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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />(5) Political signs. Political signs are permitted in all zones. Such signs shall be consistent with state <br />statutes. Political signs may be placed only on private property and only with the permission of the <br />property owner. Such signs shall not be illuminated. <br /> <br />(6) On-premises directional/informational signs not to exceed four square feet per sign in sign area. <br /> <br />(7) One on-premises temporary or portable sign per premises (property) may be installed, as <br />allowed by the Communi(y Development Director dfrt:etor of planning or their ~ designee f6f <br />special e~ents, gt"and opening:! 01' holidftJs. Temporary or portable signs are also subject to the <br />following: <br />a. Signs may not be displayed for more than a total of 90 days per calendar year. per property. A <br />single permit shall not exceed 30 consecutive days. <br />b. Signs may not be displayed without a permit. The permit shall be affixed to the sign and be <br />visible. Up to six permits per yelt1' ffiftJ be issued to a bminess, not to exceed the ftuffiber of dlt)3 <br />aHo\\ed in subseeMoft (7)a of this sectioft. Each permit must indicate the number of days, and the <br />dates, the sign is to be displayed. For premiscs (\>1.th fflultfple busHtesses, signs fflUSt be loeated a <br />mini:rm:Hn of 100 feet aplt1't. A fee and deposit at a level established by ordinance adopted by the Elk <br />River City Council is required. The deposit is refunda:bk if the sign meets all rcquirements in this <br />seeMan and is reffloved Oft time. The Ci(y will release deposits following removal of the sign <br />according to the permit, and receipt of a written request to do so. <br />c. Maximum sign size shall be limited to forty-eight (48) square feet. <br />1. Thirty t'wo squltl'e feet if the adjaeeftt road(\>ftJ has a posted speed of 11 miles per hour or less, 01' <br />2. Sixty fOl:lf sqtlllre feet if the adjaceftt road'WftJ has a posted speed of 15 miles per hour 01' fflOrc. <br />d. Signs must be located on the property of the business with the special co ent and the advertising <br />message must only relate to business conducted on that premises, except that nonprofit or charitable <br />organizations as defined by Internal Revenue Code section 501 (C)(3) may have off-premises signs for <br />their fundraising activities, provided that they obtain permission from the property owner. ~ <br />from ft(mpl'otft orgaooaMons shali ftot be counted as one of the six pe1'ffl:its aHo(\>ed to the property <br />6Wfte1':- Nonprofit organizations shall be limited to three. signs per event and the signs shall <br />not exceed the number of days allowed in subsection (7)a of this section. <br />e. Signs may not be placed in any the right-of-way and must be located on an approved surface; <br />not including fire lanes and/or circulation drive lanes. fflcet sign setbaeks. Approved surfaces <br />include: asphalt. concrete, class-5. crushed concrete. <br />f. Only signs for Ci(y of Elk River functions can be placed on Ci(y of Elk River properties. <br />g. For purposes of this ordinance. Ci(y of Elk River proper(y leased to other entities shall not <br />be considered Ci(y of Elk River property. <br />h. f, Signs must not be unsafe or dangerous and must be securely anchored. <br />g. Oft premises e5fl.struction signs ha.";..:ng a sigfi lt1'ea of 61 sqult1'e feet 01' less are pematted. <br /> <br />(8) No more than one permanent area identification sign shall be allowed per neighborhood, <br />subdivision, or development. However, if the neighborhood, subdivision, or development has <br />entrances on arterial and/or collector roads, then a single area identification sign may be allowed at <br />each of these entrances. Each sign shall not exceed 16 square feet in sign area. The area identification <br />sign shall be placed on the same premises as the development which it identifies. <br />(9) One on-premises permanent identification sign per apartment or condominium complex, not to <br />exceed 16 square feet in sign area. <br />(10) For permitted nonresidential uses, such as churches, synagogues, and schools, one on-premises <br />freestanding sign and one wall business sign, not to exceed 96 square feet in total sign area. \Xlhere a <br />zoning lot has in excess of 1,000 linear feet of combined street frontage, the total signage area shall <br />not exceed 192 square feet with no more than 96 square feet per sign. Freestanding signage shall not <br />exceed 20 feet in height. <br /> <br />06-12 <br />