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Subd. 11 Within appropriate zoning districts, one (1) wall sign is allowed for each public entrance to a building, not to exceed in aggregate one and one-half (1-112) square feet for each lineal foot of building face for that side of the building on which the sign is to be located, or ten (10) percent of solid wall space (excluding windows and doors) for the same wall, whichever is less. All wall signs must run parallel to a street or lot line. A maximum of forty (40) percent of a wall sign may be of changeable copy. Subd.12 Within appropriate zoning districts, one (1) pylon sign with two (2) faces, not exceeding thirty-six (36) square feet of sign per face, shall be permitted for each lot. A maximum of forty (40) percent ofa pylon sign face may be of changeable copy. Subd. 13 Within appropriate zoning districts, one (1) monument sign with two (2) faces, not exceeding forty (40) square feet per sign face, shall be permitted for each lot not containing a pylon sign. A monument sign may not exceed the height of the abutting wall of the principal building on the site. A maximum of forty (40) percent of a face of a monument sign may be of changeable copy. Monument signs located in the Agricultural, Rural Residential, Urban Residential, Central Residential, and Multi-family Residential Zoning Districts may only be used to identify subdivisions, neighborhoods, or housing complexes. Subd. 14 Within appropriate zoning districts, one (1) home-based business identification sign, not exceeding two (2) square feet, identifying a business or service conducted on the premises and affixed directly to a building, is allowed. Subd. 15 Within appropriate zoning districts, one (1) advertising sign with two (2) faces, not exceeding one hundred twenty-eight (128) square feet in size per sign face, may be allowed by Conditional Use Permit for each one thousand (1,000) feet of road public road frontage, as measured from the base of the sign. Subd. 16 All signs and their supporting structures, shall be maintained in a safe, secure, and serviceable repair by their owner. The Building Official shall order the repair or removal of every sign and sign-support structure that becomes dilapidated, worn-out, unreadable, unsafe, hazardous, or redundant. If the sign and/or its supporting structure is not repaired, removed, or otherwise brought into compliance with this ordinance within thirty (30) days of the Repair or Removal Order being issued, the Building Official shall revoke the sign permit. Notice of the repair order shall be provided to the property owner of record by regular U.S. Mail. Subd. 17 No sign or sign-support structure shall be permitted in or upon public waters, except signs conveying safety information erected by appropriate government authority. No sign may be erected in a Shore Impact Zone, except one (1) advertising or business identification sign may be allowed by Conditional Use Permit for each commercial or industrial lot in a Shore Impact Zone. In order to approve such a Conditional Use Permit, the City Council must find all of the following: (A) The sign must serve the purpose of providing the general public notice of goods or services they may purchase or utilize by accessing the business from the water body. (B) The sign may only convey the location and name of the establishment and the general types of goods or services available.