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<br />and maintained in good repair, including replacement or removal when weather damage <br />is evident. The square footage dedicated to banners is limited to fifty (50%) of the total <br />square footage allowance for wall signs. Facilities choosing to utilize wall banners in <br />addition to other permanent wall signage shall be required to obtain a separate sign <br />permit for the maximum square footage allowed for banners and payment of the <br />permanent sign fee. <br /> <br />Subd. 11. Flags. The display of flags shall be permitted in all <br />districts. However, the total square footage area of any flags used as advertising copy or <br />as attention getting devices for commercial purposes shall be considered as permanent <br />signage and counted towards the total allowable sign area permitted by this Section for <br />the parcel on which the flag(s) is displayed. Flag height is restricted to twenty-five (25) <br />feet. <br /> <br />Subd. 12. Directional Signs. Directional or instructional signs are <br />restricted to on-site direction and instruction, with the exception of governmental signs, <br />temporary real estate signs and public event signs, and shall not exceed four (4) square <br />feet in size. Such signs shall only provide direction or instruction to guide persons to <br />facilities intended to serve the public. <br /> <br />Subd. 13. <br /> <br />Maintenance <br /> <br />a. The surface and structure of all signs must be kept refinished as <br />necessary to prevent the sign surface from becoming unkempt in <br />appearance. The Zoning Administrator shall use the following <br />guidelines to determine if the sign is unkempt: evidence of rust, <br />peeling paint, structural damage, message damage, and/or <br />weathering. <br /> <br />b. When any sign for which a permit is required is removed, the Zoning <br />Administrator shall be notified and the entire sign and its <br />components shall be removed. <br /> <br />c. The permit owner shall be responsible for all of the requirements of <br />this Section, including the liability for expense of removal and <br />maintenance incurred by the City. <br /> <br />Subd. 14. <br /> <br />Sign Content <br /> <br />a. No sign shall contain obscene images or statements in violation of <br />Minnesota Statute S617.241. <br /> <br />25 <br />