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9.12 Signs <br /> <br />9.12.01 Purpose. The purpose of th/s Section is to protect and promote the general <br />welfare, health, safety and order within the City of Ramsey t~ough the establishment of a <br />comprehensive and impartial series of standards, regulations and procedures governing the <br />erection, use and/or display of devices, signs or symbols serving as a visual communicative <br />media to persons Situated within or UPon public right-of-ways or properties. The provisions of <br />tiffs .Section are intended to encourage creativity, a reasonable degree of freedom of choice, an <br />opportunity for effective communication anda sense of concern for the visual'amenities on the <br />part of those desi~m~ing and displaying communicative media for the types regulated by this <br />Section, While at the same time assuring that the public health and. welfare is not endangered. · <br />9.12.02 Definitions. The following words and terms Wherever they occur in this Code <br />shall be construed as herein de~ined. WorcFs not defined shall be interpre3ed in accordance with <br />definitions in any standard dictionary. <br /> <br /> Abandoned Sign - A sign wirier 'no longer identifies or advertises a bona fide <br />business, lessor, service, owner, product, or activity, ancYor for which no legal owner can be <br />found. <br /> <br /> Accessory Use- A use which is subordinate to the principal use being made ora <br /> parcel of land. Examples: Identification signs,, off-street parking, off-street loading, telephone <br /> booths, etc. <br /> Address Sign - Identification numbers only, whether written or in numerical <br /> <br /> Advertising Device Sign - A sign that has as its purpose to promote, advertise;, or <br />sell a product or service obtainable on the premises upon which the sign is located, and not to <br />identify the premises. <br /> <br /> Area Identification Sign - A flee-standing or wall sig'n which identifies a single- <br />family Or multi-family residential subdivision, a commercial development or an industrial park <br />or office park and which is located on the same parcel as the development it identifies. <br /> Attraction Board Automatic - (Changeable Copy Sign) A sign on which the <br />copy changes automatically. <br /> <br /> Attraction Board Manual - (Changeable Copy Sign) A sign on which the copy <br />is changed manually. -- <br /> <br /> Awning - A hood or cover which projects from the wall of a building. <br /> Banner - A sign made of fabric or non-rind material with no enclosing <br /> <br />framework. <br /> <br />21 <br /> <br /> <br />