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District I-1, I-2 Maximum sign area of single sign 250 square feet 570.39. Permitted signs: business park district. Total area of all signs 4 square feet per front foot of Lot plus 1 square foot per foot of side yard abutting a public right-of-way of 50 feet or more. Least width of frontage shall be considered front yard. Subd. 1. Wall Signs. Each tenant other than those in multi -tenant buildings may have one flat wall sign, not extending more than 18 inches from the face of the building, except that such sign age may extend from the face of the roof over a covered walk. Such wall signs shall not exceed 15% of the area of the wall to which the sign is attached, to a maximum of 96 square feet. Subd. 2. Monument signs. Uses other than those in multi -tenant buildings may have a monument sign that shall not exceed 80 square feet per surface area, and 15 feet in height, and is setback a minimum 20 feet from the property lines. Subd. 3. Multi -tenant signs. Each tenant in a multi -tenant building may have a flat wall sign, not extending more than 18 inches from the face of the building. The aggregate area of such signs shall not exceed 5% of the area of the wall to which they are attached. Subd. 4. Multi -tenant monument signs. One monument sign shall be permitted for each multi - tenant building provided the surface area of the sign does not exceed 100 square feet per side, 15 feet in height, and is setback in no case less than 20 feet from the property lines. The area may be increased to a maximum of 150 square feet per side for developments of over 20 acres. Subd. 5. Canopies and Awnings. The design of canopies shall be in keeping with the overall building design in terms of location, size, and color. No canopies with visible wall hangers shall be permitted. Signage on canopies may be substituted for allowed building signage and shall be limited to 25% of the canopy area. Internally illuminated canopies must be compatible with the overall color scheme of the building. SECTION V — NON -CONFORMING USES 570.41. Non -conforming signs: compliance. It is recognized that signs exist within the zoning districts which were lawful before this sign ordinance was enacted, which would be prohibited, regulated or restricted under the terms of this chapter or future amendments. It is the intent of this sign ordinance that nonconforming signs shall not be enlarged upon, expanded or extended, nor be used as grounds for adding other signs or uses prohibited elsewhere in the same district. It is further the intent of this sign ordinance to permit legal nonconforming signs existing on the effective date of this sign ordinance, or amendments thereto, to continue as legal nonconforming signs provided such signs are safe, are 13