City Council Resolution 2020-35CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-35
A RESOLUTION OF THE MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
TEMPORARILY WAIVING TEMPORARY SIGN PERMIT APPLICATION AND FEE
REQUIREMENTS AND MODIFYING MONTICELLO ZONING ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 4, SECTION 5 FOR TEMPORARY SIGN ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS
WHEREAS, the City has in place ordinances regulating the time, place and manner for
temporary signage; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to support business in their response to the COVID-19
pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that a temporary waiver of application and fee
requirements and modifications to ordinance allowances will provide an appropriate means of
expanded communication for businesses to their clients and customers during the COVID-19
pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all of the comments and the staff report,
which are incorporated by reference into the resolution;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA: that the City Council hereby waives temporary sign permit
application fees through December 31, 2020 and temporary sign permit application through June
30th, 2020; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOL VED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA: that the City Council hereby modifies Monticello Zoning
Ordinance, Chapter 4, Section 5 for Temporary Sign requirements as follows:
1. Allow existing permitted temporary signage to remain until June 30, 2020. Businesses
with existing permitted temporary signs will also be allowed to apply for a new 2020
temporary sign permit upon reinstatement of the full ordinance.
2. After reinstatement of the full ordinance, any new temporary sign permits for 2020 will
start with a full 120 days available to all businesses.
3. Each business is allowed one temporary sign consistent with ordinance requirements for
size with no distance requirement between signs.
4. Each business is allowed one temporary sign at up to 40 square feet, in addition to the use
of one sandwich board per business.
5. Off -premise signage remains prohibited.
ADOPTED this 23rd day of March, 2020, by the City Council of the City of Monticello,
Minnesota.
MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
By:
Brian Stumpf, Mayor
ATTEST:
Jef /�e, ity Administrator