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Shopping Center is a commercial development consisting of three (3) or more separate commercial establishments sharing a common building, entrance way or parking area. Sign means any letter, word or symbol, device, poster, picture, statuary, reading matter, or representation in the nature of an advertisement, announcement, message or visual communication, whether painted, posted, printed, affixed or constructed, which is displayed outdoors for informational or communicative purposes. Sign Area means that area within the marginal lines of the surface which bears the advertisement, or in the case of messages, figures or symbols attached directly to any part of a building, that area which is included in the smallest geometric shape which can be made to circumscribe the message, figure or symbol displayed thereon. The stipulated maximum sign area for a free standing or ground sign refers to a single facing. Street Frontage refers to the proximity of a parcel of land to one (1) or more streets. An interior lot has one (1) street frontage and a comer lot has two (2) such frontages. Temporary Sign means a sign which is erected or displayed for a limited period of time and not affzxed to a UBC approved structure. Wall Sign means any sign which is affixed to a wall of any building. This definition includes individual letter signs and signs on mansards. Window Sign means a sign installed inside a window, or any sign placed within a building for the purpose of being visible from the public right-of-way. This does not include merchandise on display. 9.12.03 GENERAL PROVISIONS Subd. 1 Address sign. One (1) address sign shall be required per main building in all districts in accordance with Section 8.02 of the Ramsey City Code. Subd. 2 Bench sign. Bench signs shall be permitted only at bus stops. Subd. 3 Ground Sign. A ground sign shall not project higher than twenty five (25) feet as measured from base of sign or grade of the nearest adjacent roadway, whichever is lower. Any ground sign within fifty (50) feet of any intersection of street right- of-way lines and/or driveway entrances shall have a minimum vertical clearance of twelve (12) feet above the centerline of the pavement unless it can be shown that it can comply with Sub& 5.b. 1 and 2. Subd. 4 Canopies or Marquees. Canopies and marquees shall be considered to be an integral part of the structure to which they are an accessory. Signs may be attached to a canopy or marquee, but such structures shall not be considered as part of the wall area and thus shall not warrant additional sign area. Subd. 5 Location. No sign other than governmental signs shall be erected or temporarily placed within any street or public fight-of-way or upon any public easement. Page 4 of t9 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I