Staff Report - 9-12-2013CITY OF
SHOREWOOD
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Planning Commission, Mayor and City Council
FROM: Brad Nielsen
DATE: 12 September 2013
RE: Zoning Permits — Patios/Sidewalks and Temporary Signs
FILE NO. Zoning(Zoning Permits)
Earlier this year the City adopted an ordinance establishing a system of zoning permits
for various items regulated by the Zoning Code that were not addressed in the Building
Code. In adopting the ordinance, three items were removed from the amendment: 1)
fences; 2) patios and sidewalks; and 3) temporary signs.
The Planning Commission held a public hearing at its last meeting to consider changes
to the fence regulations. Another public hearing has been scheduled for 17 September
to consider revisions to the Code relative to patios, sidewalks and temporary signs. The
proposed revisions are shown in red type as follows:
Temporary Signs — Zoning Permit
Sectionl201.03 Subd. 11.
" f. Permit issuance; fees.
(1) No sign shall be erected in the City of Shorewood until a
permit to do so has been approved by the Zoning Administrator
and issued by the office of the Building Official (signs stipulated
in b.(1) above shall be exempt from this requirement). No permit
shall be granted until the necessary fee has been paid and until
the Building Official, or staff representative, has made a
preliminary inspection of the sign before installation and has
ascertained that the sign and method of installation comply with
all requirements of this chapter. The Building Official may
require that detailed plans and specifications be submitted with
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Memorandum
Re: Zoning Permits — Patios/Sidewalks and Temporary Signs
12 September 2013
the application if necessary in his or her judgment. Following
permit issuance and sign erection, the Building Official shall
make a final inspection of the sign, and if it complies in every
respect with the minimum standards set forth in this chapter,
shall endorse on the permit his or her certificate of approval.
Temporary signs as provided for in c.4. of this Subdivision, shall
require a zoning permit pursuant to Section 1201.07 of this
Code."
Patios/Sidewalks — Zoning Permit
Section 1201.02 (Definitions)
"PATIO. A paved space that adjoins a residence and is used for dining or recreation.
SIDEWALK. A pedestrian way, public or private, designed or intended for the principal
use of pedestrians."
These changes, as may be revised by the Commission, will be combined with the previous
changes to the fence regulations and forwarded to the City Council. The three items will
then be amended into the list of activities that require Zoning Permits.
Cc: Bill Joynes
Tim Keane
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