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not specifically a sign may be permitted up to four weeks per yeaz, for one week a[ a time. (Cade 1978, § 9.71.05; Ord. No. 94-02, 2-28-1994; Ord Na. 08-07, § 1,1-12-2008; Ord. Na. 08-25, § 2, 8-12-I008J Sec. 117-484. -Required; exemptions. (a) All permanent signs shall obtain a permit prior to installation. This permit is reviewed by the zoning administrator and the building official, or their assigns, for conformance with the regulations described herein. Temporary signs shall obtain a permit in accordance with Sec. 117-465 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 construed 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 [his 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 area of four square feet or less. (5) Memorial plaques or tablets, grave markers, statutory, or other remembrances of persons or events that are noncommercial 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 opem[ion of the building in which they are located. (7) Pennants. (8) Noncommercial speech signs, as exempted in the Minnesota Statutes. (Carle 7978, §§ 9.!1.74, 9.71 ]6; Ott/. No. 94-01,1-18-7994; Ord. No. 03-37. 9-IS-1003; Ord. No. 08-07, § S,1-IZ-1008; Ord No. 08-25, § 2, 8-72-1008) 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 multitenan[ buildings shall be allowed the proportionate share of the total wall sign azea. The total wall signage permitted may be distributed on any other building facade. Sign height shall not exceed the top of the parapet wall or, if no parapet wall, sign height shall not exceed the height of the eaves. A wall, canopy or marquee sign may be located on [he outermost wall of any principal building but shall not project more than 16 inches from the wall to which [he sign is [o be affixed. The gross surface area of a wall, canopy or marquee 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 [o 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 characters. (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 (1) road frontage, not to exceed an aggregate of two (2) ground signs. The gross surface area of a ground sign shall no[ exceed 100 square fee[ for each exposed face nor exceed an aggregate gross surface area of 200 square feet. For parcels qualifying for two (2) ground signs, the second ground sign shall not exceed 50 square feet for each exposed face nor exceed an aggregate gross surface area of 100 squaze fee[ and may no[ exceed I2.5 feet in height as measure in Sec. 117-463(c) of this Section._ (3) Service bay identification signs. Service~bay identification signs providing direction or instruction to persons using