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CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 08-082 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADOPTING NEW SIGNAGE REGULATIONS IN THE LAKE ELMO ZONING CODE. SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title XV: Land Usage; Chapter 151: Building Regulations, by repealing City Code Sections 151.115 through 151.119 in their entirety. SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title I: General Provisions; Chapter 11: General Code Provisions; Section 01 Definitions by repealing the following language: SIGN. Any letter, word or symbol, device, poster, picture, statue, reading matter or representation in the nature of an advertisement, announcement, message, or visual communication, whether painted, posted, printed, affixed or constructed, which is displayed for informational or communicative purposes and is visible to the general public. SIGN, ABANDONED. Any sign and/or its supporting sign structure which remains without a message or whose display surface remains blank for a period of 1 year or more, or any sign which pertains to a time, event or purpose which no longer applies, shall be deemed to have been abandoned. Signs applicable to a business temporarily suspended because of a change in ownership or management of such business shall not be deemed abandoned unless the property remains vacant for a period of 1 year or more. Any sign remaining after demolition of a principal structure shall be deemed to be abandoned. Signs which are present because of being legally established nonconforming signs or signs which have required a conditional use permit or a variance shall also be subject to the definition of ABANDONED SIGN. SIGN, AGRICULTURAL SALES. A sign placed on a lot or parcel of land advertising an operating and permissible agricultural sales business. Off-premises AGRICULTURAL SALES SIGNS shall be administered as temporary signs subject to all removal requirements outlined in code. SIGN, AWNING. A sign or graphic printed on or in some fashion attached directly to the awing material. SIGN, BANNER. A temporary sign typically made of cloth, plastic or vinyl materials. SIGN, BILLBOARD. A sign structure with a surface area over 100 square feet per surface that identifies or communicates a commercial or non-commercial message. SIGN, BUSINESS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION. A sign that is permanently mounted or otherwise permanently affixed to a vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer which identifies the business, products, or 1