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Subd. 2. Sie:u Lie:btine:. A. Not Permitted. The sign is neither lighted il1ternally nor has a specific source of light directed at it. It depends on the gel1eral illumil1ation in the area for its lighting. . B. External. The sign is illuminatcd by means of external light fixtures directed at the sigI1. C. h1ternaJ. The sign is illuminated by a light source located inside of the sign. Only the letters or other symbols are illuminated within an opaque background. This includes neon al1d or channellctter signs. D. Backlit. The message is applied to a translucent panel, through which light is directed from a source behind the sign face, illuminating the copy and background of the sign. 333.9 Allocation of Permitted Sie:n Tvpe and Area and Provisions for Multi-Tenant Developmeuts and Sites. In multi tenant buildil1gs or sites thc permitted sign area and sign types, except for permitted freestandil1g signs, may be installed by each individual business establishment that has exclusive use of some portion of the street or otherwise primary level of the building and direct access to the outside. Tel1ants located on the street or other wise primary level in a center with a common mall or atrium shall be considered to have direct access to the outside for the purpose of this section. The managemel1t and ownership of any business establishmcnt proposing to install signage must be separate and distil1ct from the management and oWl1ership of any other establishment in the samc building or on the same building lot. Each establishment must be separated from all other establishmcnts by party walls havil1g no openings or passages. Signage for establishments occupying a multi tenant building or site, but not located on the street or. primary level of the building must be provided from thc allocation of sign area and type to the occupants of the strcet or primmy level ofthe building. Only one freestanding sign is permitted for each developmcl1t or parcel whether occupied by a sil1gle or by multiple tenants. 111 the case of multiple tenant sites, the permitted freestanding sign area in Section 333.8 "Table One Stal1dards by Sign District" for the single permitted freestal1ding sign must be allocated by the owner of the site among its tenants. 333. t 0 Temporary Sie:ns. Temporary signs, including streamers, pennants, and banners affixed to the building wall, are permitted for a total of 30 days per calendar year. Freestanding Temporary Signs are permitted ol1ly in districts (on the matrix) where freestanding signs are permitted and freestanding temporary signs are not pcrmitted when a permanent freestanding sign is located on the same lot. The area of al1Y temporary sign shall be one half that allowcd in Sectiol1 333.8 for a permanent sign of that type in that district. Temporary sponsorship barmer signs for athletic fields at Mounds View High School, Bethel University, and Northwestern College shall be cxempt from the provisions of this section and shall comply with the applicable provisiol1s of section 333.12. 333.11 Sie:u Standard Adiustments. Adjustments to the requiremel1ts and standards for the height, number, type, lighting, area or location of a sign or signs cstablished by this ordinmlce may be approved through the Site Plan Rcview process if the following qualifying criteria of A or B, and the necessary criteria of C, are met: . Updated: 01-30-2006 Ordinance 333 Page 6