Ord 510 Amend Code Signs in Business DistsCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 510
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 12, CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE B. RULES AND
DEFINITIONS CONCERNING NEW SIGN DEFINITIONS
AND
TITLE 12, CHAPTER l, ARTICLE D. GENERAL ZONING PROVISIONS
CONCERNING CERTAIN TYPES OF SIGNS IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICTS
The City Council of the City of Mendota Heights, Minnesota, does hereby ordain:
Section 1.
Title 12-1B-2: DEFINITIONS is hereby amended as follows:
SIGN MONUMENT: any freestanding si n�pendent from anv buildin� or other structure
that is mounted on the �round or mounted on a foundation base structure at least as wide as the
si�n. A monument sign is typically solid from �rade to the top of the structure.
SIGN PYLON: any freestanding si n� independent from any buildin� or other structure that
has its su�ortive structure(s) anchored in the �round and a si�n face elevated above ground by
a pole(s) post(s) or beam s) with an o�en area below the face of the si�n.
Section 2.
Title 12-1D-15: SIGNS: I is hereby amended as follows:
I. Signs In B And I Districts:
2. Pylon Or �'r���+�ra;r^ Monument Sign: The erection of one pylon or monument type sign
for any single lot in the B-1, B-lA, B-2, B-3, B-4 and I districts is permitted under the
following provisions:
a. A pylon or ����� monument sign in the B-1 and B-lA districts shall not be
hi�her than twentv feet (20'� and those in the B-2, B-3, B-4 and I districts shall not be
higher than twenty-five feet (25') above the average grade level at the base of the sign.
b. No part of the pylon or ������ monument sign in anv B or l district shall be less
than ten feet (10') from lot lines nor less than five feet (5') from any driveway or
parking area.
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d. The gross area of any surface of a pylon or ������ monument sign in the B-1 and
B-lA districts shall not exceed ei�hty (80) square feet; and those in the B-2, B-3, B-4
and I districts shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet.
Section 3.
This ordinance shall be in effect from and after the date of its passage and publication.
Adopted and ordained into an ordinance this 6th day of June, 2017.
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
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Neil Garlock, Mayor
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ATTEST
Lorri Smith, City Clerk
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