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4 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Staff did not propose to change the size allotment beyond the banner provision mentioned in point 3 <br />above. Staff also did not change the length of time temporary signs can remain up (30 days), the period <br />of time they must be down before a new permit can be pulled (30 days) or the number of temporary <br />signs permits that can be granted in a year (4, with the exception of new businesses). <br /> <br />Billboards <br />The City currently deems billboards non-conforming signs which means they are no longer permissible <br />to construct under the City’s Zoning Code. The three billboards in Little Canada were likely <br />established at a time when such signs were explicitly legal, or when no standard existed. <br /> <br />Because of a litany of legal precedent, City’s are exceptionally limited with how they can handle “non- <br />conforming structures”. Communities may prohibit the expansion of non-conforming structures, but <br />they are required to allow maintenance to occur, and under State law, even if a structure is destroyed, <br />the owner has 180 days to pull a permit to replace it. <br /> <br />Little Canada currently has three billboards 1 within our community’s jurisdiction. <br />1. 0 Spruce Street – Seen from I-694 <br /> Street view 0 Spruce Street Billboard <br /> <br /> <br />1 As a note, the billboards on County Road D and over the Caribou on Rice Street are both technically in <br />Vadnais Heights and thus subject to their rules and regulations <br />