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from property other than where the sign is located, such as from adjacent property or a public <br /> street, as determined by the City Administrator or their designee. <br /> Permanent sign means any sign that is not temporary. <br /> Pole sign means a freestanding sign that is elevated off the ground by one or more poles. <br /> Portable sign means a temporary sign with or without copy and graphic that is designed <br /> or intended to be moved or transported but not including banner signs. Examples of portable <br /> signs include,but are not limited to: A-frame or T-frame signs, sandwich signs; signs designed to <br /> be transported by trailer or on wheels; and signs mounted on a vehicle for advertising purposes, <br /> except signs identifying a business when the vehicle is being used in the normal day-to-day <br /> operation of that business. A sign may be a portable sign even if it has wheels removed, was <br /> designed without wheels, or is attached to the ground, a structure, or other sign. <br /> Projecting sign means a sign, other than a wall sign,that is attached to and projects more <br /> than eigl�teen(18)inches from the building fagade. <br /> Public sign means a traffic control sign in Minnesota State Statutes; any identification <br /> sign installed in a public park by a public authority; and any other identification,regulatory, or <br /> warning sign approved by the City Council for installation on public land. <br /> Re facing means the process of replacing the sign copy, message, logo, or graphic on a <br /> sign without altering or moving the structure to which the sign face is attached. <br /> Roof sign means a sign that is mounted on the roof of a building or on a parapet wall that <br /> is above the roof line. <br /> Rotating sign means a sign or a portion of a sign which moves in a rotating, oscillating or <br /> similar manner other than changing signs. <br /> Service area canopy means an open air roof-like structure that projects from the wall of a <br /> building or is freestanding and is for the purpose of shielding equipment and/or people from the <br /> elements; is often found covering service or gasoline station islands. <br /> Sign means any written message, pictorial presentation, number, illustration, decoration, <br /> banner or other device that is used to announce, direct attention to, identify, advertise or <br /> otherwise make anything known. For purpose of maintenance or removal, the term "sign" shall <br /> also include frames and support structures. <br /> Sign area means the area in square feet of the smallest rectangle, circle, or triangle that <br /> contains the sign copy. <br /> Sign height means the distance measured perpendicular from the highest point of the sign <br /> structure to the average grade at the base of the sign. <br /> Page 5 <br />