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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 ORDINANCE NO. CITY OF ORONO HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING IN ITS ENTIRETY CITY CODE TITLE VI, CHAPTER 78, ARTICLE X, DIVISION 4 REGULATING SIGNS THE CITY COUNCIL OF ORONO ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Orono City Code Title VI, Chapter 78, Article X, Division 4 is repealed in its entirety and replaced with the following language: Sec. 78-1465. - Recitals. This Division shall be known, cited and referred to as the Orono Sign Code, except as referred to herein, where it shall be known as "this Division." Sec. 78-1466. - Purpose. Purpose. This Sign Code is intended to establish a comprehensive and balanced system of sign control that accommodates the need for a well-maintained, safe, and attractive community, and the need for effective communications, including business identification. It is the intent of these sign regulations, to promote the health, safety, general welfare, aesthetics, and image of the community by regulating signs that are intended to communicate to the public in all areas of the City. It is not the purpose or intent of this division to regulate the message displayed on any sign. The purpose of this division is to authorize: Page 1 (1) Permanent signs which establish a high standard of aesthetics and are appropriate for the planned character in each sign district as established in Section 78-1478; (2) Signs that are compatible with their surroundings; (3) Signs that are designed, constructed, installed, and maintained in a manner that does not adversely impact public safety or create a hazard to motorists, pedestrians, or cyclists; (4) Signs that are proportioned to the scale of, and are architecturally compatible with, principal structures; (5) Permanent signs which give preference to the on -premise owner or occupant;