Off premises signs require permits, and are regulated as follows:
A. Off premises signs are allowed only in the Public Facilities District (P), Community Commercial and Regional Commercial Districts (CC or RC), and Industrial Zoning Districts (LI or HI), and are subject to the following:
1. Off premises signs shall be set back a minimum of three hundred feet (300') from residential zoning district boundaries.
2. The size of off premises signs shall be no more than seven hundred fifty (750) square feet in area, inclusive of the border and trim, but exclusive of the base or apron, supports, or other structural members.
3. The height of any off premises sign, including support structure, measured from the average finish grade below the sign to the highest point of the sign, may not exceed the following limits:
a. Thirty five feet (35') where closer than one hundred feet (100') from a property line.
b. Fifty feet (50') where one hundred feet (100') or more from a property line.
c. Sixty feet (60') if on property adjacent to and within one hundred fifty feet (150') of the right-of-way of Interstate 94. If set back one hundred fifty feet (150') or more from the I-94 right-of-way, subsections A3a and A3b of this section shall apply.
4. No two (2) off premises signs may be located closer than two hundred fifty feet (250') apart, unless separated by an interstate highway or principal arterial, as measured by a straight line from the centerline of the sign standards.
5. It is the obligation of the installer to check for any or all underground utilities or services before excavating for sign foundations.
6. All sign installations shall conform to Minnesota Department of Transportation and Federal aviation regulations wherever applicable and receive written permission as required.
7. All sources of artificial light other than streetlights shall be fixed, directed, or designed so that the source of light is directed away from adjoining residences, streets, or sidewalks. (Ord. 2007-25, 10-1-2007)