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CITY OF SAINT ANTHONY ORDINANCE 1992'008 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SIGNS; AMENDING THE ST. ANTHONY 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 14. The City Council of the City of St. Anthony hereby ordains: Section 1. Chapter 14 of the St. Anthony 1973 Code of Ordinances is amended to read as follows: CHAPTER 14. SIGNS Chapter 1400 - SIGNS 1400.01 TITLE. This ordinance shall be known as the "Saint Anthony Sign Ordinance" except as referred to-herein, as "this ordinance". 1400.02, PURPOSE AND INTENT. It shall be the purpose and intent of this ordinance to achieve the following objectives: (a) To establish standards which would permit businesses in the city a reasonable and equitable opportunity to identify themselves. (b) To preserve and promote civic beauty and not allow signs which would detract from this objective because of unusual size, shape, height, location, condition, cluttering or illumination. (c) To insure-that signs in the city shall not create a safety hazard. (d) To preserve and protect the value of land and buildings, and to preserve and protect landscapes. 1400.03 SCOPE. This ordinance applies to all signs in the City, and describes signs which are prohibited, signs which may be erected only with a permit, and signs which may be erected without a permit. This ordinance also contains certain requirements for all signs erected, administrative provisions for issuance of permits, procedures with respect to variances, and penalty provisions. 1400.04 DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this ordinance, the words and phrases in the Section shall have. the meanings set forth in this Section.