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B. Prohibited Signs. The following signs are specifically prohibited by this Chapter. <br />1. Any sign which obstructs the vision of drivers or pedestrians, or detracts from the <br />visibility of any official control device. <br />2. Any sign which contains or imitates an official traffic sign or signal, except for <br />private, on-premises directional signs. <br />3. Any sign which contains or consists of strings of light bulbs, spinners, or similar <br />devices (except as allowed in Section 916.030C.5.a of this Chapter. <br />4. Portable signs (except in Section 916.030C.5.a of this Chapter) <br />5. Signs which are attached in any manner to trees, fences, utility poles, vehicles which <br />are parked or stored in a location so as to constitute an advertising display for more <br />than 24 hours, or any other such display, except for those signs found on fences <br />(inside) of baseball parks. <br />6. No sign shall display any moving parts, nor shall it be illuminated with any flashing, <br />fading, dissolving, blinking, or intermittent lights, nor shall it be animated. Exempted <br />are time and temperature information and barber poles. All displays shall be shielded <br />to prevent any light to be directed at oncoming traffic in such brilliance as to impair <br />the vision of any driver. No device shall be illuminated in such a manner as to <br />interfere with or obscure an official traffic sign or signal. <br />7. Roof signs. <br />8. Any temporary off-premises sign, except as expressly allowed by this Chapter. <br /> <br />916.040 GENERAL PROVISIONS <br /> <br />A. For each type of commercial message permitted by the regulations in Chapter 916, a non- <br />commercial message may substitute which complies with all of the size, location, and <br />other applicable performance standards of the Chapter. <br />B. All signs shall comply with maintenance sections of the Minnesota State Building Code <br />as may be amended. <br />C. When electrical signs are installed, the installation shall be subject to the State Building <br />Code as may be amended. <br />D. No signs other than public signs shall be erected or temporarily placed within any street <br />right-of-way or upon any public lands or easements or rights-of-way. <br />E. No sign or sign structure shall protrude over public right-of-way, except wall signs <br />(maximum protrusion – 18 inches). All signs located over public right-of-way or over any <br />public or private access route (sidewalks, etc.) shall be located a minimum of 10 feet <br />above surface grade. <br />F. Advertising signs, excluding billboards, may not be illuminated between the hours of <br />midnight and 6:00 a.m. <br />G. All height restrictions on signs shall include the height of the sign structure and be <br />measured from lot grade. <br />H. Any sign that no longer advertises or identifies an active business, service, or product shall <br />have any identification covered, removed, or modified to eliminate reference to the <br />inactive use by the owner, agent, or person having beneficial use and/or control of the <br />building or structure where the sign is located. This modification must be completed