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Subd. 4. Placement of Signs. No sign, or attachment to it, may be erected, placed or maintained by any person on rocks, fences, or trees, nor in such a manner as to interfere with any electric lights, power, telephone or telegraph wires, or the supports thereof. Subd. 5. Maintenance. All signs, together with all of their supports,braces, guys and anchors, must be kept neatly painted and posted. Every sign must be maintained by the owner or person in charge of the sign in a clean, safe, sanitary, and inoffensive condition and free of litter, rubbish, and weeds. Subd. 6. Inspections. All signs for which a permit is required may be inspected by the City Manager, and a permanent record, including photographs, may be maintained. The City Manager or the City Manager's designated representative may, after notice to the owner, enter upon any property to ascertain whether the provisions of this Chapter are being complied with. The City Manager may order the removal of any sign that is not maintained in accordance with this Chapter. In addition, the following inspections will be made: (1) All signs requiring footings must be inspected to insure that suitable footings as determined by the City Building Inspector in accordance with appropriate building codes have been used. Footing inspections will be required for all ground signs and pylon signs before these signs are installed. (2) Electrical signs must be installed in accordance with the current electrical code and a separate permit from the building official must be obtained prior to installation. Inspections will be required for any electric sign. Subd. 7. Illumination. External illumination for signs shall be so constructed and maintained that the source of light is not visible from the public right-of-way or residential property. Subd. 8. Non-Commercial Speech. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this sign ordinance, all signs of any size containing Non-Commercial Speech may be posted from August 1 in any general election year until ten (10) days following the general election and thirteen (13) weeks prior to any special election until ten (10) days following the special election. 1400.07 Prohibited Signs. In addition to the signs listed below, signs that are not specifically permitted in this Chapter are hereby prohibited. Without restricting or limiting the generality of the provisions of the foregoing, the following signs are specifically unauthorized and therefore prohibited: Subd. 1. Balcony Signs. Balcony signs and signs mounted or supported on a balcony. Subd. 2. Obstructing Signs. Any sign that obstructs any part of a doorway or fire escape. Subd. 3. Exterior Signs. Signs, including those intended for viewing only from the interior of a building but which can reasonably be viewed from exterior of the building, which by reason F:\Ordinances\Chapt 14 Signs 2007\2008 Rev SA Sign Ordinance.doc 9