Ordinance 473
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPlN COUNTIES, MlNNESOT A
ORDlNANCE NO. 473
AN ORDlNANCE AMENDlNG CHAPTER 20 OF THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE, THE CITY'S ZONlNG ORDlNANCE,
BY AMENDlNG A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAlNS:
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 1 shall not contain any monument signs. In return, the applicant shall be permitted to
place a lO-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:
1. 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.
11. 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.
111. 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
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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.
Vll. 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.
Vlll. Temporary signage other than that depicted on the LED display is prohibited for
tenants on Lot 1.
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:
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T6dd Gerhardt, Clerk/Manager
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(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on October 23,2008)
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