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Subd. 2 <br /> <br />Applicants not engaged in the business of erecting signs who choose to construct <br />and erect a sign on their own property shall be exemPt from the provisions of <br />license as stipulated in Chapter 7 of the Ramsey City Code. <br /> <br />9.12.14 NON-CONFORMING SIGNS <br /> <br />Su bd. 1 <br /> <br />Any business signs lawfully existing prior to the adoption of this chapter shall be <br />considered legal non-conforming and shall be allowed to continue in use. Other <br />than for change of copy or normal maintenance, a business sign shall lose the <br />designation "legal non-conforming" if the sign is discontinued for a period of 60 <br />days, expanded, relocated, replaced, altered, or damaged by more than 50% of the <br />sign market value. If any property use or business changes ownership, all non- <br />conforming signs on that property shall be brought into conformity with this <br />Ordinance within 60 days. <br /> <br />Subd. 2 <br /> <br />Any business signs unlawfully existing at the time of adoption of this chapter shall <br />be considered illegal non-conforming and shall be brought into conformity with the <br />Ordinance within 12 months. <br /> <br />9.12.15 PERMITS REQUIRED <br /> <br />Subd. 1 <br /> <br />All signs, except those described in Section 9.12.17 (Exemptions) shall require <br />permits and payment of fees unless otherwise provided for. No permit is required <br />for the maintenance of a sign or for a change of copy on printed, or changeable <br />copy signs. Permits are required for all existing, new, relocated, modified or <br />redesigned signs that are not exempted under Section 9.12.17. <br /> <br />9.12.16 PERMIT FEES <br /> <br />The permit fee shall be as provided in City Council resolution. <br /> <br />9.12.1 7 EXEMPTIONS <br /> <br />Subd. 1 <br /> <br />The exemptions permitted by this section shall apply only to the requirement of a <br />permet and/or fee and shall not be construed as relieving the installer of the sign, or <br />the owner of the property upon which the sign is located, from conforming with the <br />other provisions of this ordinance. <br /> <br />Subd. 2 A permit, but no fee, is required under this section for the following signs: <br /> <br />a) Temporary signs erected by a non-profit agency. <br /> <br />~ u bd. 3 No permit or fee is required under this section for the following signs: <br /> <br />a) A window sign not exceeding thirty percent (30%) of the window area. <br /> <br />b) On premise directional/informational signs having a sign area of four (4) feet or tess. <br /> <br />c) <br /> <br />Holiday decorations temporarily d/splayed on traditionally accepted civic, patriotic, or <br />religious holidays. <br /> <br />Sign Ord. Revised May 3, 1991 <br /> Page 16 of 20 <br /> <br /> <br />