ORDINANCE #85-542
CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
ORDINANCE NO. 84-542
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING HOPKINS
ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 427
PERTAINING TO SIGNS
BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Hopkins as follows:
That the Hopklns Zoning Ordinance No.427.04 be and the same is hereby
amended by adding the following provisions:
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Sign - Portable: A sign constructed to be movable from one location
to another and not permanently attached to the ground or to any
immobile structure. Such sign may consist of a mobile structure
such as a semitrailer, carriage, van, sled or other device whose
function during a specific time is to serve as a sign.
Sign - Temporary: Shall mean any sign, banner, pennant, valance or
advertising device, placed on any building, structure or land and
advertising an event or a situation and placed on any lot or parcel
of land to which the attention is to be directed for a period not
exceeding thirty days of any calendar year.
That the Hopkins Zoning Ordinance No. 427.42 be and the same is hereby
amended as follows:
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a) That subsections 7, 16 and 18 of Section 427.42 of the Hopkins Zoning
Ordinance be and the same is hereby amended by revision and there is hereby
enacted and adopted in place thereof the following subsections:
427.42
(7) Termporary Signs: Temporary signs, banners, pennants, and portable
signs (excluding political, real estate and For Rent signs) shall
not be erected or placed without a sign permit from the City of
Hopkins. Such permit may be issued for a maximum of 30 days per
year (30 days may be allocated throughout the year at the discretion
of the applicant). A business under new ownership may have a temporary
sign for up to an additional 30 consecutive days immediately follow-
ing the opening for business.
(16) Sign Permit: No signs permitted by this Ordinance shall be erected or
maintained without the existence of a valid permit issued therefor by
the City of Hopkins pursuant to Ordinance No. 409.00 of the 1973 Code
of Ordinances of the City of Hopkins.
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(18) SIGNS IN NON-RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
1. DISTRICT/USE: B-1 and B-2; PERMITTED TYPE OF SIGN: Name plate signs,
business sign; ILLUMINATED: Yes; MAXIMUM AREA OF A SINGLE SIGN: 60
square feet nor shall 2 or more smaller signs be so arranged and
integrated to cause a sign size greater than 60 square feet. TOTAL
AREA OF ALL SIGNS: 2 square feet per front foot of building, abutting
a public right-of-way 50 feet or more in width.
2. DISTRICT/USE: B-3; PERMITTED TYPE OF SIGN: Name plate signs, business
signs; ILLUMINATED: Yes; MAXIMUM AREA OF A SINGLE SIGN: 80 square feet
nor shall 2 or more smaller signs be so arranged and integrated to
cause a sign size greater than 80 square feet, but a name plate sign
shall not exceed 50% of authorized aggregate square footage of adver-
tising sign space for such lot; TOTAL AREA OF ALL SIGNS: 3 square feet
per front foot of lot (narrowest frontage on a corner lot) abutting a
public right-of-way of 50 feet or more in width.
3. DISTRICT/USE: B-2 and B-3; PERMITTED TYPE OF SIGN: Name plate or business
signs at the rear of the building when abutting a public parking, or is
across publlC alley from such parking area; ILLUMINATED: Yes; TOTAL AREA
OF ALL SIGNS: 50% of total square footage authorized in B-2 and B-3
districts.
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6. DISTRICT/USE: I-I and I-2; PERMITTED TYPE OF SIGN: Name plate signs,
business signs; ILLUMINATED: Yes; MAXIMUM AREA OF ALL SINGLE SIGNS:
250 square feet but a name plate sign shall not exceed 50% of author-
ized aggregate square footage of advertising sign space for such lot;
TOTAL AREA OF ALL SIGNS~ 4 square feet per front foot of lot plus 1
square foot per foot of side yard abutting a public right-of-way of
50 feet or more. Least width of frontage shall be considered front
yard.
7. DISTRICT/USE: I-I and I-2~ PERMITTED TYPE OF SIGN: Name plate and
business signs at rear of building when abutting public parking or
is across public alley from such parking area; ILLUMINATED: Yes;
TOTAL AREA OF ALL SIGNS: 50% of aggregate authorized square footage
in 6 above of this subdivision.
8. DISTRICT/USE: I-I and I-2; PERMITTED TYPE OF SIGN: Advertising signs
shall conform to all yard requirements; ILLUMINATED: Yes; MAXIMUM AREA
OF SINGLE SIGN: 250 square feet; TOTAL AREA OF ALL SIGNS: Any portion
of aggregate authorized square footage in 6 above of this subdivision.
When subdivision is principal use 8 square feet per front foot of lot
abutting a public right-of-way of 50 feet or more in width.
b) That section 427 of the Hopkins Zonlng Ordinance pertaining to signs, adver-
tising lights and devices is hereby amended by adding the following provisions:
427.42
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Removal of Signs: On-premises signs shall be removed from the building
and property by the owner of such property within 60 days after the use
is terminated.
Non-conforming Signs:
(a) any non-conforming temporary or portable sign existing on February 1,
1985 shall be made to comply with the requirements set forth herein
or shall be removed within 30 days.
(b) permanent signs lawfully existing on February 1, 1985 which do not con-
form to Ordinance 84-542, but which did conform to previous laws
shall be regarded as non-conforming signs which may be continued if
properly repaired and maintained as provided in this ordinance and
if in conformance with other ordinances of the city. All non-con-
forming signs shall not be rebuilt, altered or relocated without
being brought into compliance with the requirements of this ordin-
ance.
(c) all non-conforming prohibited signs existing on February 1, 1985
shall be allowed to continue in use for a period of not more than
two years.
(d) whenever use of a non-conforming sign has been discontinued for a
period of six months, such use shall not thereafter be resumed un-
less conformance with the provisions of this ordinance.
Billboards:
(a) billboards are prohibited within 500 feet of all public parks, rest
areas, or residential structures, measured laterally along the road-
way and 200 feet in any other direction. If a residential structure
is constructed on residential property within these distances, the
billboard shall be removed within three years from said construction.
(b) billboards sha1l not be erected closer than 1000 feet to another
billboard on the same side of the same street; within 100 feet of a
building, other than a residential structure or within 100 feet of an
on-premises sign. If such a building is constructed within 100 feet
of an existing billboard, such billboard shall be removed within
three years from said construction.
(c) billboards may not be located closer than 250 feet from a residential
district.
(d) billboards shall be removed within 60 days after discontinuation of
use of the billboard for advertising purposes or termination of the
business so advertised.
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First read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hopkins
held on December 4, 1984, and finally read, approved, adopted and ordered pub-
lished at a regular meeting of said Council of said City on February 5, 1985.
Robert F. Miller
Mayor
J. Scott Renne
City Clerk
Jerre Miller
City Attorney