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HomeMy WebLinkAbout14.B. Text Amendment to City Code regarding Building Wall Signage in the B-1 Zone-Ord. No. 716 /'1.13, CITY OF SHAKOPEE Memorandum TO: Mayor and City Council Mark McNeill, City Administrator FROM: Julie Klima, Planner II SUBJECT: Text Amendment Regarding Building Wall Signage in the Highway Business (B 1) Zone DATE: December 21, 2004 CASELOG NO.: 04-108 INTRODUCTION Staffhas prepared a text amendment regarding wall signage within the Highway Business (B 1) zoning district. The amendment is proposed as follows: Language which is struckthrough is proposed for deletion. Language which is underlined is propose for addition. A. Wall Signs. 1. On the front of the building. a. The front of the building shall be defined as the wall of the building with the main entrance. b. Two (2) square feet of signage shall be allowed for every linear foot of the front building wall. c. Maximum of 200 square feet of signage. 2. Not on the front of the building. a. Sign age shall be allowed on a building wall other than the front if the wall faces a street or there is a public entrance on that side of the building. b. One (1) square foot of signage for each linear foot of building wall on which the sign is located. c. Maximum of 100 square feet. 3. Sign Placement. a. Total allowable sign age is to be calculated using the above requirements. Placement of wall signs within the Hif!hwav Business (B 1 ) zone mav be allowed on front and non-front walls at the discretion of orooerty owners so long as the total amount of signage does not exceed what is established in this section of the ordinance. Re-Number following entries accordingly. The Planning Commission reviewed this item at its December 9, 2004 meeting. At this meeting, the Commission recommended approval of the proposed amendment with the 1 suggested revision that language be changed in Subd. 3.a to read may be allowed rather than shall be allowed. Staff has also proposed additionallanguage since the time of Planning Commission review. Specifically, staff is recommending the addition of within the Highway Business (BI) zone in an effort to clarify that the redistribution of wall signage will only be acceptable within the B 1 zone. During the Planning Commission discussion, a commissioner was interested in having signs proposed for redistribution be reviewed by the Planning Commission/City Council. The text amendment, as proposed, would allow the redistribution to occur through an administrative process. ALTERNATIVES 1. Approve Ordinance No. 716, approving the text amendment as presented. 2. Approve Ordinance No. 716, approving the text amendment with revisions. 3. Do not approve the proposed amendment. 4. Table the matter for additional information. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Planning Commission reviewed the proposed amendment at its December 9, 2004, meeting. The Commission has recommended approval ofthe proposed amendment with the change reflected in the ordinance prepared for Council's use. A copy of the staff report from the December 9th Commission meeting is attached for the Council's reference. ACTION REQUESTED L Offer and pass a motion to approve Ordinance No. 716, am nding City Code Section 11.70 Subd. 8 as presented or with revisions. if!1f /~ anner II g:\cc\2004\12-2I \txamwallsignsb I.doc . 2 ORDINANCE NO. 716, FOURTH SERIES AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA, AMENDING CITY CODE SEe. 11.70, SUBD. 8 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: Section 1 - That City Code Chapter 1, Zoning, Sec. 11.70, Subd. 8 is hereby amended by adding the language that is underlined and deleting the language that is struck through. A. Wall Signs. 1. On the front of the building. a. The front of the building shall be defined as the wall of the building with the main entrance. b. Two (2) square feet of signage shall be allowedfor every linear foot of the front building wall. c. Maximum of 200 square feet of signage. 2. Not on the front of the building. a. Sign age shall be allowed on a building wall other than the front if the wall faces a street or there is a public entrance on that side of the building. b. One (1) square foot of signage for each linear foot of building wall on which the sign is located. c. Maximum of 100 square feet. 3. Sign Placement. a. Total allowable signage is to be calculated using the above requirements. Placement of wall signs within the Highwav Business (B1) zone mav be allowed on front and non-front walls at the discretion of prooerty owners so Ion!! as the total amount of signa!!e does not exceed what is established in this section of the ordinance. Re-Number following entries accordingly. Section 2 - - Effective Date. This ordinance becomes effective from and after its passage and publication. Adopted in session of the City Council of the City of Shakopee, Minnesota held the day of ,2004. Mayor of the City of Shako pee ATTEST: City Clerk Published in the Shakopee Valley News on the day of ,20_. 3 *Cf CITY OF SHAKOPEE Memorandum TO: Shakopee Planning Commission FROM: Julie Klima, Planner II SUBJECT: Text Amendment Regarding Wall $ignage in the Highway Business (B1) Zone MEETING DATE: December 9, 2004 CASE LOG NO.: 04-108 DISCUSSION As a result of the number of wall signage variances requested within the Highway Business (BI) zoning district, staffis.proposing a text amendment to address wall signage in this zone. City Code Section 11.70, Subd. 8.A currently reads as follows: A. Wall Signs. 1. On the front of the building. a. Thefront of the building shall be defined as the wall of the building with the main entrance. b. Two (2) square feet of signage shall be allowed for every linearfoot of the font building wall. c. Maximum of 200 square feet of sign age. 2. Not on thefront of the building. a. Signage shall be allowed on a building wall other than thefront if the wall faces a street or there is a public entrance on that side of the building. b. One (1) square foot of signage for each linear foot of building wall on which the sign is located. c. Maximum of 1 00 square feet. Staff is proposing language that is similar to what has been allowed on several of the ''big box" retail stores. ill several cases, retailers have calculated the total amount of wall signage that would be allowed on their building and have then distributed that amount of signage over the building as desired, so long as the total square footage of signage did not exceed what would be allowed for the entire structure. The proposed language is as follows. Language which is struclcthrough is proposed for deletion. Language which is underlined is propose for addition. A. Wall Signs. 1. On the front of the building. 1 a. The front of the building shall be defmed as the wall of the building with the main entrance. b. Two (2) square feet of signage shall be allowed for every linear foot of the front building wall. c. Maximum of 200 square feet of signage. 2. Not on the front of the building. a. Signage shall be allowed on a building wall other than the front if the wall faces a street or there is a public entrance on that side of the building. b. One (1) square foot of signage for each linear foot of building wall on which the sign is located. c. Maximum of 100 square feet. 3. Sign. Placement. a. Total allowable sign.age is to be calculated usin~ the above requirements. Placement of signs shall be allowed on front and non- front walls at the discretion of property owners so long as the total amount of signage does not exceed what is established in this section of the ordinance. ALTERNATIVES 1. Recommend to the City Council the approval of the draft the text amendment as presented. 2. Recommend to the City Council the approval of the draft the text amendment withrevisions. 3. Recommendto the City Council the denial of the draft the text amendment. 4. Table the matter for additional information. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends Alternative No.1 or 2. ACTION REQUESTED: Offer and pass a motion recommending to the City Council the approval of the draft the text amendment as presented or with revisions. r ii111!~ Ie Kli= anner II g:\boaa-pc\2004\12-09\ta-b 1 wallsigns.doc 2