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Council Member Bergeson introduced the following ordinance and moved its adoption: CITY OF LINO LAKES ORDINANCE NO. 38 - 97 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LINO LAKES SIGN ORDINANCE NO. 12 - 97, SECTION IV L. b. WHICH ESTABLISHES SIGN REGULATIONS OF POLITICAL CAMPAIGN SIGNS FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTION The City Council of the City of Lino lakes ordains: Section 1. Section IV L.b. of the Lino Lakes Sign Ordinance no. 12 - 97 is amended to read as follows: b. Other Election Years: In years when no state general election is to take place, signs announcing candidates seeking public political office and other data pertinent thereto shall be permitted up to a total area of eight (8) square feet in size and dimensions not greater than two (2) feet by four (4) feet. These signs shall be confined within private property, provided that the property owner's permission has been obtained. A maximum of two (2) signs per candidate is allowed on any residential lot within the Single Family (R1) and Single -Family Executive (R -1X) zoning classifications. In all other zoning classifications, signs are limited to two (2) per candidate every two hundred (200) feet of road frontage. No more than two (2) signs per candidate shall be placed in front of the polling places. Campaign signs may be displayed twenty-five (25) days prior and five (5) days after the election for which they are intended. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Ordinance, the City, upon three (3) days notice, may remove any campaign sign in violation of this Ordinance. The sign enforcement authorities for the City of Lino Lakes are authorized to request enforcement of campaign sign violations through agencies and individuals not employed by the City of Lino Lakes Section 2. Effective Date This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication according to the City Charter. Passed by the City Council this 29th day of December, 1997. �- J •, F L. Landers, Mayor