June 5, 2025 Bloomington Planning Commission Meeting
Thursday, June 5, 2025
City Code Amendment for Sign Code Look Back Ordinance
Tall Building Signs: Increasing allowance from 1 to 3 signs per elevation
Electronic Sign Dwell Time: Uniform 8-second dwell time for signs and billboards
Definitions within the Sign Code
Notable Quotes (2)
The federal government has through the Federal Highway Administration. They do endorse or they do allow a dwell time a minimum dwell time of eight seconds.
Electronic Sign Dwell TimeExplaining federal standards for electronic sign regulation.
This just simply allows them to add to the number of signs in terms of how they utilize that sign area.
Tall Building SignsExplaining the proposal to allow three signs instead of one per elevation.
People (5)
Mr. JohnsonCity Staff
Expert on zoning, sign code regulations, and recent legislative history of the sign code.
Chair AlbrechtPlanning Commission Chair
Leads the proceedings and manages staff questioning.
Commissioner OgdenPlanning Commissioner
Asking about signage square footage allowances for tall buildings.
Commissioner CurryPlanning Commissioner
Inquiring about billboard consolidation incentives and mapping accuracy.
Commissioner CochranPlanning Commissioner
Questioning the impact of signage provisions on mixed-use building designs.
Places Mentioned
Civic PlazaBloomingtonNicollet Mall494 Highway77 Highway35 HighwayStanley OakHighway 100RichfieldEaganMinnetonka
Events & Meetings (2)
- Thursday, June 5th, 2025 - Bloomington Planning Commission Meeting
- June 30th, 2025 - Anticipated City Council meeting date for ordinance adoption
Ordinances & Resolutions (1)
PL2025-52
City Code Amendment regarding sign code look-back ordinance updates.