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AN ORDINANCE CREATING SECTION 50-27.12; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 50-37.7 AND 50-37.12, RELATED TO MASS TRANSIT SHELTER SIGNAGE.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 50-27.12 of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, be amended as follows:
50-27.12 Master mass transit shelter sign plan.
A. Following the effective date of this Section, a master mass transit shelter sign plan is required for any signage, other than route information, to be placed in or on any mass transit shelter located in a public right of way;
B. The planning commission shall review the plan, conduct a public hearing pursuant to Section 50-37.1.I, with public notice as required by Section 50-37.1.H, and make a decision to approve, approve with modifications, or deny the application. The plan shall not allow for variations to the requirements of 50-27 with the exception of off-site commercial messaging;
C. The master sign plan must provide a coordinated design for all signage to be located at or on all transit shelters of the applicant, including, at a minimum, criteria and specifications for sign locations, size of signage, single or double sided signage, lighting, and a maintenance plan for signage;
D. The master mass transit shelter sign plan shall only apply to transit shelters that are approved by a concurrent use permit;
E. Signage on a shelter must not exceed one-third of the vertical surface of the shelter, and must not impede the sight triangle as established in 50-25.2;
F. After the date of this ordinance, mass transit shelters shall be permitted on public right-of-way only pursuant to a concurrent use permit issued pursuant to this chapter, and once the master sign plan has been approved signage erected must be maintained and operated only as provided for in the master mass transit shelter sign plan.
Section 2. That Section 50-37.7 of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, be amended as follows:
50-37.7 Concurrent use of streets ...
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