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M M LO .- M M to . N .- .- LO LO <( I- o CJ) w Z z :2: . z o I- :r: C) a: CO s: w Z . ~ Z . w ::> z w > <( ..l: ..... LO M o CO Z o I- :r: C) a: OJ s: W Z 11. o > I- U ., ew Iri9hton SfrWO January 11, 1982 Don Lais Attorney at Law 409 Midwest Federal Building 50 East Fifth Street Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101 RE: Rice Creek Sign Plan Dear Mr. Lais: The New Brighton Planning Commission has been asked to review a proposed sign plan for the Rice Creek Shopping Center. The owner, Mr. Richard Ernst is requesting a ground sign of\124 square feet. There appears to be a difference in interpreta- tion of Section 9-180, Areas Of Special Control in the Zoning Code. The Planning Commission has therefore asked me to write you this letter and obtain the legal opinion pertaining to the code. ' As indicated by Section 9-180 b. 2. that shopping centers are allowed to be indentified by a single ground sign to identify the name of the center only. The applicant is applying for a ground sign that identifies the name of the center and also to contain a reader board with interchangable letters to advertise individual businesses in the center. It is my interpretation of the code that it states that the groundsiQn that is allowed has no more than 5 items of information and identified the center, not advertising individual businesses. The applicant indicates under Section 9-180 b. 2. that the Council is generally allowed to be more or less restrictive than the provisions of the ordinance. Staff feels that it is true that the City Council can be more or less restrictive but in- the case of the shopping center I feel under Section 9-180 b. 2. that it specifically states that the ground sign for a shopping center can only identify the name of the center. I would like to ha~e you read through this sign ordinance especially the Section 9-180 b.2. and comment on whether or not the code provides for or allows the type of reader 0 board to be used for advertising for individual business as requested by the applicant. It also appears that there is some discrepency on the size of that ground sign. Section 9-040 contains a table of basic design elements which all signage in the City of New Brighton adheres to. ' ,