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1008.081 1008.081 (Rev. 5/10) <br /> <br /> a. Refacing a sign, except for the text on a manual changeable message sign. (Added, Ord. <br />816, 1-22-09) <br /> <br /> b. Removing the sign for the repair of the cabinet or any part thereof. (Added, Ord. 816, 1- <br />22-09) <br /> <br /> c. Changes made to a sign’s size, illumination or electrical service, including, but not <br />limited to, height, width, weight, area, adding or removing illumination. (Added, Ord. 816, <br />1-22-09) <br /> <br />d. Changes to poles, structural supports, bases or shrouds, footings or anchor bolts, moving <br />the sign to a new location, or replacement of the interior or exterior cabinet frame, except <br />the sign face. (Added, Ord. 816, 1-22-09) <br /> <br />Subd. 6. Building Permit: The City also will require a building permit for signs or sign repair that <br />involves the construction of, or changes to, a sign, a sign structure, billboards and/or <br />electrical connections. All signs using electricity shall be subject to the State’s current <br />electrical code. The contractor shall bury or conceal all electrical wiring for such signs. <br />(Added, Ord. 816, 1-22-09) <br /> <br />Subd. 7. Inspection Authority: All signs are subject to inspection by the Building Official or his <br />or her designee, who the City authorizes to enter any property or premise to determine if the <br />provisions of this Chapter are being met. The inspector or City staff person shall make such <br />an entrance or inspection during regular business hours, unless there is an emergency. <br />(Added, Ord. 816, 1-22-09) <br /> <br />Subd. 8. Signs in Disrepair: The Building Official or their designee may order the removal of any <br />sign that the owner or the responsible party is not maintaining according to the provisions of <br />this Chapter. Upon failure to meet the requirements of a correction notice in the specified <br />time in such an order, the City Council may declare the sign to be a public nuisance, may <br />have it removed and impounded and assess the cost of the removal to the sign owner or to <br />the property owner. (Added, Ord. 816, 1-22-09) <br /> <br />Subd. 9. Impoundment of Signs on Public Property or Within Public Right-of-way: The Cit y <br />Administrator or their designee may, at any time and without notice, remove and impound <br />signs that have been installed on public property, within a public right-of-way, or within a <br />public easement that are in violation of this Chapter. The sign owner or their agent may <br />retrieve an impounded sign subject to the following rules: (Added, Ord. 847, 10-21-10) <br /> <br />a. Any impounded sign may be retrieved from the impound area within five (5) business <br />days of the impoundment or the City Administrator or their designee may dispose of it. The <br />impound area can be located by contacting City Hall. Any cost incurred by the City for <br />disposal of an impounded sign may be assessed to the sign owner or the sign owner's agent. <br />(Added, Ord. 847, 10-21-10)