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Sttketttrangks to be removed
<br />Underlines to be added
<br />Sign, alteration of, means any change, reconstruction, relocation, or enlargement/reduction of a
<br />sign, or of any of its component parts. Routine maintenance and the repainting shall not be deemed
<br />to be an alteration.
<br />Sign area.
<br />(1) The area of any sign shall be the rectangular area of the largest face, including its border
<br />area. For signs that are composed of individual letters or symbols, have an irregular shape,
<br />have open spaces or are composed of two or more individual cabinets, the sign area shall
<br />be the area of the smallest single rectangular figure that encloses it.
<br />(2) If a freestanding or monument sign is constructed so that the faces are not back to back,
<br />the angles shall not exceed ten degrees. If the angle is greater than ten degrees, the total
<br />area of both sides added together shall not exceed the maximum allowable sign area for
<br />that district.
<br />S'ie» airs i&114rti anon means a freestanding or wall sign which identifies a specific residential
<br />subdivision development whether single-family or multifamily, or a commercial development or an
<br />industrial park and which is located on the same premises as the development which it identifies.
<br />Sign, awning, means a sign painted on, printed on, or attached flat against the surface of an
<br />awning.
<br />Sign, banner, means a sign made of fabric or any non -rigid material with no enclosing framework.
<br />Sign, boulevard, means any stationary self -supported sign fixed to a base flush to the ground and
<br />not affixed to any other structure.
<br />Sign, cabinet, means a sign or portion of a sign constructed to be supported in substantial part by
<br />means of a separate box -like structure, with each segment of the sign message attached to one or a
<br />group of supports.
<br />Sign, canopy, means any message or identification which is affixed to a projection or extension of
<br />a building or structure, erected in such a manner as to provide a shelter or cover over the approach
<br />to any entrance of a store, building or place of assembly.
<br />Sign, changeable copy, means a sign or portion thereof with characters, letters or illusions that can
<br />be changed or rearranged mechanically without altering the face of the surface of the sign.
<br />Sign, changeable copy (manual), means a sign on which copy is changeable manually rather than by
<br />automation.
<br />Sinn, 4, monumenl means a free -stands sign sponsored or approved by the city, for the sole
<br />purpose of identiE -ing the City of Elk River.
<br />Sign, {clearance of cr}means the smallest vertical distance between the lowest point of any sign,
<br />including the framework and embellishments, and the grade directly below it.
<br />Sign, construction, means a temporary sign erected on the premises on which construction is
<br />taking place, during the period of such construction, indicating the names of the architects,
<br />engineers, landscape architects, contractors or similar artisans, and the owners, financial supporters,
<br />sponsors, and similar individuals or firms having a role or interest with respect to the situation or
<br />project.
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<br />Last Updated March 2014
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