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<br />---..------.-,.-.--- ~ --- --- - .----.---.--- -- ,-----~- -.- <br /> <br />Subdivision 1. All signs permitted by this Section in excess of sixteen (16) <br />square feet shall be painted, lettered, or faced to the workmanship standards and best commercial <br />practices of companies normally engaged in the business of providing commercial signs, using <br />mat~rials designed and marketed specifically for use on outdoor signs. <br /> <br />Subd. 2. In addition to complying with the provisions of this ordinance, all signs <br />shalT be constructed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the 1991 Edition of the <br />Uniform Sign Code and State Electrical Code and as subsequently amended. <br /> <br />Subd. 3. All signs shall be located in such a way that they maintain horizontal <br />and vertical clearance of all electrical power lines and commUnication lines. <br /> <br />Subd. 4. All signs and their supporting structures shall maintain clearance and <br />non':'interference with all surface and underground facilities and conduits for water, sewage, gas, <br />electricity, or commUnications equipment or lines. In addition, the placement of all signs and <br />their supporting structures shall not interfere with natural or artificial drainage or surface or <br />underground water. <br /> <br />Subd. 5. All signs, except those attached flat against the wall of a building shall <br />be constructed to withstand minimum wind loads as follows: <br /> <br />a. Solid Signs. ThirtY (30) pounds per square foot per face of the sign. <br /> <br />b. Open Signs. Thirty-six (36) pounds per square foot of the total face area of <br />the letters and other sign surfaces, or ten (1 0) pounds per square foot of the <br />gross surface area of the sign, whichever is greater. <br /> <br />9.12.13 <br /> <br />Non-conforming Signs <br /> <br />Subdivision 1. Any permanent type sign lawfully existing prior to the adoption <br />of this Section that does not meet the standards of this Section shall be considered legal non- <br />conforming and shall be allowed to continue in use. Other than for change of copy or normal ' <br />maintenance, a legal non-conforming sign' shall lose the designation "legal non-conforming" if <br />the sign is discontinued for a period of sixty (60) days, expanded, relocated, replaced, altered, or <br />damaged by more than fifty percent (50%) of the sign market value. If any property use or <br />business changes ownership, all Business Signs on that property shall be brought into conformity <br />with this Section within twelve (12) months of the date on which use or ownership changed. <br /> <br />Subd. 2. Any permanent type sign unlawfully existing at the time of adoption of <br />this Section shall be considered illegal non-conforming and shall be brought into conformity <br />with this Section within nine (9) months of the date on which this Section becomes effective. <br /> <br />Subd. 3. Any temporary sign unlawfully existing at the time of adoption of this <br />Section shall be considered illegal non-conforming and shall be removed within thirty (30) days <br />of the effective date of this Section. <br /> <br />21 <br />