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7. Section 1008.07, subd. 5. This section allows a license to be terminated or not renewed by the Council “for cause.” It does not define what constitutes “for cause” which means that it based on the Council’s discretion. This section could be changed to state that a license may be terminated by the Council for violations of this Ordinance or other applicable ordinances. 8. Section 1008.09, subd. 1 (g). “No sign shall display matter that has been deemed obscene by a court of competent jurisdiction.” This provision should be changed as it is difficult to determine whether it means that the sign’s content must be determined by a court to be considered obscene prior to it not being allowed by the Ordinance or if it means that previous decisions by a court define obscene and the sign must adhere to those determinations. 9. Section 1008.10, subd. 4 (a)(4). “The Director of Community Development may waive the permit fee for a temporary sign requested by a charitable, municipal or religious institution or for other just cause.” This provision should be removed because it is based on content (only organizations that are “charitable,” “municipal” or “religious” are entitled to a fee waiver) and because it gives unbridled discretion to the Director of Community Development. This provision could be replaced with a waiver provision that is not based on the type of organization, such as that all non-profit organizations shall be entitled to a fee waiver. 10. Section 1008.10, subds. 7 and 8. Campaign Signs and Home Occupation Signs. Campaign signs and home occupation signs should be regulated by the type of sign that they are (i.e. temporary sign, ground sign, etc.) instead of by content (campaign, home occupation, etc.). Therefore, these subdivisions should be removed. The corresponding definitions in Section 1008.02 should also be removed as they are no longer necessary. 11. Section 1008.11, subd. 3. Garage Sale, Estate Sale and Open House Signs. This subdivision should be changed so that it allows all temporary signs and is not based on the content of the signs (i.e. garage sale, estate sale, open house). 12. Section 1008.12, subd. 4. The word “advertising” should be deleted because it is based on content.