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03-367s�.b�;�� - M•� s�, a�o ORIGIi�pL 3y, Council File # 03 � J��1 ZONINCs FOk2 BALLPARK SICsNS: SECOND SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE CITY STAFF RECOMMENDATION 5j14j03 Ordinance # Green Sheet # ao y 3�0 ORDINANCE � , Presented By � -�-� Referred To OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA f��v Committee: Date 2 An ordinance amending Chapter 66 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to sports facilities sponsorship signs. 4 5 6 WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 462.357 and Section 64.400 of the 7 Legislative Code, the Planning Commission on March 14, 2003, iniriated the Ballpark 8 Sponsorship Signs Zoning Study at the request of the Director of Parks and Recreation; 9 lo WHBREAS, Parks and Recreation is exploring new opportunities to raise funds for 11 recreation programs, given the reductions in the City's budget, and accordingly has outlined 12 a program for sponsorship signs at athletic facilities that could be implemented for the 13 summer of 2003 if the sign chapter in the Zoning Code is amended to allow such signs; 14 15 WHEREAS, on April 11, 2003, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the 16 Ballpark Sponsorship Signs Zoning Study and the draft zoning amendments, at which all 17 interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard; notice of the public hearing was 1s mailed to the Early Notification List and published in the official newspapex of the City on 19 April l, 2003; 20 21 WHEREAS, on Apri123, 2003, the Neighborhood and Current Planning Committee of the 22 Planning Commission considered the public testimony and the recommendations of the City 23 staff and made some revisions; it then sent the Ballpark Signs Zoning Study to the full 24 Commission, which on Apri125, 2003, passed a resolution recommending the study and 25 zoning amendments to the Mayor and the City Council; 26 ,,�.: ,� 4. ; !. Y�f� ORIGINAL o�-3��t 27 WHEREAS, notice of public hearings befare the City Council were duly published in the 28 official newspaper of the City on (date� and date ; and 29 3o WHEREAS, public hearings before the City Council having been conducted on May 7 and 31 7une 4, 2003, at which all interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard, the 32 Council having considered all the facts and recommendations concerning the sports facilities 33 sponsorship signs; now, therefore, 34 35 THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN: 36 37 Section 1. 38 39 That Saint Paul Legislative Code Chapter 66 on Signs be amended to read as 4o follows: 41 42 Sec. 66.102. Definitions. 43 44 All words and terms not defined in this chapter which are defined in the Minnesota 45 State Building Code or elsewhere in the zoning code of the City of Saint Paul shall be 46 interpreted as therein defined. Otherwise, for the purposes of this chapter, terms and wards 47 not herein defined shall have the meaning customarily assigned to them. Certain words and 48 terms shall be defined as follows. 49 5o Sec. 66103. A. 51 52 Advanced speed arteries. A limited access freeway ar other road upon portions of which 53 speeds of forty-five (45) miles per hour or greater are perniitted. 54 55 Advertising sign. A sign which directs attention to a business, profession, commodiry, 56 service ar entertainment which is conducted, sold or manufactured elsewhere than on the 57 premises upon which the sign is placed. It shall be considered as a nonaccessory sign except 58 that an advertising sign on a professional sports facility with permanent seating for more than 59 ten thousand (10,000) spectatars , shall be considered as 6o accessory. Billboards are a form of advertising sign. Advertising signs located on bus stop 61 shelters, courtesy benches and newsstands are regulated under other chapters and are not 62 subject to the requirements of this chapter. �orts facilitv sponsarshi� signs are a s�ecial 63 type of off-premise sign and are subject to� dYfferent re�ulations from advertisin si�ns. 64 2 0R1G ''a ; �L � ��v 65 Sec. 66.104. B. 66 67 Billboard. Any advertising sign larger than fifty (50) square feet except an accessory 68 advertising sign at a professional sports facility.... 69 70 Business sign. A sign which directs attention to a business, profession, commodity, 71 service or entertainment which is conducted, offered, sold or manufactured on the premises 72 upon which the sign is placed. It shall be considered as an accessory sign.... 73 74 Sec. 66.121. S. �5 76 Szgn. The use of words, numerals, figures, devices, designs or trademarks the purpose of 77 which is to show or advertise a person, firm, profession, business, product or message. 78 79 � 81 Szgn structure. Any structure which supports or is capable of supporting any sign as defined in this chapter. A sign structure may be a single pole; it may not be an integral part of a building. 82 83 Snorts acili ,� snonsorship sign. � An.aecessoi that is located at a ballfield. 84 hocke,y rink, or golf course used b�the public far athletic activities, and that �is�e�€= 85 iden�i�ie� a s�onsor in iecognition of the s�onsor's 86 financial support far the sports facility and s�orts programs at the facilitk 87 88 [In the Planniug Commission's proposed ordinance, which became the substitute ordinance on 5/7/03, sportsfacility 89 sponsorship signs were listed as a conditional use zoning district by zoning district in Sections 66.204 tl�rough 66.211. 90 In this second substitute ordinance, spor[s facility spansorship signs are permitted at specific locations in new Section 91 66215. Thus, all of the district by district reFerences in the nezt t"ive pages of this ordinance are deleted; no 92 amendments occur in Sections 66.204 through 66.211.] 93 94 Sec. 66.204. R-LL through RM-3 Residential Districts. 95 96 (a) Identification signs: 97 98 (1� 99 l00 For one- and two-family structures and bed and breakfast residences, one identification sign not exceeding a total of two (2) square feet in area. 101 (2) For multiple-family structures on parcels twenty-five thousand (25,000) square 102 feet or smaller, one (1) identification sign far each street frontage is allowed. No 103 sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in size. For multiple-family structures on ORlGINAL p 104 parcels larger than twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet, one (1) ar two (2) los identification sign(s) on each street frontage is/are allowed. The total amount of 106 signage on each frontage shall not exceed twenty-four (24) square feet in size. 107 108 (3) 109 For structures other than residential uses, one identification sign for each street frontage not exceeding a total of thirty (30) square feet in area. 110 1ll (4) For parks, community centers, and religious, civic or philanthropic institutions, ll2 one identification sign, not exceeding a total of thirty (30) square feet in area for 113 each street frontage, and one bulletin board not exceeding a total of thirty (30) 11a� square feet in area. 115 116 117 lls 119 No sign shall project higher than thiriy (30) feet above grade. (5) If located within a required yard, a freestanding sign may not exceed four (4) feet in height plus two (2) inches for each foot set back from the property line. (6) 120 121 (b) Temporary signs: 122 123 (1) For new subdivisions or new multiple-family developments, one real estate 124 development sign not exceeding a total of fifty (50) square feet in area within the 125 subdivision or on the multiple-family lot, per three hundred (300) feet or less of 126 lot frontage. No such sign shall be located in any required yard. 127 128 (2) 129 For ali uses, one real estate sign not exceeding a total of six (6) square feet in area. 130 131 (3) For all uses, one sign not exceeding a total of fifty (50) square feet in area 132 identifying an engineer, architect or contractor engaged in, or product used in, the 133 construction of a building. 134 135 (4) For parks, community centers, and religious, educarional, civic or philanthropic 136 institutions, portable signs and temporary signs are permitted for special events 137 under the following conditions: 138 139 a. 140 Portabie signs: 141 1. On zoning lots with a street frontage of three hundred thirty (330) ORIGINAL ° 'r�" 142 feet or less, the gross surface display area of the signs shall not 143 exceed one hundred (100) square feet. On zoning lots with a street 144 frontage of over three hundred thirly (330) feet, the gross surface 145 display area of the signs shall not exceed three hundred (300) square 146 147 148 149 150 151 2. 152 3. The signs shall not be flashing signs or located in a required yard, 153 required off-street parking space or maneuvering area, or public 154 right-of-way. 155 155 b. 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 Temporary signs. 2 3 feet; The signs shall be pernntted two (2) nonconsecutive times per calendar year for a period of not more than fourteen (14) days per time; The gross surface display area of the signs shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet; The signs shall be pernutted three (3) nonconsecutive times per calendar year for periods of not more than ninety (90) days per time; The signs shall not be flashing signs ar located in a required off- street parking space or maneuvering area, or public right-of-way. (5) No sign shall project higher than thirty (30) feet above grade. 168 169 170 171 172 �.i��n�a�e:w� w�e�a��r:eww�aee_�we�ww�� _ �� - �`i�lysa�A7�J6/o�T•AaBO*� • • _ _ _ � � � _ _ • . - - � 8 - - - - - �AB�S��ll�l6fl�ll=4CIIlBJ011el�lis.7�lq\R.7Y V • . - @J " _ _ _ , _ � _ ' _ _ t � , _ . - � - " u�J\b70i�ln�l� � i • \ �� iir.+ L�l�.Z1�l�f.T1�1�1�f1tUFl��I�l�A�l�lll��l1/l�1•{�J�I�Ir��11��AUi�J��l�l�'J�U1�l��F' �11U • �� _ " _ _ _ _ ' _ _ _ _ " _ _ _ _ _ ��Al<hAqytl��l�!' - � •. - _ � � � _ � _ _ _ j - � - �. _ � ��) - _ � _ . . _ . : _ . _ . _ ' _ _ " _ • � ■ • _ � _ _ • _ . _ _ _" \ _ _ . _ _ : o�� :� - -- - - � : r',r� - - : - U��CI�i�� ; - - i - - - - - - - ; - - - - : - - - oi:,.�.r.ra�:n�.■'■R.,.u.��ar`-- - - - ; - - - u�^�neis��i��r.�u!llr.�i��i»ue��uu�r:7r.t:�uuu - - � - - i - i - - � � _ _ _ . _ - i " : i : • - ■ i - - � � - • - i � ' ' ;{�1�t�1�DIN1�A7�1R � ' i • ' i - i - ' _ i _ _ i � � - ' - � � - - ' / � � - ' - i - ' �j�J�IhZ�l�.l��Ut�lU��l!1�J�1�l�liil��LL�1.7Y ' - ' EeI.R�R�21l�41�71lA71�t _ _ � - j _ " _ _ � • i • dF1� � . i i !j�) " ' ' ' . _ : . _ � .. .' _ ' _ i _ _ _ �j1�J711�1�11' }•{��rl��l�ll��l�1�/�F3��lI�U!' � • - � '• , _ • ' _ " _ _ _ _ ' _ ' _ " _ " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ �� •♦ • �- •�_ �. • _ _ _ - -� `�� "� � �� y �ii�� r.diuwr7�iii�wiuw�nn - - 192 193 - -�:: :- :� -�-.. .�rs:wn� .- - - �� ' Q� 194 Sec. 66.205. OS-1 and B-1 Business Districts. 195 196 [No outdoor sports facilifies aze found in these zones, which are used for small neighborhood commercial areas such as 197 comer stores. Therefore, sports facility sponsorship signs aze not pernritted in these zones.] 198 199 Sec. 66.206. OS-2, B-2C, B-2 and B-3 Business Districts. 200 201 (a) Business signs... 202 (b) Temporary signs... 203 (c) Portable signs... 204 205 206 �� 207 208 Sec. 66.207. B-4 Business District. 209 210 (a) Business signs... 2ll (b) TemporaYy signs... 212 (c) Portable signs... 213 214-- -- • — — — 215 �rs�e�s- 216 o�-�� ORiGINAL 21� 218 Sec. 66.208. B-5 Business District. 219 220 (a) Business signs... 221 (b) Temporary signs... 222 (c) Portable signs... 223 224 225 $istri�s: 226 227 Sec. 66.209. I-1 Industrial l District. 228 229 (a) Business signs.... 230 (b) TemporaYy signs.... 231 (c) Portable signs.... 232 233 . 234 � 235 236 Sec. 66.210. I-2 Industrial2 District. 237 238 (a) Business signs.... 239 (b) Temporary signs.... 2a0 (c) PoYtable signs.... 241 242 243 $istrie� 244 245 Sec. 66.211. I-3 Industrial 3 District. 246 247 [Sports faciliry sponsorship signs not pemutted.] 248 7 O�-��1 249 Section 66.214. Advertising Signs. 250 OR{G�NA� 251 (a) Advertising signs prohibited. 252 253 [This is the pazagraph that prolubits off-premise advertising signs citywide. Unchanged.] 254 255 (b) Professional sports faciliry. 256 257 [This is the section that allows the electronic message boazds at the Xcel arena subject to a number of required standazds. 258 Unchanged.] 259 26o Section 66.215. �serv�et Snorts Facilit�Snonsorship Signs. 261 262 S�orts facilitYsponsorship si�ns are perinitted. without re�ard tazonin� district, as acc�ssorX 263 uses at the� followin�.plaaes: golf cours�s: �hockey rinks at 1Y1c1�IurrayField; Midway 264 265 266 267 268 rec�uired standard's: 269 270 �1.� Si�ns at �olf � 271 boxes and the 272 273 �2,� 274 � 275 276 277 278 � 279 280 281 2s2 � 283 284 � Zss � 286 si�ns are perrssitted. Signs shall not be:illiaminated;excent liy the re�,ular svorts facility lightin�uring hotirs of use. Si�ns shall be maintained im �aod condition. K:�ZONING�Ballpark Siy,ms CC ordinance rev 5-16-03.wpd AA-ADA-EEO Employer g feet. Si�ns at.hocl�e�risil�s.sha�l�be on°tke,intexior s7des o£tYie`°lio�key boards. os-�� 287 288 289 290 Section 2 ORIGI�Iq� 291 This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its passage, approval, and 292 publication. �'' I�„�Q.� �� Benanav Bostrom Coleman Adopted by Council: Date ��O O� Adoption Certifie b Council Secretary By: � �� Approved by May Date _' � By: xequescea ny ueparcmenc ox: Plannin & Economic evel me By: Approved by Financial rviCes By: i�l'T.C�� i c� ZI —oT Fozm Approved by City Attorney Hy: Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council � :� 2 3 03 K:�ZOMNG�Ballpark Sip�s CC or&¢ance rev 5-1 G03.wpd AA-ADA-EEO Employer 0 � DEPARTMENT/OFFICE/COUNCIL: —� DATE INITIATED I GREEN SHEET No.• 204380 � PED & Parks and Rec 4l28/03 ' --- � CONTACT PERSON & PHONE: Lairy Soderholm 266-6575 M[JST BE ON COUNCII. AGENDA BY (DATE) 3'� reading/public hearing on 5/7/03 TOTAL # OF SIGNA'PfJRE YAGES � �'DEPARTMENTD � 7CI'LYCOUNC➢ _ ASSIGN � CITY ATTORNEY �t —J CITY CLERK - _ NiJM'ggg FINANCIAL SERV DIl2. _ FINANCIAI. S gpg �MAYOR(ORASST.) CNILSERVICECOMMISS[ON � ROUTING LPLANNIY3G ADMINISIRATO � o�ER 03=��' ALL LOCATIOP3S FOR SIGNAT6RE) ncrioN �QuEST�n: Adoption of Ballpark Signs Zoning Amendments. The attached draft ordinance is recommended by the Planning Comuussion as a refinement of the draft that has already had two readings at the Council during April (Council File #03-367). RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve (A) or Reject �) A PLANIVING COMMISSION CIB COMIvITTTE.E CNIL SERVICE COMMISSION A Pazks & Req PED, LIEP PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWEIt THE FOLLOWiNG QUESTIONS: 1. Has this persotJ£im ever worked under a wntract for this department? Yes No 2. Has this person/firm ever been a city employee? Yes No 3. Dou this person/firm possess a skill not normaity possessed by any cusent c�Ty employee? Yes No Explaiu alI yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet IMTIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORTIJNITY (Who, What, When, Where, Why). Saint Paul Parks and Recreation is pursuing sports facility sponsorship signs as a new fund-raising alternative for sports facilities and programs. The zoning code needs to be amended to allow these signs while continuing to prohibit outdoor advertising in the form billboards. To expedite the amendment and start the sponsorships this summer, the Council heid its first and second readings on the proposed zoning amendments before receiving the Planning Commission's recommendation. Now the Planning Commission is forwarding its recommendation, which includes some refinements in the draft ordinance. The Council should substitute the attached draft, which the Plasuung Commission recommended on 4/25/03, for the earlier draft (Council File #03-367). ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED� Parks and Rec wili implement the sponsarship program this summer, if possible, to raise money far facility maintenance and athletic programs. DISADVANTAGEIFApPROVED_ � There will be more signs at citywide ballparks, golf courses, and hockey rinks, but not at neighborhood rec centers. DISADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED: One opportunity for Parks and Rec to repiace funding cuts will be 1ost. Perhaps LTEP will need to enforce the existing prohibition against outdoor advertising signs at the little league parks and the Saint Paul Saints. TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION: $ COST/REVENUE BUDGETED: FUNDING SOURCE: ' ACTIVITY NUMBER: __�—� R E C E I�� Fmwric�u, zNFOrzm�TioN: �srLnnv} N.A. - Zoning Code amendment � � ��., �:�:� � Q='��' APR 2 g 2003 . �,.: _ - CtTY A K.�BallpazkSio sgreeasheet2.wpd AA-ADA-EEOEmployer 03 - 3G� CITY Or"' SA�T p,f��. 390C+ryHa1! Telephone�651-166-8�70 Rauly C. Kelly, Mayor Li West Kellogg Boulevm'd Facsimrle. 6�1-228-8.513 SatrstPaul, MN55IO2 April 30, 2003 Council President Bostrom and Members of the City Council 310 City Hall Saint Paul, MN 55102 Re: Ballpark Signs Zoning Study Dear Council President Bostrom and Members of the City Council: I am pleased to transmit for your consideration the Ballpark Signs Zoning Study and the related zoning amendments that have been recommended by the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission initiated this study at the request of the Parks and Recreation Director. The proposal will allow sports facility sponsorship signs as conditional uses under the Zoning Code at citywide ballfields, golf courses, and hockey rinks. Signs will not be permitted at neighborhood rec center facilities. Sponsarship signs are already found at the little league ballparks in the city and at Midway Stadium, and there have been barely any objections to the existing signs. I support the sports sponsorship signs program that Parks and Recreation is initiating, and I support the Planning Commission's proposal for zoning amendments to allow the program to get undercvay. Even though the sports facility sponsorship program will not be a large revenue source, it will pay for mowing the grass, painting the bleachers, and repairing the dugouts and backstops. It is an example of what the City can do in response to state cuts in local government aid. If you have any questions about the program, please call Bob Bierscheid (266-6409) or Vince Gillespie (266-6408) in Pazks and Recreation, or for questions about sign regulations in the Zoning Cod�please ca11 Larry Soderholm (266-6575) in PED. Enclos AA-ADA-EEO Employer DEPARTMENTOFPLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Marth¢ G. Fu[ler, IHrector CITY OF SAINT PAUL Randy C. Ke1Ty, Mayor � 03-3C7 Telepho+ee: 651-266-6655 Facstmile: 6�1-2?8-3314 25 Wui Fourth Sereei Saint PauZ, MNSSIO2 DATE: 4/28/03 TO: City Council FROM: Lany Soderholm� Planning Administrator RE: Contents of Ballpark Signs Zoning Study The following materials are contained in the Ballpark Signs Zomng 5tudy: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Pa¢es Plannmg Commission resolution 1 Zoning amendments (as recommended by Plamm�g Cmsn on 4125J03) 2- 7 Resolution initiating study 8 Staff draft: Ballpazk Signs Zoning Study 3/12 /03 9- 13 Planning Commission public hearing on 4/11/03: minutes and written testimony 14 -19 City staff responses to public hearing issues 20 -22 Parks & Rec description of sponsorship signs program 23 -25 Uclm�vou�sl,azea�PEO�uShnu, aA-.nDa-sao smytoym D3-3C� city of saint pau( planning commission resolution file number 03-43 date APrll 25, 2��3 Ballpark Sponsorship Signs Zoning Study WHEREAS, the Planning Commission initiated the Sallpark Sponsorship Signs Zoning Study on March 14, 2003, by resolution 03-26; WHEREAS, on March 18, PED staff distributed the Ballpark Sponsorship Signs Zoning proposa! for pubiic review and comment; WHEREAS, the Planning Commission on April 11, 2003, held a public hearing at which all persons present were given an opportunity to be heard regarding the Bat4park Sponsorship Signs Zoning Study in accordance with the requirements of Section 64.400 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code; WHEREAS, notice of the public hearing was published in the Saint Paul Pioneer Press on April 1, 2003; and WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the hearing Pianning Commission deliberated on the pubiic testimony and the staff memos and recommendations, as substantialiy reflected in the minutes, and reached its recommendation; NOW, THEREFORE, SE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul Pfanning Commission recommends that the Zoning Code be amended to allow sports facility sponsorship signs as a conditional use in the residential, commercial, and industrial aoning districts where such facilities are found; AND FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Planning Commission directs the Pianning Administrator to forward the Ballpark Sponsorship Signs Zoning Study, the minutes, and this resolution to the Mayor and the City Council for their review and action. moved by Rramer seconded by in favor Unanimous : against � city of saint paul planning commission resolution file number 03-26 date March 14, 2003 Initiation of Ballpark Sponsorship Signs Zoning Study WHEREAS, Section 64.400(b) of the Zoning Code provides that the Planning Commission has authority to initiate amendments to zoning regulations; WHEREAS, the D'uector of Parks and Recreation has asked the Planning Commission to consider pernritting the signs of sponsors at bailparks and certain other athletic facilities as a means of raising some funds to support athietic programs, given the reductions that are now being unposed on the City's budget; 4� - 3 �� WIiEREAS, the City Attorney's O�ce has advised the PED and Parks and Recreation staffs that the Zoning Code does not currently provide for sponsorship signs, and the code would need to be amended before a sponsorship sign program can begin. NOW, TfIEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Pianving Commission hereby initiates the Ballpark Sponsorship Signs Zoning Study to determine if amendmeats should be recommended to the Mayor and the City Council to allow sponsorship signs at various types of recreational faciliries in the city. moved by An£ang seconded by Johnson in favor Unanimous against - � DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Martha G. Fu11er, Direc[or � a3 •'3c� CITY OF SAINT PAUL Randy C. Ke1(g Mayor 25 WestFourth Sbeet Saint Paui, A2N SSIO2 TeZephone: 651-266-6655 Facsimi(e� 651-228-3314 BALLPARK SPONSORSHIP SIGNS ZOlVING STUDY PED Staff Draft 3/12/03 Parks and Recreation Department Request Given the major reduction in the City's general fund budgets for 2003, 2004, and beyond, the Parks and Recreation Department is exploring new opportunities for funding in order to minimize reductions in service. On February 20, 2003, Parks and Recreation Director Bob Bierscheid sent a letter to the Planning Commission requesting permission under zoning to place sponsorship signs at certain municipal athletic and recreational facilities. He also submitted general guidelines that Parks and Recreation would use in marketing the sign space. Parks and Recreation would like to be able to implement their proposal this summer. Currently, the signs proposed by Parks and Recreation would be considered advertising signs under the Zoning Code, and as such, would be prohibited. Parks and Recreation cannot proceed with a sponsorship signage program unless the Zoning Code is amended. Since sports and recreation programs are critical for families throughout Saint Paul, the Plamm�g Commission decided to expedite the Ballpazk Advertising Signs Zoning Study and to try to get a recommendation to the City Council in April. Authority for the Studv Amendments to the Zoning Code follow the procedures in Section 64.400 of the Code and Minnesota Statutes Section 462357. Either the City Council or the Planning Commission can initiate citywide amendments. Pubiic hearings with required notice are held at both the Planning Commission and the City Council. The City Council has to hold readings on four successive weeks before adopting amendments to ordinances, including the Zoning Code. Esistin� Sien ReEUlations In Section 66214 in the sign chapter of the Zoning Code prohibits advertising signs and states the �� a�-3« reasons for the prohibition. Section 66. 103 includes a definition of advertising sign, which directs attention to businesses, products, and services that are available somewhere else, not on the same premises as the sign. In conirast a business sign gives the name of a business and what it sells on the premises. Using this distinction between on premise versus off-premise signs, the ballpark sponsorship signs proposed by Parks and Recreation are off-premise signs and therefore would be treated as advertising signs under the cunent Saint Paul Zoning Code. The definition of advertising sign goes on to say that advertising signs aze not considered accessory uses, that is, advertising signs are not incidental or customarily found on the same zoning lot as the principal use of the property. For example, every Walgreen's store will have a "Walgreen's" sign to identify the store and may have some signs about merchandise available in the store, but only a small percentage of Walgreen's stores will have a billboard on the roof. The identification sign is accessory; the billboard is nonaccessory. Using this distinction between accessory versus nonaccessory signs, the ballpark sponsorship sign proposed by Parks and Recreation are incidental to the ballfield and aze commonly found in ballparks all around the country; therefore, they would be accessory signs. The prohibition against advertising signs is repeated in the Zoning Code in the special sign districts, which, neighborhood by neighborhood, impose supplementary sign regulations in about two-thirds of the city. The spec9al sign districts are found in Sections 66216 and the following subsections through Section 66.217. Section 66216 on advertising signs provides for an exception so that a professional sports facility can have message boards with off-premise advertising. The Xcel Arena falls under this exception, and thus was allowed to install the two billboard-sized electronic message boards on the building facade. The exception for a professional sports facility was based on distinguishing between billboards and the Xcel message boards on several points: clear public benefit from having a professional sports franchise; advertising signs are a typical financing component for professional sports stadiums; unlike billboazds, the signs are very small in relatian to the size of the site; the signs and building are integrated together; public design review process for stadium and signs. A couple of additional points about the City's sign zegulations may be relevant. The Zoning Code regulates only outdoor signs, not indoor ones. The advertising signs on bus shelters, bus benches, and newsstands, which are much smaller than billboards, aze not subject to the Zoning Code but are subject to other City licensing, franchising, and public right-of-way regulations. Existin�Sqonsorship 5igns at Saorts Facilities Tn better quality municipal and little league baseball fields all around the country, it is common to find sponsorship and advertising signs painted on the outfield fences. Ideally, the fence is a tall boazd fence painted dazk green with bright colored signage (except in dead center field) facing the grandstand and bleachers. Ivy might be growing up the back of the fence and trailing over in the right and left field corners. The PED staff have not had time to see if any survey information 2 j� o� -3�� exists that documents just how common ballfield sponsorship signs aze, but the CiTy staff are confident that we've seen it in lots of places. It is customary. Such sponsorships confer a general benefit on the community by undenvriting athletic facilities. In Saint Paul outdoor sponsorship signs are cunently found at the following athletic facilities: L Ford Little League Field in F3ighland Pazk. Sign panels on outfieid fences, bolted through chain link, some variation in sign dimensions; privately owned ballpark; mixed RM-2 and I-1 zoning districts; adjoining land uses are multifamily, industrial, and railroad track. 2. Saint Paul Saints Stadium on Energy Park Drive. (Description: need to go and look at signs); owned by the City; I-1 zoning district; surrounded by industrial and office patk land uses with a mainline railroad track on the north. 3. There used to be sponsorship signs at the Parkway Little League Field in Dayton's Bluff. Privately owned; low-lying land surrounded by tree-covered embankments with houses at higher elevations; All Nations Academy across E. Third St. on the north; all R-4 single- family zoning. 4 Target Stage in Harriet Island Park. The Target Corporation donated the large performance stage in the renovated Harriet Island Pazk The Planning Commission decided that it could not have the red and white Target logo; instead a small, tasteful acknowledgment sign was installed. In the city's landscape parks, the Planning Commission did not believe there shouid be anything that looked like advertising signs. Facilities Where Parks and Recreation Is Considerin�Advertising Signs Mr. Bierscheid's letter indicates the following sites are under consideration for sponsorship signs: 1. Dunning Stadium 2. Rice & Arlington Ballfield #2 3. McMurray Athletic Complex 4. Arlington and Arkwright Athletic Complex 5. Como, Highland, and Phalen Golf Courses 6. Como and Highland Swimming Pools 7. Como Zoo PED Staff Recommendations Generally, PED staffwould support sports facility sponsorship signs at the following locations: a. Private, little league ballparks b. The Saints stadium c. Larger municipal ballfields that aze used primarily for municipal athletics d. Municipal swimming pools on the insides of the fences �� 01-� 6� e. Hockey boards on the inside surfaces--probably almost anywhere in the city f Small signs on the tee boxes at golf courses 2. Generally, PED staffwould not support sponsorship signs (at least not painted board signs like the ones at ballparks) at the Como Zoo, at neighborhood recreation centers, or in the city's landscape pazks. 3. The Zoning Code should be amended to permit sponsorship signs at certain types of sports facilities to help support them financially. This can be done by defining sports facility sponsorship signs with meaningful distinctions from advertising signs. 4. The zoning amendments should make sports facility sponsorship signs a conditional use in a11 zoning districts. Sports facilities are usually in or near neighborhoods on residentially zoned land. As a conditional use, some of the conditions can be written into the code to apply citywide. Other additional conditions can be written into the actual conditional use pernut and can address specific circumstances at an individual location. The conditions that are ciCywide and are written into the code should include: a. Signs must be designed to be internal to the sports facility, that is, oriented toward piayers and spectators, not toward the general public or neighborina property. b. Signs must be at least 300 feet from residential land uses, measured from the lot line of the residential use to the nearest sign. c Size of signs: 1. Signs on fences shall not exceed 24 square feet, except where the ballpark or other sports facility is fully enclosed so that the signs are not readable from the outside. 2. Signs at golf courses shall be located at the tee boxes and shall not exceed four square feet. d. Signs sha11 not be illuminated except by the regular field lighting during hours of use. 6. If the Planning Commission recommends in favor of sports facility sponsorship signs amendments and the City Council adopts them, then the Planning Commission should be prepared to issue Conditional Use Pernuts immediately for the Parks and Recreation facilities. Summer is when most of the signs would be seen. On the fastest possible schedule, Parks and Recreation could be installing signs by early May. The Planning Commission can telescope the process by: (a) writing the conditional use pernuts concurrently with the City Council readings; and (b) delegating the actual issuance of sports faciliry sponsorship signs to the Planning Administrator. Public hearings az'e not required for administrative decisions (e.g., site plan reviews by LIEP staffj. 7. Based on current inforniation, the Planning Administrator or Planning Commission would � o�-�� issue one pemut for the Ford Little League Park, one for the Saints Stadium, and either one master pemrit to Parks and Recreation for all their planned signs or a series of separate pernuts by type of facility (one for ballparks, one for swimming pools, one for hockey rinks, one for golf courses). Pazks and Recreation would be required to file zoning applications in the same manners as private applicants. 8. Sports facility sponsorship signs shouid be exempt from getting building pemaits. This would require another minor amendment in the Zoning Code. 9. The recommendations above leave the Zoning Code's prohibitions against new advertising signs unchanged. Aopendices A. Letter and program description from Bob Bierscheid B. Citywide map of sport facilities discussed in this report (To be ready for 3119I03 Neighborhood and Current Planning Cte. meeting.) C. Photos of several sports facilities E. Draft of proposed zoning amendments (To be drafted for Neighborhood and Current Planning Cte. meeting on 3/19/03. Are other amendments to legislative code also needed?) F_ Drafts of proposed CUPs_ Saints Stadium, Ford Little League Park, Parks and Rec ballfields as requested; Highland and Como Swimming Pools; Golf course tee boxes. (To be done before Planning Cmsn public hearing.) G. Draft ofPlanning Commission resolution to delegate sports facility sponsorship sign CUPs to Planning Administrator. (To be done before Planning Cmsn public heazing.) K1Shared�PED�50DERHOL�Z.ONIl�G�Ballpazk5ignsRreport draftl.d¢dADA-EEOEmployer i� Q�y •g G'1 Saint Paul Planning Commission City Ha11 Conference Center 15 Kellogg Boulevard West Minutes of April ll, 2003 A meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Saint Paul was held Friday, April 11, 2003, at 830 a.m. in the Conference Center of City Hall. Commissioners Mmes. Donnelly-Cohen, Fazicy, Zimmer Lonetti, McCall, Morton, and Shortridge; Present: and Messrs. Alexander, Alton, Dandrea, Johnson, Kong, Kramer. Commissioners Mmes. '�Trevino; and Messrs. *Anfang, *Field, *Fotsch, *Gervais, *Gordon, *Mazdell, *Mejia, and *Rosales. Absent: *Excused Also Present: Lanry Soderholm, Planning Administrator; Rich Ma11oy, Mazcus Martin (PED Intern), and Mary Bruton, Department of Planning and Economic Development staf£ I. Approval oF Minutes of March 28, 2003 MOTION: Commissioner Johnson moved approval of the minutes of March 2$, 2003. Commissioner Kramer seconded the motion. The molion carried on a unanimous voice vote. II. Chair's Announcements III. Planuing Adwiuistrator's Announcements Ciry Council Business: 772is week: - Amendments made to the steep slopes ordinance that applies cirywide. It was laid over for the fourth reading next week. - Menards rezoning is moving ahead. - The Ballpark Signs Zoning Study has started the reading process. Next week: - Notice aUout motions for temporary restrauung orders with regard to the Efiendi carriage house. - White Bear Avenue right-of-way reconstruction based on the smail area plan. - Another exception to the Sunray moratorium - An ordinance to pernrit alcohol to be served at sidewalk cafes. � 03 - IV. PUBLIC HEARING: Ballnark Snonsorslain S� Zonin� Atnendment Item from the Neighborhood & Current Planning Committee (Larry Soderholm, 65I/266-6575) Chair Morton read the rules of procedure for the public heazing and announced that notice of the public heaxing was published in the Saint Paul Pioneer Press on April 1, 2003, and was mailed to the citywide early notification system list of recipients and companies that aze interested in advertising signs. Mr. Larry Soderholm gave a brief presentation and introduced the Director of Pazks and Recreation, Bob Bierscheid. Mr. Bierscheid spoke in favor of sponsorship signs stating they can raise significant revenue for the Parks & Recreation Division in order to provide services. Ms. Kathy Korum, Parks & Recreation, spoke in favor of the sponsorship program, showing pictures of signs that would be used in ball parks and on the golf courses. Ms. Korum stated that the signs that are proposed for the ballparks would be limited to 3' x 8' signs with some being smaller. At the golf courses the signs would be relatively small additions to the hole description signs at the tees. She stated they hope to go out to bid with one company so that the signs would be consistent. Ms. Korum stated the charge for instance at Dunning Field would be between $500.00 -$1,000.00 per season per sign. Anna Wasescha, 1312 Dayton Avenue, Saint Pau1. Ms. Wasescha stated she is totally opposed to this proposal for putting advertising signs up in the public parks. She gave three main reasons why she is opposed: 1) To advextise in the public parks is to fundamentally change, to redefine the nature of public space; 2) Besides defiling natural space, the City is succumbing to commercial bombardment; and 3) Signs are up 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. She stated that when we say the main reason for doing this is to raise money, what we are really saying is that we don't have a good reason to do this. We can't defend it in terms of policy or philosophy, we simply need the money, and thaYs just not acceptable. MOTIOPS: Commissioner Faricy moved to close testirnony and keep the wtztten portion of the public hearing open until 5:00 p.m. today, and to refer the matter back to the Neighborhood & Cutrent Planning Committee. Commissioner Kramer seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously on a voice vote. V. Zoning Committee Commissioner Kramer gave the Zoning Committee report. OLD BUSINESS #02-244-612 Clear Channel Outdoor Inc. - Appeal of an administraflve decision by the O�ce of License, Tnspections, and Environmental Protection (LIEP) to deny a building permit for the renovation of the damaged billboard face that has been unused for more than two years (this does not affect the other roof-top billboazds on the property, which have been in continuous use). SE corner of Le�cington and Uttiversity. (Rzch Malloy, 651/266-6647) �� Benita B. Warns ��-�� 1440 Lafond Avenue St� Paui, MN 55104-2438 (651) 641-1037 Members of the Planning Commission C/o Larry Sofderho{m 25 West Fourth Street St. Pau1. MN 55102 Please enter this letter into the o�cial record of the April 11, 2003 public hearing on the Ballpark Sponsorship Signs Zoning Amendment. For the record, I support this zoning amendment. In these difficult economic times, we must continue to seek out new revenue streams that will allow the citizens of St. Pauf to continue receiving the high level of recreational services that make St. Paui an attractive place to live. I have one concern with this plan, which is that it 4imits this potentially lucrative revenue stream to specific types of facilities. I feel that this is shortsighted. Neighborhood groups are currently battling to keep open their recreation centers. Some neighborhood groups have managed to secure agreements with private organizations to provide operating funds and management assistance for their recreation centers. It would be wrong to deny such groups the opportunity to display signage letting the community know who is providing such vital funding for their recreation centers. i agree that sponsorship signage displays should be prohibited in facilities like landscape parks or the Gomo Zoo. However, these signs should be permitted for neighborhood recreation centers and the revenue generated from each sign used to fund programming at the specific recreation center where the sign is displayed. This would ancourage neighborhoods to actively recruit new partners to offset the current funding shortfali in the City budget. Pricing should be set at levels to encourage locally owned and neighborhood based businesses to participate. Please don't limit sports sponsorship signs to ball fields, swimming pools, hockey fields, and go{f tees. Change this zoning amendment to permit these signs at neighborhood recreation centers. / C �� .. . ��. nita B. Warns ,� Page 1 of 1 Larry Soderholm - ball park advertising signs From: "brian bates" <brianbates@uswest.net> To: "larry.soderholm" <larry.soderholm@ci.stpaul.mn.us> Date: 4/li(2003 11:33 AM Subject: ball park advertising signs Larry - I understand you are accepting comments until S:OOpm today on the parks department's proposal to further ciutter our City. Well here it is: These are advertising signs by definition. Just read the definition of advertising sign. The City has adopted a policy that > No advertising signs are permitted in any zoning district in the city. > The purposes of this prohibition are to enhance views of the natural > and built environments of the city, to improve aesthetica{ly the > fusion of residential and mmmercial areas, to promote community pride > on the part of property owners, to encourage beautification and > investment in the city, to protect property values, and to reduce > cluttered and chaotic signage, which draws attention away from the > idenCification signs of businesses and institutions located in the city. This public policy applies to the subject advertising signs as well as the more familiar billboards, bus benches, and bus shelters. After YEARS of debate with nearly every neighborhood weighing-in in favor of this public policy, the City broke free of the political bonds with advertising companies and did the right thing for the City and its residents. Now to have a department of that same City rewrite this public policy on a fast-track schedule is unconscionable. Lets be clear: if this "bailpark" advertising scheme passes there will be no public poficy on advertising signs. The current public policy wili be so undermined as to be eliminated. This scheme is so legally corrupt I cannot believe anyone from the city attorney's office could have taken a serious look at it, and I mean a serious look - not just the usual off-the-cuff opinion. The parks department is attempting to bene4it from an activity the City has disaflowed the private sector. This is spot zonirtg - you should know about this. This is potentially a violation of equal application of the law - the City attorney's o�ce should know about this. You CANNOT control mntent - if you allow burgers you must allow beer and smokes - thaYs first amendment commercial speech. Finally - there are at least two billboards on city park property. Please tell me the terms of those contracts - how much money and when the leases expire. Brian Bates O'�-'��9 {� file://C:�Documents%20and%20Settings\soderhol�Loca1%20Settings\Temp\GW } 00OO1.H... 4/15/2003 Page 1 of 1 �.- � �. - . . �. , .� .��- 1,: ,.>� w —�.._ �.,.�,,�� —,�,:�_��— ..�� ,—.� �:� � �„�, From: )eanne Weigum <jw@ansrmn.org> To: "larry.soderholm" <larry.soderhoim@ci.stpaul.mn.us> Date: 4/il/2003 12:09 PM Subject: Advertising signs in parks CC: ]ane Prince <Jane.p�ince@ci�stpaul.mn.us>, ]ohn Mannillo <john@mannilfowomack.com>, Theresa Heiland <ccmerriam@agiliti.net>, Bob Straughn <ROS@McgrannShea.com>, Peggy Lynch <peggylynch@visi.com>, Don Ludemann <donludeman@aol.com> To: Larry Soderholm From: Jeanne Weigum 4-11-03 Larry, I am really less than thrilled at the notion of even more advertising clutter in our pubiic places. It appears that because budgets are tight, everything we can think of is for sale or rent. But even more importantly, I am concerned that by allowing the city to engage in off premisis advertising, the flood gates to more biliboards will be thrown open. We saw that played out with the Excei center and I fear this will be a sorry repeat. We have had way to many "whoops" unintended consequences which iead to more billboards. Putting advertsing in the parks is bad policy. The possible impack on our 6iflboard restrictions makes it even worse policy. Jeanne Weigum 651-646-3005 fax 651-646-0142 f�.- file:/1C:�Documents%20and%20Settings\soderhol\Local%205ettings\Temp\GW } 00OO1.H... 4/15/2003 Page 1 of 1 Larry Soderholm - advertising in parks From: To: Date: Subject: 6'� -'�� "brian bates" <brianbates@uswest.net> "Anna Wasescha" <ariel@tc.umn.edu>, "jane prince" <�e.prince@ci.stpaul.mn.us>, "Peggy Lynch" <peggylynch@visi.com>, "mby hunt" <hunhuby@aol.com>, "bobbbi megazd" <rmegard@wavefront.com>, "lee olson" <dboyce@mcg.net>, "jane prince" <�e.prince@cistpaul.mn.us>, "bob suaughn" <ROS@McgrannShea.com>, "andy driscoll° <andy@driscollgroup.com>, "john mannillo" <ohn@mannillowomack.com>, "michael paymaz" <m.paymaz@attbi.com>, "jeanne weigum" yw@ansrmn.org>, "Truman Porter" <�ic.porter@worldnet.att.nev, "Larry Soderholm" <lany.soderholm@cistpaul.mn.us> 4(25(2003 11;07 AM advertising in pazks the 6th circuit court of appeals has agreed with eller media that restrictions on the content of advertising - here an effort to limit alcohol advertising because of concems of underage drinldng - are an uncons6turional infringement on Eller's fust amendment protections. these advertising signs in puks aze just a disasterous idea. Brian Bates http://www.newsnet5.com/news/2126315ldetaii.html � file:ffC:�Documents%20and%20Setrings\soderhol�L,oca1%20Settings\Temp\GW } 00OO1.H... 4125l2003 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Martha G. Fuller, Direcfor � �� CITY OF SAINT PAUL R¢ndy C Kelly, Mayor DATE: 4115l03 25 West Fourth Street Saint Paul, MN 55102 TO: Neighborhood and Current Planning Committee FROM: Larry Soderhol�d Kathy Korum TeZepl:one.�651-266-6655 Fncsimile.� 651-228-33I4 RE: Ballpark 5igns Zoning Study: Issues at Planning Commission's Public Hearing At the Planning Commission's public hearing on the Ballpazk Signs Zoning Study, the commission received the following input: 1. Bob Bierscheid, Saint Paul Parks and Recrearion Director 2. Kathy Korum, Saint Paul Parks and Recreation staff inember who is developing the program 3. Benita Warns, a Aamline-Midway resident who supported the proposal in a letter 4. Ann Wasecha, a Lexington-Hamline resident who spoke in opposifion to the proposal 5. Brian Bates, Scenic MN, sent email in opposition 6. Jeanne Weigum, Scenic Saint Paul, sent email in opposition In addition, the staff have received a number of questions at two previous Neighborhood and Current Planning Committee meerings and at the Land Use and Zoning Committee of the District 5/Payne-Phalen Community Council. This memo attempts to summarize all of the questions and issues that have been raised and give staff responses and recommendarions. ISSUE STAFF RESPONSES 1. Commercialization of public 1. Staff is sympatheric to this concern; but ballfield signs are parks and public facilities. quite common and quite traditional. Hockey board signs and golf hole sponsorships are also fairly common. Signs will not be permitted at landscape parks or trails or at neighborhood rec centers. Staff believe the philosophical objection is overcome by the practical value of keeping athletic programs available. 2. Does the proposal violate ]egal 2. The City Attorney's Office has not reseazched the issue to the principles of equal protection and point of having a firm opinion, but in discussions they have substantive due process? How found merit in the concept of "sponsorship" as opposed to pure valid is the disrincfion between advertising. (Is there a parallel to public radio and TV?) Staff sponsorship signs (for sports point out that sponsorship signs are currently benefitting mainly facilities) vs. advertising signs for private, non-municipal organizations—little leagues and the private, commercial property Saints baseball team. The proposal could serve private owners? Is the City essenfially colleges, private golf courses, and possibly the school district, prohibiting private signs and as well as the City. permitring public ones? K\ZONIIVG\BallparkSigns-PCpublicheazingissues.mem.wpd AA-ADA-E�loyer �- a � .a�o 3. Doesn't this proposal run 3. The proposed signs are more like interior signs, which are not conirary to the City's policy to regulated by the City; they're viewed by the people who come restrict outdoor advertising? to the facility; they help to pay for the facility. Moreover, City policy is always about balancing competing objecrives. The objecrive of providing athletic opportunities is at least as important as curtailing signs. The proposal has enough restricfions on the signs to achieve balance between these objectives. 4. Should these signs be permitted 4. PED staff is skeptical about signs on swimming pool fences. at all of the facilifies proposed by PED supports the proposed signs at ballparks, golf courses, and Parks and Rec? hockey rinks. 5. Will the program raise enough 5. Parks and Rec is quite certain that the proposal will raise at money to produce a significant least enough revenue to covet the maintenance costs and some public benefit? improvement costs at ballfields. At golf courses, even greater revenue is projected to help with the high cost of maintaining and renovating courses. 6. Will the City's solicitation of 6. Sports facility sponsors are usually businesses in the 1oca1 sponsors cut into the support now azea. No City faciliries are very close to the little league fields being tapped by the little leagues? in Highland or Dayton's Bluf£ There may be a little duplication in the recruirinent of sponsors at Dunning, but there is also the possibility of synergy given the large number of businesses in the Midway. The Saints get sponsarships from large corporations, not main street businesspeople. 7. Will there be standards for the 7. At the City's facilities, Parks and Rec will have standardized quality of the signs? sizes and specs. Most likely the signs will all be produced by the same sign contractor. This is part of the program as proposed. 8. Who will ensure the signs are 8. We'll write add maintenance as a condition for the SCUP, well-maintained? and the zoning permit holder will be responsible to ensure proper maintenance. 9. Will the signs be taken down in 9. Staff doesn't think that zoning needs to specify this. At the the winter? little league fields, the signs have been taken down for the winter at Dunning and at Parkway (if they currently have signs) but they have been left up at Ford Field and, of course, at the Saints stadium. Hockey boards are seasonaL Golf course signs are usually permanent. 10. Is the size too big at the golf 10. As the Nghd & Ctiurent Ping Cte has discussed, staff courses? supports reducing the sponsorship message portion of tee box signs to two square feet. The previous four square feet was envisioned for the entire sign describing the hole. K:�ZONING�BallparkSi�s-PCpubhchearingsssues.mem.wpd AA-ADA-EEObmployer 2� a ,_,�� 11. What reshictions will the City 11. Pazks and Rec akeady has policies to prohibit product place on the content of signs, e.g., advertising that would be unhealthful for youth. They will unhealthful products, bazs, develop additional policies, in consultation with the City political signs, political causes? Attorney, about political speech. The zoning code itself, will be totally content-neutral. 12. Should signage on scoreboards 12. This can be addressed case by case in conditional use be covered, too? permits. 13. In the process of issuing 13. Staff had not intended to do this but the Nghd & Current conditional use permits, will the Ping is probably right that we should have hearing for the neighbors be norified? ballpark sites. Staff Recommendations The staff support the Ballpark Sponsorship Si�s Zoning Amendments, attached and dated 4(I S(03, as mailed to the Neighbarhood and Current Planning Committee. PED staff does not support signs on swimming pool fences. 2. The Planning Commission, upon adopfion of the amendments, should piocess conditional use permit applicafions using the normal public hearing process for Arlington-Arkwright, Rice- Arlington, and McMurray, and for fields at Aunning that have not previously had signs. 3. The Planning Commission should delegate authority to the Planning Administrator, upon adoption of the amendments, to issue condition use permits without public hearings for the following locarions: a. Public golf courses b. Saints stadiusn c. Ford Little League Field d. Parkway Little League Field, provided that no modifications of any conditions would be required e. Ba11 diamond leased to the little league at Dunning, provided that no modifications of any conditions would be required When the issuance of permits is delegated to the staff, no public hearing is required. For golf course sponsorship signs, the effect on adjoining property owners would be negligible; whereas sending public hearing notices to properly owners within 350 feet of all of the municipal golf courses would be a big task. The ballfields in this recommendation all currently have or have had sponsorship signs. Staff is not sure whether Pazkway and Dunning signs meet the condition that the signs have to be at least 200 feet from a residential properiy. If a modification of the distance requirement is requested, there would have to be a public hearing and Planning Commission acrion. Staff does not have the power to grant vaziances or modifications. cc: Bierscheid, Korum, Gillespie, Warner, Lane, Torstenson K:�ZOI�ING�BallparkSigns-PCpublichearingtasuesmem.wpd AA-ADA-EEOEmployer �� e�tT(t*� : �.+'''" �"� Differences Between Sponsorship and Advertising ��"�`� �'� L ��d3 61 •3 � According to sources such as: the IEG Sponsorship Report, published by IEG, Inc. and Management of Park and Recrearion Agencies, published by the I3ational Recreation and Park Associarion, businesses, agencies and the public do definitely distinguish between sponsorship and advertising. Generally, "sponsors" are businesses or individuals desiring to be seen as part of the community. They seek to increase public awareness of their name and to enhance their image. They want to be affiliated with events and programs. Sponsorship agreements aze seen as agreements of mutual benefit...that is, the sponsar is recognized as a contributor to the facility, event, or program and in rehxrn, the recipient of sponsorship dollats receives money needed to run the facility, or manage the event ar program. Sponsors often choose the sponsorship route because they aze interested in a targeted donation, or want to support a specific facility, event, or program. Advertising on the other hand, is a much more precise effort on the part of an individual ar business, to get the right message to the right customer. Linked closely to marketing, advertising campaigns are set up as focused ventures wherein statistics of participants are studied, monitored and evaluated, and staff is dedicated to ensure the quality and effectiveness of the advertising. Usually a particular product or service is feahxred in the advertisement. Our goais with a sponsorship program are: • to partner with the business community and individuals in efforts to continue to provide high quality programs, at well-kept facilities • to explore and develop a new revenue stream for supporting improvements and maintenance at athletic facilities • to support the budget for the renovation of Highland Golf Course and augment the budgets at other golf facilities • to provide a place for individuals and businesses 9nterested in supporting our sports programming a chance to do so, and to be recognized for their contribution We respectfully request the Planning Commission and City Council to consider allowing sponsorship signage at limited locations: (in addition to those already established) • Municipal Athletic sites Rice & Arlington, Arlington & Arkwright, Dunning and McMurray • City owned golf courses (tee signs) Highland 18, Highland 9, Phalen and Como We intend to establish unifornuty standazds for signs and their display that may include requirements far color, font and size of letters. We are also considering suggesting only a few methods of sponsor recognition. Examples aze listed below: Swenson Dentistry on Grand IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF ST. PAUL BASEBALL ST. PAUL ATHLETICS SPONSORED BY Dave Win�eld � �� Number: Draft Effective Date: Supercedes:na Working Draft: 4/23l03 SUBJECT: Sponsorship Signage Policy PURPOSE: Saint Paul Parks and Recreation offers qualiry recreation opportwuties for all ages and interests at various facilifies througfiout the city. Sponsorship at these facilities would offer increased visibility and image enhancement for the sponsor while providing much needed funds for maintenance and upgrades of the facilities. This policy will specify conditions and procedures for soliciting and accepfing sponsorships that includes providing space for sponsorship signage. PROCEDURES It shall be the Policy of the Division of Parks and Recreation to allow the solicitation and acceptance of sponsorskrips that may include providing sponsorship signs as defined in Sec. 6b.103.A of the city code at city owned and operated facilities. All sponsars wishing to display sponsorship signage must adhere to the following conditions and procedures. Condifions: • The Director of the Division of Parks and Recreation must pre-approve all signage. • It is understood that municipal athletic facilities and golf courses are used by both youth and adult participants. Therefore, no sponsorship signs will be permitted that promote alcohol, tobacco products, ar gambling, ar that are for any reason, deemed inappropriate. • Signs must be professionally produced at the cost of the sponsor. • All sponsorships will require a signed agreement between the Division of Parks and Recreation and the sponsor. • There shall be NO resale or sub-leasing of sponsorship signage space by any business or individual for any reason. • The Divlsion of Pazks and recreation is not responsible for vandalism and/or graffiti that may occur. Cost to replace or repair sponsorship signs wi11 be paid by the sponsor. • There shall be uniformity in presentation of sponsorship sigiage. • The focus of any sponsorship sign shall be to recognize the sponsor, not to advertise a particular product. • Sponsors must file a bond which shall be conditioned to indemnify and save the City of Saint Paul harmless from all damages, costs and expenses, actions and causes of action that the city may incur or be liable to incure by reason of construction, maintenance or removal of any sponsorship sign. Procedure Proposals for sponsorship shall be submitted to the appropriate Parks and Recreation manager in the form of a signed Sponsorship Agreement. A disk with camera-ready art must be provided to Parks and Recreation at least one month before scheduled posting of signs. The agreement and all art work will be reviewed by the appropriate section manager and approved by the Aivision Director. All signage shall be installed by Division staff and shall be displayed seasonally. Page 1 of 2 � a�-sc� Appropriate locations for sponsurship signage Sponsorship signs may be displayed at city owned and operated recreation facilities such as: municipal athletic facifities and golf courses. Areas within these facilities appropriate for signage have been identified as: enclosures such as outfield fencing, hockey boards, and tee signs. Size of sponsorship signage Sponsorship signs may be small so as to fit on a golf tee sign (1' X 2' for example), and shall be no larger than 3' X 8', such as those put on an outfield fence. REQUIRED ITEMS.AND/012 RELATED INFORMATION: (tnclude new Sponsorship agreement form when completed) Owner: Kathy Korum Next Review Date: 12/01/03 Recreation Services (Use Arial as the foni, 11 pt preferred. Keep document to one - two pages. Except for procedures, this tempfate is formatted as a table. If you tab and create an unwanted row by accident, delete that e�ctra row. Save the policy in g:\DIV\W P/POLICY\subfolder (use appropriate subfolder}. Next, e-mail the policy to Ruth Schumi in order to include it in the Administrative Guide (in print and on Parks Private). Need help? Contact Ruth Schumi at 266- 6432 or by e-mail.] G:1DOCUments and Settings4soderho/1LOCa/ SettingslTemp4sponsorship and advertising signage policy.2.wpd Page 2 of 2 O PLANNING COMMISSION GI¢dysMarton, Chair � a3-��'1 CTTY OF SAINT PAUL Randy C. KeZZy, Mayor Mazch 27, 2003 Mayor Randy Kelly 390 City Hall Saint Paul, NIN 55102 Council President Dan Bostrom 310 City Hall Saint Paul, MN 55102 25 West Faurth Sbeet SaintPaul, MN55102 RE: Ballpark Sponsorship Signs Zoning Amendment Dear Mayor Kelly, Council President Bostrom, and Council Members: Telephone: 651-26G6565 Facsimele: 651-228-3314 Parks and Recreation Director Bob Bierscheid wrote to the Plaiming Commission and explained that he would like to place sponsors' signs on the outfield fences of the ballparks at certain municipal fields as a way to raise additional funding to maintain the facilities and support athletic programs. The Planning Commission is writing a Zoning Code amendment (Attachment 1) to support Parks and Rec's proposal. On behalf of the Commission, I am requesting you to expedite review of the ordinance so that new regulations, if adopted, can be in place by mid-May. This is possible ifthe Councfl will schedule first and second readings on the ordinance on April 9"` and April 16`�, with its public hearing on Apri123T The Planning Commission does not have its public hearing on the ordinance until Apri1 11�'. Unless substantive issues come out at the hearing, the Commission will be able to send its recommendations to you befare the proposed Council hearing date of Apri123r In response to the proposal for bailpazk sponsorship signs, the City Attorney's Office advised the planning staff that under cunent zoning regulations the proposed signs would fall under the category of advertising signs, which are prohibited. Therefore, the Planning Commission initiated a zoning amendment to define sports facility sponsorship signs as distinct from billboards. As proposed by the Planning Commission, sports facility sponsorship signs would be pernutted at the private little league ballparks, the Saints' stadium, and municipal athletic fields like McMurray and Dunning. Small sponsorship signs would be allowed on golf tees. A summary of the K:\Sfiared�PED\SODERHOL\Irillboazds�Ballpark signs-CC schedule rae�eB�A-&EO Employer o� •�� Mayor Kelly and City Council March 26, 2003 Page 2 Planning Commission's proposal (Attachment 2) has aiready been sent to the Ear1y Notification System with the Commission's public hearing notice. Larry Soderholm will follow up on this request with Nancy Anderson. If you have questions or comments on the zoning proposal, please ca11 either me at 651/229-0201 or Larry at 651/266- 6575. Ifyou have questions about the plan that Parks and Rec has developed for sponsorship signs, please call Bob Bierscheid at 651/266-6409. He wants to get the program started by June. Sincerely, �� Gladys Morton Chair Attachments / � cc: Larry Soderholm, PEA Nancy Anderson, City Council Bob Bierscheid, Parks and Rec. Vince Gillespie, Parks and Rec. Kathy Korum, Parks and Rec. Peter Warner, CAO Wendy Lane, LIEP Martha Fuller, PED Tony Schertler, PED K�\Sf�ared�PED1SODERHOL\billboards�Ballpazk si@�s-CC schedule ra�kedmA-E&O Emp]oyu o�-�� BALLPARK SPONSORSHIP SIGNS ZONING AMENDMENT (Preliminary draft by PED staff 3/17/03) l. Sports facility sponsorstup signs should be pemutted at the following locations: a. Private, little league ballparks (Ford Field in Highland; Parkway in Dayton's Blu$� b. The Saints stadium (Midway) c. Outfield £ences at larger municipal ballfields (Duntvng, Rice-Arlington, McMurray Field, Arlington-Arkwright) d. Municipal swimming pools on the insides of the fences (Como and Highland) e. Hockey boazds on the inside surfaces f. Small signs on the tee boxes at golf courses 2. In the Zoning Code, the term sports facility sponsorship sign should be defined and distinguished from advertising sign with regard to purpose, size and location restrictions, and public benefit. 3. The zoning amendments should make sports faciliry sponsorship szgrrs a conditional use in all zoning districts. Sports facilities are usually in or neaz neighborhoods on residentially zoned land. As a conditional use, some of the conditions can be written into the code to apply citywide. Other additionai conditions can be written into the actuai conditional use permit and can address specific circumstances at an individual location. 4. The conditions that aze citywide and are written into the code should include: a. Signs shall be designed to be intemal to the sports facility, thaY is, oriented toward players and spectators, not toward the general public or neighboring properiy. b. Signs shall be at least 200 feet from residential land uses, measured from the lot line of the residential use to the neazest sign. (Allow exceptions for golf tees.) c. 5ize of signs: 1. Signs on fences shall not exceed 24 squue feet, except where the ballpark or other sports facility is fully enclosed so that the signs are not readable from the outside. 2. Signs at golf courses shall be located at the tee boxes and shall not exceed four squaze feet. d. Signs shall not be illuminated except by the regulaz field lighting during hours of use. 5. Sponsorship signs should not be permitted at other Parks and Reereation facilities, such as neighborhood recreation centers, the city's landscape pazks, or the Como Zoo. 6. The recommendations above leave the Zoning Code's prohibitions against new advertising signs unchanged. K:\Sl�sedlPEDVSODERHOL�ZOIVMG\BallparkSig¢s-PC he'^ 9 noIISd-tl�tp-EEO Employer DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MarthaG.FuZ1er, Dmectar CTl'Y OF SAIIVT PAUL Randy C. Ke1iy, Mayor 25 A/estFourth Sbeet SaintP¢u{ MN55102 Planning Commission Public Hearing Notice 1=1 „� O � .�� Te[ephane: 651-26G 6655 FacsimrZe: 651-228-3314 BALLPARK SPONSORSHIP SIGNS ZONING AMENDMENT Given the reductions in the City's budget, the Saint Paul Paarks and Recreation Department is exploring new opportunities to raise funds for recreation programs. One of these opportunities is to sell sponsorship signs at certain municipal athletic and recreational facilities. Businesses could advertise by becozning a sponsor ofthe athletic facility. Around the country, sponsorship signs are most commonly seen on the outfield fences of ballpazks. Pazks and IZecreation would haue guidelines for ]ocation, size, and shape of signs at their sports facilities, as well as guidelines to screen out advertising that would be inappropriate for youth. The City's Zoning Code does not currenfly allow this type of signage. The Parks and Recreation Department has asked the Planning Commission to prepare amendments to allow ballpark sponsorship signs. Parks and Recreation would like to be able to implement their proposal this summer, so the Planning Commission is trying to expedite the amendment process and reach its recommendation in April. The Ciry Council will then have an opportunity to adopt zoning amendments in May. A summary of the Plaiming Commission's draft proposal is on the reverse side of this notice. Public Hearing Date: Time: Place: Friday, April ll, 2003 8:30 A.M. City Hall Room 40 (conference area - basement level) 15 W. Kellogg Blvd. Saint Paul, MN (Enter through security desk at Fourth St. doors.) For more information please contact Larry Soderholm, Planning Administrator, at 651-266-6575, or write him at the address on the letterhead above, or emaii larry• soderholm�ci stpaul mn us For more information from Parks and Recreation, you can call Kathy Konun at 651-266-6373 or email kathti�.korumr;city.stpaul mn us K:VSLared�PEIJ�SODERHOUZOI�IlNNG�BallpazkSigns-PC heazing noII7a#jytA-E&O Employer 03 �3�� Benita B. Warns 1440 Lafond Avenue St. Paul, MN 55104-2438 (651) 641-1037 Members of the St. Paul City Council 310 City Hafl 15 West Kellogg Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55102 Please enter this letter into the official record of the May 7, 2003 public hearing on Resolution 03-367, Ballpark Sponsorship Signs Zoning Amendment. For the record, f support this zoning amendment. In these difficult economic times, we must continue to seek out new revenue streams that will allow the citizens of St. Paul to continue receiving the high level of recreational services that make St. Paul an attractive place to live. I have one concern with this plan, which is that it limits this potentially lucrative Pevenue stream to specific types of facilities. I feel that this is shortsighted. Neighborhood groups are currently batt�ing to keep open their recreation centers. Some neighborhood groups have managed to secure agreements with private organizations to provide operating funds and management assistance for their recreation centers. {t woufd be wrong to deny such groups the opportunity to display signage letting the community know who is providing such vital funding for their recreation centers. I agree that sponsorship signage displays should be prohibited in facilities like landscape parks or the Como Zoo. However, these signs should be permitted for neighborhood recreation centers and the revenue generated from each sign used to fund programming at the specifiic recreation center where the sign is displayed. This would encourage neighborhoods to activeiy recruit new partners to offset the current funding shortfail in the City budget. Pricing shouid be set at levels to encourage locally owned and neighborhood based businesses to participate. Please don't limit sports sponsorship signs to ball fields, swimming poois, hockey fields, and golf tees. Change this zoning amendment to permit these signs at neighborhood recreation centers. /}-- ' � �.� � `��' ,�, � � � �,�� :� nita B. Wams Page i of 2 O3 -3� � .- . ,. . From: Peter Warner To: Gillespie, Vince; Soderholm, Larry Date: 5/27/2003 10:13 AM Subject: Re: Ballpark Signs CC: Anderson, Nancy; Bierscheid, Bob; Cervantes, Manuel; Schertler, Tony LS: Thanks. My preliminary research indicates that the city can regulate the content of the proposed signs. However, there is a close question regarding the question [I think it was from CM Coleman) about regulating actual sponsors. Last week, someone raised the matter of the KKK's desire to sponsor "adopt-a- highway" signs. No message was involved in these cases other than the name of the sponsor. The federal courts that have addressed the issue [I have found three cases to date, one each from Arkansas, Missouri and Texas] are evenly split on the issue. [The Missouri case was dismissed on technical grounds but it appears that the dismissal upheld a lower court decision favoring the KKK]. The Arkansas court found that the state could not prohibit the KKK from adopting a sign while the Texas court found that the state could impose such a prohibition. Each case was decided using a First Amendment, strict scrutiny analysis of public forums [or "fora" as the learned courts are so fond of using] which is different from what the City is proposing. [City ball fields have not been traditional public forums compared to the road right of way being seen as a traditional public forum in the KKK cases]. In addition, the facts in each case are quite dissimilar and I still have to give the rationale stated by the court in each case some more thought before I can give you my "take" on the situation as it might apply to Saint Paul. So, that's where I am to date. P{ease keep me informed of anything you hear so that I can at least be somewhat prepared for the )une 4, 2003 council meeting. PWW »> Larry Soderholm 05/21/03 04:35PM »> Peter, you were probably watching the Council on ballpark signs. They laid the substitute ordinance over for two weeks. Nancy Anderson says she will put it on the 6{4/03 agenda under the public hearing section and as final reading. They asked Manuel to bring back answers on two legal questions: (a) Can the City regulate content? (They are concerned about the case law on highway clean-up sponsorships.) (b) In naming specific sites where signs are permitted, is the City giving itself unjustified preferential treatment? Can high schools and file://C:�Documents%20and%20Settings�NancyA�I.oca1%20Settings\Temp\GW} 00004.H... 5/27/2003 Page 2 of 2 03-3�7 colleges, for examp{e, come in and legaliy demand that signs be a4lowed at their sports facilities? I may be able to help anwer the second question. Tomorrow afternoon, I plan to visit the other sites in the city that have ballparks with outfield fences and do a little survey on surrounding land uses, visibility from neighboring property, distance from residential properly, topography and any other relevant site characteristics. Then I could do a memo assessing how similar or how different the sites identified in the ordinance are from other ballfields. file:lf C:�Documents%20and%20S ettings�NancyAU,ocal%20Setrings\Temp\GW } 00004,H... 5127/2003 03 -��? 5/21 /03 TO: Scott Renstrom FROM: Larry Soderholm�� RE: STAFF'S SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE ON BALLPARK SIGNS Please ask Dan B. to sign this subsitute ordinance. (It has already been signed by Peter Warner, Martha Fulier, and Bob Bierscheid.) Then please distribute it for today's Council meeting. I will be there to give a 20 second explanation. Bob Bierscheid will ready to answer any questions. Update info: � 1. Peter Warner has found enough caselaw on sponsorship signs that he believes that Parks and Rec can re l�ate si�n content in the interest of children and youth. Therefore this version of the ordinance has an additional #7 on page 8, which Peter added. 2. Peter Warner also believes that the change from ballpark signs being a conditional use, with case-by-case public hearings at the Planning Cmsn, to the staff recommendation for ballpark signs as a pernutted use at a few specific facilities is a bi� enou he change so that the Citv Council should reopen the public hearin� � e new e ° cr�ha�iila� nn �i/d/!12 /�/J '��nl.wA/t .I � ,,( J1 WWIn^+�n l , `�'W� ��Vvk��'"7�+f �"! IJ�J� � 7�� ,�L � Thanks for your help. ' S �.bs�: council File # n3 � 3�� M4��, _ O� Ordinance # �.� Green Sheet # O��"'[ J8� ORDINANCE CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA ,� n f n ? � Presented By Referred To Committee: Date An ordinance amending Chapter 66 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to sports facilities sponsorship signs. 6 WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 462357 and Section 64.400 of the Legislative Code, the 7 Planning Commission on March 14, 2003, initiated the Ballpark Sponsorship Signs Zoning Study at the 8 request of the Director of Parks and Recreation; 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation is exploring new opportunities to raise funds for recreation programs, given the reductions in the City's budget, and accordingly has outlined a program for sponsorship signs at athletic facilities that could be implemented for the summer of 2003 if the sign chapter in fhe Zoning Code is amended to allow such signs; WHEREAS, on April 11, 2003, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the Ballpark Sponsorship Signs Zoning Study and the draft zoning amendments, at which all interested parties were given an opporiunity to be heard; notice of the public hearing was mailed to the Early Notification List and published in the official newspaper of the City on April l, 2003; WHEREAS, on Apri123, 2003, the Neighborhood and Current Planning Committee of the Planning Commission considered the public tesfimony and the recommendations of the City staff and made some revisions; it then sent the Ballpark Signs Zoning Study to the fu11 Commission, which on Apri125, 2003, passed a resolution recommending the study and zoning amendments to the Mayor and the City Council; WHEREAS, notice of a pubfic hearing before the City Council was duly published in the official newspaper of the City on (datel ; and WHEREAS, a public hearing before the City Council having been conducted on (date) at which all interested parties were given an opportwlity to be heard, the Council having considered all the facts and recommendations concerning the sports facilities sponsorship signs; now, therefore, � O'� - 3V'7 32 THE COUNCTL OF THE CITY OF SAIN'I' PAUL DOES ORDAIN: 33 34 Section 1. 35 36 That Saint Paul Legislative Code Chapter 66 on Signs be amended to read as follows: 37 38 Sec. b6102. Definirions. 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 �8 59 b0 61 62 63 64 65 66 All words and terxns not defined in this chapter which are defined in the Minnesota State Building Cade or elsewhere in the zoning code of the City of Saint Paul shall be interpreted as therein defined. Otherwise, for the purposes of this chapter, terms and words not herein defined shall have the meaning customarily assigned to them. Certain words and terms shall be defined as follows. Sec. 66.1�3. A. Advanced speed arteries. A limited access freeway or other road upon portions of which speeds of forty-five (45) miles per hour or greater are permitted. Advertising sign. A sign which directs attention to a business, profession, commodity, service or entertainment which is conducted, sold or manufactured elsewhere than on the premises upon which the sign is placed. It shall be considered as a nonaccessory sign except that an advertising sign on a professional sports facllity with permanent seating for more than ten thousand (10,000) spectators and a s�orts facility sponsarship sien shall be considered as accessory. Billboards are a form of advertising sign. Advertising signs located on bus stop shelters, courtesy benches and newsstands are regulated under other chapters and are not subject to the requirements of this chapter. Sec. 66.104. S. Billboar•d. Any advertising sign larger than fifty (50) square feet except an accessory advertising sign at a professional sports facility.... Business sign. A sign which directs attention to a business, profession, commodity, service or entertainment which is conducted, offered, sold or manufactured on the premises upon which the sign is placed. It shall be considered as an accessory sign.... 67 Sec. 66.121. S. 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 Sign. The use of words, numerals, figures, devices, designs or trademarks the purpose of which is to show or advertise a person, firm, profession, business, product or message. Sign structure. Any structure which supports or is capable of supporting any sign as defined in this chapter. A sign structure may be a single pole; it may not be an integral part of a building. S orts facilitv sponsorship si�n. A sien that is located at a ballfield, hockev rink, ar trolf course sr � 0�-3�'1 76 �u ' used bv the public for athletic activities, and that displays off-premise advertising as a source 77 of financial sunnort for the sports facilitv and sports proQxams at the facilitv. 78 79 Sec. 66.204. R-LL through RM-3 Residential Districts. 80 81 (a) 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 (b) 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 Identification signs: (1) For one- and two-family structures and bed and breakfast residences, one identification sign not exceeding a total of two (2) square feet in area. (2) For multiple-family siructures on parcels riventy-five thousand (25,000} square £eet or smaller, one (1) identification sign for each street frontage is allowed. No sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in size. For multiple-family structures on parcels larger than twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet, one (1) or two (2) identification sign(s) on each street frontage is{are allowed. The total amount of signage on each frontage shall not exceed twenty-four (24) squaze feet in size. (3) For structures other than residential uses, one identification sign for each street frontage not exceeding a total of thirty (30) square feet in area. (4) For pazks, communiry centers, and religious, civic or philanthropic institutions, one identification sign, not exceeding a total of thirty (30) square feet in area for each street frontage, and one bulletin board not exceeding a total of thirty (30) square feet in area. (5) (6) No sign shall project higher than thirty (30) feet above grade. If located within a required yard, a freestanding sign may not exceed four (4) feet in height plus two (2) inches far each foot set back from the property line. Temporary signs: (1) For new subdivisions or new multiple-family developments, one real estate development sign not exceeding a total of fifiy (50) square feet in area within the subdivision or on the multiple- family lot, per three hundred (300) feet or less of lot frontage. No such sign shall be located in any required yard. �2) (3) (4) Fox all uses, one real estate sign not exceeding a total of six (6) square feet in area. For all uses, one sign not exceeding a total of fifty (50) square feet in area identifying an engineer, architect or contractor engaged in, or product used in, the construction of a building. For parks, community centers, and religious, educational, civic or philanthropic institutions, portable signs and temporary signs are permitted for special events under the following conditions: �v� 03 -'3 `'1 i2o 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 � 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 � Portable signs: On zoning lots with a street frontage of three hundred thirty (330) feet or less, the gross surface display azea of the signs shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet. On zoning lots with a street frontage of over three hundred thirty (330) feet, the gross surface display area of the signs shall not exceed three hundred (300) square feet; [� 2. 3. The signs shall be pemutted two (2) nonconsecutive times per calendar year for a period of not more than fourteen (14) days per time; The signs shall not be flashing signs or located in a required yazd, required off- street parking space or maneuvering area, or public right-of-way. Temporary signs. 1. 2. The gross surface display area of the signs shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet; The signs shall be permitted three (3) nonconsecutive times per calendar year for periods of not mare than ninety (90) days per time; The signs shall not be flashing signs or located in a required off-street parking space or maneuvering area, or public right-of-way. (5) No sign shall project higher than thirty (30) feet above grade. Sports facilit,�sponsorship si�ns. � � � � � Snorts facility sponsorship siens are permitted as a conditional use subiect to the conditions in paraeraphs 2 through 61.0 followinP. The facili . serves primaril eitrowide; little league, intersektolastic, or intercollegiate sports, not neiehbo,rhoodspoxts proexams: Siens sha11 be desiened to be internal to the s�orts facilit�that is, oriented toward plavers and spectators, not toward the eg neral public or neiehborine roronertv. Siens, except at �olf course tee boxes, shall be at least two hundred (200) feet from residential land uses, measured from the lot line of the residential use to the nearest si�n. Size of si n�s.� a. Sims on fences shall not exceed twentv-four (241 sauare feet per sien face, exce�t where the ballpazk or other sports facility is enclosed so that the si�ns are not readable from the outside. b. Siens at golf courses shall be inte��ated with the hale idantificaLion si�ns located at �ke tee boxes and the s�onsorship com�onent of the sign shall not exceed €aur two (2J � � 0� -3 �� 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 square feet. �6 Si�ns shall not be illuminated exc�t bv the re�ulaz field lightin� durinu hours of use. � Provision shali be made to ensure that the siens are maintained in eood condition. � �orts facililv s�onsorshi�signs aze subject to the procedures and aeneral standards for conditional uses in Section 64300. 171 Sec. 66.205. OS-1 and B-1 Business Districts. 172 173 jNo outdoar sports facitities are found in these zones, which are used for sma11 neighborizood 174 commercial areas such as corner stores. Therefore, sports facility sponsorship signs are not permitted 175 in these zones.J 176 177 Sec. 66.206. OS-2, B-ZC, B-2 and B-3 Business Districts. 178 179 (a) Business signs... 180 (b) Temporary signs... 181 � Portable signs... 182 (d) Sports facilitv sponsorship signs. Sports facilitv sponsorship si s are perxnitted as a conditional use 183 subiect to the conditions listed in Section 66.204(�for residential districts. 184 185 Sec. 66.207. B-4 Business District. 186 l87 (a) 188 (b) 189 � 190 � 191 Business signs... Tem�orary signs... Portable sigrzs... S�orts�acilit�sponsorship signs. Sports facilitv sponsorship signs are permitted as a conditional use subject to the conditions listed in Section 66.204(c) for residential districts. 192 193 Sec. 66.208. B-5 Business District. 194 195 (a) 196 (b) 197 � 198 �d,� 199 200 Business signs... Temporary signs... Portable signs... S�orts� cilztv s�nsorship signs. Sgorts facility sponsorship si�ns are permitted as a conditional use subiect to the conditions listed in Section 66.20�c1 for residential districts. 201 Sec. 66.209. I-1 Industrial 1 District. 202 203 (a) Business signs.... 204 (b) Temporary signs.... 205 � Portable signs.... 206 � Sports facili�onsorship�ns. Sports facility sponsorship signs are �ermitted as a conditional use 207 subject to the conditions listed in Section 66.204(cl for residential districts. l� 03 -3�'1 208 Sec. 66.210. I-2 Industrial2 District. 209 210 (a) Business signs.... 211 (b) Temporary signs.... 212 � Portable sigras.... 213 � S�s facilitv sponsorship si2ns. Sports facilitv sponsorship si s are permitted as a conditional use 214 subiect to the condirions listed in Secrion 66.204(cl for residential districts. 215 216 Sec. 66.211. I-3 Industrial 3 District. 217 218 �Sports facility sponsorship signs not permitted.� 219 220 221 222 Section 2 223 224 This ordinance shall become effective thiriy (30) days after its passage, approval, and publication. _� Yeas Nays sent I xequescea by ueparcmenc oi: Benanav Planninq & Economic Development Bostrom Coleman Harris Lantry Reiter Adopted by Council: Date Adoption Certified by Council Secretary By: Approved by Mayor: Date By: By: Approved by By: Form Approve By: Approved by By: K�ZONLVG�Ballpark signs - CC ordinanceA3PQ3 wpd AA-ADA-EEO employer 6 � �v��rl��. Council File # � 3� 3Y� Ordinance # Green Sheet # �� 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ORDINANCE CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA Presented By Referred To Committee:� Date An ordinance amending Chapter 66 of the Saint Paul pertaining to sports facilities sponsorship WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 462.357 and Planning Commission on March 14, 2003, initiated the Ballpark� request of the Director of Parks and Recreation; C,ode 64.400 of the Legislative Code, the ip Signs Zo�ing Study at the WHEREAS, Pazks and Recreation is exploring new opport �ties to raise funds for recreation programs, given the reductions in the City's budget, and accordingly has o lined a program for sponsorship signs at athletic facilities that could be implemented for the summer of 2 03 if the sign chapter in the Zoning Code is amended to allow such signs; WI�REA5, on May 11, 2003, the Planning Signs Zoning Study and the draft zoning amE to be heard; notice of the public hearing was newspaper of the City on date ;� y3 ssion held a public hearing on the Ballpark Sponsorship ts, at which all interested parties were given an opportunity to the Eazly Notification List and published in the official WI�,REAS, on May 11, 2003, the PI ng Commission also considered the public testimony and the recommendations of the City staff and en passed a resolution recommending the study and zoning amendments to the Mayor and the C; � Council; WF�REAS, notice of a public h ring before the City Council was duly published in the official newspaper of the City on _�date� ; an WI�REAS, a public hearin before the City Council having been conducted on (dateL_ at which all, interested parties were giv an opportunity to be heazd, the Council having considered all the facts and recommendations conce ing the sports facilities sponsorslup signs; now, therefore, ��GI�AL 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 TF� COUNCIL OF TI� CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN: Section l. o� -�� That Saint Paul Legislative Code Chapter 66 on 5igns be amended to read as follows: Sec. 66.102. Definitions. All words and terms not defined in this chapter which are defined in the Minnesota te Building Code or elsewhere in the zoning code of the City of Saint Paul shall be interpreted as therein fined. Otherwise, for the putposes of this chapter, terms and words not herein defined shall haue the me ' g customarily assigned to them. Certain words and terms shall be defined as follows. Sec. 66.103. A, Advanced speed arteries. A limited access freeway or other roa�on portions of which speeds of forty-five (45) miles per hour or greater are pernutted. Advertising sign. A sign which directs attention to a 1 entertainment which is conducted, sold or manufactured els placed. It shall be considered as a nonaccessory sign except facility with permanent seating for more than ten thousan sponsors� si�n shall be considered as accessory. Billb a located on bus stop shelters, courtesy benches and ne sstar subject to the requirements of this chapter. Sec. 66.104. B. Billboarct Any advertising sign a professional sports facility.... Business sign. A sign which entertainment which is conducted, placed. It shall be considered as an Sec. 66.121. S. Sign. The use show or advertise a Sign structure. chapter. A sign struc isin s, profession, commodity, service or � re than on the premises upon which the sign is at an advertising sign on a professional sports 0,000) spectators and a sports facility are a form of advertising sign. Advertising signs s are regulated under other cfiapters and are not fifty (50) square feet except an accessory advertising sign at attention to a business, profession, commodity, service or , sold or manufactured on the premises upon which the sign is >ry sign.... numerals, figures, devices, designs or trademarks the purpose of wluch is to n, profession, business, product or message. � structure which supports or is capable of supporting any sign as defined in this may be a single pole; it may not be an integral part of a building. 2 ��4Gi��A� Identification signs: 76 facili used by the nublic for athletic activities. and that displays off-premise advertisine as a source of 77 financial support for the sports facili � and sDOrtS programs at the facilitv. 78 79 Sec. 66.204. R-LL through RM-3 Residential Districts. � 80 81 (a) 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 (b) 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 ll7 118 119 (1) For one- and two-family structures and bed and breakfast residences, one ide ification sign not exceeding a total of two (2) square feet in area. (2) For multiple-family structures on parcels twenty-five thousand (25,00 square feet or smaller, one (1) identification sign for each street frontage is allowed. No si shall exceed six (6) square feet in size. For multiple-family stnxctures on parcels larger than enty-five thousand (25,000) square feet, one (1) or two (2) identification sign(s) on each s et frontage is/are allowed. The total amount of signage on each frontage shall not exceed tw nty-four (24) square feet in size. (3) For stnxctures other than residential uses, one identifica�n sign for each street frontage not exceeding a total of thirty (30) square feet in area. � 03-3 �1 (4) For parks, community centers, and religious, civi or philanthropic institutions, one identification sign, not �ceeding a total of thirty (30) square et in azea for each street frontage, and one bulletin board not exceeding a total of thirty ) square feet in area. ts) No sign shall project higher than thirty feet above grade. (6) If located within a required yard, a two (2) inches for each foot set ba Tenzporary signs: iding sign may not exceed four (4) feet in height plus the property line. (1) For new subdivisions or new ultiple-family developments, one real estate development sign not exceeding a total of fifty (5 square feet in area within the subdivision or on the multiple-family lot, per three hundred (3 feet or less of lot frontage. No such sign shall be located in any required yard. (2) For all uses, one re estate sign not exceeding a total of six (6) square feet in area. (3) For all uses, one ign not exceeding a total of fi8y (50) square feet in area identifying an engineer, arc � ct or contractor engaged in, or product used in, the construction of a building. (4) For parks, ommunity centers, and religious, educational, civic or philanthropic institutions, portable gns and temporary signs are permitted for special events under the following 3 ��l�li�A� 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 (c� 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 Q � Portable signs: a�-�� 1. On zoning lots with a street frontage of three hundred thirty (330) feet o ess, the gross surface display area ofthe signs shall not exceed one hundred (1 ) square feet. On zoning lots with a street frontage of over three hundred ttri (330) feet, the gross surface display area of the signs shall not exceed tYuee ndred (300) square feet; 2. The signs shall be pernutted two (2) nonconsecutive time er calendar year for a period of not more than fourteen (14) days per time; 3. The signs shall not be flashing signs or located in equired yazd, required off- street parking space or maneuvering area, or pu ic right-of-way. Temporary signs. 1_ The gross surface display area ofthe si shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet; 2. The signs shall be pernutted thre 3) nonconsecutive times per calendar year for periods of not more than ninet 90) days per tune; 3. The signs shall not be space or maneuvering (5) No sign shall project higher than Sposts faciditv sponsorship saQns• � � � � � � Size of sians: a. Si�ns '� �g signs or located in a required off-street parking or public right-of-way. (30) feet above grade. 0 � S � Q'J - � G "� 164 Sec. 66.205. OS-1 and B-1 Business Districts. 165 166 jNo outdoor sports facilities are found in these zones, which are used for small neighborhood 167 commercial areas such as corner stores. Therefore, sparts facility sponsorship signs are ot permitted 168 in these zones. They areJ 169 170 Sec. 66.206. OS-2, B-2C, B-2 and B-3 Business Districts. 171 172 (a) Business sPgns... 173 174 (b) Temporary signs... 175 176 (c) Portable signs... 177 � S orts acili s onsorshi si . S orts facili s onsorshi si aze ermitted as a conditional use 178 sub�ect to the conditions listed in Section 66.204(cl for residenf districts. 179 180 Sec. 66.207. B-4 Business District. 181 182 (a) Business sigres... 183 184 b) Temporary signs... 185 186 (c) Portable signs... 187 188 � S orts acili s onsorshi si s. S orts f ili s onsorshi si ns are ermitted as a conditional use 189 sub�ect to the conditions listed in Section 6.204 c for residential districts. 190 191 Sec. 66.208. B-5 Business District. 192 193 (a) Business signs... 194 195 (b) TempoYarysigns._ 196 197 (c) Portable signs... 198 199 � S orts acili onsor i si . S orts facilit s onsorshi si s are ermitted as a conditional use 200 sub'ect to the condit ns listed in Section 66.204 c for residential districts. 201 202 Sec. 66.209. I-1 Indus ial l District. 203 204 (a) Buszness si ... 205 206 (b) Tempor signs.... 207 5 ��` ��`��' 208 (c) Portable signs.... 209 210 � Sports�acility sponsorship si n,� s_Sports facilitv sponsorship si s are pemutted as a conditional use 211 sub�ect to the condirions listed in Section 66204(c) for residential districts. 212 213 Sec. 66.210. 2-2 Industrial 2 District. 214 215 (a) Business signs.... 216 217 (b) Temporary signs.... 218 219 (c) Portable signs.... 220 221 � S�orts acility_s�onsorshi�siQns. Sports facility spon 222 subiect to the conditions listed in Section 66.204(cl fo 223 224 Sec. 66.211. I-3 Industrial 3 District. 225 226 [Sports facility sponsorship signs not permiited. J 227 228 Section 2 229 230 This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days afte� Adopted by Council: DaCe Adoption Certified by Council � Approved by Mayor: � Date passage, approval, and publication. Requested by Department of: - Plannin & Econot Develo ment � Bv: � Approved by Financial Services By: �/.��^^�'��"'_� cW� Form Approved City Attorney 1 , By: Approved b or for Su ission to Council By: K:\Shared�PED\SODERFiOL�ZONING�Ballpark sigos - CC ordinznc93P3AIDP.aF� Employer 6 bEPARTMENT/OFFICFJCOUNCII,: DATE INTTIATED GREEN SHEET No.• 204376 PED and Plaru�uig Commission 3/31/03 ' a� -3�-7 CONTACl' PERSON & PHONE: aT L�P17aLDA7'E Latry Soderholm 266-6575 � Z DEPARTMENT DII2. s crrrcouxcu. MiTST BE ON COUNCII, AGENDA BY ATE �SIGN 3 CTTY ATTORNEY o _ CITY CLERK � 1 �.�J�,�g�,R FINANCIALSERV FINANCIALSERV/ACCTG 4/2/03 FOR 4 MAYOR (OR ASST.) CIVII, SERVICE COIvA�IISSION ROiJTING 1 PLANNING ADMINISTRATOR ORDER TOTAL N OF SIGNAT[JRE PAGES 1 (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATiJRE) ncriox xEQUesTEn: Start Council readings on a Zoning Code amendment to allow sparts facility sponsorship signs at Parks and Rec ballparks, golf courses, and swinuning pools a means of fixndraising. Schedule the first reading of the ordinance at City Council (4/9/03) before the Plauning Commission has its hearing (4/1 UO3) and makes a recomnnendation so that sponsorship signs can be sold in May for this summer's sports season. RECOMMENDATIONS: Apprave (A) or Reject (R) PERSONAI, SERVICE CON'PRACf S MUST ANSWCR TAE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: I. Has this persowYicxn ever worked �mder a contrac[ for [his department� A PLANNING COMMISSION Yes No CIB COMMIITEE 2. Has this person/fum ever been a ciTy employee? CIVILSERVICECOMMISSION Yes No A PARKS AND REC 3. Dces this person/fiim possess a stdll not nom�ally possessed by any cu�rent ciry employee? A PED Yes No A I.IEP Eaplam aR yes mi.mers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORTUNITY (Who, WLat, When, Where, Why): Saint Paut Parks and Recreation is pursuing new fundraising altematives for sports facilities and programs. One alternative is ballparks signs on the outfield fences o£municipal athletic fields (not neighborhood rec centers). But the Zoning Code prohibits any type of advertising signs. The proposed zoning amendment differentiates between sports facility sponsorship signs and advertising signs and pernuts the former type at citywide athletic facilities where certain conditions are met, such as distance from residential property. ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED: - " Parks and Rec will imptement the sponsorship signs program this sununer to raise money for facility maintenance and for athletic programs. ��,.a� g��a�$�^p �� e�i�""- - � DISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED: There will be more signs at ballparks, swimming pools, golf courses, and possibly on hockey rinks, but only at citywide municipal athletic facilities, not at neighborhood rec centers. DISADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED: One opporiunity for Parks and Rec to replace funding cuYS will be lost. TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION: $ COST/REVENiJE BUDGETED: FUNDING SOURCE: ACPIVITY NUMBER: FINANCIAL INFORMATION: (EXPLAIIV) � �� `� � � % MAR 31 2003 K:\$bazed�PED\SODERHOL�BallparkS�gnsgen�shee[l.wpd ��„��.;,�L��l ��:� 0 � R 0 i i i i � � r I � � � � 1 � I 1 i t ' ✓ f '\ � � I DES�GNED DRAWN APPROVED { 03-36 � w wo � O N � Q Q f N m r}! � � EXISTING & REMOVAL LEGEND — — — EXISTiNG CURB & GUTTER REMO�E WNCRETE CURB � REMOVE WNCRETE WALK REMOVE CONCRETE DRIVE Lp71� EXISiING RAILROAD TRACKS � PROPOSED PERNANENT ROADWAY EASEMENT ..l��S� TEMPORP.RY 5!0?EJ CONSTRUClION EASEMEM � � \ 5 . E CONSTRUCTION LEGEND w o M CONSTRUCT CURB & GUTiER � � '� '' CONSTRUCi CONCRETE WALN w F Q CONSTRUCT CONCRETE � N ORNEWAY PAVEMENT Q� F- (� ,D PEOESiRIAN CUR9 RAMP N �i o�� ,�� 6 4 3 2 � ANG 2-S ORY BRIC BUILOING 7 aa waa s,va srRE r s , PROPOSED R.D.W. LINE � ` EXISTING CENTERLWE i � m I _ _ — _ _ _ _ — �I � I � � m n PROP( I � ,5 �� 4 � BL OCK { BRM BRM PAS " � .--. .--� _ _ _ 3 2 177 ! 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