Billboards & Signsy Section 409:00
(1973)
Section 409--- Billboards and Signs
• Section 409100. Billboards and Signs Whenever used in this ordinance or any
other Hopkins ordinance, the terms "billboards" and "signs" are synonymous.
Section 409101. Permits and Licenses Whenever used in this ordinance or
any other Hopkins ordinance, the terms "permits" and "licenses '' are synonymous.
Section 409 :05. pillboards and Signs - Permit ReQuired No billboard or
sign shall be erected, altered, reconstructed, maintained or moved anywhere
in the City of Hopkins without first securing a permit therefor from the City
of Hopkins. 'Application for such permit shall be in writing addressed to the
Hopkins Building Inspector and shall contain but not be limited to at least
the following informationo
(a) Exact location of proposed sign including address and legal des-
cription of premises.
(b) Name and address of owner of sign.
(c) Name and address of premises where proposed sign is to be located.
(d) Size and dimensions of sign.
(e) Cost of sign.
(f) Purpose and intended duration.
• Section 40906. Fees The follows fee shall i
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each sign permit:
(a) For each sign the value of which does not exceed $500.00 the fees
shall be $5.00.
(b) For each sign having a value from $500.00 but not exceeding $1,000.00
the fee shall be $8.00.
(c) For any sign the value of which exceeds $1,000.00 the fee shall be
$8.00 plus $2.00 per thousand or any fraction thereof in excess of
one thousand.
Such fees shall be paid before the issuance of any sign permit.
Section 409108. Size of Billboards Permitted No billboard shall exceed 250
square feet in area.
Section 409 :30. Repairs Every billboard or sign located in this municipality
which may now be or hereafter become out of order, rotten or unsafe, and every
billboard or sign which shall hereafter be erected, altered, resurfaced, re-
constructed or moved contrary to the provisions of this Section, shall be
removed or otherwise properly secured in accordance with the terms of this
Section by the owners thereof or by the owners of the ground on which said
• billboard or sign shall stand, upon receipt of proper notice so to do, given
by the City Manager; and no rotten or other unsafe billboards shall be repaired
or rebuilt except in accordance with the provisions of this Section and upon a
permit issued by the City Manager.
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Section 409140
(1973)
Section 409 :40. Removal In the event of the failure of the owner o
• company or corporation having control of any billboard or sign, or the
of the ground on which the billboard or sign is located, to remove or
said board or sign within the time stated in such notice, the same may
removed by the municipality at the expense of the owner or manager of
board or sign, or the owner of the ground upon which such billboard.or
stands.
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409.50 Subd. 2
In all zoning districts except B -2, no sign affixed vertically
to a side or wall of a building shall project therefrom greater
than 15 inches over existing sidewalk, street or highway. In a
B -2 District over hanging signs are permitted at intervals of not
less than 25 feet. The dimensions of such overhanging signs shall
not exceed eighteen inches wide by sixteen inches high (18 "x16 "x2 "),
shall extend no more than twenty -four inches (24 ") from the wall or
side of the building to which said sign is attached and shall be
mounted no lower than eight feet (8'0 ") from the sidewalk.
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