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• <br />d. The gross surface area of a ground sign shall not exceed.one hundred (100) <br />square feet for each exposed face nor exceed an aggregate gross surface area <br />of two hundred square feet. <br />e. A ground sign shall not project higher than ten (10) feet, as measured from <br />based of sign or grade of the nearest adjacent roadway, whichever is -higher. <br />9.12.11 Planned Unit Developments <br />Subdivision 1. The developer shall be required to submit a sign plan for <br />approval, drawn to scale .with elevations. The sign plan shall include but. not be limited to the <br />following information: number of signs, type of signs, sign sizes, type of construction materials, <br />and sign messages.. <br />-9.12.12 Construction Specifications <br />Subdivision I. All sibs permitted by this Section in excess of sixteen (16) <br />square feet shall be painted, lettered, or faced to the workmanship standards and best commercial <br />practices of companies normally engaged in the business of providing commercial signs, using <br />materials designed and marketed specifically for use on outdoor signs. <br />• Subd. 2. In addition to complying with the provisions of this ordinance, all signs <br />shall be constructed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the 1991 Edition of the <br />Uniform Sign Code and State Electrical Code and as subsequently amended. <br />Subd. 3. All suns shall be located. in such a way that they maintain horizontal <br />and vertical clearance of all electrical power lines and communication lines. <br />Subd. 4. All signs and their supporting structures shall maintain clearance and. <br />.non-interference with all surface and underground facilities and ' conduits for water, sewage, gas, <br />electricity, or communications equipment or lines. In addition, the placement of all signs and <br />their supporting structures shall not interfere with natural or artificial drainage or surface or <br />underground water. <br />Subd. 5. All signs;, except those attached flat against the wall of a building shall <br />be constructed to withstand. minimum wind loads as follows - <br />a. Solid Signs. Thirty (30) pounds per square foot per'face of the sign. <br />b. Open Signs. Thirty-six (36) pounds per square foot of the total face area of <br />the letters and other sign surfaces, or ten (10) pounds per square foot of the <br />gross surface area of the sign, whichever is greater. <br />• 9.12.13 Non -conforming Signs <br />—197— <br />