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Page 5 of 9 square foot wall sign on the southern elevation of the Subject Property. The Applicant is requesting flexibility to allow an additional 45 square feet of wall signage to construct the proposed wall sign. The proposed wall signs would be internally lit with LED-illuminated letter sets, as permitted in Sign District 7. The proposed wall sign will be identical to an approved wall sign on the northern building elevation. An 89.05 square foot wall sign will be approved on the north elevation due to an approved Sign Standard Adjustment for the Subject Property that the City Council approved in 2004. 2. Sign Standards by Sign District – Section 1240.02, Subd. 2 – Freestanding Pole or Monument Signs Sign District 7 allows for monument and pole signs of up to eight feet in height with a total sign copy area of 25 square feet. The sign area of a freestanding sign shall only be calculated using one side of the sign. If the two sides are different sizes, the larger side shall be used for determining sign area. The Applicant is proposing a five-foot tall monument sign with a sign copy area of 9.62 square feet. The total area of a freestanding sign shall not exceed 1.5 times the permitted sign copy area of a freestanding sign, equal to 37.5 square feet in Sign District 7. The total sign area includes all sign copy, graphics, decorative features, borders, and structural supports except for the poles. The Applicant is proposing a total sign area of 37.5 square feet. The Applicant has submitted a proposed sign plan that differs slightly from the provided monument sign renderings in the placement of address text (see Attachment E). The text location, font, and size of the address will be verified during the sign permit process to comply with Sign District 7 standards. No more than one freestanding sign shall be permitted on any site except in cases where properties front more than one public street. For properties that front more than one public street, an additional freestanding sign may be permitted for each street front provided that each additional freestanding sign does not exceed half the size of the maximum sign area allowed for a freestanding sign in the underlying sign district. The Applicant is proposing one monument sign on the Subject Property. Freestanding signs shall be located at least five feet from any property line and shall not project over the property line. The proposed monument sign location will remain the same, which is more than five feet away from the property line. Monument signs in District 7 are only permitted to be illuminated externally. The Applicant is requesting flexibility on lighting to allow for the proposed monument sign to be an internal illumination/lighting style.