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1 m. Feather signs. The use of feather signs is permitted in any commercial district <br />2 provided that the feather sign complies with all standards in this section. The <br />3 height of feather flags shall not exceed 7 feet. Feather signs that use spike bases <br />4 that anchor to the ground shall not be placed within utility easemtnntq <br />5 n. Flags. The display of flags shall be permitted in all districts. However, the total <br />6 square footage area of any flags used as advertising copy or as attention getting <br />7 devices for commercial purposes shall be considered as permanent signage and <br />8 counted towards the total allowable sign area permitted by this section for the <br />9 parcel on which the flag is displayed. Flag height is restricted to 25 feet. <br />10 o. Real estate aria ieasit►cq signs. One temporary real estate ui leasing sign con- <br />11 structed of durable materials located on the premises is permitted for sale or <br />12 lease of a building or vacant lot for each street frontage, provided such sign does <br />13 not exceed 32 square feet in area. <br />14 p. Construction signs. One temporary construction sign constructed of durable ma- <br />15 terials located on the premises is permitted on each street frontage of a develop- <br />16 ment under construction, provided such sign does not exceed 32 square feet in <br />17 area. <br />18 q. c traer temporary signs andtpmtion-getting devices. Balloons, gas filled figures, <br />19 streamers, whirling devices and revolving searchlights or any such attention-get- <br />20 ting device that is not specifically a sign may be permitted up to four weeks per <br />21 year, for one week at a time. Each one -week period may be consecutive, pro- <br />22 vied that the -qttention-getting device complies with all applicable codes. <br />23 Sec. 108-303 — Construction and maintenance standards. <br />24 All signs shall comply with the construction and maintenance standards set forth in this section. <br />25 (1) Construction design. All signs shall be designed to withstand wind and seismic loads in <br />26 accordance with the latest City -adopted edition of the Minnesota State Building Code <br />27 (2) Attachments. All signs attached to masonry, concrete or steel shall be safely securely <br />28 fastened by means of metal anchors, bolts or approved expansion screws sufficient in <br />29 size and anchorage to safely support the loads applied <br />30 (3) Clearance. All signs and their supporting structures shall maintain clearance and non- <br />31 interference with all surface and underground facilities and conduits for water, sewage, <br />32 gas, electricity, or communications equipment or lines. In addition, the placement of all <br />33 signs and their supporting structures shall not interfere with natural or artificial drainage <br />34 or surface or underground water. Additionally, all signs shall be located in such a way <br />35 that they maintain horizontal and vertical clearance of all electrical power lines and com- <br />36 munication lines. <br />37 (4) Maintenance. <br />38 a. The surface and structure of all signs must be kept refinished as necessary to <br />39 prevent the sign surface from becoming unkempt in appearance. The zoning ad- <br />40 ministrator shall use the following guidelines to determine if the sign is unkempt: <br />41 evidence of rust, peeling paint, structural damage, message damage, and/or <br />42 weathering. <br />43 b. When any sign for which a permit is required is removed, the zoning administra- <br />44 for shall be notified and the entire sign and its components shall be removed. <br />Page 27 of 30 <br />