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<br />'. <br /> <br />.,. <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. -5.8..3 <br /> <br />CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 9-010,9-030, AND <br />9-040, AND ADDING NEW SECTION 9-180 TO THE <br />NEW BRIGHTON CITY CODE, PROVIDING FOR <br />SIGNS DISPLAYING NON-COMMERCIAL SPEECH <br /> <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON pOES ORDAIN: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. New Brighton Code Section 9-010 is amended as follows: <br /> <br />Sec. 9-010. Purpose. It is the intent of this chapter to permit the <br />use of signs which are compatible with their surroundings and are <br />legible while at the same time assuring that the public is not <br />endangered or distracted by the unsafe or indiscriminate use of <br />such signs. <br /> <br />The Council has determined that the regulations set forth in this <br />chapter are necessary for the following reasons, amonK others: to <br />preserve the residential character of residential neighborhoods; to <br />preserve order and cleanliness; to avoid the appearance of clutter; <br />to protect property values; to avoid litter and the growth of weeds <br />around signs; to reduce the traffic hazard caused by distractions to <br />motorists and impairment of sight lines; to ensure that the City <br />remains an attractive place to live and work; to reduce <br />administrative burdens; and to protect the health, safety, welfare, <br />morals, convenience and comfort of the public. <br /> <br />SEC'I:ION 2. New Brighton Code Section 5-030 is amended by adding new paragraph (0) as <br /> <br />follows and relettering subsequent paragraphs accordingly: <br /> <br />(0) Non-Commercial Opinion Signs. A sign which does not <br />advertise products, goods, businesses or services and' which <br />expresses an opinion or other point of view. An Electric Sign may <br />not be 'used in residential d~stricts as a Non-Commercial Opinion <br />~ <br /> <br />1 <br />