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Requesting that the Planning Commission undertake a study of the Zoning Code’s definitions and regulations pertaining to wall signs.
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WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Saint Paul finds that the Zoning Code’s present definitions and regulations pertaining to “Wall Signs” require clarification; NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council, pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 462.357, Subd. 4, hereby requests the planning commission to undertake a study of the code’s definitions and regulations pertaining to wall signs and that the commission at its earliest convenience return to the Council its report on the feasibility of amending these definitions and regulations; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that for the purposes of commission’s study, consideration, and report, the Council proposes that the commission review the following proposed amendments to the zoning code:
1. That Leg. Code § 64.120. R. be amended as follows:
Roof sign. A sign mounted on a roof or that projects above the top of a building wall.
2. That Leg. Code § 64.125 be amended as follows:
Wall sign. A sign attached to or erected against the wall of a building or structure, with the exposed sign face of sign in a place substantially parallel to the plane of said wall.
3. That Leg. Code § Sec. 64.415 be amended as follows:
Wall signs.
(a) A wall sign shall not project above the top of the wall to which it is attached, with the following exception. Above the third story of a building of more than four (4) stories, except for the top story, a wall sign bearing only the name of the building or logo of a building tenant may project up to five (5) feet above the building wall to which it is attached.
(b) Wall signs that are business signs may project into a public right-of-way or beyond a legal setback line up to twelve (12) inches, provided such signs do not violate Minnesota Statutes, section 160.27.