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1008.08 1008.08 b. Such signs shall not project over public street right of way but may project over sidewalks located on private walks. No such sign shall be less than twelve feet (12') above the level of the sidewalk; provided, that such signs which do not exceed four (4) square feet and which do not project more than two feet (2') over the sidewalk may be eight feet (8') or more above the sidewalk. No projection sign shall project beyond a curb line nor project more than eight feet (8') over any private sidewalk. c. There shall be no more than two feet (2') of space between the inner edge of any such sign and the face of the wall from which it projects, nor shall the outer edge of the sign be more than eight feet (8') from the face of the wall. d. The building or structure from which any such sign projects and all attachments or fastenings must be so constructed as to safely resist the dead load and the wind load added by the attached sign. e. All such signs shall be of noncombustible materials or of not less than one hour fire-resistive construction. Subd. 7. Roof Signs: The following standards shall be maintained for all roof signs: a. No roof sign shall be located nearer than five feet (5') from the outside wall toward which it faces nor exceed twenty five feet (25') in height 411 above the roof level of the building unless constructed integral with the building or structure, nor shall it project beyond the edge of said roof in any direction. For the purposes of this subdivision, lights attached to the sign structure and lights attached to the building and beamed toward the sign structure shall be considered part of the sign structure. b. Every such sign shall be either metal, metal clad, incombustible, open wire or open metal sign; except, that such sign may have letters, figures, characters or borders of wood if such borders do not exceed four inches (4") in width and such wooden letters, figures or characters do not cover more than twenty five percent (25%) of the area of such sign; provided, that in place of sheet metal, substitution may be made of the following materials: tempered pressed wood or other similar materials approved by the Building Inspector, having equal properties as to strength, fire and moisture resistance. c. No such sign shall be so placed as to prevent passage of persons from one part of the roof to another. d. The building or structure upon which such sign is placed and all attachments or fastenings must be so constructed as to safely resist the dead load and the wind load added by the attached sign and in such a • City of Mounds View