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<br />9.12.09H Construction Specifications <br /> <br />Subdivision 1. All signs permitted by this Section in excess of sixteen (16) square <br />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 /> <br />Subd. 2. In addition to complying with the provisions of this ord~?-",l!ce-<-?-,I,J,si~,? <br />shall be constructed, in accordance, vvith,the~pRlig~gl,eB~9,'Vi~~8,~?",~f~~, 1991 ~~i~~gi~:j';Q~';~~ <br />Unifon::.1 Sigil Code and :Sitaite;Electricalc:o:af:,:fgfg:~~;:su1b;~'9q~~iThth;,~~~@~:.cUlTent edition of the <br />Mim1esota State Buildil1? Code. <br /> <br />Subd.3. All signs shall be located in such a way that they maintain horizontal and <br />vertical clearance of all electrical power lin~s and communication lines. <br /> <br />Subd.'4. All signs and their supporting structures shall maintain clearance and non- <br />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 their <br />supporting structures shall not interfere with natural or artificial drainage or surface or <br />underground water. <br /> <br />Subd. 5. All signs, except those attached flat against the wall of a building shall be <br />constructed to vvithstand minimum wind loads as follows: <br /> <br />a. Solid Signs. Thirty (30) pounds per square foot per face of the sign. <br /> <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 (l0) pounds per square foot of the <br />gross surface area of the sign, whichever is greater. <br /> <br />9.12.101-4 Non-conforming Signs <br /> <br />Subdivision 1. Any permanent type sign lawfully existing prior to the adoption of <br />this Section that does not meet the standards of this Section shall be considered legal non- <br />conforming and shall be allowed to continue in use. Should such sign or sign structure be <br />destroved bv anv means to 311 extent greater th311 50 percent of its replacement cost and no <br />buiJdinQ. pem1it has been applied for within 180 days of when the property was d31naQ.ed. it shall <br />not be reconstructed except in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance. Other than for <br />chGnge of copy or nOlTIlal n:ain:cnancD, u legal non confoffi1ing sig~,,~};g~L}9se the designation <br />"legal non conforming" if the sign is discontinuc,d for 11 period of ~~}~!,i:~~~) duys, expanded, <br />relocated, replaced, altered, or damaged by more than fifty percent (50%) ofthe sign market ~;al:.~e. <br />If any property use or b:'lSll1CSS changes ownership, ull Business Signs on that property shull be <br />brought into e-onformity with this See-tion \vithin two1\'e (12) months of the date on which use or <br />o\ynership changed. <br /> <br />63 <br /> <br />