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PART II - CODE OF ORDINANCES Chapter 117 - ZONING AND SUBDIVISIONS ARTICLE II. - ZONING DIVISION 8. - SIGNS Subdivision I. - In General (j) Signs painted on walls. Signs painted on an exterior wall, fascia, parapet or a chimney of a building or on a fence are prohibited. (k) Signs which imitate traffic control devices. Signs which imitate, interfere with, obstruct the view of, or can be confused with any authorized traffic control sign, signal, or other device are prohibited. (I) Billboards. No billboards shall be permitted in any zoning district of the city, except as otherwise provided in this Division and except that off -premise signs mav be located on adiacent parcels or at shared entrances. Shared entrances shall be encumbered by a recordable easement, filed with the Anoka County Recorder. If a sign is placed on an adiacent parcel, it requires approval from the parcel owner and counts against the allowable sianaae for the parcel it is located. (Code 1978, § 9.12.04; Ord. No. 94-02, 2-28-1994; Ord. No. 03-31, 9-15-2003; Ord. No. 08-07, § 2, 2-12-2008; Ord. No. 08-25, § 2, 8-12-2008) Sec. 117-465. - Temporary signs. (a) Temporary signs are defined as signs which are erected or displayed for a limited period of time and not affixed to a state building code approved structure. A sign is considered temporary if it is not intended to remain on the property permanently and has not received a permanent sign permit and/or is not intended to be constructed per the state building code. (1) Duration. Temporary signs shall be permitted for up to six weeks per year per parcel, or per business on multitenant business parcels. The six -week limit may be extended up to four weeks if there have been no sign violations in the past year by the entity who erects the sign. (2) Location. Temporary signs must be located fully on private property, with the permission of the property owner. The city will remove any signs in the public right-of-way, or erected without permission from the property owner. (3) Number. All properties are limited to two temporary signs per parcel. In locations where there are multiple businesses on one parcel (a multitenant facility), three signs are permitted. (4) Size. Temporary signs shall be limited to 50 square feet in size. (5) Dynamic display. Temporary signs mav consist of dynamic display. provided all standards of Section 117-463 Subd. (f) are complied with. (64) Permits and fees. All temporary signs shall be required to obtain a temporary sign permit. The temporary sign permit application shall specify the exact times and dates the temporary sign is to be erected, the size of the sign, the location of the sign, contact information, and other information deemed necessary by the zoning administrator to determine that the temporary sign is erected within applicable code. The Temporary Sign Permit shall be clearly displayed on the temporary sign. The fee for the temporary sign permit shall be established by ordinance as part of the rates and charges. The fee shall only be collected for the first permit per parcel or per business in a multi -tenant facility. The provisions of this division apply to all temporary signs, and appropriate penalties for violations will be assessed, as outlined in section 117-461 A. Exemptions from temporary sign Permit. Signs less than 15 square feet in size and all temporary signs in residential districts (R-1 Residential, R-2 Residential, R-3 Residential) are exempt from temporary sign permitting requirements. Ramsey, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances Page 6 of 7 IFormatted: Font: Italic