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Subd. 1 There are site conditions which require a sign adjustment to allow the sign to be reasonably visible from a street <br />immediately adjacent to the site; <br /> Subd. 2 The sign adjustment will allow a sign of exceptional design or a style that will enhance the area or that is more <br />consistent with the architecture and design of the site; <br /> Subd. 3 The sign adjustment will not result in a sign that is inconsistent with the purpose of the zoning district in which the <br />property is located or the current land use. <br />Section 1270 - Maintenance Repair <br />1270.01 Maintenance and Repair. <br /> All signs shall be kept in good repair and free from peeling paint, rust, damaged or rotted supports, framework or other <br />material, broken or missing faces or missing letters. Any structure from which a sign has been moved or removed shall be <br />repaired with materials and/or painted or stained to match the existing background. <br /> Subd. 1 Sign Permit Not Required. Activities considered normal maintenance and repair and not requiring a sign or <br />building permit shall include activities such as replacing or repairing lamps, ballasts, transformers, trim, sign fasteners, nuts, <br />or washers; painting the pole of freestanding signs; and painting the cabinet of freestanding signs or building signs. <br /> Subd. 2 Sign Permit Required. For any sign that required a permit, the following activities shall not be considered normal <br />maintenance and repair a permit shall be required: <br /> A. Re-facing a sign, except for the text on a manual changeable message sign. <br /> B. Removing the sign for the repair of the cabinet or any part thereof. <br /> C. Changes made to a sign's size or illumination, including, but not limited to, height, width, weight, area, adding or <br />removing illumination <br /> D Changes in poles, structural supports, bases or shrouds, footings or anchor bolts, moving the sign to a new location, or <br />replacement of the interior or exterior cabinet frame, except the sign face. <br /> Subd. 3 Building Permit. A building permit may be required for any signs involving the construction of or changes to a sign <br />structure and/or electrical connections as determined by the Building Official. <br />Section 1280 - Non-Conforming Signs <br />1280.01 Non-conforming Signs. <br /> It is the intent of this Chapter that non-conforming signs shall not be enlarged or expanded, nor be used as grounds for <br />adding other signs or uses prohibited elsewhere in the same district. It is further the intent of this Chapter to permit legal <br />non-conforming signs to remain provided that such signs are safe, maintained so as not to be unsightly, and have not been <br />abandoned or removed subject to the following provisions: <br /> Subd. 1 Non-conforming Sign Continuance. A legal non-conforming sign may be continued through repair, replacement, <br />restoration, maintenance, or improvement but shall not be expanded or moved to a new location. <br /> Subd. 2 Non-conforming Sign Discontinuance. If the use of the non-conforming sign or sign structure is discontinued for a <br />period of one (1) year, the sign or sign structure shall not be reconstructed or used except in conformity with the provisions <br />of this Chapter. <br /> Subd. 3 Non-conforming Sign Damaged or Destroyed. Should such non-conforming sign or sign structure be damaged or <br />destroyed by any means to an extent greater than fifty (50) percent of its market value or structure and all required permits <br />for its reconstruction have not been applied for within one-hundred eighty (180) days of when the sign or sign structure was <br />damaged, it shall not be reconstructed or used except in conformity with the provisions of this Chapter. <br /> Subd. 4 Sign Regulation Conformance. Should such sign or sign structure be permanently moved for any reason for any <br />distance, it shall thereafter conform to the regulations for the sign district in which it is located after it is moved. <br /> Subd. 5 Loss of Non-conforming Land Use. An existing sign devoted to a use not permitted by the Section 1320, Zoning <br />Ordinance, in the zoning district in which it is located shall not be enlarged, expanded or moved except in changing the sign <br />to a sign permitted in the sign district in which it is located. <br /> Subd. 6 Loss of Non-conforming Status. When a building or use loses its nonconforming status, all signs devoted to the <br />structure or use shall be removed and all signs painted directly on the structure shall be repainted in a neutral color or a <br />color which will harmonize with the structure.