HomeMy WebLinkAbout#3 Sign OrdinanceMemo
To: Planning Commission Members
From: Justin Fortney, Associate Planner
Date: June 28, 2010
SubjectOrdinance Amendment
: 2010-31 - Hastings City Code Chapter
155.08, Signs
REQUEST
The City has been asked to look at amending Hastings City Code Chapter 155.08, signs
to raise the maximum sign height from six feet to nine feet in commercial and industrial
zoning districts
BACKGROUND
Linn Companies, the applicant for the recently approved Napa auto parts store at 1501
Vermillion Street seeks to construct a taller monument sign (12 feet) than is allowed
under the current zoning code. Linn would not exceed the square foot limit of the current
sign code (50 s.f.), but seeks to put the sign on a decorative base.
PLANNING COMMITTEE REVIEW
The Planning Committee of the City Council (Alongi, Slavik, and Balsanek) reviewed the
requested ordinance change at the June 3, 2010 meeting. The Committee believed the 12
foot height sought by Linn was too high, but recommended amending the ordinance to
allow for signs up to nine feet in height and directed staff to proceed with an amendment
to the Sign Code. The Committee based its recommendation on the belief the additional
height would allow for a decorative base and a more attractive sign
ANALYSIS
Staff is comfortable with increasing the height of signs for the purposes of adding a
decorative base to the bottom of them. This would be achieved by allowing an additional
height of up to 3-feet if a base of the same height is also used. Up to 5-feet would be
allowed for 15 and 20-foot group signs.
ATTACHMENTS
Ordinance Amendment Proposal
Recent Monument sign pictures around Hastings
Proposed Napa sign
ORDINANCE REVIEW
(D) (e)
155.08 Signs
Zoning Districts
A, R, PIC-1, O-1C-2I-1, I-2DC
Monument Maximum 5 feet 6 feet 6 feet 6 feet N/A
Height
Sign Face 50 square 50 square 50 square 50 square N/A
Size feet feet feet feet
Cap Height 8 inches 8 inches 8 inches 8 inches N/A
(max.)
Wall Maximum Greater of 40 square feet or 5% of wall area See division
Size (D)(8)
below
Projecting Clearance N/A 8 feet 8 feet N/A 8 feet
Maximum N/A 4 feet 4 feet N/A 2.5 feet
Distance
from
Building
Directionals Maximum 4 feet 4 feet 4 feet 4 feet N/A
Height
Maximum - 2 square 2 square 2 square N/A
Size feet feet feet
Zoning Districts
C-3C-4
Single Multiple Single - Single - Multiple
OccupantOccupantsunder over Occupant
100,000 100,000 Building
square feetsquare feet
Monument Maximum 6 feet 10 feet 6 feet 15 feet 20 feet
Height
Sign Face 50 square 100 square 50 square 75 square 100 square
Size feet feet feet feet feet
Cap Height 8 inches 12 inches 8 inches 18 inches 24 inches
(max.)
Wall Maximum Greater of 40 square feet or 5% of wall area
Size
Projecting Clearance 8 feet 8 feet 8 feet 8 feet 8 feet
Maximum 4 feet 4 feet 4 feet 4 feet 4 feet
Distance
from
Building
Directionals Maximum 4 feet 4 feet 4 feet 4 feet 4 feet
Height
Maximum 2 square 2 square 2 square 2 square 2 square
Size feet feet feet feet feet
NOTES TO TABLE:
a – 5,6,and 10 foot tall monument signs may be taller than noted if equal height bases are used, up to 3 feet.
b – 15 and 20 foot tall monument signs may be taller than noted if equal height bases are used, up to 5 feet.