City Council Ordinance 133ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 133
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO DO HEREBY ORDAIN THAT
TITLE 10-3-9 (E)2(b) BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
(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, there shall be
two (2) options for permitted signs. The property owner shall select
one option which shall control sign size on each lot.
(1) 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, with only two walls allowed for the display
of the signs. Each wall shall contain no more than two product identifi-
cation signs and two business identification signs. The total maximum
size 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). (2/26/79 #64)
(2 ) Option B. Under Option B, either wall signs or pylon
signs may be utilized, or a combination of both. In no case, however,
shall more than one pylon sign be allowed. Only two product identification
signs and one premise identification sign is allowed and these wall signs
must be only on one separate wall. The total maximum allowable sign
area for any wall shall be determined by taking ten percent (loo) 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 for wall signs is as indicated in Option A. (2/26/79 #64)
(3) Conditional Uses: The purpose of this section is to provide
aesthetic control to signage and to prevent a proliferation of individual
signs on buildings with three (3) or more business uses. The City shall
encourage the use of single sign boards, placards, or building directory
signs.
(a) In the case of a building where there are three (3)
or more business uses, but which, by generally understood and accepted
definitions, is not considered a shopping center or shopping mall, a
Conditional Use shall be granted to the entire building in accordance
with an overall site plan under the provisions of Option A or Option B
(described in the two preceding sections) provided that:
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(i) The owner of the building files with the Zoning
Administrator a detailed plan for signing illustrating location, size in
square feet, size in percent of gross silhouette area, and to which
business said sign is dedicated.
(ii) No tenant shall be allowed more than one sign,
except that in the case of a building that is situated in the interior
of a block and having another building on each side of it, one sign shall
be allowed on the front and one sign shall be allowed on the rear provided
that the total square footage of the two signs does not exceed the maximum
allowable square footage under Option A or Option B.
(iii) No individual business sign board/placard shall
exceed twenty-five (25%) of the total allowable sign area.
(iv) An owner of the building desiring any alteration of signs,
sign location, sign size, or number of signs shall first submit an appli-
cation to the Zoning Administrator for an amended sign plan, said appli-
cation to be reviewed and acted upon by the Zoning Administrator within
ten (10) days of application. If the application is denied by the
Zoning Administrator, the applicant may go before the Planning Commission
at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
(v) In the event that one tenant of the building does
not utilize the full allotment of allowable area, the excess may not be
granted, traded, sold or in any other way transferred to another tenant
for the purpose of allowing a sign larger than twenty-five percent (25%)
of the total allowable area for signs.
(vi) Any building identification sign or building
directory sign shall be included in the total allowable area for signs.
(vii) Any sign that is shared by or is a combination
of two or more tenants shall be considered as separate signs for square
footage allowance and shall meet the requirements thereof.
(viii) All signs shall be consistent in design, material,
shape, and method of illumination.
(b) In the case of a building where there are two (2)
or more uses, and which, by generally understood and accepted definitions,
is considered to be a shopping center or shopping mall, a Conditional
Use Permit shall be granted to the entire building in accordance to an
overall site plan indicating their size, location, and height of all
signs presented to the Planning Commission. A maximum of five percent (5%)
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of the gross area of the front silhouette shall apply to the principal
building where the aggregate allowable sign area is equitably distributed
amongst the several businesses. In the case of applying this conditional
use permit to a building, the building may have one (1) pylon or free-
standing sign identifying the building which is in conformance with this
ordinance.
This Amendment adopted this 9th day of April 1984,
shall take full force and effect upon publication.
Arve A. Grimsmo, Mayor
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Thomas A. Eidem
City Administrator