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a. Signs may not be displayed for more than a total of 90 days per calendar year, per property. A single permit shall not exceed 30 consecutive days. b. Signs may not be displayed without a permit. The permit shall be affixed to the sign and be visible. Each permit must indicate the number of days, and the dates, the sign is to be displayed. A fee and deposit at a level established by ordinance adopted by the Ells River City Council is required. The city will release deposits following removal of the sign according to the permit, and receipt of a written request to do so. c. Maximum sign size shall be limited to 48 square feet and shall not exceed mine (9) feet in height. d. Signs must be located on the property of the business and the advertising message must only relate to business conducted on that premises, except that nonprofit or charitable organizations as defined by Internal Revenue Code section 501(C)(3) may have off - premises signs for their fundraising activities, provided they obtain permission from the property owner. Nonprofit organizations shall be limited to three signs per event and the signs shall not exceed the number of days allowed in subsection (7 )a. of this section. If event is advertised for more than 30 days, it shall count toward that property's 90 -day limit for temporary signage. e. Signs may not be placed in any right-of-way and must be located on an approved surface; not including fire lanes and/or circulation drive lanes. Approved surfaces include: asphalt, concrete, class --5, crushed concrete. f. Only signs for the community events listed in Section 38 -383 (G) may be placed on city properties. g. For purposes of this section, City of Elk River property leased to other entities shall not be considered city property. h. Signs must not be unsafe or dangerous and must be securely anchored. (8) No more than one (1) permanent area identification sign shall be allowed per neighborhood, subdivision, or development. However, if the neighborhood, subdivision, or development has entrances on arterial and /or collector roads, then a single area identification sign may be allowed at each of these entrances. Each sign shall not exceed 16 square feet in sign area and shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height. The area identification sign shall be placed on the same premises as the development which it identifies. (9) One (1) on- premises permanent identification sign per apartment or condominium complex, not to exceed 16 square feet in sign area and shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height. (10) For permitted nonresidential uses, such as churches, synagogues, and schools, one (1) on- premises freestanding sign and one (1) wall business sign, not to exceed 96 square feet in total sign area. where a zoning lot has in excess of 1,000 linear feet of combined street frontage, the total signage area shall not exceed 192 square feet with no more than 96 square feet per sign. Freestanding signage shall not exceed 20 feet in height. (11) Any combination of on-- premises freestanding and wall- mounted real estate signs for model homes having a combined total sign area not to exceed 32 square feet. Freestanding signs for model homes shall have a maximum height of five feet. 12) Rural -Based Businesses shall be allowed up to four (4) off-premises directional signs subject to the following restrictions: a. Individual directional signs shall not exceed six (6) square feet. b. Such signs shall be located on private property which is adjacent to an arterial road, provided that the property owner's permission is obtained in writing. c. Such signs shall only contain the name of the Rural -Based Businesses and the direction and distance to the facility. d. Except as otherwise provided, all freestanding signs in residential zones shall have a maximum height of eight (8) feet. e. Signing for straight - -ahead movements shall not be allowed. (Code 1982, �) 900.22(4)(A), (4 ) (B); Ord. Igo. 00 --0G, 5 1, 3--20 -2000; Ord. No. 04 -13, 5 1, 5 -27 -2004; Ord. No. 06 -12, 5 2,10 -1G- -2006; Ord. No. 07 -20, 5 1, 12 -17 -2007) Sec. 30-867. Construction and location standards. SAPLANNING MAIN\Case F1 es\OA\OA 09 -01 Sign Ord Update\ final Ordinance.doc