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39.14 (30) pounds per square root, and ground signs of wood construction • shall have all members which extend into the ground protected from decay by treatment with a preservative approved by the ehie€ Building Inspector. (4) No permit shall be granted for the location of any ground sign having a sign area of more than forty (40) square feet, within one hundred (100) feet of any single family residence; provided that the Council may grant a special permit herefor if the owner of such residence gives his written consent thereto. (5) Pedestal signs permitted by the zoning regulations of the Municipality and by this chapter 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. (6) No sign shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height. Subdivision 3. Clearance of Si Hs from Conductors. The minimum clearance of any sign from unprotected electrical conductors (whether poles or other installations) shall not be less than thirty- six (36) inches for conductors carrying not over 600 volts, and forty-eight (48) inches for conductors carrying more than 600 volts. Subdivision 4. Signs Along Freeways. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter signs located on property adjacent to any • freeway within the Municipality (including Interstate Highway 35W) shall be business signs advertising businesses being conducted on the premises on which the signs are located. No "traveling" or changing -message signs shall be located so as to face any freeway or be visible from the freeway. The provisions of this subdivision, however, shall not be construed to render illegal or non -conforming any signs which are legally located along any such freeway at the time of adoption of this provision.; any billboard legally located along any such freeway at the time of adoption of this provision may be replaced, subject to compliance with the other provisions of this part, either in the same location or at another location along any such freeway provided that such alternate location is first approved by the Council. Subdivision 5. Projection Signs; Construction and Design. The following standards shad Be maintained for all projection signs: (1) All portions of projection signs shall be designed for a wind pressure of not less than thirty (30) pounds per square foot. (2) Such signs shall not project over public street right-of-way, but may project over sidewalks located on private walks. No such sign shall be less than twelve (12) feet above the level of: the side- walk; provided that such signs which do not exceed four (4) square feet, and which do not project more than two (2) feet over the side- walk may be eight (8) or more feet above the sidewalk. No projection sign shall project beyond a curb line nor more than eight (8) feet over any private sidewalk.