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Sign Area - That area within the marllinal lines of the surface which bears the - <br />adYerdsement, or in. th'~ case ofm~ssages, figures- or symSo~s'attached~dir~ctly to any part ora <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 (U'BC) approved structure. <br /> <br /> · Wall Sign - Any s/gn which is affixed to'a wall of any building. This definition <br />includes individual letter signs and signs on mansards. <br /> <br /> Window Sign,- A 'sign installed ins/de a window, or any sign placed within a _ <br />bt~ilding for the purpose of being visible from the public fight-of-way. This does not include <br />merchandise on display. <br /> <br /> Zoning Administrator - The person charged with the administration and <br />enforcement of.this Section. <br /> <br />9.12.03 General Provisions <br /> <br /> .. Subdivision 1. 'Address Sign. One (1) address sign shall be required per <br />main'bu/lding in all districts in accordance with Section 8.02 0fthe Ramsey City Code. <br /> <br />Subd. 2. Bench Sign. Bench signs shall be permitted only at bus stops. <br /> <br /> Subd. 3. Ground Sign. ~ ground sign shall not project h/gher than twenty- <br />five (25) feet as measured from base of sign or grade of the nearest adjacent roadway, whichever <br />is lower. Amy ground sign within fifo' (50) feet of any intersection of street fight-of-3vay lines <br />and/or driveway entrances shall have a rain/mum vertical clearance of twelve (12) feet above the <br />centerline of the pavement unless it can be shown that it can comply with Subd. 5.b.I and 2 <br />hereim ' <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 additionaI si~ area. <br /> <br />Subd. 5. Location <br /> <br />No si_°n other than governmental signs shall be .erected or lemporar/ly <br />placed within any su'eet or public fight-of-way or upon any public easement. <br /> <br />-310- <br /> <br /> <br />