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not specifically a sign may be permitted up to four weeks per yeaz, for one week at a time. (Carle 1978, § 9.72.05; Ord No. 94-02, 2-28-1994; Ord. No. 08-07, § 2,1-12-2008; Ord No. OS-25, § 2, 8-12-2008) Sec. 117-454. -Required; exemptions. (a) All permanent signs shall obtain a permit prior [o installation. This permit is reviewed by the zoning administrator and the building official, or their assigns, for conformance with the regulations described herein. Tempotun• sides shall obtain a permit in accordance with Sec. 117-d65 of this Section. (b) Exemptions. The exemptions permitted by this section shall apply only to the requirement of a permit and fee and shall not be constmed as relieving the installer of the sign, or the owner of the property upon which the sign is located, from conforming with the other provisions of this division. (2) A window sign not exceeding 30 percent of the window azea. (3) Holiday decorations temporarily displayed on traditionally accepted civic, patriotic, or religious holidays. (4) On-premises address or nameplate identification signs having a sign azea of four square feet or less. (5) Memorial plaques or tablets, grave markers, statutory, or other remembrances of persons or events that aze nonwmmercial in nature. (6) Interior signs which are fully located within the interior of any building or stadium, or within an enclosed lobby or court of any building, or in the lobby or entrance of any theater which are intended solely for information relating to the interior operation of the building in which they aze located. (7) Pennants. (8) Noncommercial speech signs, as exempted in the Minnesota Statutes. (Code 1978, §§ 9.1214, 9.11.76; Ord No. 94-02, 228-1994; Or2 No. 03-31, 9-75-1003; Ord No. 08-07, § 2, 1-722008; Ord No: 08-25, § 2, 8-IZ2008) Sec. 117-519. -Business type districts. (a) Business use signs. (1) Wall, canopy or marquee sign. Total sign area may not exceed 15 percent of the front building facade. Businesses in multitenant buildings shall be allowed the proportionate share of the total wall sign area. The total wall signage permitted may be distributed on any other building facade. Sign height shall no[ exceed the top of the parapet wall or, if no pazapet wall, sign height shall not exceed the height of the eaves. A wall, canopy or marquee sign maybe located on the outermost wall of any principal building but shall not project more than 16 inches from the wall to which the sign is to be affixed. The gross surface azea of a wall, canopy or mazquee sign may be increased by ten percent if such wall sign: a. Consists only of individual, outlined alphabetic, numeric and/or symbolic characters without background except that provided by the building surface to which the sign is to be affixed; and b. Illumination, if any, is achieved through shielded illumination, shielded silhouette lighting, or shielded spot lighting but not any lighting where the light source is visible or exposed on the face or sides of the chazacters. (2) Ground sign. There shall not be more than one ground sign for each pazcel or per road frontage on parcels with more than one f 11 road fron[ade not to exceed an aedred2te ottwo (o) around signs. The gross surface area of a ground sign shall not exceed 100 squaze feet for each exposed face nor exceed an aggregate gross surface azea of 200 squaze feet. For oareels oualih•ine for rivo (~l around signs the second round sign shall nut exceed SO~sanare feet foreach exposed face nor exceed an aeereRate Bross surface area of 1011 square feet and may not exceed 1~ 5 feet br height as measure in Sec. 117-463fc1 of this 5ectiou