1963-16t
Bill No. 1963 -16
AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE No. 30271
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THAT CERTAIN ORDINANCE No. 3.271 OF THE VILLAGE
OF RICHFIELD ENTITLED 'SAN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE DESIGN., CONSTRUCTION,
INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS: PROVIDING FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT THEREOF, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE
VIOLATION THEREOF ",.
The Village Council of the Village of Richfield ordains as follows o
Sub - section (A) of Section 5, of Ordinance No- 3.271 of the Village of
Richfield, entitled "An Ordinance to Regulate the Design, Construction., Installa-
tion and Maintenance of Signs and_Billboards, Providing for the Administration
and Enforcement Thereof,. and Providing Penalties for the Violation Thereof". is
hereby amended.to read as follows-.
fvk. No ground. sign, signboard or billboard shall exceed 27 feet in height
above the average ground level of that part of the street toward which it faces,
nor shall such structure exceed 65 feet in length (including the base thereof)
unless a special permit therefor has been granted as hereinafter provided. Every
sign, signboard or billboard shall have an opening of at least 2 feet between the
lower edge thereof and the ground; which space shall not be closed in any manner.
The Village Council may grant a special permit for a sign, signboard or
billboard., exceeding 65 feet in length, but only if it finds that such structure
(a) will not be lighted or illuminated; (b) will be located on general commercial
or industrial property., at least 200 feet from the street or highway which it
faces; (c) will not be faced toward any residences or residential property and
will not be within 200 feet of any residential properties; (d) will not unduly
obstruct visibility from neighboring properties; (e) will bear only the name of
the business or industry being conducted on the property on which it is located;
and (f) will not adversely effect the value of any adjacent property. The Village
Council may grant a special permit for a sign, sign-board or billboard exceeding
27 feet in height, but only if it finds that such structure (a) will not exceed,
in height, the highest part of any structure located on the same premises- (b)
will be located on industrial property; (c) will not be within 300 feet of any
single family residence property; (d) will not unduly obstruct visibility from
neighboring properties; (e) will not exceed elevation.of 194,83., Richfield datum;
and (f) will not adversely effect the value of any adjacent property. The Village
Council, may attach conditions to the granting of any such permit; such permit
shall be for a period of no more than five years. At the end of the permit period,
the sign shall not be retained on the- premises.but shall be removed by the property
owner unless a new special permit therefor has been granted. The applicant for
any such structure shall describe the sign, signboard or billboard., in detail,
including the copy,to be used thereon, and such sign shall be constructed and
maintained., during the permit period, in accordance with and subject to the appli-
cation and any special conditions imposed by the Village Council".
Passed by the Village Council of the Village of Richfield this 9th day
of December , 19630
ATTEST.-. .
Edward. J. MoUhe Clerk
Stanley W,, Olson Maycr
0. R. an Krevfblen Manager -
Bill No. 1963 -16
LEGAL NO,
AMENDMENT To:
No. 3.2"i
TTI Affidavit of Publication
O"INA CE TO` Itt�ff
mIi[E DFarlGnr, ColvS$ uc� STATE OF MINNESOTA
INST VLLATION A,Ij �fAll�'io'c- COUNTY OF HENNEPIN. ss
NANCE. OF SIGNS 3i1CDi'�tIL-
BOA.ILDS: PRO \ -IDING -FOR
THE ENF ADwr E rILAT AND Robert A. Broad L. R. Farrington, Guy T. Farrington being duly
ENFOILCEME:N'1.' THEREOF, . � �
AND I'ILOVlDING PENALTIES sworn, on oath says; that he is, and during all the times hexein stated
FOR THE VIOLATION THERE- has been, one of the publishers of the newspaper known as The
OF"'
Z9i Village Council of talc Village Richfield News, and has full knowledge of the facts hereinafter
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of Richfield ordalum as follows: stated; that for more than one year prior to the publication therein
Sub- section (A) of Section 5, of
Ordinance 3.271 of the village of
entitled Richfield, entitled "AA n Ordinance to Notice of Amendment to Ordinance So • 3.271
Regulate the Design, Construction, regarding signs & billboards
Installation and Maintenance of
Signs and Billboards; Providing for
the Administration and Enforce-
ment Thereof, and Providing Pen-
alties for the Violation Thereof ", is of the ...............'..-................... ... ..-.....................-'--•--- ........... .................... ...... .. .....
hereby amended to read as follows: hereto attached said newspaper was published in the Village of Rich -
"A. No ground sign, sign -board or field, in the County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota, on Thursday of
height above the average ground � rd shall exceed 27 feet in
height each week' that duri ng 1�p all said time said newspaper has been printed
level of that Dart of the street to- in the English language from its office of publication within the Vil-
ward which it faces, nor shall such lage of Richfield, Hennepin County, Minnesota, from which it is issued
structure exceed 65 feet in length
(including the base thereof) unless as above stated and in newspaper format and in -column and sheet
a special permit therefor has been form equivalent in space to at least 450 running inches of single col -
granted as hereinafter provided. unirl, two inches wide; has been issued. as aforesaid once each week
Every sign, sign lboard or billboard from a known office established in said place of publication and em-
feet have an e lower of at least 2,
1 in skilled workmen. and the necessary material for re
feet between the lower edge thereof. p �' g � preparing
and the ground; which space shall and printing the same; that the press work on that part of the news-
not be closed in any n'anner• paper devoted to local news of interest to the community it purports
The village council may '.grant a to serve has been done in its known office of publication; that during
special permit for a sign, sign -board 1% g
or billboard, exceeding 65 feet in all said time in its makeup not less than twenty -five percent of its
length, but only if it finds that such news columns have been devoted to local news of interest to the com-
ill uciure (a) will not be lighted or munit it purports to serve; that during all said time it has not
illuminated; ('b) will be located on y � p � g
general commercial or industrial. wholly duplicated any other publication, and has not been entirely
property, at least 2111 feet from the made up of patents, plate matter and advertisements; has been cir-
(c) or highway- which to a faces; culated in and near its said place of publication to the extent of at
e will not be faced al pro any least two hundred and fort p regularly p y
residences or residential property y (240) copies re ularl delivered to pay-
and will not be within 200 feet of ing subscribers and has entry as second class matter in its local post -
any residential properties; (d) will office; that a copy of each issue has been filed with the State Histori-
not unduly obstruct visibility from properties; (e) will bear cal neigneighboring Societ , St. Pahl; and that there has been on file in the office of the
Society,
only the name of the business or County Auditor of Hennepin County, Minnesota, the affidavit of a per -
indu:;try being conducted on the son having knowledge of the facts, showing the name and location of
property which it is located; and
n said newspaper and the existence of the conditions constituting its
will not adversely effec -t the diti
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value of any adjacent property. The qualifications as a legal newspaper.
Village Clouncil may grant a special
permit for a sign, sign -board or notice of Amendment to Ordinance No. 3.271
billboard exceeding 27 feet in height
but only if it finds that such strue- regarding signs and billboards
Lure (a) will not exceed, in height,
the highest part of any 'structure
located on the same preanises: (b)
will be located on industrial prop-
erty; (c) will not be within, 300 feet •••••••••••••-•••-••••-..................... ..•°-••••.............••••••••••••-•... .........•................•...
of any single family residia ce prop hereto attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was
erty; (d) w -ill not unduly obstruct printed and published therein in the English language, once each
visibility from neighlboring Proper-
ties; (e) will not exceed elevation
of 194.83, Richfield datum; and (f) week for ........... successive weeks; that it was first so published
will not adversely effect the value ' "" C- """"
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of any adjacent property. The Vil-
suchpermit shall berforhacperiod of and thereafter the Thu sday of each to andibnc __ 1th
to the granting of any such permit: Thursday, 3r ...............
l including the
no more than five years. At the end
of the permit period., the sign shall
not be retained on the premises but -------- ----------------------------- ........ ... day of 1963; and that
shall be removed by the property the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z,
owner unless a new special permit both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind
therefor has been °ranted. The ap-
plicant for any such structur(. shall of type used in the -composition and publication of said notice, to -wit:
describe tho sign, sign -board or
billboard, in detail, including the abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz
copy to be used thereon, and such ab6d fgh:jklmnopdrstuvwxyz
sign shall ladu with and permit and main-
tained, al picationlrandlla�pe subject co condi-
tions
txons im+p�osed by the village coun-
cil". Subscribed and sworn to before me the .. I th day of ...Dec • 1963.
Passed by the village Council of
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the Village of Richfield this 9th day 1 y
of December, 1961.
staniey W. Olson Mayor ........... .......................... ..•n.
o. R. van Krevelen, Manager Notary Publiy', Hennepin County, Minn.
ATTEST:
Edward J. ivaoline, Clert, MARGAIZI T MILLER(
(i�eccinber 1 19oa> My Commission expires -- -•-•------ ------------ .._•.---- •---- ---- -- - - -- 19.
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Notary Public, Hennepin County, Minn.
?Ay Commission Expires Jan. 19, ?4ao.