City Council Ordinance 640ORDINANCE NO. 640
CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 10 OF THE MONTICELLO ZONING CODE
FOR THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS:
SECTION 4.5 - SIGNS, SUBSECTION (C) - PERMIT NOT REQUIRED, SUBSECTION
(I) - TEMPORARY SIGNS, AND SECTION 8.4 - DEFINITIONS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTICELL0, MINNESOTA, HEREBY
ORDAINS.
Section 1. Section 4.5(C) - Permit Not Required is hereby amended as follows:
(3) One (1) temporary sign per property in residential districts not to exceed four
(4) square feet.
(4)
the t of the ^t of s e ~ i4. In a State general
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election year, noncommercial signs of any size may be posted in any number forty -
six (46) days before the State primary in a State general election year until ten (10)
days following the State general election. Election signs posted in connection with
elections held at times other than those regulated by Minn. Stat. 21113.035 shall not
be posted more than 13 weeks prior to the election and shall be removed by the party
responsible for the erection of the sign or the property owner within ten (10) days
after the election. All such noncommercial signs are permitted on private property
in any zoning district with the express consent of the owner or occupant of such
property.
Section 2. Section 4.5(D) Prohibited Signs is hereby amended as follows.
(2) All off premise signs unless specifically provided for by this ordinance.
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Section 3. Section 4.5(I) - Temporary Signs is hereby amended as follows:
(5) Any teiYv ra r y Sib- _i..i.,u..itt w u under- this et; shall be required to display
messages.-I—ed to the aeti ity on the premises on whieh the tem.
is ivvuwu, with the exeeption
Ge�,,,,;ty Infefmat}enal Signs. The display of CoY,,,,un t y rnfermati
signage shall not add to the number of days of tempofar-y sign display allotted to a
> > and any stieh sign shall
rly ,w th all other- regulations o f this Chapt °, All signs comprised of non-
commercial speech are permitted on private property in any zoning district with
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an established principal commercial, industrial, institutional, or public use,
with the express consent of the owner of such property.
(a) The total area of such sign devices shall not exceed forty (40) square
feet in total,
(b) Signs may be placed for up to 21 days per 30 -day period.
(c) Signs may not be placed within the public right of way or easements.
(d) Such signs shall be spaced a minimum of 75 linear feet from any other
sign on the site.
(e) No permit shall be required for such signage
Section4. Section 8.4 — Definitions is hereby amended as follows:
Section 5. The City Clerk is hereby directed to make the changes required by this Ordinance
as part of the Official Monticello City Code, Title 10, Zoning Ordinance, and to
renumber the tables and chapters accordingly as necessary to provide the intended
effect of this Ordinance. The City Clerk is further directed to make necessary
corrections to any internal citations and diagrams that result from such
amendments, provided that such changes retain the purpose and intent of the
Zoning Ordinance as has been adopted.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and
publication. Revisions will be made online after adoption by Council. Copies of
the complete Zoning Ordinance are available online and at Monticello City Hall.
ORDINANCE NO. 640
ADOPTED BY the Monticello City Council this 23rd day of May, 2016.
CITY OF MONTICELLO
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Brian Stumpf,
ATTEST:
Jeff , City Administrator
VOTING IN FAVOR:
VOTING IN OPPOSITION: