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• • • Sign Height: Height shall be measured from grade to the uppermost points or level of sign structure. Temporary Signs: A sign erected for a limited period of time. Wall Sign: A permanent sign attached to or erected against the wall of a building or structure with the exposed face to the sign in a plane approximately parallel to the face of said wall and extending not more than fifteen (15) inches from the building wall face. SECTION III. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT A. Permit Required. No sign shall be erected, altered, reconstructed, maintained or moved in the city without first securing a permit from the city, unless this ordinance specifically states otherwise. The noncommercial speech content of the sign shall not be reviewed or considered in determining whether to approve or deny a sign permit. The permit owner shall be responsible for all of the requirements of this Ordinance, including the liability for expense of removal and maintenance incurred by the City. Sign permit fees shall be as specified in the city fee schedule. B. Repairs. All signs shall be maintained in good condition and the areas around them kept free from debris, bushes, high weeds, and from anything else which would be an eyesore or nuisance. All signs must be maintained to prevent the sign from becoming unkempt in appearance. When any ground sign is removed, the entire surrounding area shall be cleared of all debris and unsightly projections and protrusions. Any sign located in the city which may now be or hereafter become out of order, rotten or unsafe, and every sign which shall hereafter be erected, altered, resurfaced, reconstructed or moved contrary to the provisions of this sign ordinance, shall be removed or otherwise properly secured in accordance with the terms of this sign ordinance by the owners thereof or by the owners of the grounds on which said sign shall stand, upon receipt of proper notice so to do, given by the City. No rotten or other unsafe sign shall be repaired or rebuilt except in accordance with the provisions of this sign ordinance and upon proper permit issued by the issuing authority. Ordinance 04-08, Sign Ordinance page 5 of 20