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Ordinance 679 Report May 29, 2001 Page 20 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 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 manner as not to cause damage to the building or structure on which such sign is placed. e. No roof sign shall be more than sixty five feet (65') in length, nor shall it extend more than twenty five feet (25') above the surface of the roof of the building on which it is located. No roof sign shall extend more than forty five feet (45') above the average ground level of that part of the street toward which it faces. Subd. 8. Wall Signs: The following standards shall be maintained for all wall signs: a. No wall sign shall have a projection over a private sidewalk or an established building line of more than twelve inches (12"). b. The materials, construction and attachment of any such sign shall meet the same standards and requirements as roof signs. Subd. 9. Banners, Temporary or Portable Signs: Temporary signs, as defined in Section 1008.01 of this Chapter shall comply with the provisions hereof. The following standards shall be maintained for all banners, temporary or portable signs: a. Temporary signs and banners attached to any building constructed of canvass, plastic material, cloth or other material with or without framework, shall be strongly constructed and shall be securely attached to their supports. They shall be removed (including all framework and supports) as soon as damaged or torn and in no case later than twenty one (21) days after erection. b. Banners and temporary signs shall not be larger than one hundred twenty (120) square feet in area for each twenty feet (20') of building frontage. There shall not be more than one temporary sign on any building frontage. c. No banner or temporary signs shall project over public property or right of way but may extend a maximum of