6.5 PCSR 04-26-2016 Elk -- Request for Action
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Planning Commission 6.5
Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by
Public Hearing April 26,2016 BrieAnna Simon,Planner
Item Description Reviewed by
City of Elk River—Ordinance Amendment relating Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner
to wall signage, Case No. OA 16-04 Reviewed by
Zack Carlton,Planning Manager
Action Requested
Recommend, by motion, approval of an ordinance amendment allowing wall signs to cover 15 percent of
façade area in the Mixed Use Elk River Plaza (MU-ERP) district.
Background/Discussion
Staff is recommending an ordinance amendment to the MU-ERP district to reflect the recent changes
made to Chapter 30,Article VI,Division 5, Subdivision II, entitled "Signs" of the City Code,which
modified the limiting factor for sign area per façade.
The Chamber of Commerce recommended to the City Council using 15 percent of the wall space as a
limiting factor for sign size. The City Council approved an amendment to the ordinance (OA 13-02) as it
pertains to sign requirements. It limited the sign area to a maximum of 15 percent of a facade area in the
following districts:
• C-1 central business district
• C-2 office district
• C-3 highway commercial district
• C-4 community commercial district
• I-1 light industrial district
• I-2 medium industrial district
• I-3 general industrial district
• BP business park district
In general, the allowed wall signage area increased for all of these districts. Staff identified an oversight
with sign size requirements located in the MU-ERP. The language in Section 30-1584 limits each
building occupancy to two wall signs not to exceed a total of 200 square feet. This district's commercial
subzone is consistent with typical uses in the C-3 Highway Business district.
In order to be consistent with other similar commercial districts (C-3), staff is recommending an
amendment to Section 30-1584,increasing permitted sign size to 15 percent of the façade area in the MU-
ERP district. The change is consistent with what has previously been approved.
1 0 V E R E 0 0 Y
NATURE
Staff also recommends that the MU-ERP signage requirements be moved from Section 30-1584 to
Chapter 30,Article VI, Division 5, Subdivision II,where all other zoning district signage regulations are
located. Section 30-881 will be created for the MU-ERP district.
Financial Impact
None
Attachments
• Proposed Language
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Current Language (remove section)
Sec. 30-1584. - MU-ERP mixed use Elk River Plaza district.
(a) Purpose. The purpose of the mixed use Elk River Plaza district is to codify the planned unit
development into a single zoning district with three subsections: Commercial, single-family, and
multiple-family.
(b) Subzone A. Multiple-family residential.
(1) Permitted uses are as follows:
a. Single-family residential.
b. Two-family residential.
c. Townhouse dwellings.
d. Multiple-family residential.
(2) Accessory uses are as follows:
a. Accessory structures.
b. Public shelters.
(3) Conditional uses are as follows:
a. Conditional home occupations.
(c) Subzone B. Single-family residential.
(1) Permitted uses are as follows:
a. Single-family residential.
(2) Accessory uses are as follows:
a. Accessory structures.
(3) Conditional uses are as follows:
a. Conditional home occupations.
(d) Subzone C. Commercial.
(1) Permitted uses are as follows:
a. Business and professional offices.
b. Class I restaurants.
c. Nurseries, produce markets, and garden centers,which may include outdoor display.
d. Outpatient health care facilities.
e. Personal service establishments.
f. Public parks.
g. Retail shops and stores.
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h. Sale of firearms.
i. Zero lot line development.
(2) Accessory uses are as follows:
a. Off-street parking facilities.
b. Off-street parking facilities.
c. Public shelters.
(3) Conditional uses are as follows:
a. Carwashes.
b. Class II restaurants.
c. Commercial recreation, outdoor.
d. Commercial recreational facilities,indoor.
e. Dry cleaning establishment.
f. Enclosed light manufacturing with related retail sales.
g. Equipment rental businesses with no outdoor storage.
h. Financial institutions.
i. Funeral parlors.
j. Governmental offices.
k. Licensed day care facilities.
1. Motor vehicle specialty shops.
m. Nonprofit clubs,lodges or halls.
n. On-sale liquor establishments.
o. Pawnshops (250-foot setback from any residential zone and 500-foot setback from
schools, parks, day care centers, churches and other pawnshops, measured from the
property line).
p. Produce markets.
q. Sauna establishments.
r. Shopping centers.
s. Veterinary clinics.
(e) Signagc.
(1) Temporary sign3 as permitted in section 30 851 ct seq.
(2) Permanent signs.
a. Two permanent arca identification sign3 per neighborhood, subdivi3ion, or
development, one not to cxcccd 64 square feet with a maximum height of 20 feet, the
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second not to cxcccd 50 square feet with a maximum hcight of 12 feet. The arca
identification sign3 shall be located on the same premises as the development they
identify.
b. One freestanding sign, not to cxcccd 100 square feet along collector street or 150 feet
along arterial street.
c. Max hcight of ten feet along collector street or 30 feet along arterial 3trcct.
d. Two wall sign3, not to cxcccd 200 total square feet per occupancy.
c. One on premises menu board per drive up or walk up lane of a drive in restaurant or
carwash up to a maximum of 32 square feet each. Menu boards arc allowed to have a
Proposed Language (re-locate to sign section)
Sec. 30-881. - MU-ERP mixed use elk river plaza district.
(a) Signage.
(1) Temporary signs as permitted in section 30-851 et seq.
(2) Permanent signs.
a. Wall signs. Total wall sign area not to exceed 15 percent of facade area. Wall
signs are permitted on any facade that is not directly adjacent to a residential
zone. Businesses in multi-tenant facilities shall be allowed their proportionate
share of permitted wall sign area. For the purposes of this section a road shall
constitute a separation of zones.
b. One freestanding sign, not to exceed 100 square feet along a collector street or
150 feet along an arterial street. Max height of ten (10) feet along a collector
street or 30 feet along an arterial street.
c. Two permanent area identification signs per neighborhood, subdivision, or
development, one not to exceed 64 square feet with a maximum height of 20
feet, the second not to exceed 50 square feet with a maximum height of 12 feet.
The area identification signs shall be located on the same premises as the
development they identify.
d. One on-premises menu board per drive-up or walk-up lane of a drive-in
restaurant or carwash up to a maximum of 32 square feet each. Menu boards
are allowed to have a message on one side only and may not contain an
advertising message.
e: One on-premise pre-order board per drive thru lane up to a maximum of 20
square feet. Pre-order boards are allowed to have a message on one side only
and may not contain advertising. Pre-order boards shall not have a speaker or
communication system installed.
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