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• Subdivision 4. Expiration of Permit. If the work authorized under an erection permit has <br />not been completed within six months after the date of issuance, the permit shall become <br />null and void. <br />Subdivision 5. Periodic Inspection. The zoning administrator shall inspect every three <br />years or at such other times as deemed necessary each sign, except residential, regulated <br />by this chapter, to ascertain whether the same is secure or insecure and whether it is in <br />need of removal or repair. To meet the expenses of such inspection, the permittee thereof <br />shall pay to the city a fee as established and required by the city council. No inspection <br />fee other than the original permit fee shall be charged during the calendar year in which <br />the sign or other advertising structure is erected. The zoning administrator may maintain <br />on file a photograph of any or all signs in place in the city; a new photograph may be <br />taken at the time of each inspection. <br />Subdivision 6. Height Above Grade Level. Except for necessary poles, uprights, <br />pedestals, and other supporting structural elements, no portion of any sign shall be less <br />than eight feet above grade level except for ground signs that are designed such that they <br />present no hazard to pedestrians or vehicles. Signs that are erected near public streets or <br />other vehicular drives shall be erected at sufficient height to avoid contact with said <br />vehicles. <br />Subdivision 7. General Setback Requirements. Except as provided by conditional use <br />permit, in any district, any portion of any sign exceeding one and one-half (1 1/2) square <br />feet shall be set back ten (10) feet from any street right-of--way line and five (5) feet from <br />any residentially zoned property line. <br />Subdivision 8. Painting, Requirement. The owner of any sign as defined and regulated <br />by this chapter shall be required to have such sign properly painted, at least once every <br />two (2) years, or as needed, including all parts and supports of the sign, and structures <br />and backs of signs shall be painted a neutral color, unless such parts and supports are <br />galvanized or treated otherwise to prevent rust. The need for painting shall be as <br />determined by the zoning administrator. <br />Subdivision 9. Required Marking on Sign. Every sign or other advertising structure, <br />when erected, shall have painted in a conspicuous place thereon, in letters not less than <br />one (1) inch in height, the date of erection, the permit number and the voltage of any <br />electrical apparatus used in connection therewith. <br />Subdivision 10. Removal of Obsolete and Non-Conforming Si ns. Any sign which <br />does not conform to the regulations provided by this chapter shall be taken down and <br />removed by the owner, agent or person having the beneficial use of the property, building <br />or structure upon which the sign may be found within five (5) years after the effective <br />2 <br />