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Ordinance 08-015 Council: 6-16-09 SIGN, SNIPE. An off -premises sign that is tacked, nailed, posted, pasted, glued, or otherwise attached to trees, poles, stakes, fences, or to other object SIGN, TEMPORARY. Any sign intended for display over a short period of time. SIGN, WALL. A sign attached to or erected against the wall of a building with the exposed face of the sign on a plane parallel to the plane of the wall, and which displays only one (1) sign surface. SIGN, WARNING. A sign located on private property posting such property for warning or prohibitions on trespassing, hunting, or other activity. SIGN, WINDOW. Any building sign, pictures, symbol, or combination thereof, designed to communicate information about an activity, business, commodity, event, sale, or service, that is placed inside a window or upon the window panes or glass and is visible from the exterior of the window. SECTION 3. 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 151.126 in their entirety. SECTION 4. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Chapter 151 to add the following language: 151.115 PURPOSE (A) Purpose and Findings. (1) Purpose. (a) The Lake Elmo Sign Regulations are intended to establish a comprehensive and balanced system of sign control that accommodates the need for a well - maintained, safe, and attractive community, and the business community's need for effective communication and identification. It is not the purpose or intent of these regulations to favor commercial messages or speech over non-commercial messages or speech or to discriminate between types of non-commercial speech or the viewpoints represented therein. It is the intent of these regulations to promote the health, safety, general welfare, and desirable rural community image through the regulation of signs with the following objectives in mind: a. Signs shall demonstrate a high standard of aesthetic character and encourage the use of monument and individual letter -style signs;