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