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" . . . . ~ . ,- ".. " ORDINANCE NO. 644 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1008 (SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS) OF THE MOUNDS VIEW MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO BILLBOARDS AS AN INTERIM USE; PLANNING CASE SP-071-99 THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS: SECTION 1: Section 1008.08 of the Mounds View Municipal Code is hereby amended with the proposed additions underlined and italicized and deletions struck out and italicized, respectively, to read as follows: Subd. 1. General Standards; Paragraph I (1): No ground sign (except temporary signs, portable signs or banners), or signboard or billboard shall approach at any point nearer than three feet (3') to any building unless such sign is placed parallel to the side of the building, nor shall any such sign be placed within six feet (6') of the side of any lot nor nearer than fifteen feet (IS') to any street line where there is no established or customary building line nor within twenty five feet (25') of any street corner right-of-way. Whenever the established or customary uniform building line upon the street where such ground sign is to be erected is more than fifteen feet (15') from the street or property line, then such sign shall not approach nearer to the street than the established or customary uniform building line. Subd. 5. Signs Along Freeways: Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, signs located on property adjacent to any freeway within the Municipality (including Interstate Highway 35W) shall be business signs advertising businesses being conducted on the premises on which the signs are located. No "traveling" or changing-message signs shall be located so as to face any freeway or be visible from the freeway. The provisions of this subdivision, however, shall not be construed to render illegal or nonconforming any signs that are legally located along any such freeway at the effective date herein.--A-nyz billboard legally located along any such freeway at the effectbe date hereof may be replaced, subject to compliance with the other pro",'isions of this Chapter, either in the saIne location or at another location along any such freeway,' prO'r'ided, that such alternate location is first apprO'r'ed by the Council. Subd. 10. Billboards: A permit shall not be issued for any new billboard or advertising sign located off the premises l'.'here the ad",'ertised product is sold Vsuch billboard or sigI1l1'0uld be within three hundI"edfcet (300') of any othct such billboa,""d or sign in existence. unless it complies with the followin~ interim use requirements: a. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT: A conditional use permit (CUP) must be obtained in accordance the procedures found in Section 1125.01 Subdivision 3 of the M:\1999\Ordinances\644.doc