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ORDINANCE NO. 215 <br /> CITY OF ORONO <br /> HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br /> AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING <br /> IN ITS ENTIRETY CITY CODE TITLE VI, <br /> CHAPTER 78,ARTICLE X, DIVISION 4 <br /> REGULATING SIGNS <br /> THE CITY COUNCIL OF ORONO ORDAINS: <br /> SECTION 1. Orono City Code Title VI, Chapter 78, Article X, Division 4 is repealed in its <br /> entirety and replaced with the following language: <br /> Sec. 78-1465.-Recitals. <br /> This Division shall be known, cited and referred to as the Orono Sign Code, except as <br /> referred to herein, where it shall be known as"this Division." <br /> Sec. 78-1466.- Purpose. <br /> Purpose. This Sign Code is intended to establish a comprehensive and balanced system <br /> of sign control that accommodates the need for a well-maintained, safe, and amactive <br /> community, and the need for effective communications, including business identification. It is <br /> the intent of these sign regulations, to promote the health, safety, general welfare, aesthetics, and <br /> image of the community by regulating signs that are intended to communicate to the public in all <br /> areas of the City. It is not the purpose or intent of this division to regulate the message displayed <br /> 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 <br /> for the planned 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 <br /> does not adversely impact public safety or create a hazard to motorists, <br /> pedestrians, or cyclists; <br /> (4) Signs that are proportioned to the scale of, and are architecturally compatible <br /> with,principal structures; <br /> (5) Permanent signs which give preference to the on-premise owner or occupant; <br /> Page 1 <br />