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1 CHAPTER 1010: SIGNS Section 1010.001 Purpose, intent and findings 1010.002 Definitions 1010.003 Administration and enforcement 1010.004 Non-conforming Signs 1010.005 Prohibited Signs 1010.006 General regulations applicable to all zoning districts 1010.007 Temporary Signs 1010.008 Zoning district regulations 1010.009 Substitution Clause 1010.010 Severability § 1010.001 PURPOSE, INTENT AND FINDINGS. (1)Purpose and intent. It is not the purpose or intent of this sign chapter to regulate the message displayed on any sign; nor is it the purpose or intent to regulate any building design or any display not defined as a sign, or any sign with a message that cannot reasonably be viewed from off the property on which the sign is displayed. Rather, the sign chapter is intended to establish a comprehensive and balanced system of sign control that accommodates the need for a well-maintained, safe and attractive community, and the need for effective communications. It is the intent of this chapter to promote the health, safety, general welfare, aesthetics, and image of the community by regulating signs that are intended to communicate to the public and to use signs that meet the city’s goals by authorizing: (a)Permanent signs that establish a high standard of aesthetics; (b)Signs that are compatible with their surroundings; (c)Signs that are designed, constructed, installed and maintained in a manner that does not adversely impact public safety or unduly distract motorists; (d)Signs that are large enough to convey the intended message and to help citizens find their way to intended destinations; (e)Signs that are proportioned to the scale of, and are architecturally compatible with, principal structures; (f)Permanent signs that give preference to the on-premise owner or occupant; and (g)Temporary commercial speech signs and off-premise signs that provide an opportunity for special events while restricting signs that create continuous visual clutter and hazards at public right-of-way intersections. (2)Findings. The City of Lino Lakes finds it is necessary for the promotion and preservation of the public health, safety, welfare and aesthetics of the community that the construction, location, size, and maintenance of signs be controlled. Further, the city finds: