ORD 05-07ORDINANCE NO.: 2005-07
CITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO
TO PROVIDE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT SIGNS FOR INSTITUTIONAL USES AND
ESTABLISHMENT OF A FREEWAY CORRIDOR SIGN DISTRICT ALONG TH 101.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
Section 1. Section 20-37-6.0 of the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to
include the following additional provisions:
5. Project Development Signs. A sign involving temporary
identification of a new subdivision or development located upon a
property where the sign is located shall be allowed by
administrative permit provided that:
a. One (1) sign not exceeding sixty four (64) square feet in
surface area and a maximum height of 15 feet shall be
allowed.
b. The sign shall be setback not less than 20 feet from any
property line.
C., The sign may not be illuminated.
d. Where the sign is placed on property in advance of
applications required by this Chapter, the sign shall clearly
identify that the project is a "potential' use of the property or
similar words to that effect as approved by the Zoning
Administrator.
e. The property owner shall be responsible for an application to renew
the administrative permit annually and conditioned upon
documentation that the project remains a potential use of the
property.
A security as determined by the Zoning Administrator shall be
provided to ensure compliance with this Section and removal of the
sign.
Section 2. Section 20-2-2.S of the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Freeway Corridor Sign District: A special signing district encompassing
the following areas:
a. Land located within two thousand six hundred forty (2,640) feet of
Interstate 94 right-of-way.
b. Land located within 660 feet of the right-of-way for TH 101 or land
within that area between the rights-of-way of Quaday Avenue and
TH 101 and lands between the rights-of-way of Queens Avenue
and TH 101, whichever is more restrictive.
Section 3. Section 20-37-5.C.4.a of the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended
to read as follows:
a. Freestanding. Not more than one (1) double sided freestanding
sign. Sign area may not exceed one hundred (100) square feet
each side with a maximum height of twenty (20) feet, except that
for signs within the Freeway Corridor District, the sign area shall not
exceed two hundred (200) square feet each side with a maximum
height of fifty (50) feet.
Section 4. Section 20-37-5.C.4.b of the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended
to read as follows:
b. Wall, Canopy, or Marquee. Wall, canopy or marquee signs shall
be permitted on one fagade fronting a public street, except in the
case of a corner lot or through lot where wall signs may be installed
on two facades fronting a public street. The area of individual signs
shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet, except that for
signs within the Freeway Corridor Districts, the area of signs
installed on the fagade of a principal building fronting to a principal
arterial roadway shall not exceed two hundred (200) square feet.
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Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and publication and the filling of a final plat.
PASSED by the Otsego City Council this 9t" day of May, 2005.
CITY OF OTSEGO
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ATTEST:
Ju u sn, o ng A inistrator/City Clerk
Published: Elk River Star News 05-25-05
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