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9.12 Signs <br /> <br />9.12.01 Purpose. The purpose of this Section is to protect and promote the general welfare, <br />health, safety and order within the City of Ramsey through the establishment of a comprehensive and <br />impartial series of standards, regulations and procedures governing the erection, use and/or display of <br />devices, signs or symbols serving as a visual communicative media to persons situated within or upon <br />public right-of-ways or properties. The provisions of this Section are intended to encourage creativity, a <br />reasonable degree of freedom of choice, an opportunity for effective communication and a sense of <br />concern for the visual amenities on the part of those desig~fing and displaying communicative media for <br />the types regulated by this Section, while at the same time assuring that the public health and welfare is <br />not endangered. <br /> <br />9.12.02 Definitions. The following words and terms wherever they occur in this Code shall be <br />construed as herein defined. Words not defined shall be interpreted in accordance with definitions in <br />any standard dictionary. <br /> <br /> Abandoned Sign - A sign which no longer identifies or advertises a bona fide business, <br />lessor, service, owner, product, or activity, and/or for which no legal owner can be found. <br /> <br /> Accessory Use - A use which is subordinate to the principal use being made of a parcel <br />of land. Examples: Identification signs, off-street parking, off-street loading, telephone booths, etc. <br /> <br /> Advertising Device Sign - A sign that has as its purpose to promote, advertise, or sell a <br />product or service obtainable on the premises upon whichthe sign is located, and not to identify the <br />premises. <br /> <br />Address Sign - Identification numbers only, whether written or in numerical form. <br /> <br /> Area Identification Sign - A flee-standing or wall sign which identifies a single-family <br />or multi-family residential.subdivision, a commercial development or an industrial.park or office park <br />and which is located on the same parcel as the development it identifies. <br /> <br /> Attraction Board Automatic - (Changeable Copy Sign) A sign on which the copy <br />changes automatically. <br /> <br /> Attraction Board Manual - (Changeable Copy Sign) A sign on which the copy is <br />changed manually. <br /> <br />Awning - A hood or cover which projects from the wall of a building. <br /> <br />Banner - A sign made of fabric Or non-rigid material with no enclosing framework. <br /> <br />Bench Sign - A sign which is affixed to a bench. <br /> <br />263 <br /> <br /> <br />