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Title VI-LAND USE
<br /> Chapter 78-ZONING REGULATIONS
<br /> ARTICLE X.-SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS
<br /> DIVISION 4.ORONO SIGN CODE
<br /> DIVISION 4. ORONO SIGN CODE1
<br /> Sec.78-1465.Recitals.
<br /> This division shall be known,cited and referred to as the Orono Sign Code,except as referred to herein,
<br /> where it shall be known as"this division."
<br /> (Ord.No.2015 3rd series,§1,9-10-2018)
<br /> Sec.78-1466.Purpose.
<br /> Purpose.This Sign Code is intended to establish a comprehensive and balanced system of sign control that
<br /> accommodates the need for a well-maintained,safe,and attractive community,and the need for effective
<br /> communications,including business identification.It is the intent of these sign regulations,to promote the health,
<br /> safety,general welfare,aesthetics,and image of the community by regulating signs that are intended to
<br /> communicate to the public in all areas of the city.It is not the purpose or intent of this division to regulate the
<br /> message displayed on any sign.The purpose of this division is to authorize:
<br /> (1) Permanent signs which establish a high standard of aesthetics and are appropriate for the planned
<br /> character in each sign district as established in section 78-1478;
<br /> (2) Signs that are compatible with their surroundings; •
<br /> (3) Signs that are designed,constructed,installed,and maintained in a manner that does not adversely
<br /> impact public safety or create a hazard to motorists,pedestrians,or cyclists;
<br /> (4) Signs that are proportioned to the scale of,and are architecturally compatible with,principal
<br /> structures;
<br /> (5) Permanent signs which give preference to the on-premise owner or occupant;
<br /> (6) Temporary commercial signs and advertising displays which provide an opportunity to advertise while
<br /> restricting signs that create visual clutter and hazards at public right-of-way intersections;
<br /> (7) Minimize adverse effects on nearby property;and
<br /> (8) Provide for fair and consistent enforcement of the sign regulations set forth herein under the authority
<br /> of the city.
<br /> (Ord.No.2015 3rd series,§1,9-10-2018)
<br /> 1Editor's note(s)—Ord.No.215 3rd series,§1,adopted Sept.10,2018,repealed the former Art.X,Div.4,§§78-
<br /> 1466Editor's note(s)--78-1468,and enacted a new Div.4 as set out herein.The former Div.4 pertained to
<br /> signs and derived from Code 1984,§10.61(1)—(3);Ord.No.97 2nd series,§§2,3,adopted August 26,1991;
<br /> Ord.No.221 2nd series,§5,adopted Sept.23,2002;Ord.No.6 3rd series,§§1,2,adopted April 26,2004;
<br /> Ord.No.32 3rd series,§5,adopted March 27,2006;Ord.No.35 3rd series,§§1,2,adopted Nov.13,2006;
<br /> Ord.No.70 3rd series,§1,adopted April 26,2010;Ord.No.193 3rd series,§1,adopted April 10,2017.
<br /> Orono,Minnesota,Code of Ordinances Created:2e21-e4-e5 11:46:36[EST]
<br /> (Supp.No.19,Update 1)
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