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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 />Orono, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances Created: 2021-04-05 11:46:26 [EST]
<br />(Supp. No. 19, Update 1)
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<br />DIVISION 4. ORONO SIGN CODE
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<br />Sec. 78-1465. Recitals. 2
<br />This division shall be known, cited and referred to as the Orono Sign Code, except as referred to herein, 3
<br />where it shall be known as "this division." 4
<br />(Ord. No. 2015 3rd series, § 1, 9-10-2018) 5
<br />Sec. 78-1466. Purpose. 6
<br />Purpose. This Sign Code is intended to establish a comprehensive and balanced system of sign control that 7
<br />accommodates the need for a well-maintained, safe, and attractive community, and the need for effective 8
<br />communications, including business identification. It is the intent of these sign regulations, to promote the health, 9
<br />safety, general welfare, aesthetics, and image of the community by regulating signs that are intended to 10
<br />communicate to the public in all areas of the city. It is not the purpose or intent of this division to regulate the 11
<br />message displayed on any sign. The purpose of this division is to authorize: 12
<br />(1)Permanent signs which establish a high standard of aesthetics and are appropriate for the planned13
<br />character in each sign district as established in section 78-1478;14
<br />(2)Signs that are compatible with their surroundings; 15
<br />(3)Signs that are designed, constructed, installed, and maintained in a manner that does not adversely16
<br />impact public safety or create a hazard to motorists, pedestrians, or cyclists;17
<br />(4)Signs that are proportioned to the scale of, and are architecturally compatible with, principal 18
<br />structures; 19
<br />(5)Permanent signs which give preference to the on-premise owner or occupant; 20
<br />(6)Temporary commercial signs and advertising displays which provide an opportunity to advertise while21
<br />restricting signs that create visual clutter and hazards at public right-of-way intersections; 22
<br />(7)Minimize adverse effects on nearby property; and23
<br />(8)Provide for fair and consistent enforcement of the sign regulations set forth herein under the authority24
<br />of the city. 25
<br />(Ord. No. 2015 3rd series, § 1, 9-10-2018) 26
<br />1Editor's note(s)βOrd. No. 215 3rd series, § 1, adopted Sept. 10, 2018, repealed the former Art. X, Div. 4, §§ 78-
<br />1466Editor's note(s)ββ78-1468, 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)β(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.
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