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SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
WfIEREAS, the Council of the City of Saint Paul, pursuant to Minn. Stat. 462357, Subd.4, hereby requests the
Planning Commission to review and make its recommendations regazding the following proposed amendments to
the Legislative Code:
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That Saint Paul Legislative Code Section 64.414, entitled "Roof signs" be amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 64.414. Roof signs.
No rooftop si¢ns aze permitted in an z�nina district in the Citv.
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That Saint Paul Legislative code Section 64.414, entitled "Roof signs" be amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 64.414. Roof signs.
(a) The supporting members of a roof sign shall appear to be free of any extra bracing as angle
irons, guy wires or cables, so as to be an architectural and integral part of the building.
Supporting columns of round square or shaped steel members may be erected if required bracing
visible to the public is minimized or covered.
(b) Roof signs shall be thoroughly secured and anchored to the frame of the building over which they
aze constructed and erected. Before any permit is granted for the erection of a roof sign greater in
area than fifty (50) square feet, the plans and details of the supporting structure of the new
framework, in addition to the shuctural details and calculations of the existing supporting building
roof system, shall be filed for review by the zoning administrator. These plans and details shall be
certified by a registered professional engineer.
(c) Clearance and access. Passage clear of all obstructions shall be left under or around, and
immediately adjacent to, all signs exceeding a height of four (4) feet above the roo£ Such passages
shall be not less than three (3) feet wide and four (4) feet high.
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(d) The face of an�roof si�n erected after finsert the effective date of this ordinance amendmentl. 2007
shall be oriented so that the sign face is e�pr endiculaz to the front lot line For a corner lot, the sien
mav be aemendiculaz to the line se�azatine the lot from either street. Roof siens shall be
constructed in such a manner that the�apoear to be an architectural blade which is nart of the
buildin¢ itself No visible ¢uv wires braces or an¢le iron supporting the sign shall be permitted. No
roof sig� shall exceed• two and one-half (2 and %zl feet above the roof line of a one storv buildine or
five (5) feet above the roof line of a two or three storv buildin¢. Roof signs for all other buildines
shall not exceed the size limitations in the particulaz zoning district.
1. An "architectural blade" is defined as a roof sign with no legs or braces, designed to look as
though it could have been part of the building structure, rather than something suspended from or
standing on the building.
2. A roofline is defined as the highest point of the parapet, the break line for mansard and gambrel
roofs or the average height between the eaves and ridge for gable and hip roofs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the Ciry of Saint Paul requests the
Planning Commission to review and make its recommendations regarding the proposed
amendments to Legislative Code § 64.414 as soon as possible and that the Council will otherwise
act on these amendments sixty (60) days after these proposed amendments were referred to the
Planning Commission.
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Resolution submitting proposed amendmen[s to Section 64.414 to the Planning Commission for study.
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