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e. Americans with Disabilities Compliance. Sign placement shall meet all Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. 3. Construction and Structural Requirements. Every sign and its framework, braces, anchors and other supports shall be constructed of such material and with such workmanship as to be safe. Every sign shall be designed and constructed in conformity with the applicable provisions of the Minnesota State Building Code and shall be free of any exposed extra bracing, angle iron, guy-wire or cables. The base or support of all permanent ground signs shall be securely anchored to an appropriately designed concrete base or footing per the State Building Code. 4. Load Requirements. All signs and other advertising structures shall be designed and constructed to meet all load requirements according to all applicable regulations in the Minnesota State Building Code. 5. Installation. All signs shall be properly secured, supported and braced. No sign or any part thereof, or anchor, brace, or guy-wire shall be attached, fastened or anchored to any fire escape, fire ladder or standpipe, and no sign or any part thereof, or anchor, brace or guy- wire shall be erected or maintained which may cover or obstruct any door, doorway, or window of any building or which may hinder or prevent ingress or egress through such door, doorway or window, or which may hinder or prevent the raising or placing of ladders against such building in the event of fire. All signs or attention-attracting devices shall be free of projections that could cause injury to a pedestrian and shall be installed in such a manner to avoid obstruction of a public sidewalk or street or portion thereof. 6. Maintenance. All signs, including nonconforming signs, and sign structures shall be maintained to preserve the appearance and structural integrity substantially identical to the new condition of the sign. 7. Sign J{{umination. All illuminated signs shall comply with Section 150.035 (Lighting, Glare Control and Exterior Lighting Standards) and the following requirements: a. Electrical Permit. All signs in which electrical wiring and connections to be used shall comply with all applicable provisions of the State Electrical Code. No permit for the erection of a sign shall be granted prior to approval and issuance of a valid electrical permit for that sign. b. Voltage Displayed. The voltage of any electrical apparatus used in conjunction with a sign shall be conspicuously noted on that apparatus. In addition, all electrical signs shall bear the label of approval of a recognized testing laboratory and be equipped with a watertight safety switch that is located where the electrical supply enters the sign. c. External Illumination. All external lighting fixtures shall be steady, stationary, fully- shielded and directed solely onto the sign, and shall use lighting designed to minimize light spill and glare. Lighting sources shall not be directly visible or cause glare to adjacent public rights-of-way or adjacent private property. d. Internal Illumination. Internally illuminated signs shall permit light to shine fully through only the lettering and graphic elements of the sign. The background for such lettering and graphics shall be opaque or translucent and shall transmit light at a level substantially less than that transmitted through the lettering and graphics. If the contrast between the lettering or graphic elements and background does not permit adequate legibility, a translucent white border of up to one (1) inch in width may be placed around said lettering or graphic elements. e. Brightness Limitation. Except for daytime displays on electronic variable message signs, in no instance shall the lighting intensity of any illuminated sign exceed: 11