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1008.02 1008.03 (Rev. 1/09) <br /> <br />SIGN AREA: That area of a sign within the marginal lines of the surface, which bears the <br />announcement, name, advertisement or other message or, in the case of letters, figures or symbols <br />attached directly to any part of a building, the area which is included in the smallest rectangle which <br />can be made to circumscribe all letters, figures or symbols displayed thereon. (Ord. 679, 5-29-01) <br /> <br />SIGN COPY: The letters, numbers, figures, symbols, logos, and graphical elements comprising the <br />content or message of the sign. (Ord. 679, 5-29-01) <br /> <br />SIGN HEIGHT: The distance measured perpendicular from the highest point of the sign structure <br />to the average elevation of the ground or grade adjacent to the base of the sign. (Added, Ord. 816, <br />1-22-09) <br /> <br />TEMPORARY SIGN: Any sign displaying a message erected or maintained for a limited period of <br />time and not of a permanent nature and that is not permanently affixed to the land or to a structure. <br />Such signs shall include banners, inflatable signs or devices, sandwich boards, portable changeable <br />copy signs or any other device intended to attract attention. (Ord. 679, 5-29-01; Ord. 769, 5-8-06; <br />Ord. 816, 1-22-09) <br /> <br />TRANSIT ENCLOSURE SIGN: Commercial advertising located within a transit enclosure or <br />shelter. Such signage shall not include route schedules, service announcements or other similar <br />notices. (Ord. 679, 5-29-01) <br /> <br />WALL SIGN: A sign attached to or erected against the exterior wall of a building or structure with <br />the exposed face of the sign in a plane approximately parallel to the face of said wall, not to project <br />more than twelve inches (12") from the surface to which it is attached. (Ord. 679, 5-29-01) <br /> <br />WINDOW SIGN: A sign affixed to the interior or exterior of a window or inside the building <br />within three feet (3') of the window with its message intended to be visible to and readable by the <br />public from the outside of the building. (Ord. 679, 5-29-01; Ord. 816, 1-22-09) <br /> <br />1008.03: PERMITS REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS: (Ord. 679, 5-29-01; Ord. 816, 1-22-09) <br /> <br />Subd. 1. Permit Required: It is unlawful to install, construct, erect, alter, revise, reconstruct or <br />relocate any outdoor sign or structure, as defined in Section 1008.02 of this Chapter, in the <br />City without first obtaining a permit therefor as required by this Chapter, except as provided <br />in subdivision 2 of this Section (below). (1988 Code §39.02) (Ord. 679, 5-29-01; Ord. 816, <br />1-22-09) <br /> <br />Subd. 2. Exceptions: Permits need not be obtained for any sign less than or equal to eight (8) <br />square feet in area (excluding temporary signs), or for the specific signs addressed below, <br />provided all other requirements of this Section and Chapter are satisfied: (Ord. 679, 5-29-01; <br />Ord. 816, 1-22-09) <br /> <br /> a. A sign pertaining only to the sale, rental or lease of the premises upon which displayed. <br /> (Ord. 679, 5-29-01)