City Council Ordinance 707ORDINANCE NO. 707
CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 10 OF THE
MONTICELLO CITY CODE, KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 4, SECTION 5 AS RELATED TO DYNAMIC DISPLAYS
IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Monticello, Minnesota:
Section 1. Section 4.5(H) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) Regulations governing Dynamic Sign Displays
(i) Dynamic sign displays shall have messages that change instantaneously, and do not
fade, dissolve, blink, or appear to simulate motion in any way. Prohibited blinking
signs shall include signs which are displayed as continuous solid messages for less
than the time required by subpart (iii) of this subsection below. The exception to this
regulation is the allowance of messages that appear to scroll horizontally across the
sign, but are otherwise in compliance with the requirements of this ordinance,
including the definition of "scrolling signs".
(ii) With the exception of dynamic sign displays for civic or institutional uses,
dDynamic sign displays shall not be permitted in any Residential zoning district.
(iii) Dynamic sign displays shall be permanent signs.
(iv) No dynamic sign display shall change more than one time per three (3) second
period; time and temperature displays may change as frequently as once every three
(3) seconds.
(v) Dynamic sign displays shall be no brighter than other illuminated signs in the same
district.
(vi) Dynamic sign displays shall be designed to freeze the display in the event of
malfunction, and the owner shall discontinue the display immediately upon
malfunction, or upon notice from the City that the display violates the City's
regulations.
(vii) Applicants for dynamic sign displays shall sign a license agreement supplemental to
the building permit agreeing to operation of a sign in conformance with these
regulations. Violation of these regulations shall result in forfeiture of the license, and
the City shall be authorized to arrange disconnection of electrical service to the sign
display.
(viii) With the exception of dynamic sign displays for civic or institutional uses, nNo
dynamic sign display shall be permitted to be located in a yard or on the side of a
building which abuts a residentially zoned or used parcel.
(ix) Dynamic sign displays for civic or institutional uses adjacent to or abutting
residential uses or residentially zoned property shall be subject to the requirements
of Section 4.5(H) of this ordinance and the following additional requirements.
1. Dynamic displays are limited to inclusion on existing or proposed
monument signage as allowed by Section 4.5(J) of this ordinance; the
total of such monument signage shall not exceed 100 square feet.
2. Dynamic displays shall not exceed twenty-five (25%) of the allowable
sign area or 25 feet in total for the parcel, whichever is less, and shall
be limited to one (1) sign display per parcel.
3. Dynamic sign displays must be setback a minimum of fifteen (15)
from the public right of way and one hundred (100) from the property
line when adjacent to residential uses or residentially zoned property.
4. Dynamic sign displays must have an automatic dimmer control to
produce a distinct illumination change from a higher illumination level
to a lower level for the time period between one half-hour before
sunset and one half-hour after sunrise.
5. Dynamic sign displays shall not exceed a maximum illumination of
5000 nits (candelas per square meter) during daylight hours and a
maximum illumination of 500 nits (candelas per square meter)
between dusk to dawn as measured from the sign's face at maximum
brightness.
6. Dynamic sign displays may only be illuminated between the hours of 7
AM — 10 PM.
Section 2. 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 that result from said renumbering process, provided that such changes
retain the purpose and intent of the Zoning Ordinance as has been adopted.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and
publication. The ordinance in its entirety shall be posted on the City website after
publication. Copies of the complete Ordinance are available online and at Monticello
City Hall for examination upon request.
ATTEST: Brian Stumpf, Mayor
Jeff ,Administrator
AYES: Davidson, Fair, Gabler, and Stumpf
NAYS:
Councilmember Hilgart absent
January 28, 2019