Ordinance - #94-02 - 01/25/1994 - Laserfiche WebLink

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where the sign is incidental to the primary use of the vehicle, trailer and/or any other type of mobile equipment. Subd. 8. Signs on trees and utility poles. Signs which are attached or otherwise affixed to trees or other vegetation or utility poles are prohibited. Subd. 9. Signs painted on walls. Signs painted on an exterior wall, facia, parapet or a chimney of a building or on a fence are prohibited. Subd. 10. Signs which imitate traffic control devices. Signs which imitate, interfere with, obstruct the view of, or can be confused with any authorized traffic control sign, signal, or other device are prohibited. of the City. Subd. 11. Billboards. No billboards shall be permitted in any zoning district 9.12.05 Temporary Signs The following are the only type of temporary signs permitted in any district unless other types are specifically allowed in the individual zoning districts. Subd. 1. Balloons, gas filled figures, streamers, whirling devices and revolving searchlights or any such sign resembling the same, are prohibited from use within the city except for public events, or when used as an integral part of the design of a building, or when used in conjunction with public events or grand openings (the initial commencement of business). In the case of grand openings or public events, these devices shall be allowed for the week only of said public event or grand opening. Subd. 2. Political signs posted by a candidate for political office, or by a person or group promoting a political issue or a political candidate may be placed in any district. Political signs are limited to thirty-two (32) square feet in area and such signs shall be removed within seven (7) days following the election. Subd. 3. Garage Sale and Craft Sale signs. Advertising and directional garage and craft sale signs are limited to six (6) square feet and shall be of the free-standing type only. Garage and craft sale signs shall be placed on private property only and shall have the property owner's permission. All such sale signs shall be removed within twenty-four (24) hours after the completion of the sale. A fixed fee, as established by City Council, per sign not removed within 24 hours following the completion of the sale will be charged and said charges will be used to defray the cost of removal by the City. Garage and craft sale signs shall identify the dates of the sale, name, address and telephone number of the sign owner. Subd. 4. Construction signs identifying the parties involved in the construction to occur or occurring on the parcel may be installed upon a construction site in any district, provided such sign does not exceed eighty (80) square feet in commercial, industrial and multi-family districts and six (6) square feet in single family residential districts. There shall not be more than one (1) temporary construction sign for each project or development, except that where a project or development abuts two (2) or more streets, additional such signs, one (1) oriented to each abutting street, shall be permitted. Temporary construction signs shall be located only upon the legally described parcel on the building permit. Temporary construction signs are exempt from the permit and fee requirements but shall be allowed only as accessory to an approved building permit for a project or development. Temporary construction signs may be erected and maintained for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days prior to the commencement of construction and shall be removed within fourteen (14) days of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy. A fixed fee, as Page 7 of 18