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f' '" Sec. 9-130. Billboards. (a) New Billboards. No billboard shall be erected within the city unless a permit has been issued for erection of such billboard prior to the effective date of this ordinance. (b) Existin~ Billboards. Billboards that have been erected prior to the effective date of this ordinance, or for which a permit has been issued for erection prior to the effective date of this ordinance, are hereby deemed a nonconforming use. Section 8. New Brighton City Code, Appendix A, Section 9-170, paragraph (b) is amended as follows: (b) Nonconforming permanent signs lawfully existing at the time of adoption of this ordinance shall be allowed to continue in use, but shall not be rebuilt, if the sign is destroyed by any means to an extent of fifty (50) percent or more of its value, altered other than to change the message, or relocated without being brought into compliance with the requirements of this ordinance. After a nonconforming sign has been removed, it shall not be replaced by another nonconforming sign. Section 9. New Brighton City Code, Appendix A, Section 9-180 is amended as follows: Sec. 9-180. Non-Commercial Opinion Signs in Commercial and Industrial Districts. Any single sign or signable area permitted on a site which is devoted to any commercial or industrial use (whether as a permitted use, accessory use, conditional use, or non-conforming use) may be used, in lieu of other signage permitted under this Chapter, as a Non-Commercial Opinion Sign. In addition to such sign, any permitted billboard may be used as a Non- Commercial Opinion Sign. Non-Commercial Opinion Si~ns in commercial or industrial districts on a site which is not devoted to any commercial or industrial use (whether as a permitted use, accessory use, conditional use, or nonconformin~ us) shall be placed only upon approval of the property owner, shall not exceed 15 feet in height, and shall be no closer than 500 feet from any Residential District Line, 20 feet from a right of way line, 150 feet from a nonresidential structure, or 500 feet from a residential structure. Section 10. New Brighton City Code, Appendix A, is amended by adding a new Section 9-190 as follows: Sec. 9-190. Election Year Exemption. To the extent that any ordinance in the City Code conflicts with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 211B. 045, the state law shall prevail. DJG100076 NR136-8 2