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<br /> cc: _ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> SECTION IX NONCONFORMING SIGNS <br /> <br /> <br /> 1. Any nonconforming temporary or portable sign existing at the time <br /> of adoption of this ordinance shall be made to comply with the <br /> requirements set fo rth herein or shall be removed within 60 <br /> days after the adoption of this ordinance. <br /> <br /> 2. Nonconforming permanent signs lawfuliy existing at the time of <br /> adoption of this ordinance shall be allowed to continue in use, <br /> but shall not be rebuilt, altered other than to change the message, <br /> or reiocated without being brought into compliance with the <br /> requirements of this ordinance. After a nonconforming sign has <br /> been removed, it shall not be repiaced by another nonconforming <br /> sign. <br /> 3. Whenever use of a nonconforming sign has been discontinued for <br /> a period of three months, such use sha11 not thereafter be <br /> resumed unless in conformance with the provisions of this ordin- <br /> ance. ' <br /> 4. Existing signs which will require Special Use Permits after the <br /> enactment of this Ordinance but are otherwise in conformance <br /> with the provisions of this Ordinance shall apply for a <br /> Special Use Permit within one year of the effective date of <br /> this Ordinance. <br /> <br /> 5. Nothing in this Sectionshal l re] ieve the owner or user of a <br /> legal nonconfo rniing sign or owner of the property on which the <br /> legal nonconforming~sign is located from the provisions of this <br /> Ordinance regarding safety, maintenance and repair of signs, <br /> provided that any repainting, cleaning and othe r normal mainten- <br /> ance or repair of the sign or sign structure shall not modify <br /> the sign structure or copy in any way which makes it more <br /> nonconforming. <br /> <br /> SECTION X ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES <br /> <br /> A. This Ordinance sha]1 be administered'and enforced by the Administrator <br /> who is appointed by the City Council. The Administrator may institute <br /> in the name of the City of Arden Hills any appropriate actions or <br /> proceedings against a violator as provided by statute or ordinance. In the event that a sign or billboard in violation of the provisions <br /> <br /> of this Ordinance is not removed, repaired or licensed, if eligible for <br /> a license, within the time stated in the violation notice, within the <br /> same may be removed by the City after condemnation in the same manner <br /> as provided for the condemnation and destruction of buildings or <br /> structures in the Buiiding Code, and the expense of such conderrnation <br /> and destruction including the expense of necessary legal proceedings, <br /> shall be imposed as a lien upan said premises, <br /> 18 <br />