08-08 Resolution No. 12114RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION APPROVING A
SPECIAL REQUEST
FOR THE RELOCATION OF AN EXISTING BILLBOARD
AT 7731 4TH AVENUE SOUTH
WHEREAS, an application has been filed by Clear Channel Outdoor, LLC, with the City
of Richfield, which requests the relocation of an existing billboard at 7731 4th Avenue South,
legally described as follows:
Lot 1, Block 1, Blaylock Plumbing Addition, Hennepin County, MN
WHEREAS, the property located directly under the existing billboard has been
condemned as part of the I-494 reconstruction project; and
WHEREAS, Zoning Code Section 549.27 “Nonconforming Signs” authorizes the City
Council to approve the relocation of a non-conforming sign; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that a conforming location is not available; and
WHEREAS, the relocated billboard will be of the same style as, and no larger, no taller,
and no brighter than the existing billboard; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that the requested relocation will lessen any adverse
impact of the sign upon traffic safety and aesthetics;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota, as follows:
1.The City Council adopts as its Findings of Fact the WHEREAS clauses set forth above .
2.The special request for the billboard relocation, as described in the City Council Staff
Report No. ___, on the property legally described above, is hereby approved, subject to
the following conditions:
a)The support column be located on the south side of the sign. The sign may be shifted a
few feet westward, if necessary, to accommodate this condition.
b)That the applicant records this Resolution with the County, pursuant to Minnesota
Statutes Section 462.36, Subd. 1 and the City’s Zoning Ordinance Section 547.09,
Subd. 8. A recorded copy of the approved resolution must be submitted to the City prior
to the issuance of an occupancy permit.
c)Sign and electrical permits are required prior to construction.
d)The face of the new billboard may not be applied until all of the existing billboard has
been removed. A demolition permit is required with the sign and electrical permits
mentioned above.
12114
Res. 12114
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 8th day of August
2023.
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Mary B. Supple, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Dustin Leslie, City Clerk