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INFLATABLE SIGN: A portable device inflated with air or helium used to draw attention to an activity or business upon which the device is attached. Such object may or may not display advertising copy. For the purposes of this Section, inflatable devices shall be considered a temporary sign. (Ord. 679, 5-29-01) MONUMENT SIGN: A freestanding sign attached to the ground by means of a freestanding support structure, solid from grade to the top of the sign structure, typically encased or supported by masonry materials. (Ord. 679, 5-29-01) NON-COMMERCIAL SIGN: A sign disseminatin n~ lessa~es not classified as commercial that include but are not limited to messages about political religious social ideolo ig cal public service and information topics. NUISANCE SIGN: A sign in a state of disrepair, deterioration or damage whereupon one-fourth (1/4) or more of the sign surface is no longer clearly legible or recognizable at a distance of forty feet (40'). Also, any sign in violation of the provisions of this Chapter shall be considered a nuisance sign except for legal nonconforming signs. (Ord. 679, 5-29-01) ON-PREMISE SIGN: A sign related to the property or activity and use occurring on the property on which the sign is located. On-premise suns include multi-tenant identification signs that may advertise tenants on a different propertyprovided such tenants are in the sanle PUD and the properties share parking and access. POLE SIGN: A freestanding sign supported by or erected upon one (1) or more narrow columns, shafts or poles. Also referred to as a Pylon sign. (Ord. 679, 5-29-01) PORTABLE SIGN: Any sign not permanently attached to the ground or other permanent structure, or a sign designed to be transported, including, but not limited to, signs on wheels, signs converted to "A" or "T" frames, menu and sandwich boards, inflatable devises, advertising umbrellas, and signs attached to or painted on vehicles parked and visible from the public right-of--way, unless said vehicle is used in the normal day-to-day operations of the business. (Ord. 679, 5-29-01) PROJECTING SIGN: A sign other than a wall sign which is perpendicular to and projects more than eighteen inches (18") from a building face or wall or from a structure whose primary purpose is other than the support of the sign. (Ord. 679, 5-29-01) PUBLIC SIGN: A traffic control sign in Minnesota State Statutes• an_y identification sign installed in a public park b~public aPency or authority; and any other identification re ug latory or wai7ling si~,~n approved by the City for installation on public land. PYLON SIGN: A freestanding sign supported by or erected upon one (1) or more narrow columns, shafts or poles. Also referred to as a Pole sign. (Ord. 679, 5-29-01) REAL ESTATE SIGN: A sign advertising the sale, lease or rental of the property or premises upon which the sign is located. (Ord. 679, 5-29-01) REFACING: The process of replacin the si 7r~, i co~y message loco or graphic on a sign without alterinP or movinP the shucture to which the sign face is attached. Page 8