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City of Arden Hills Chapter 12 - Sign Code <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />12-5 <br />Adopted: March 10, 2008 <br /> Permanent sign. Any sign that is not temporary. <br /> <br /> Pole sign. A freestanding sign that is elevated off the ground by one or more <br />poles. <br /> <br /> Portable sign. A temporary sign with or without copy and graphic that is <br />designed or intended to be moved or transported but not including banner signs. <br />Examples of portable signs include, but are not limited to: A-frame or T-frame <br />signs, sandwich signs; signs designed to be transported by trailer or on wheels; <br />and signs mounted on a vehicle for advertising purposes, except signs identifying <br />a business when the vehicle is being used in the normal day-to-day operation of <br />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 /> <br /> Projecting sign. A sign, other than a wall sign, that is attached to and projects <br />more than eighteen (18) inches from the building façade. <br /> <br /> Public sign. 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, <br />regulatory, or warning sign approved by the City Council for installation on public <br />land. <br /> <br /> Re-facing. The process of replacing the sign copy, message, logo, or graphic on <br />a sign without altering or moving the structure to which the sign face is attached. <br /> <br /> Roof sign. A sign that is mounted on the roof of a building or on a parapet wall <br />that is above the roof line. <br /> <br /> Rotating sign. A sign or a portion of a sign which moves in a rotating oscillating <br />or similar manner other than changing signs. <br /> <br /> Service area canopy. 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 <br />people from the elements; is often found covering service or gasoline station <br />islands. <br /> <br /> Sign. Any written message, pictorial presentation, number, illustration, <br />decoration, banner or other device that is used to announce, direct attention to, <br />identify, advertise or otherwise make anything known. For purpose of <br />maintenance or removal, the term “sign” shall also include frames and support <br />structures. <br /> <br /> Sign area. The area in square feet of smallest rectangle, circle, or triangle that <br />contains the sign copy. <br /> <br /> Sign height. The distance measured perpendicular from the highest point of the <br />sign structure to the average elevation of the street used for access to the <br />property. <br />