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Created: 2021-04-05 11:46:26 [EST] (Supp. No. 19, Update 1) Page 6 of 14 a. Payment of an impoundment release fee. Any subsequent impoundment(s), within one calendar year, 183 for a particular property or sign owner will require payment of double the initial impoundment release 184 fee. 185 b. Any impounded sign may be retrieved from the impounded area within three business days of the 186 impoundment or the city administrator or their designee may dispose of it. The impoundment area can 187 be located by contacting City Hall. Any cost incurred by the city for disposal of an impounded sign may 188 be assessed to the sign owner or the sign owner's agent. 189 c. The city shall have no obligation to notify a property owner that it has impounded a sign. 190 d. The city shall not be held liable for any damage to an impounded sign. 191 (Ord. No. 2015 3rd series, § 1, 9-10-2018) 192 Sec. 78-1475. Exempt signs. 193 All signs shall require an approved sign permit prior to placement except for the signs specifically noted in 194 this section. Exempted signs shall not reduce the permitted signage for a property. These exemptions shall not 195 relieve the owner of the sign from the responsibility of its maintenance and its compliance with the provisions of 196 this division or any other law or ordinance regulation the same. 197 (1) Government Regulatory or Directional signs. All government Regulatory or Directional signs, including 198 but not limited to traffic control and other regulatory purpose signs, street signs, identification signs, 199 informational signs, danger signs, and railroad crossing signs. 200 (2) Non-commercial signs in an election year. Signs of any size containing non-commercial speech may be 201 posted in any number beginning 46 days before the state primary in a state general election year until 202 ten days following the general election and 13 weeks prior to any special election until ten da ys 203 following the special election provided that the signs are in compliance with Minnesota Statutes. 204 (3) Address signs. Address identification signs not exceeding four square feet in area for each structure or 205 portion of a structure with an assigned address. Street identification numbers are required in all sign 206 districts and should be clearly visible from the street. 207 (4) Exempt residential signs. Properties in sign district 1 shall be allowed up to eight square feet of signage 208 provided that a single sign is no larger than six square feet, the signs are not illuminated, and 209 freestanding signs are at least five feet from any property line. 210 (5) Portable signs. Portable A-frame, T-frame, sandwich, or other similar signs that do not exceed six 211 square feet in size, are not illuminated, are located within 15 feet of the primary entrance to a building, 212 and are displayed only during the hours of business operation. No more than two of these signs shall 213 be in place at any given time. 214 (6) Incidental signs. Incidental signs or signs within a building provided the sign is not readily visible from 215 the public right-of-way and adjacent properties. 216 (7) Window signs. Window signs that are inside of a building shall not require a permit but shall be in 217 accordance with section 78-1478, Table 1. 218 (8) Non-commercial signs. Any sign display or device allowed under this section may contain any otherwise 219 lawful noncommercial message that does not direct attention to a business operated for profit, or to a 220 commodity service for sale, and that complies with the size, height, and lighting requirements of this 221 division. 222 (9) Change of copy. No permit shall be required to change the text of a sign provided the sign structure 223 and face is not otherwise enlarged, modified, enhanced or altered in any way. 224 Commented [JB1]: Trying to address the stop, yield, etc. signs placed on private roads. Commented [JB2]: Already defined.