1952-1543
AN ORDINANCE AM NDI[ttG ORDINANCE NO. 3.271 ENTITLED
"AN ORDINANCE 110 REGULATE THE DESIGN, COKSTRUCTIONO INSTALLATIQV AND
MAIN°i'mANCE (w sicus AND B"r' LBOAMS; PROVIDING FOR THE AUMISTRA71CN
AND ENFORCE WT- `.THEREOF, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF"
The VilUlle Council of the Village of Richfield do ordain as follows:
Ordinance No. 3.271 entitled "An-Ordinance to Regulate the Design, Installation
and Maintenance of Signs and Billboards; Providing for the Administration and Bnforce-
ment Thereof, and Providing Penalties for the Violation Thereof ", is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"Section 1
Definitions: The following definitions shall be applicable for the purpose of this
ordinance:
A, Se: A display board, s creep, structure, project or part thereof, used to
announce, declare, demonstrate, display or otherwise advertise and attract
the attention of the public.
B. Ground Signs A detached siga erected upon or supported by the ground, in-
cluding billboards.
C. Projecting Sign: A sign other than a wall sign suspended from or supported by
a building or structure and projecting out therefrom.
D. Roof Si�ga; A sign erected upon or above a roof or parapet wall of a building
or structure.
E. Nall Sign: A sign attached to or erected against the wall of a building or
structure with the exposed face of the sign in a plane approximately parallel
to the face of said wall.
F. Pedestal Sign: A gigand- tbighedi6ated uponvadssngle post or shaft more than
seven feet high, with the display .portion mounted on top thereof.
"Section 2
Building Permits Re red-- E=eTtions
It shall, be unlawful to install., construct, erect), alter, revise, reeonstact
or move any outdoor sign or sign structure, in the village, without first obtain-
ing a permit therefor, -The following signs shall be accepted.
A. A sign displaying the name of the property or premises upon which displayed,
or of the owner or lessee thereof, or the proprietor thereof and the nature
of his business, ihich sign shall not exceed 30 square feet in area, and
.shall not be more than 8 feet from top to bottom.
B. A sign not exceeding ten square feet in area, pertaining only to the sales
rental, or lease of the premise upon which displayed.
0, A sign on residential property stating only the name or the name and pro-
fession of the occupant, which sign shall not exceed 2 square feet in area.
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D. A sign in which publicp charitable or religious institutions are located,
stating the name and nature ' of the occupancy and information as, to the con-
ditions of use of occupancy, or a sign on such property used by the institution
as a bulletin board, which sign shall not exceed 10 square feet.
E. A sign painted directly upon the outside wall of a building.
F. A wall sighs advertising the business located in the - building upon which
displayed where such sign is erected by the omner or proprietor of,the business
located therein.
Section 3, A1_icatcion for rermit;Plans
Two copies of plans and specifications whall be submitted with application
for a permit. Such plans shall show complete details, method. of attachment or sup-
port., location, dimensions and materials to be used. Plans for support of all roof
sigas,projecting signs, and other signs subject to excessive stresses shall be ac-
oompanied by structural computations and shall show that the supporting structure
and method of attachment are adequately strong to support the load.
Where signs are illwminated by electric ligting, an electrical permit shall
be obtained as required by ordinance.
Sect3.on h. All Signs: Construction, Design, Location and Main
A. Every sign shall conform to the standards of this ordinance, whether or not
a permit shall be, required, and nothing in this ordinance shall be sonstrued
as repealing any section of the building or zoning ordinances of the village.
B. No sign shall be attached or placed upon any building in such a manner as
to obstruct any fire escape, or any window or door, nor shall any sign be
attached to -a fire escape.
C. No sign erected beforethe passage of this ordinance shall be rebuilt, altered
or moved to a new Location without being brought into compliance with the
requirements of this ordinance.
D. No swinging sign shall hereafter be erected or hung on or attached to any build-
ing, within the village, and every such sign so erected, hung' or attached prior
to the passage of this ordinance which is deemed unsafe by the Building Inspec-
tor shall be immediately removed by the ouner thereof; or changed to conform
With the ordinance requirement s when so ordered by the Building Inspector,
E.* The minimum clearance of any sign from unprotected electrical conductors
(whether poles or otherwise) shall not be less than thirty-six (Winches for
conductors carrying not over six hundred (600) volts, and forty-eight (48)
inches for conductors carrying more than six hundred (600) volts.
F. No sign shall be erected in.such a manner as to interfere with, mislead or
confuse traffic.
G. There portions of a sign are subject to different classifications, each
portion shall meet the requirements of its classification.
H. Every sign requiring a permit shall have an identifying number to be provided
by the Building Inspector, and except for ground signs, the weight of the
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sign, plainly marked on the exterior surface of the'sign body in a, location where
such information will be readily visible after installation and erection.
I. Signs and sign structures shall be maintained at all times in a state of good
repair.
'Section 5. Ground SiM@: Construction., Design, Location and Maintenance.
A. No ground sign, sign-board 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
it exceed 65 feet in length, including the base thereof. Every billboard or sign
shall have an opening of at least two feet between the lower edge thereof and the
ground; which space shall not be closed in any der.
B, -No ground sign .s siga -board or billboard shall approach at any point nearer than
three feet to any building unless such sign shall be placed parallel to the side
of the building, nor within six feet of the side of any lot, nor nearer than
fifteen feet to any street line where there is no established or customary build-
ing• line, nor within 25 feet of any street corners (th& intersection of the prop.
ertir lines). Whenever the established or customary uniform building. line upon
the street where such ground sign shall be erected is more than fifteen feet
from the street or property line, then said ground sign shall not approach
nearer the street than the established or customary uniform building line.
C. The owner, lessee, or manager of said ground sign, and the owner of the land
on which the same is located, shall keep grass or weeds and other growth cut and
debris and rubbish cleaned up and removed from the lot on which sign is located.
D. All portions of such signs shall be designed for wind pressure of not less than
20 pounds per square foot,_ and the ground signs of wood shall have all members
which extend into the ground protected with preservative approved by the Build•.
ing Inspector.
E. If any residence shall be located within 50 feet of the proposed location of any
ground sign, or billboard, which billboard shall have an area of 40 square feet or
more, no permit shall be granted unless the owner of such residence or his lawful
agent shall consent thereto in writing. A permit may be granted in any such case in
the absence of the necessary consent, by majority vote of the village council.
F. Pedestal signs may be mounted adjacent to the street l ne,but all its parts shall
be wholly upon the property of the business advertised thereon.
"Section 6. Projection Signs; Construction and Design
A. All portions of such signs shall be designed for a wind pressure of not less
than 30 pounds per square foot.
B. No such sign shall be less than 12 feet above the level of the sidewalk or
public property; excepting signs which do not exceed four square feet, and which
do not project more than two f set over the sidewalk or public. property, which
must be at least eight feet above the level of the sidewalk or public-property.
No projection sign shall project beyond the curb line, nor more than eight feet
over the sidewalk or public property.
C. In no case shall more than two feet of space intervene between the inner edge
of any projecting sign and the face of the wall from which it projects, nor
shall the street edge of the sign be more than 8 feet from the face of the wall.
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D. The building or structure from which any sign projects and all attachements
or fastenings must be so constructed as to safely resist the dead load and the wind
load added by the attached sign.
E. All such signs shall be of incombustible materials, or of not lesb than one.
hour fire resistive constmetLon.
" Section 7. Roof 21929; Construction and Design
A. No roof sign shall exceed 25 feet in height above the roof level of the
building unless constructed integral mi.th the building or structure, nor
shall it project beyond the edge of the said roof in any direction.
B, Zvery such sign shall be- either metal, metal clad, incombustible, open wire
or open metal sign., except that such sign may have letters, figures, charac-
ters, or borders of wood if such borders do not exceed four inches in width,
and such wooden Letters, figures or characters. do not covermore than twenty -
five per cent of the area of such sign, provided that in place of sheet metal,
substitartii.on may be made of the following material; Tempered prestwood or
other similar materials approved by the building inspector, having equal
properties as to strength, fire and moisture resistance.
C. No such sign shall be. so placed as to prevent free passage of persons from
one part of said roof to another.
ry D. The building or structure upon which such sign is placed, and all attach.-
ments or fastenings must be so constmeted as to s afely resist the dead load
and the wind load added by the attached siga.
"Section a. Wall Signs .; Construction and Design .
A. No wall sign shall have a projection over a sidewalk or public property or
an a stablished building line greater than 'delve inches.
B. The materials, construction and attachment of such sign shall be the same
as required for roof signs.
"Section 9. Approval of Location
Upon presentation of an application for a sign, the village manager shall
first pass upon the proposed location of such sign. If it shall . clearly
appear that the sign mould not violate the ordinances of this village,
or threaten the health, safety, order, convenience or general welfare, he
shall approve the same and endorse his approval on said application. All
other cases shall be submitted to the Village Council who may approve,such
proposed location by a majority vote of all members of the council.
do building permit shall be issued until such proposed location has been
approved.
"Section 19. Issuing Permits
Upon presentation of application, permit fee, plans and specifications,
and the necessary consents if required, and the approval of location, the
building inspector shall issue a building permit for the alteration, erec-
tion or construction of the sign*
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" Section 11. Compliance Enforcement
In the event of the failure to construct or erect a sign in accordance
with the requirements of this ordinance, or to maintain a sign as required
by ordinance, the building inspector may order the repair or removal of
the same within the time stated in the order. In the, event of the failure.
to comply with such order within the time stated, the same may be removed
by the village at the expense of the owner or manager of said board or sign,
or the- owner of the ground or building upon which such sign or board is
placed.
"Section 129 Renewal Permit
It shall be unlawful to maintain any sign now or hereafter erected or con-
structed without first obtaining an annual renewal permit; provided that
no renewal permit shall be required for those signs excepted under Section 2
hereof, or for signs advertising the business upon the premises upon which
displayed. Application for such renewal permit and the permit fee shall be
submitted to the building inspector, together with such other information
as he may require with respect to size, types location, construction and
condition of such sigh or structure. Upon determining that the provisions
of this ordinance have been complied with, the building inspector shall
issue an annual renewal permit, which shall expire on December 31st of the
year for which such permit is issued.
"Section 13. Fees
A. The building permit fees shall be as follows: For a sign not exceeding
one hundred square feet in area, $2.00; for each additional fifty square
feet or fraction thereof, $1.00; independent block letter signs without
background or connection between letters, shall be calculated on the basis of
the sum of the areas of the squares or rectangles wfLtch wholly include each
letter.
B. The annual renewal permit fee shall be as follows: For a sign not exceeding
one hundred square feet in area, $1.00; for each additional fifty square feet
or fraction thereof, fifty cents.
C. The fees required hereby shall be submitted at the time of application
for permit.
D. The Council, at its discretion, may waive the fees required by this ordinance
in the case of signs erected by civic and religious groups.
"Section 14. Separability
The invalidity or unconstitutionality of any section, subdividion or pro-
vision hereof shall not affect the validity of any other part.
"Section 15. Penalty
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not
more than $100.009 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days.
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"section 16. Effective Date
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its blication."
As passed by the Village Council of the Village of Richfield the 8th day;
Of July, 19520
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
Richard Higgin
.................. .. .. ........................,....., being_ duly
sworn on oath says: that he now is, and during all the tarries herein
stated has been the publisher .... mnd printer. • ..of the newspaper
known as The Richfield4Woomington Messenger and has full knowl-
edge of the facts herein stated.
That for more than one year immediately prior to the publication
therein of the printed ...Ord.'inw=# ....... ........
hereto attached, said newspaper was printed and published in the
English language from its known office of publication within the
Village of Richfield in the +County of Hennepin, Mate of itinnesota,
on Thursday of each week in column and sheet form equivalent in
space to over 450 running inches of single column two inches wide; has
been issued from a known office established in said place of publica-
tion. equipped with skilled workmen and the necessary material for
preparing and printing the same; has had in its rnakewp not less, than
twenty -five per cent of its news columns devoted to local news of
interest to said community it purports to serve, 'the press work of
which has been done in its said known office of publication; has con-
tained general news contments and miscellany; has not duplicated
any other publication; has not been entirely made up of patents;
plate matter and advertisements; has been circulated at and near its
said place of publication to the extent of over 240 copies regularly de-
livered to paying subscribers; has been entered as second class snail
matter in 'the local post office of its said .place of publication; that
rthere Was been on file in the office of the County Auditor of said
county the affidavit of a person having first hand knowledge of the
facts constituting its qualification as a newspaper for publication of
legal notices; and. that its publishers have complied with all demands
of said County Auditor for proofs of the said qualification.
That the -printed .... OF4'W. .9! ... a .................... hereto
attached as is part hereof was cut from the colum -As of said news-
paper; was published therein in the English language once each
week for....03M........successive weeks; that it was first published
on the.. .....1: .day of. AUPAA ........ 1959., and. that the
following is a copy of the lower case alphabet which is acknowledged
to have been, the size and kind of type used in the publication of
said ....... Or:dinanca ... ............. .
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this.
Notary Public, HennEpitt. County, Minnesota "'
My Commission expire=s_" ...
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fAy Commission Expires Jan. 25, 39x9
N 'ORDINANC'E AMENDING
ORDINANCE No. 3.271
ENTITLED
An ordinance -to regulate the do-
construction, installation and
tenants of signs and bill
ds; providing for the admiais-
tion and enforcement thereof,
providing penaltiies for the vio-
lion thereof."
' The "Village ` C6unM of the "Vil-
age of Richfield do ordain as fo1-
Ordinance No. `3.271 entitled "An
rdinance to Regulate the Design,
nstallation and Maintenance of
igris and Billboards; Providing
or ' the Administration and Bhn-
arrement Thereof, and Providing
en'alties for the Violation There
f"r is hereby, amended to read
is follows:
SECTION 1,
DEFINITIONS; The following
definitions, shall be applicable for
the purpose of this ordinance.
A. Signs: A display - board, screen,
structure, project or part .thereof,
sed to announce, declare, demon -
traie, display or otherwise adver-
tise and attract the attention of the
public.
B., Ground Sign: A detached sign
erected upon or supported by the
ground, including billboards.
C.',, Projecting Sign: A sign other
than; a wall sign suspended from or
supported by a building or stm-
ture land projecting out therefrom.
D.,, Roof Sign: A sign erected
upon, or above a roof or parapet
wall of a building or structure.
E. Wall Sign: A sign attached
to or erected against the wall of
a building or structure with the
exposed face of the sign in a plane
approximately parallel to the face
of 'said wall.
F. Pedestal Sign: A .ground sign
erected upon a single post of shaft
more than seven feet high, with the
display portion mounted on the top
thereof.
QUIRED; EXCEPTIONS. I
shall be unlawful to 'install, con-
struct, erect, alter, revise, recon-
struct
or move any outdoor sign
or sign structure, in the ' village
without first obtaining a permit
therefor. The following signs shall
be excepted:
A. A sign displaying the mane
of the property or premises upon
which displayed, -or of the owner
or lessee thereof, or the proprietor
thereof and the nature of his busi-
ness, which sign 'shall not exceed
30 square .feet in area, and shall
not be more than 8 feet from top
to bottom.
B. A sign not exceeding' ten
square feed in area, pertaining only
to the sale, rental, or lease of the
premise upon which displayed,.
C. A sign on residential property
stating only the name or the name
and profession of the occpant, which
sign shall not exceed 2 square feet
in area.
D. A sign in which 'public,
charitable or religious institutions
are lr cated. stating the name and
nature of the occupancy and in-
fortmation as t6 the conditions of
use ci occupancy, or a sign on such
property +sed by the institution
as a -le, i board, which sign shall
not r 10 square feet in area
r 4 n painted, directly upon
A' wall of a building.
t s t` wall sign advertising the
bu located in the building
up( ' • . Lich displayed,, where such
sign is erected by the owner or
prorprietor of the business located
therein.
by ordinance.
"SECTION 4. ALL'SIG"NB. CON-
STRUCTION, DESIGN, LOCA-
TION AND MAINTENANCE
A. Every sign shall conform: to
the standards of this ordinance,
whether or not a permit shall be
required, and nothing in this or-
dinance shall :be construed as re-
pealing any section of the building
or zoning ordinances of the village.
B. No sign shall ber-attsched dry
placed .'upon thy building •in. such
a manner as to obstruct any fire
escape, or any • window or door,
nor shall any sign be attached to
a fire . escape.
C. No sign erected before the
passage of this ordinance shall be
rebuilt, altered or mowed to a new
location without 'being brought into
compliance with the requirements
of this ordinance.
D. No swinging sign shall (here-
after be erected or hung on or at-
tached to any building within the
village, and every such sign so
erected, hmig or attached prior to
the passage of this ordinance which
is deemed unsafe by the Building
Inspector shall be immediately re-
moved by the' owner thereof; or
changed to conform with the ordin-
ance requirements when so ord-
ered by the Building Inspector.
V. The minimum clearance of
any sign from unprotected electri-
cal conductors (whether poles or
otherwise) shall not be less than
thirty-six (36) .inches for conduc-
tors carrying not over six Hundred
(600) volts. and forty-eight .(48)
inches from conductors carrying
more than six hundred (600) volts.
F. No sign shall be erected in
such a ,manner as to interfere with,
mislead or confuse traffic.
G. Where portions of a sign are
subject to . different classifica-
tions, each portion shall meet the
requirements of its classification.
H. Every, sign requiring a per-
mit shall have an. �ideftifying- num-
ber to be provided by the Building
Inspector, and except for ground
signs, the weight of the siggn,'plain=
-ly marked on the exterior surface
Mlle -sign body in a location
It where such information will 'be
. readily visible after installation and
erection.
I. Signs and sign structure shall
he maintained at all times in a
state of good repair.
'SECTION 3. APPLICATION
FOR PERMIT; PLANS. Two
copies of plans and specifications
shall be submitted with the appli-
cation for a permit. Such plans
shall show complete details, method
of attachment or support, location,
dimensions, and materials to be
used. ' Plans for support of, all roof
'signs, projecting signs, and other
signs subject to excessive stres's-
•es shall be accompanied by struc-
tural and structural computations
and shall show that the supporting
structure and method of attachment
are adequately strong to support
the load.
"SECTION 5. GROUND SIGNS;
CONSTRUCTION DESIGN,
LOCAT19N AND MAINTE'N-
ANCE, ' .
A. No ground sign, sign -board
or -billboard shall exceed 27 feet in
$eight above the average ground
level of that part of the street to-
ware which it faces; nor shall it
exceed 65 feet in length, including
the base thereof. Every billboard
or sign shall have an opening of at
least two feet between the dower
edge'thereof and the ground; which
space shall not be closed in any
manner.
13. No ground signs, sign =board
or billboard shall approach at any
point nearer than three feet to any
building unless such sign shall be
placed parallel to the side of the
building, nor within six feet of the
side of any tat, nor nearer than
fifteen feet to any street line where
there is no established or custom-
ary building line, nor within 25
feet of any street corner the in -,
tersection of the property lines) .
Whenever the established or cus-
tomary uniform building line upon
the street where such ground sign
shall be erected is more than fifteen
feet from the street or property
line, then said ,ground sign shall
not approach nearer the street than
the established or customary uni-
form -building line.
C. The owner, .lessee, or manag-
er of said ground sign, and the
owner of the land ion which the
same is located, shall keep grass
or weeds and other growth 'cut
and debris and rubbish cleaned up
and removed from the 'lot on which
the sign is located.
D. All portions of such signs
shall be designed for wind pressure
of not less than 20 pounds per
square foot, and the .ground signs
of wood shall 'have all members
which extend into the ground pro-
tected with a preservative approv-
ed by the Building Inspector.
E. If any residence shall be lo-
Lave an area of 40 square feet or
none, no permit shall be granted
inless the owner of such residence
rr -his lawful agent shall consent
'hereto in writing. A permit may
re granted in any such case in trite
absence of the necessary consent,
iy majority vote of the village',
:ouncil.
F. Pedestal signs may be mount -
,d adjacent to the street line, but
x;11 its parts shall be wholly upon
the property! of the • business sA
remised, thereon.
"SECTION 6. PROJECTION
SIGNS; CONSTRUCTION
AND DESIGN
A. All portions of such signs
shall be designed for a wind pres-
sure of not less than so pounds per
square foot. .
B. No such sign shall be less
than 12 feet above the level of the
sidewalk or public property; ex-
cepting signs which do not exceed
four square feet, and which do not
project more than two, feet over
the sidewalk or public property,
which', must be at least eight feet
above the level of the sidewalk or
public property. No projection sign
shall project beyond the curb line,
nor more than 'eight feet over the
sidewalk or public property.
C. In no case shall more than
two feet of space intervene be-
tween the, inner edge of any pro-
jecting sign and the face of the
wall from which it projects, nor
shall the street edge or the sign
be more than eight feet from the
edge of the wall.
D, The The building or structure from
which any sign projects and all
attachments or fastenings must be
so constructed as to safely resist the
dead load and the wind load add-
ed by the attached sign.
E. All such signs; shall be of
incombustible materials, or of not
less than, one-hour fire resistive con-
struction.
"SECTION 7. ROOF SIGNS;
CONSTRUCTION AND DE-
SIGN
A. No roof sign- shall exceed 25
feet in height above the roof level
of the building unless constructed
integral with, the building or struc-
ture, nor shall it project beyond
the edge of the said roof in any
direction.
B. Every ,such sign shall be eith-
er metal, metal clad, incombustible,
open wire or :open metal sign, ex-
cept that such sign may have let-
ters, figures, characters, or borders
of wood if such borders do not
exceed four inches in width, and
such wooden letters, figures or
characters do not cover more than
twenty -five per cent of the area of
such sign, provided that, in place
of sheet metal, substitution may
be made of the -following material:
tempered prestwood or other simi-
lar materials approved by the build-
ping inspector, having equal prop-
erties as to strength, fire and mois-
ture resistance.
C. No such sign shall be so placed
as to prevent free passage of per-
sons from one part of said roof to
another.
D. The building or, structure up-
on which such sign is placed, and
all attachments or fastenings must
be so constructed as to safely resist
the dead load and' the wind load
added by the attached sign.
"SECTION S. WALL SIGNS;
CONSTRUCTION AND
DESIGN
A. No wall sign shall have a
projection over a sidewalk or pub-
lic property. or an established build-
ing line greater than twelve inches.
B -The materials, construction and
attachment of such sign shall be
the same as required for roof signs.
"SECTION '8. APPROVAL
OF LOCATION
Upon presentation of an applica-
tion for a sign, the village manag-
er shall first pass upon the pro-
posed location of such sign. If
it shall clearly appear that the sign
would not violate the ordinances
l of this village, or threaten the
health, safety, order, convenience
or general welfare, he shall ap-
prove the same and endorse his
approval on said application. All
other cases shall be submitted to
the Village Council who may ap-
prove such proposed location by a
majority vote of all members
the council-
No building permit shall 1)e
sued until such proposed loco
has been approved.
"SECTION 70. ISSUING
PERMITS
Upon presentation of application,
permit fee, plans and specifications,
and the necessary consents if re-
quired,-and ;,the .approv4,.,.of: 'lo-
cation, the building inspector shall
issue a building, permit for the
alteration, erection or construction
of the sign.
"SECTION 31. COMPLIANCE
ENFORCEMENT
In the event of the failure to con-
struct or erect a sign in accordance
with the requirements of this ordin-
ante, or to maintain a sign as requir-
ed by ordinance, the" building in-
spector may order the repair or re-
moval of'-the same within the time
stated in the order. In the event
of the failure to comply with such
order within the time stated, the
same may be removed by the vil-
lage at the expense of the owner
or manager of said board or sign,
or the owner of the ground or
building upon which such 'sign or
board is placed.
"SECTION 12. RENEWAL
PERMIT.
It shall be unlawful to maintain
any sign now or hereafter erected
or constructed without first obtain-
ing an annual renewal permit; pro-
vided that no renewal permit shall
be required for those signs ex
cepted under Section 2 hereof, or
for signs advertising the busk* -
ness upon the premises ups
which - displayed. Application for
such renewal permit and the
permit fee shall be submitted to
the building inspector, 'together
with such other information as He
may require with respect to size,
type, location, construction and
condition of such sign or struc-
ture. Upon determining that the
provisions of this ordinance have
-been- ecmplied with, the- Uuildina
newal permit, which shall expire)
on December 31st of the year for
which such permit is .issued.
"SECTION 13. FEE'S
A. The building permit fees shall
be as follows: For a sign not ex-
ceeding one -hundred square feet
in area, $2.00,; for each additional
fifty square feet or -fraction there-
of, $1.00; independent block letter
signs without background or con-
nection between letters, shall be
calculated on the basis. of the sum
of -the areas of the squares or rec-
tangles which wholly include each
letter.
B. The annual renewal permit
fee shall be as follows: For a sign
not exceeding one hundred square
feet in area, $1.00; for each addi-
tional fifty square feet or fraction
thereof, fifty cents.
C. The fees required hereby shall
be submitted at the time of appli-
cation for permit.
D. The ,Council, at its discretion,
may waive the fees required by this
ordinance in the case of signs
erected, by civic and religious
groups.
"SECTION 14. SEPARABILITY
The invalidity or unconstitution-
ality of any section, subdivision or
provision hereof shall not affect
the validity of any other part.
"SECTION 15. PENALTY
Any person, firm or corporation
violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall, upon convi'c-
ttion thereof, be punished by a fine
of not- more than $'100.00, or by
imprisonment for not more than 90
days.
"SECTION 16`. EFFECTIVE
DATE
This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
publication."
As passed by the Village Coun-
cil of the Village of Richfield the
28th day of July, 1952.
ATTMT.
Leroy Trafton
Clerk
Fred C. Re