Ordinance 473CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.473
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE, THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE,
BY AMENDING A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
Section 1. Chapter 20 of the Chanhassen City Code, the City's zoning ordinance, is hereby
amended by amending the Arboretum Village Planned Unit Development Design Standards,
Section el. Signage Criteria, to read as follows:
PUD DEVELOPMENT DESIGN STANDARDS
Signage Criteria
Monument Sign
1. Lot I shall not contain any monument signs. In return, the applicant shall be permitted to
place a 10-foot high sign with a maximum area of 48 square feet along Highway 5 on Lot 2.
a. An electronic message center sign may be permitted as part of the 48 square -foot sign
display area in lieu of alternative temporary signage and shall comply with the following
standards:
i. No electronic message center sign may be erected that, by reason of position, shape,
movement or color interferes with the proper functioning of a traffic sign, signal or
which otherwise constitutes a traffic hazard.
ii. Electronic message center displays shall not exceed 5,000 Nits between the hours of
civil sunrise and civil sunset and shall not exceed 500 Nits between the hours of
civil sunset and civil sunrise.
ill. Electronic message center signs shall not cause direct glare nor become a
distraction due to excessive brightness.
iv. The lamp wattage and luminance level in candelas per square meter (Nits) shall be
provided at the time of permit applications.
v. There shall be no electronic message center signs in the front setback area within 50
feet of a street intersection (as measured from intersecting right-of-way lines) or
within 125 feet of a residential district, except where lighting for such sign is
indirect or diffused and in no way constitutes a traffic hazard.
vi. Electronic and non -electronic message center sign display area used on a sign shall
not exceed a total of 40 square feet or 25 percent of the allowable sign area,
whichever is less. The message displayed on electronic message center signs shall
be depicted in one statement and not a continuing sentence or flow of information.
• Flashing, special effects or animated scenes on electronic reader boards shall be
prohibited.
vii. Electronic message center sign LED display use for signs within 500 feet of single-
family residential homes shall be limited to the hours between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00
p.m.
viii. Temporary signage other than that depicted on the LED display is prohibited for
tenants on Lot 1.
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Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Chanhassen City Council this 13th day of October, 2008.
ATTEST:
T dd Gerhardt, ClerWManager
Thomas A. Furlong, Mayor
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on October 23, 2008)
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CITY OF C,HANHASSEN
CARVER ANO'HENNEPIN
COUNTIES; MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO,:473
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Signage Criteria
Monument Sign
ivuowing :sipnuaras:,
i. No electronic message center
of 'position, shape, movement or
color, /interferes with the proper
functioning of a traffic sign, signal
or which otherwise constitutes a
traf is hazard.
ii. Electronic mmssage center
displays shall not exceed.'5,000 Nits
sunset andcivil sunrise: `.
iii. Electronic message center
signs shall' not cause dirget glare
nor become a; distraction due to
excessive brightness.
iv. ,The lamp,wattage and
luminance level in candelas per
square meter, (Nits) shall be
provided at the, time ,of,permit
applications. ,
v. there shall be no electronic
district, except where lighting for
such sign is indirect or diffused and
Affidavit of Publication
Southwest Newspapers
State of Minnesota)
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County of Carver )
Laurie A. Hartmann, being duly sworn, on oath says that she is the publisher or the authorized
agent of the publisher of the newspapers known as the Chaska Herald and the Chanhassen Vil-
lager and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows:
(A) These newspapers have complied with the requirements constituting qualification as a legal
newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable laws, as
amended.
(13) The printed public notice that is attached to this Affidavit and identified as No. /J /
was published on the date or dates and in the newspaper stated in the attached Notice and said
Notice is hereby incorporated as part of this Affidavit. Said notice was cut from the columns of
the newspaper specified. Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both
inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the kind and size of type used in the composition
and publication of the Notice:
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Laurie A. Hartmann
Subscribed and sworn before me on
this �3 day of OC14 L,1- 2008
JYMME J. BARK
NOTARY PUBLIC - MINNESOTA
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RATE INFORMATION
Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space.... $40.00 per column inch
Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter ................................ $40.00 per column inch
Rate actually charged for the above matter ............................................... $12.19 per column inch
NOV 7 2008
CITY OF CHANHASSEN