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Ordinance 679 Report May 29, 2001 Page 21 six inches (6") from the face of the building. d. Banners and temporary signs shall not be hung so as to cover, either partially or completely, any door, window or opening required for ventilation. e. No temporary sign, banner or portable sign shall be located on any multiple residence, commercial or industrial property in the City without first obtaining a permit therefor from the City. If the City determines to grant an application for a permit for any such temporary sign, banner or portable sign, it may impose conditions upon the granting thereof, and it shall be unlawful to locate or maintain any such sign or bannering for a longer period or in a different manner than that specified in the permit. No such permit shall be granted, however, where such temporary signs, banners or portable signs are prohibited by other provisions of this Code. f. No portable sign or temporary sign shall exceed thirty two (32) square feet on each side. g. No portable sign, temporary sign or banner shall be located on any property in the City for more than twenty one (21) days at one time or for more than three (3) twenty one (21) day periods on any one (1) year. h. The Council may allow administrative approval of sign installation for signs of identical design being installed by a business or individual. Once Council approval has been obtained for a particular sign design, the applicant may receive administrative permits for the installation of such sign from the Clerk-Administrator following submittal of all relevant information as outlined in Section 1008.03 of this Chapter and receipt of applicable fees. Subd. 10. Billboards: A permit shall not be issued for any new billboard unless it complies with the following interim use requirements, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 462.3597: (Ord. 644, 12-13-99; Ord. 656, 3-27-00) a. Interim Use Permit: An interim use permit (IUP) must be obtained in accordance with procedures identical in form and substance to the conditional use permit procedures found in Section 1125.01, subdivision 3 of the Mounds View Municipal Code. Any interim use permit issued for an interim use billboard shall automatically expire no later than July 1, 2015 or when the lease agreement for the billboard expires whichever date is earlier. Such IUP shall be null-and-void if the applicant fails to obtain any required permit from the State of Minnesota. (Ord. 644, 12-13-99; Ord. 656, 3-27-00) b. Location: The billboard must be located along and north of State Highway 10 (118). The applicant must have an approved lease agreement with the property owner. The billboard shall be oriented towards State Highway 10 (118) and/or I35W. Billboards must be located at least two hundred fifty feet (250') from residentially zoned property. Billboards may be located adjacent to the right-of-way of a street or highway, but no part thereof shall extend over such right-of-way. (Ord. 644, 12-13-99) c. Minimum Spacing: Billboards must be at least one thousand feet (1,000') apart. Spacing between signs shall be measured by projecting the nearest points of the signs to the property line of the right-of-way from which they are intended to be read and measuring the distance in a straight line between the projected points. Required spacing shall apply only to billboards on the same side of the same roadway. (Ord. 644, 12-13-99) d. Maximum Sign Area: The maximum gross surface display area of the sign cannot exceed seven hundred (700) square feet per side except that any rectangular billboard may contain temporary extensions, cutouts, or top lettering which occupy a total area not in excess of twenty-five percent (25%) of the area of the basic billboard and form an integral part of the design thereof. No such temporary extension, cut out, or top lettering may project more than six feet (6') from the top, eighteen inches (18") from either side or fifteen inches (15") from the bottom of the basic rectangular advertising message. The area of an extension, cutout, or top lettering shall be deemed to be the area of the smallest rectangle into which such extension, cutout, or top lettering will fit. (Ord. 644, 12-13-99) e. Orientation of Sign Faces: Billboards may have no more than two (2) sign faces. Sign faces must be back-to-