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Ordinance 08-015 City Council; 6-16-09 (F) Abatement. If the City finds that any sign has been erected without the necessary approvals or any sign is being maintained in violation of any zoning provision, the City may give written notice of such violation to the installer of said sign; to the permit holder; and/or to the owner, lessee or manager of said property. If after receiving said notice such person fails to remove or alter said sign so as to comply with the provisions of the zoning ordinance, the sign shall be deemed to be a nuisance and may be abated by the City under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429. The cost of such abatement, including administrative expenses and reasonable attorneys' fees, may be levied as a special assessment against the property upon which the sign is located. 151.117 GENERAL STANDARDS (A) Abandoned Signs Abandoned signs shall be removed. (B) Building identification. A building address, date of construction, commemorative tablet, etc; shall not count towards the overall permitted signage on a building or parcel. All forms of building identification, except for the building address, shall be cut into a masonry surface or be constructed of bronze or other incombustible material. (C) Building Official Review. No sign shall be attached to or be allowed to hang from any building until all necessary wall and roof attachments have been approved by the City Building Official. A Changeable Copy Signs. A changeable copy sign, such as a reader board, may be integrated into an allowable sign subject to the following restrictions: (1) The message conveyed by the sign face shall not blink, flash, scroll or be so animated as to be deemed a distraction to passing motorists; (2) Copy on the sign shall not change more than once per day on average (except for time, temperature, and price information which must change when necessary for accuracy); (3) Characters and backgrounds depicted on a changeable copy sign shall not use florescent coloring. (4) All changeable copy sign faces shall be limited to a maximum of 25 square feet in sign area, or the maximum size of the type of sign on which the face is placed, whichever is less. (E) Flags. No more than 3 flags may be displayed on any given parcel. Individual flags shall not exceed fifty (50) square feet in size per surface. pg 15