A. Within the A-P and RA districts, the following additional regulations apply:
1. One sign shall be allowed provided that:
a. The area of the sign shall not exceed thirty two (32) square feet.
b. Freestanding signs shall be limited to a maximum height of eight feet (8').
B. Within the RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, RS-4, RS-CBD, RSMH, RST-1, RST-2, RM-1, RM-2, RH-1, or RH-2 District, the following additional regulations apply:
1. Government buildings and structures, public, quasi-public or private recreation buildings, public parks and recreation areas, public and private educational institutions limited to accredited elementary, middle or senior high schools, daycare facilities as a principal use, and religious institutions such as churches, chapels, temples and synagogues shall be allowed the following signs:
a. Freestanding sign:
(1) Number Allowed: One sign is allowed per lot, except that one additional sign shall be allowed when there is more than one entrance from a major collector or arterial street.
(2) Area: The area of each sign may not exceed one hundred (100) square feet per sign face.
(3) Monument Type; Height: The sign shall be a monument type with a maximum height not to exceed ten feet (10').
(4) Changeable Copy Signs:
(A) Within the allowed area of a freestanding sign, one (1) non-electronic changeable copy shall be allowed per frontage to a major collector or arterial street as defined by the Comprehensive Plan.
(B) One (1) dynamic display sign may be allowed for lots that are a minimum of five (5) acres in area or greater provided that:
(i) Operation: The operation of the dynamic display sign shall require issuance of a license pursuant to section 3-22-3 of this Code.
(ii) The sign shall be displayed only in a yard abutting a major collector or arterial street as defined by the Comprehensive Plan.
(iii) The sign shall be set back a minimum of fifty feet (50') from any side or rear lot line abutting a residential district.
(C) Sign Structure:
(i) The changeable copy or dynamic display shall be incorporated as part of the freestanding sign allowed by subsection 11-23-19.B.1.a(1), (2) and (3) of this chapter.
(ii) The changeable copy or dynamic display element shall not exceed forty (40) square feet and shall be integral and contiguous to the overall sign display.
b. Wall, canopy, or marquee signs:
(1) For single occupancy buildings, not more than one sign larger than one hundred (100) square feet shall be allowed on one elevation fronting a public street, except in the case of a corner lot or through lot where one additional one hundred (100) square foot wall sign may be installed on a second elevation fronting a public street.
(2) Additional signs not to exceed forty eight (48) square feet shall be allowed for each building entrance.
2. Multiple family apartments:
a. Freestanding Sign: One monument sign is allowed per lot not to exceed fifty (50) square feet each side with a maximum height of ten feet (10').
b. Wall, Canopy, Or Marquee Sign: Not more than one wall, canopy, or marquee sign with an area not to exceed fifty (50) square feet shall be allowed on one elevation fronting a public street, except in the case of a corner lot or through lot where wall signs may be installed on two (2) elevations fronting a public street or on an elevation with the primary entrance. (Ord. 976, 3-6-2017)
C. Within the O-R and C-1 Districts the following additional regulations shall apply:
1. Total Area And Number Of Signs:
a. Freestanding Sign: One sign is allowed per lot. The area of a freestanding sign may not exceed fifty (50) square feet each side with a maximum height of twenty feet (20').
b. Wall, Canopy, Or Marquee Sign: For single occupancy buildings, not more than one wall, canopy, or marquee sign shall be permitted on one elevation or in the case of a corner lot or through lot where wall signs may be installed on two (2) elevations, except no sign shall be installed on an elevation facing an interior side or rear yard abutting a residential district. The area of individual signs shall not exceed sixty four (64) square feet.
D. Within the M-1, M-2, C-2, C-3, and C-CBD Zoning Districts the following additional regulations shall apply:
1. Total Area And Number Of Signs:
a. Freestanding Sign: One sign is allowed per lot within the M-1, C-2, and C-3 Districts. The area of a freestanding sign may not exceed one hundred (100) square feet each side with a maximum height of twenty feet (20').
b. Wall, Canopy, Or Marquee Sign:
(1) For single occupancy buildings, not more than one wall, canopy, or marquee sign shall be permitted on one elevation or in the case of a corner lot or through lot where wall signs may be installed on two (2) elevations, except no sign shall be installed on an elevation facing an interior side or rear yard abutting a residential district, or as may be allowed by subsections D1b(3) and D1b(4) of this section.
(2) The area of individual signs shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet, except as may be allowed by subsection D1b(3) of this section.
(3) Single occupancy building or individual tenant space with a gross floor area of forty five thousand (45,000) square feet or more:
(A) Sign Area:
(i) The area of one individual sign shall not exceed four hundred forty (440) square feet.
(ii) If a second sign is allowed for a single occupancy building or individual tenant with a gross floor area of forty five thousand (45,000) square feet or larger by subsection D1b(1) of this section, the area of the second individual sign shall not exceed two hundred (200) square feet.
(B) Secondary Signs:
(i) Additional secondary wall signs shall be allowed on one elevation of the principal building other than an elevation facing an interior side or rear yard abutting a residential district.
(ii) The total area of all secondary wall signs shall not exceed one hundred forty four (144) square feet and the area of any one secondary wall sign shall not exceed seventy two (72) square feet.
(4) One (1) additional wall sign not exceeding one hundred (100) square feet shall be allowed within the M-2 and C-CBD District to be displayed on a side or rear wall of a building, which may or may not front a public street.
2. Freeway Corridor Area: Signs for uses within the freeway corridor area shall be subject to the regulations of subsection F of this section.
E. Within the O-P, I-CBD, I-1, and I-2 Districts the following additional regulations shall apply:
1. Total Sign Area And Number:
a. Freestanding Sign: One sign is allowed per lot. The area of a freestanding sign may not exceed one hundred (100) square feet each side with a maximum height of ten feet (10').
b. Wall, Canopy, Or Marquee Sign:
(1) For single occupancy buildings, not more than one (1) wall, canopy, or marquee sign shall be permitted on one elevation or in the case of a corner lot or through lot where wall signs may be installed on two (2) elevations, except no sign shall be installed on an elevation facing an interior side or rear yard abutting a residential district.
(2) The area of individual signs shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet, except as allowed by one of the following provisions:
(A) The area of individual signs shall not exceed two hundred (200) square feet for single occupancy building or an individual tenant space with a gross floor area of forty five thousand (45,000) square feet or more.
(B) The area of individual signs shall not exceed four hundred (400) square feet for single occupancy building or an individual tenant space with a gross floor area of two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) square feet or more.
2. Freeway Corridor Area: Signs for uses within the freeway corridor area shall be subject to the regulations of subsection G of this section.
F. Within the Freeway Corridor District, defined on the zoning map, the following additional regulations shall apply to all C and I district properties:
1. Total Sign Area And Number:
a. Freestanding Sign:
(1) Number Allowed: One sign is allowed per lot.
(2) Area: The area of a sign may not exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet each side, except that the area of a sign for single occupancy buildings with a gross floor area of one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet or larger shall not exceed four hundred (400) square feet.
(3) Height:
(A) The maximum height of the sign shall not exceed thirty feet (30'), except that the height of the sign for single occupancy buildings with a gross floor area of one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet or larger shall not exceed fifty feet (50').
(B) For convenience food, hotel, motor fuel and restaurant uses developed on properties with an elevation below that of the centerline of I-35, measured at the closest distance between the sign location and centerline of I-35, the height of a freestanding sign may increase to be not more than thirty feet (30') above the centerline elevation of I-35 with a total height not to exceed seventy feet (70').
b. Wall, Canopy, Or Marquee Sign:
(1) For single occupancy buildings, not more than one wall, canopy, or marquee sign shall be permitted on one elevation or in the case of a corner lot or through lot where wall signs may be installed on two (2) elevations, except no sign shall be installed on an elevation facing an interior side or rear yard abutting a residential district, as well as secondary signs as may be allowed by subsection F1b(3) of this section.
(2) The area of individual signs shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet, except as may be allowed by subsection F1b(3) of this section.
(3) Single occupancy building or individual tenant space with a gross floor area of forty five thousand (45,000) square feet or more:
(A) Sign Area:
(i) The area of one individual sign shall not exceed four hundred forty (440) square feet.
(ii) If a second sign is allowed for a single occupancy building or individual tenant with a gross floor area of forty five thousand (45,000) square feet or larger by subsection F1b(1) of this section, the area of the second individual sign shall not exceed two hundred (200) square feet.
(iii) If a second sign is allowed for a single occupancy building or individual tenant with a gross floor area of forty five thousand (45,000) square feet or larger by subsection F1b(1) of this section, the area of the second individual sign shall not exceed two hundred (200) square feet.
(B) Secondary Signs:
(i) Additional secondary wall signs shall be allowed on one elevation other than an elevation facing an interior side or rear yard abutting a residential district.
(ii) The total area of all secondary wall signs shall not exceed one hundred forty four (144) square feet and the area of any one secondary wall sign shall not exceed seventy two (72) square feet.
2. Separate commercial uses on properties with a common lot line that abut a principal arterial roadway may each locate a sign on the allowed freestanding structure for each lot subject to approval by the Zoning Administrator; provided, that:
a. Location:
(1) One (1) of the allowed signs shall be located in a yard abutting the street to which at least one (1) of the lots have access.
(2) One (1) of the allowed signs shall be located in a yard abutting the principal arterial right-of-way.
b. The sign in the yard abutting the street to which the lot(s) have access may not exceed one hundred (100) square feet each side with a maximum height of twenty feet (20').
c. The sign in the yard abutting the principal arterial right-of-way shall comply with the following provisions:
(1) Area: The area of a sign may not exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet each side, except that the area of a sign for single occupancy buildings with a gross floor area of one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet or larger shall not exceed four hundred (400) square feet.
(2) Height:
(A) The maximum height of the sign shall not exceed thirty feet (30'), except that the height of the sign for single occupancy buildings with a gross floor area of one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet or larger shall not exceed fifty feet (50').
(B) For convenience food, hotel, motor fuel and restaurant uses developed on properties with an elevation below that of the centerline of I-35, measured at the closest distance between the sign location and centerline of I-35, the height of a freestanding sign may increase to be not more than thirty feet (30') above the centerline elevation of I-35 with a total height not to exceed seventy feet (70').
d. An agreement addressing construction, maintenance, and repair responsibilities and access rights is established and filed with the Dakota County Recorder with the titles of the two (2) properties involved in the collocated freestanding sign(s) prior to issuance of a sign permit with amendment or cancellation of the agreement allowed only upon written approval by the Zoning Administrator.
G. Within the P-OS District the following additional regulations shall apply:
1. Freestanding Sign:
a. Number Allowed: One sign is allowed per lot, except that one additional sign shall be allowed when there is more than one entrance from a major collector or arterial street.
b. Area: The area of each sign may not exceed one hundred (100) square feet per sign face.
c. Monument Type; Height: The sign shall be monument type with a maximum height not to exceed ten feet (10').
d. Changeable Copy Signs:
(1) Within the allowed area of a freestanding sign, a maximum of forty (40) square feet of nonelectronic changeable copy shall be allowed per frontage to a major collector or arterial street.
(2) For city of Lakeville public administration, fire stations, police department buildings, ice arenas and public maintenance buildings and ISD 192, ISD 194 and ISD 196 school district uses only, as allowed by chapter 97 of this title, the changeable copy sign allowed by this section may utilize electronic graphic display provided that:
(A) An electronic graphic display sign shall be displayed only in a yard abutting a minor expander, minor connector or minor reliever street as defined by the comprehensive plan.
(B) The operation of the electronic sign shall require issuance of a license pursuant to section 3-22-3 of this code.
2. Wall, Canopy, Or Marquee Signs:
a. For single occupancy buildings, not more than one sign shall be allowed on one elevation fronting a public street, except in the case of a corner lot or through lot where one additional one hundred (100) square foot wall sign may be installed on a second elevation fronting a public street.
b. Additional signs not to exceed forty eight (48) square feet shall be allowed for each building entrance.
H. In a planned unit development district, signing restrictions shall be based upon the individual uses and structures contained in the complex. Signs shall be in compliance with the restrictions applied in the most restrictive zoning district in which the use is allowed. (Ord. 816, sec. 4, 2-5-2007; Ord. 867, secs. 70, 71, 73 through 76, 5-17-2010; Ord. 888, 2-21-2012; Ord. 897, 12-3-2012; Ord. 958, 3-21-2016; Ord. 976, 3-6-2017; Ord. 996, 5-7-2018; Ord. 1003, 9-17-2018; Ord. 1015, 8-5-2019; Ord. 1019, 11-18-2019; Ord. 1031, 6-1-2020; Ord. 1047, 6-7-2021; Ord. 1049, 8-2-2021; Ord. 1065, 4-4-2022; Ord. 1078, 6-5-2023; Ord. 1080, 6-5-2023)