City Council Ordinance 272ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 272
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN THAT CHAPTER 3, SECTION 9 [E]2(b), RELATING TO
ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE NUMBER AND SIZE
OF BUSINESS SIGNS FOR COMMERCIAL USES, BE AMENDED TO READ
AS FOLLOWS:
[E]2.9(b) For buildings in which there is one (1) or two (2) business uses within
the B-2, B-3, B-4, I-1, and I-2 Districts, and for buildings used for
commercial retail activities located within a PZM District and located
on property adjacent to B-2, B-3, B-4, I-1, or I-2 Districts, there shall
be two (2) options for permitted signs, as listed below in 2.(b)i. and
2.(b)ii. The property owner shall select one option, which shall control
sign development on the property.
i. Option A. Under Option A, only wall signs shall be allowed.
The maximum number of signs on any principal building shall
be six sign boards or placards, no more than four (4) of which
may be product identification signs. Signs may be displayed on
at least two walls, or equal to the number of streets upon which
the property has legal frontage, whichever is greater. Each wall
shall contain no more than two product identification signs and
two business identification signs. The total maximum area of
wall signs shall be determined by taking twenty percent (20%)
of the gross silhouette area of the front of the building, up to
three hundred (300) square feet, whichever is less. If a
principal building is on a corner lot, the largest side of the
building may be used to determine the gross silhouette area.
For purposes of determining the gross area of the silhouette of
the principal building, the silhouette shall be defined as that
area within an outline drawing of the principal building as
viewed from the front lot line or from the related public street(s).
ii. Option B. Under Option B, a combination of wall signs and a
maximum of one (1) pylon sign may be utilized. The total
number of business identification signs allowed (whether wall or
pylon) shall be at least two (2), or equal to the number of streets
upon which the property has legal frontage, whichever is
greater. Only two product identification signs shall be allowed,
and these wall signs may be only on one wall. The total
maximum allowable sign area for any wall shall be determined
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by taking ten percent (10%) of the gross silhouette area of the
front of the building up to one hundred (100) square feet,
whichever is less. The method for determining the gross
silhouette area shall be as indicated in Subd. 2.(b)i. above.
Pylon signs shall be regulated as in Subd. 4 below. For single or
double occupancy business structures, the total maximum
allowable signage on the property shall be three hundred (300)
square feet. For multiple occupancy structures, the total
maximum allowable signage on the property shall be as
determined under Subd. 3 below.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and
publication.
Adopted this 26th day of June, 1995.
City Administ for
Published in the Times on 6/29/95.