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Subd. 9.12.13 Subd. 1 Subd. 2 9.12.14 Subd. 1 Subd. 2 Subd. 3 9.12.15 Subd. 1 placement of all signs and their supporting structures shall not interfere with natural or artificial drainage or surface or underground water. All signs, excePt those attached flat against the wall of a building shall be constructed to withstand minimum wind loads as follows: a. Solid Signs: Thirty (30) pounds per square foot per face of the sign. Open Signs: Thirty-six (36) pounds per square foot of the total face area of the letters and other sign surfaces, or ten (10) pounds per square foot of the gross surface area of the sign, whichever is greater. SIGN INSTALLERS LICENSE No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of erecting, altering, extending, repairing or maintaining signs or sign structures within the City of Ramsey without first having procured a license in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 7 (Licensing and Permits). Applicants not engaged in the business of erecting signs who choose to construct and erect a sign on their own property shall be exempt from the provisions of license as stipulated in Chapter 7 of the Ramsey City Code. NON-CONFORMING SIGNS Any l~s:~n.es~ permanent type signs lawfully existing prior to the adoption of this chapter shall be considered legal non-conforming and shall be allowed to continue in use. Other than for change of copy or normal maintenance, a business sign shall lose the designation "legal non-conforming" if the sign is discontinued for a period of 60 days, expanded, relocated, replaced, altered, or damaged by more than 50% of the sign market value. If any property use or business changes ownership, all non-conforming signs on that property shall be brought into conformity with this Ordinance within 50 ~ayz. twelve (12) months of the date on which use or owner~hip changed, Any b'az[n~zs permanent type signs unlawfully existing at the time of adoption of this chapter shall be considered illegal non-conforming and shall be brought into conformity with the Ordinance within twelve (12) months 9f l:he dnte on which this ordinance becomes effective. Any temporary signs 1jnl~wfully existing lit ~:he time of i~doption of thi~ chapter ~$hi~ll be c0n,i0ere0 illegal non-conforming and ~hall be removed within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this 9rdini~nce, PERMITS REQUIRED All signs, except those described in Section 9.12.17 (Exemptions) shall require permits and payment of fees unless otherwise provided for. No permit is required for the maintenance of a sign or for a change of copy on printed, or changeable Sign Ord, Revised February 27, 1992 Page 19 of 22