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Green Sheet # b�`�U
RESOLUTION �
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA , I ��
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Committee: Date
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WHEREAS, Saint Paul Legislative Code § 66.214 is a part of the Saint Paul Zoning
Code. See, Saint Paul Legislative Code § 60.100; and
4 WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Saint Paul, in Council File No. 97-1447, initiated
5 a proposal to amend Saint Paul Legislative Code § 66.214 pertaining to advertising signs located
6 in B-2, B-3, B-5 (as described therein), I-1, I-2 and I-3 zoning dishicts; and
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WI�REAS, pursuant to the provisions of Saint Paul City Charter § 6.05, the proposed
atnendment appeazed on the Agenda of the Council of the City of Saint Paul on December 3,
1997 and on December 10, 1997. On December 17, 1997, a public hearing on the proposed
amendment was duly conducted by the Council where all persons present were given an
opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. § 462357, Subd.4, requires that proposed amendments to a
zoning ordinance initiated by the Council shall be referred to the Saint Paul Plamiing
Commission for a study, report and recommendation before being acted upon by the Council;
and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Minn. Stat. § 462357, Subd. 4, the Council, at the
conclusion of the December 17, 1997, public hearing, by separate resolufion, referred the
proposed amendment to Saint Paul Legislative Code § 66.214 to the Planning Commission for a
study, report and recommendation on the proposed amendment; and
WHEREAS, until such time as the required study, report and recommendation of the
Planning Commission is completed and the Council has had an opportunity to take action on the
report and recommendation, the Council desires, for the purpose of protecting the plamiing
process and in aid thereof, to temporarily prohibit the estabiishxnent of any advertising sign in the
zoning districts presently set forth in Saint Paul Legislative Code § 66.214; NOW,
THEREFORE,BEIT
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul, in accordance with Minn. Stat.
462357, Subd. 4, directs the Saint Paul Planning Commission to undertake a study of its
proposed amendment to Saint Paul Legislative Code § 66.214 and to prepaze and submit to the
Council, a report and recommendation on the proposed amendment within ninety (90) days of
the effective date of this resolution; AND, BE IT �
37 FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon the receipt of the report and recommendation of the
38 Planning Commission, the Council will reopen the public hearing on the proposed amendment
39 far the purpose of taking additional testimony on the matter as may be necessary based upon the
40 report and recommendation of the Planning Commission; AND, BE IT
�Q��
� �
2 FURTFIER RESOLVED, that under sepazate ordinance, The Council will direct the
3 Planning Commission to immediately undertake a study of the proposed amendment and to
4 submit a report and recommendation to the Councii; AND, BE IT
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7
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FURTHER RESOLVED, that pending adoption of an interun ordinance prohibiting
advertising signs in the zoning districts set forth in Saint Paul Legislarive Code § 66.214 that
might be inconsistent with the pending study, no permits sha11 be issued or granted to erect an
advertising sign from this date and untii the expiration of ninety (90) days or until such time as
the Council has taken action on the recommendations contained in the study and any amendment
fo the zoning code is effective; AND, BE IT
FINALLY RESOLVED, that the restriction in this resolution and in the said interim
ardinance may be extended by action of the Councii for additional period of time not to exceed
the thirty (30) months allowed for interim ordinances under Minn. Stat. § 462.355, Subd. 4 in the
event that the study, report and recommendation of the Pluuung Commission and the
deliberations of the Council require such extensions of time.
Requested by Department of:
�.ed by Cotmcil: Date �v�_ �� Lg�` j
1 �
By:
Form Approved by City Attorney
BY:.�!.�l✓l��,,,.«*- �z.-r�-y�
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TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES (CL1P ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE)
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CITY OF SAINT PAUL
Norm Colemun, Muror
390 Cirr Hull
IS Wesr Ke!logg 6ou[evard
Sainr Pauf, MN 55102
Telephone: 6/2-2668510
Facsimile: 61 Z-266-$513
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December 26, 1997
Council President David Thune
and Saint Paul City Councilmembers
310 City Hal(
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102
Re: Veto of Council Files 97-15G9 and 1570/Sign Moratorium
Dear Council President Thune:
I am returning with my veto Council File Numbers 97-1569 and 97-1570 which were
intended to enact a moratorium and initiate a study on the location of new advertising
signs in the City. I would also veto Council File 97-1568, the proposed ordinance to
finalize adoption of the moratorium, if the Council were to adopt it.
The City CounciPs decision to enact a s�gnificant restraint on business-activity is not
justified. The City has a very strict sign ordinance, there has not been a significant increase
in the number of new advertising signs in recent years, and there is no evidence of any
negative impact of signs on the community. The proposed moratorium was opposed by
the Business Review Council, and I agree with their concern that a moratorium is an
overreaction to concerns that have been expressed.
I do understand, however, the concerns raised about the effectiveness of the City sign
credit procedure. That procedure, which provides "credits" for the removal of certain
signs, was adopted by the City Council in 1988 after a thorough study and subsequent
amendment to the sign regulations wntained in the Zoning Code. This sign credit
procedure has been greatly misunderstood, but it has not prevented the overall
effectiveness of the sign ordinance from limiting the 1ocation and number of new signs
which have been erected.
Sign credits are used to construct new signs which cannot meet the present spacing and or
the height limitations. There has been only one such case in the last five yeazs, and that
sign was constructed at I-94 and Vandalia Street to repiace a sign that had been at that
location for many years. Although constructed, the sign is not being used because the
pernvt is under appeal. The sign it replaced was found to have been located, in error, on
the public right-of-way and was ordered removed. In addition, for this sign to be utilized
�
a�_ j5�c�
Council Presideat David Thune
December 26, 1997
Page Z
a variance wil( be required and the City Council will have the ultimate deternvnation on
whether this sign can be utilized for advertising purposes.
Given that our sign ordinance is working well in general, I support the request of the
Office of License Inspections and Environmental Protection for a Planning Commission
review limited to the sign credit procedure which is raising concems rather than rushing to
enact a moratorium on all new signs and initiate a major new study.
Again, because our present regulations are very restrictive and there aze few locations left
in the City where new signs can be constructed, I am confident that there will be no rush
to erect signs which will be of concern to members of the community in the absence of a
moratorium.
Sincerely,
� �G� yZ���- , . L
Norm Coleman
Mayor
attachments
c: Robert Kessier, LIEP Director
Pam Whee{ock, PED Director
Peg Birk, City Attorney
Peter Warner Assistant City Attorney
Gerry Strathman, Council Secretary
Saint Paul Planning Commission
(wlattachments)
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Presented By
Referred To
Council File #�� — � S� Q
Green Sheet # b�`�U
RESOLUTION �
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA , I ��
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Committee: Date
�
WHEREAS, Saint Paul Legislative Code § 66.214 is a part of the Saint Paul Zoning
Code. See, Saint Paul Legislative Code § 60.100; and
4 WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Saint Paul, in Council File No. 97-1447, initiated
5 a proposal to amend Saint Paul Legislative Code § 66.214 pertaining to advertising signs located
6 in B-2, B-3, B-5 (as described therein), I-1, I-2 and I-3 zoning dishicts; and
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
WI�REAS, pursuant to the provisions of Saint Paul City Charter § 6.05, the proposed
atnendment appeazed on the Agenda of the Council of the City of Saint Paul on December 3,
1997 and on December 10, 1997. On December 17, 1997, a public hearing on the proposed
amendment was duly conducted by the Council where all persons present were given an
opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. § 462357, Subd.4, requires that proposed amendments to a
zoning ordinance initiated by the Council shall be referred to the Saint Paul Plamiing
Commission for a study, report and recommendation before being acted upon by the Council;
and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Minn. Stat. § 462357, Subd. 4, the Council, at the
conclusion of the December 17, 1997, public hearing, by separate resolufion, referred the
proposed amendment to Saint Paul Legislative Code § 66.214 to the Planning Commission for a
study, report and recommendation on the proposed amendment; and
WHEREAS, until such time as the required study, report and recommendation of the
Planning Commission is completed and the Council has had an opportunity to take action on the
report and recommendation, the Council desires, for the purpose of protecting the plamiing
process and in aid thereof, to temporarily prohibit the estabiishxnent of any advertising sign in the
zoning districts presently set forth in Saint Paul Legislative Code § 66.214; NOW,
THEREFORE,BEIT
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul, in accordance with Minn. Stat.
462357, Subd. 4, directs the Saint Paul Planning Commission to undertake a study of its
proposed amendment to Saint Paul Legislative Code § 66.214 and to prepaze and submit to the
Council, a report and recommendation on the proposed amendment within ninety (90) days of
the effective date of this resolution; AND, BE IT �
37 FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon the receipt of the report and recommendation of the
38 Planning Commission, the Council will reopen the public hearing on the proposed amendment
39 far the purpose of taking additional testimony on the matter as may be necessary based upon the
40 report and recommendation of the Planning Commission; AND, BE IT
�Q��
� �
2 FURTFIER RESOLVED, that under sepazate ordinance, The Council will direct the
3 Planning Commission to immediately undertake a study of the proposed amendment and to
4 submit a report and recommendation to the Councii; AND, BE IT
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
q�1. t 5�10
FURTHER RESOLVED, that pending adoption of an interun ordinance prohibiting
advertising signs in the zoning districts set forth in Saint Paul Legislarive Code § 66.214 that
might be inconsistent with the pending study, no permits sha11 be issued or granted to erect an
advertising sign from this date and untii the expiration of ninety (90) days or until such time as
the Council has taken action on the recommendations contained in the study and any amendment
fo the zoning code is effective; AND, BE IT
FINALLY RESOLVED, that the restriction in this resolution and in the said interim
ardinance may be extended by action of the Councii for additional period of time not to exceed
the thirty (30) months allowed for interim ordinances under Minn. Stat. § 462.355, Subd. 4 in the
event that the study, report and recommendation of the Pluuung Commission and the
deliberations of the Council require such extensions of time.
Requested by Department of:
�.ed by Cotmcil: Date �v�_ �� Lg�` j
1 �
By:
Form Approved by City Attorney
BY:.�!.�l✓l��,,,.«*- �z.-r�-y�
ion Ce� y Covncil Secreta� Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
�_'
By:
�ed by rlayor: Da e
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ROIfTING
ORDER ❑R1u�CC5LLaFRiICFSOW. FNYKJLLaFMU11CCi6
❑MVOR(ORAi3RIl111t) ❑
TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES (CL1P ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE)
P�-•� � � /� �.�
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YES NO
Doesihis Pe�soNfifm P� a sldN nM nonnel�YP� bY �+Y �Urt�1 cilY �P�oY�?
YES NO
k thin pe�soMrm a tar0e[ed vendoY7 .
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VES NO
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CITY OF SAINT PAUL
Norm Colemun, Muror
390 Cirr Hull
IS Wesr Ke!logg 6ou[evard
Sainr Pauf, MN 55102
Telephone: 6/2-2668510
Facsimile: 61 Z-266-$513
�
December 26, 1997
Council President David Thune
and Saint Paul City Councilmembers
310 City Hal(
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102
Re: Veto of Council Files 97-15G9 and 1570/Sign Moratorium
Dear Council President Thune:
I am returning with my veto Council File Numbers 97-1569 and 97-1570 which were
intended to enact a moratorium and initiate a study on the location of new advertising
signs in the City. I would also veto Council File 97-1568, the proposed ordinance to
finalize adoption of the moratorium, if the Council were to adopt it.
The City CounciPs decision to enact a s�gnificant restraint on business-activity is not
justified. The City has a very strict sign ordinance, there has not been a significant increase
in the number of new advertising signs in recent years, and there is no evidence of any
negative impact of signs on the community. The proposed moratorium was opposed by
the Business Review Council, and I agree with their concern that a moratorium is an
overreaction to concerns that have been expressed.
I do understand, however, the concerns raised about the effectiveness of the City sign
credit procedure. That procedure, which provides "credits" for the removal of certain
signs, was adopted by the City Council in 1988 after a thorough study and subsequent
amendment to the sign regulations wntained in the Zoning Code. This sign credit
procedure has been greatly misunderstood, but it has not prevented the overall
effectiveness of the sign ordinance from limiting the 1ocation and number of new signs
which have been erected.
Sign credits are used to construct new signs which cannot meet the present spacing and or
the height limitations. There has been only one such case in the last five yeazs, and that
sign was constructed at I-94 and Vandalia Street to repiace a sign that had been at that
location for many years. Although constructed, the sign is not being used because the
pernvt is under appeal. The sign it replaced was found to have been located, in error, on
the public right-of-way and was ordered removed. In addition, for this sign to be utilized
�
a�_ j5�c�
Council Presideat David Thune
December 26, 1997
Page Z
a variance wil( be required and the City Council will have the ultimate deternvnation on
whether this sign can be utilized for advertising purposes.
Given that our sign ordinance is working well in general, I support the request of the
Office of License Inspections and Environmental Protection for a Planning Commission
review limited to the sign credit procedure which is raising concems rather than rushing to
enact a moratorium on all new signs and initiate a major new study.
Again, because our present regulations are very restrictive and there aze few locations left
in the City where new signs can be constructed, I am confident that there will be no rush
to erect signs which will be of concern to members of the community in the absence of a
moratorium.
Sincerely,
� �G� yZ���- , . L
Norm Coleman
Mayor
attachments
c: Robert Kessier, LIEP Director
Pam Whee{ock, PED Director
Peg Birk, City Attorney
Peter Warner Assistant City Attorney
Gerry Strathman, Council Secretary
Saint Paul Planning Commission
(wlattachments)
H:\USERS�ZUSAMW PFILES�SiGNSTDY.V£T
►ZP,c'd lzl��ly�
.�-n NI Qw�p.�J �/�u.
T�h'►
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Presented By
Referred To
Council File #�� — � S� Q
Green Sheet # b�`�U
RESOLUTION �
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA , I ��
\ I� �
� �___. o U
Committee: Date
�
WHEREAS, Saint Paul Legislative Code § 66.214 is a part of the Saint Paul Zoning
Code. See, Saint Paul Legislative Code § 60.100; and
4 WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Saint Paul, in Council File No. 97-1447, initiated
5 a proposal to amend Saint Paul Legislative Code § 66.214 pertaining to advertising signs located
6 in B-2, B-3, B-5 (as described therein), I-1, I-2 and I-3 zoning dishicts; and
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
WI�REAS, pursuant to the provisions of Saint Paul City Charter § 6.05, the proposed
atnendment appeazed on the Agenda of the Council of the City of Saint Paul on December 3,
1997 and on December 10, 1997. On December 17, 1997, a public hearing on the proposed
amendment was duly conducted by the Council where all persons present were given an
opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. § 462357, Subd.4, requires that proposed amendments to a
zoning ordinance initiated by the Council shall be referred to the Saint Paul Plamiing
Commission for a study, report and recommendation before being acted upon by the Council;
and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Minn. Stat. § 462357, Subd. 4, the Council, at the
conclusion of the December 17, 1997, public hearing, by separate resolufion, referred the
proposed amendment to Saint Paul Legislative Code § 66.214 to the Planning Commission for a
study, report and recommendation on the proposed amendment; and
WHEREAS, until such time as the required study, report and recommendation of the
Planning Commission is completed and the Council has had an opportunity to take action on the
report and recommendation, the Council desires, for the purpose of protecting the plamiing
process and in aid thereof, to temporarily prohibit the estabiishxnent of any advertising sign in the
zoning districts presently set forth in Saint Paul Legislative Code § 66.214; NOW,
THEREFORE,BEIT
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul, in accordance with Minn. Stat.
462357, Subd. 4, directs the Saint Paul Planning Commission to undertake a study of its
proposed amendment to Saint Paul Legislative Code § 66.214 and to prepaze and submit to the
Council, a report and recommendation on the proposed amendment within ninety (90) days of
the effective date of this resolution; AND, BE IT �
37 FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon the receipt of the report and recommendation of the
38 Planning Commission, the Council will reopen the public hearing on the proposed amendment
39 far the purpose of taking additional testimony on the matter as may be necessary based upon the
40 report and recommendation of the Planning Commission; AND, BE IT
�Q��
� �
2 FURTFIER RESOLVED, that under sepazate ordinance, The Council will direct the
3 Planning Commission to immediately undertake a study of the proposed amendment and to
4 submit a report and recommendation to the Councii; AND, BE IT
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
q�1. t 5�10
FURTHER RESOLVED, that pending adoption of an interun ordinance prohibiting
advertising signs in the zoning districts set forth in Saint Paul Legislarive Code § 66.214 that
might be inconsistent with the pending study, no permits sha11 be issued or granted to erect an
advertising sign from this date and untii the expiration of ninety (90) days or until such time as
the Council has taken action on the recommendations contained in the study and any amendment
fo the zoning code is effective; AND, BE IT
FINALLY RESOLVED, that the restriction in this resolution and in the said interim
ardinance may be extended by action of the Councii for additional period of time not to exceed
the thirty (30) months allowed for interim ordinances under Minn. Stat. § 462.355, Subd. 4 in the
event that the study, report and recommendation of the Pluuung Commission and the
deliberations of the Council require such extensions of time.
Requested by Department of:
�.ed by Cotmcil: Date �v�_ �� Lg�` j
1 �
By:
Form Approved by City Attorney
BY:.�!.�l✓l��,,,.«*- �z.-r�-y�
ion Ce� y Covncil Secreta� Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
�_'
By:
�ed by rlayor: Da e
/'
`%
J� ����
`' ���
�a � 7 971 GREEN SHEET
a� -ls�o
n�o 60710
�t.- � t� -�6 � �.,,�.� a,,,�.. _
aGQJDA BY (��1
• wa816M
�� NUYBERFOR ❑ GIYATiON16Y CTICIiRK
ROIfTING
ORDER ❑R1u�CC5LLaFRiICFSOW. FNYKJLLaFMU11CCi6
❑MVOR(ORAi3RIl111t) ❑
TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES (CL1P ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE)
P�-•� � � /� �.�
� �-���, .�`��' � ��°-�-�>
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PLANNING COMMISSIOM
CIB CAMMITTEE
CNIL SERVICE CAMMISSION
OF TRANSACtION f
SOURCE
� � �e�z��
��.-� �
,��.�- �,.�
Has thic pe�soNfirm eser wal�d untler a canhact tor ihis tlepaAment'7
vES nio
Hes mis ce�e�rm eaer heen a dh emvbvee4
YES NO
Doesihis Pe�soNfifm P� a sldN nM nonnel�YP� bY �+Y �Urt�1 cilY �P�oY�?
YES NO
k thin pe�soMrm a tar0e[ed vendoY7 .
YE3 NO
COST/REVENUE BUDQETm (CIRCLE ON�
ACTNI7Y NUMBER
VES NO
(�WM
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� % �n���'
Ca �� � Z/z��`l7
�
���
CITY OF SAINT PAUL
Norm Colemun, Muror
390 Cirr Hull
IS Wesr Ke!logg 6ou[evard
Sainr Pauf, MN 55102
Telephone: 6/2-2668510
Facsimile: 61 Z-266-$513
�
December 26, 1997
Council President David Thune
and Saint Paul City Councilmembers
310 City Hal(
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102
Re: Veto of Council Files 97-15G9 and 1570/Sign Moratorium
Dear Council President Thune:
I am returning with my veto Council File Numbers 97-1569 and 97-1570 which were
intended to enact a moratorium and initiate a study on the location of new advertising
signs in the City. I would also veto Council File 97-1568, the proposed ordinance to
finalize adoption of the moratorium, if the Council were to adopt it.
The City CounciPs decision to enact a s�gnificant restraint on business-activity is not
justified. The City has a very strict sign ordinance, there has not been a significant increase
in the number of new advertising signs in recent years, and there is no evidence of any
negative impact of signs on the community. The proposed moratorium was opposed by
the Business Review Council, and I agree with their concern that a moratorium is an
overreaction to concerns that have been expressed.
I do understand, however, the concerns raised about the effectiveness of the City sign
credit procedure. That procedure, which provides "credits" for the removal of certain
signs, was adopted by the City Council in 1988 after a thorough study and subsequent
amendment to the sign regulations wntained in the Zoning Code. This sign credit
procedure has been greatly misunderstood, but it has not prevented the overall
effectiveness of the sign ordinance from limiting the 1ocation and number of new signs
which have been erected.
Sign credits are used to construct new signs which cannot meet the present spacing and or
the height limitations. There has been only one such case in the last five yeazs, and that
sign was constructed at I-94 and Vandalia Street to repiace a sign that had been at that
location for many years. Although constructed, the sign is not being used because the
pernvt is under appeal. The sign it replaced was found to have been located, in error, on
the public right-of-way and was ordered removed. In addition, for this sign to be utilized
�
a�_ j5�c�
Council Presideat David Thune
December 26, 1997
Page Z
a variance wil( be required and the City Council will have the ultimate deternvnation on
whether this sign can be utilized for advertising purposes.
Given that our sign ordinance is working well in general, I support the request of the
Office of License Inspections and Environmental Protection for a Planning Commission
review limited to the sign credit procedure which is raising concems rather than rushing to
enact a moratorium on all new signs and initiate a major new study.
Again, because our present regulations are very restrictive and there aze few locations left
in the City where new signs can be constructed, I am confident that there will be no rush
to erect signs which will be of concern to members of the community in the absence of a
moratorium.
Sincerely,
� �G� yZ���- , . L
Norm Coleman
Mayor
attachments
c: Robert Kessier, LIEP Director
Pam Whee{ock, PED Director
Peg Birk, City Attorney
Peter Warner Assistant City Attorney
Gerry Strathman, Council Secretary
Saint Paul Planning Commission
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