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. . . ORDINANCE 87- 33 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 1987 SIGN ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF ELK RIVER The City Council of the City of Elk River does ordain as follows: I. That the Code of Ordinances shall be amended by the repeal and deletion of the provisions of Section 900.08(55)-(63), inclusive. II. That the Code of Ordinances for the City of Elk River shall be ammended by deleting 900.22 and substituting in lieu thereof the following text: 900.22 - SIGN REGULATIONS. 1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE. a. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Section shall be to coordinate the type, placement, and physical dimensions of signs within the different zoning districts; to recognize the commercial communication requirements of all sectors of the business community; to encourage the innovative use of design; to promote both renovation and proper maintenance; to allow for special circumstances; and to guarantee equal treatment under the law through accurate record keeping and consistent enforcement. These shall be accomplished by regulation of the display, erection, use, and maintenance of signs. b. SCOPE. This section shall not relate to building design. Nor shall the Section regulate official traffic or government signs; the copy and message of signs; window displays; product dispensers and point of purchase displays; scoreboards on athletic fields; flags of any nation, government, or noncommercial organizations; gravestones; barber poles; religious symbols; commemorative plaques; the display of street numbers; or any display or construction not defined as as sign in Section 900.08(56) of the Elk River Zoning Section. 2. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Section, the terms listed below shall be defined as follows: ABANDONED SIGN: A sign which no longer identifies or advertises a bona fide business, lessor, service, owner, product, or activity, and/or for which no legal owner can be found.