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903.110. SIGNS. A. Purpose. This section is established to protect and promote health, safety, general welfare and order within the City of Little Canada through the establishment of a comprehensive and impartial set of standards, regulations and procedures governing the type, numbers, size, structure, location, height, lighting, erection, use and/or display of devices, signs or symbols serving as a visual communication media to persons situated within or upon public rights-of--way or properties. The provisions of this subdivision are intended to encourage opportunity for effective, orderly communication by reducing confusion and hazards resulting from unnecessary and/or indiscriminate use of communication facilities, as well as to provide adequate opportunity for travelers to find their way through the community, and to specific points within the community. B. Permitted and Prohibited Signs. 1. Permitted Signs. The following signs are allowed without a permit, license, or fee, but shall comply with all other applicable provisions of this Ordinance: a. Public Signs. b. Identification Signs. There may be one per premise, not to exceed two (2) square feet in area. If the sign is freestanding, the total height may not exceed five (5) feet. c. Integral Signs. d. Political Campaign Signs. Such signs shall not exceed eight (8) square feet in all Residential Districts, or sixteen (16) square feet in all other zoning districts. Every campaign sign must contain the name and address of persons responsible for such sign, and that person shall be responsible for its removal. All non-commercial political campaign signs maybe posted in any number from August 1 in a state general election year until ten days following the state general election pursuant to MN Stat. Section 211B.045. The City shall have the right to remove and destroy unsightly signs or remove signs after the ten (10) day limit and assess a fee of one ($1.00) dollar per sign. e. Holiday vigns Displays. A holiday srgn dis la as defined by this Ordinance may exceed the sign area maximums specified by this Ordinance for the district within which the sign displaX is located. Such displays shall not be considered signs for the purposes of this ordinance. Said signs displays shall not, however, exceed size limitations for window signs as allowed by this Ordinance. Holiday signs displaces shall be displayed no longer than forty-five (45) days and shall be removed within two (2) days following the holiday. Holiday signs displavs shall not contain any advertising or business identification. Unless approved by the City Council, holiday signs displace shall be located on private property and :t4 rl. 1 7 • ~ «...7~F:....,,7 4., Fl.;~ /1«.7:....... ,,.. 7c *AYtt~ F"3 L ,n ~h~ m(~ .rp „.~. Sfiall 17B`=.SEt~B `41~`13Y3,1eS4~~Ii31~Yb2'~? :.~e'~ £ Construction Signs. Such signs shall be confined to the site of the construction, alteration, or repair, and shall be removed within two (2) years of the date of issuance of the first building permit or when the particular project is completed, whichever is sooner, as determined by the City Building Official or his agent. One (1) sign shall be permitted for each major street the project abuts. No sign may exceed sixty-four (64) square feet. g. Real Estate Sale or Rental Signs. The City finds that the sale or rental of real estate requires additional signage allowance due to the unique and specific geographic