE RELATED TO
SIGN INSTALLER LICENSING
This summary of the ordinance is published pursuant to Section 3.12
of the Richfield City Charter.
The ordinance updates antiquated language and confusing
terminology used throughout the sign code and addresses changes in State
law. It also establishes new regulations that apply to signage erected in
residential, commercial, industrial and mixed-use districts. Changes include,
but are not limited to: setback requirements, size and height limitations, the
types of permitted/prohibited signs, and regulations regarding changing
message ("dynamic display") signs. Legally existing signs that do not meet
adoptea regulations regarding physical/dimensional requirements will be
allowed to continue suBject to rules regulating legal nonconforming uses.
Existing "dynamic displays" must comply with adopted operational standards.
Copies of the ordinance are available for public inspection in the City
Clerk's office during normal business hours or upon request by calling the
Department of Community Development at (612) 861-9760.
/s/
Nancy Gibbs, City Clerk
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the city clerk is directed to keep a copy of the
ordinance in her office at city hall for public inspection and to post a full copy of the
ordinance in a public place in the City for a period of two weeks.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 11th day of
December, 2007. fJ.~~ .
De Ie Goette, or
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