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Sign Area - That area within the marginal lines of the surface which bears the <br />advertisement, or in the case of messages, figures or symbols attached directly to any part of a <br />building, that area which is included in the smallest geometric shape which can be made to <br />circumscribe, the message, figure or symbol displayed thereon. The stipulated maximum sign <br />area for a free standing or ground sign refers to a single facing. <br /> <br /> Street Frontage - The proximity of a parcel of land to one (1) or more streets. <br />An interior lot has one (1) street frontage and a comer lot has two (2)such frontages. <br /> <br /> Temporary Sign - A sign which is erected or displayed for a limited period of <br />time and not'affixed to a Uniform Building Code (UBC) -approved structure. <br /> <br /> · Wall Sign - Any sign which is affixed to a wall of any building. This definition <br />includes individual letter s~gns and signs on mansards. <br /> <br /> Window Sign.- A sign installed inside a window, or any sign placed w/thin a _ <br />bt3ilding for the purpose of being visible from the public right-of-way. This does not include <br />merchandise on display. <br /> <br /> Zoning Administrator -The person charged with the administration and <br />enforcement 0fthis Section. <br /> <br />9.12.03 General Provisions <br /> <br /> Subdivision 1. Address Sign. One (I) address sign shall be required per <br />main building in all districts in accordance with S6ction 8.02 of the Ramsey City Code. <br /> <br />Subd. 2. Bench Sigma. Bench signs shall be permitted only at bus stops. <br /> <br /> Subd. 3. Ground Sign. A' ground sign shall not project higher than tWenty- <br />five (25) feet as measured from base of sign or grade of the nearest adjacent roadway, whichever <br />is lower. Any ground sign within fifty (50) feet of any intersection of street right-of-way lines <br />and/or driveway entrances shall have a minimum vertical clearance of twelve (12) feet above the <br />centerline of the pavement unless it can be shown that it can comply with Sub& 5.b.1 and 2 <br /> <br /> Subd. 4. Canopies or Marquees. Canopies and marquees shall be <br />considered to be an integral part of the structure to which they are an .accessory. Signs may be <br />attached to a canopy or marquee, but such structures shall not be considered as part of the wall <br />area and thus shall not warrant additional sign area. <br /> <br />Subd. 5. ' Location <br /> <br />No sign other than governmental signs shall be erected or temporarily <br />placed within any street or public right-of-way or upon any public easement. <br /> <br />18 <br /> <br /> <br />