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D. No sign shall be erected or maintained which imitates or resembles any official traffic sign, signal or device. Furthermore, no sign shall contain such wording including, but not limited to, "stop," "warning" or "caution" which may be confused with traffic signing or controls unless such signs are approved by the City. E. No sign shall be painted or placed on a fence, utility pole, tree or other like structure except those signs that provide public information concerning a school, city, county, state or federal event. F. No sign shall be made of paper, cardboard or similar material and attached directly to a building. G. No sign/structure shall be placed that will obstruct safe access to doors, windows or fire escapes. H. No sign shall be supported by guy wires. I. No sign shall be placed on a rooftop or project above the roof line when attached to a structure except as may be permitted by the City Council under Subd. 1, of this section. J. Any sign not expressly permitted by the provisions of Section 10.08. Source: Ordinance No. 485 Second Series Effective Date: February 3,2003 SUBD. 3. Signs Permitted without a Permit A. Traffic signs as approved by the Public Works Director. B. Public signs as approved by the City of Hastings. C. Election/campaign signs on private property provided such signs are posted no sooner than 100 days before a city, school, county, state or federal election and removed within 10 days following an election. No election signs shall be affixed to utility poles. D. Real estate, lease and rental signs not more than 15 square feet for residentially zoned property and 32 square feet for non-residentially zoned property provided only one sign per street frontage upon which the property to be sold or leased abuts. E. Open house signs no larger than five square feet that state that a particular home, commercial, industrial or public institutional structure will be open for public inspection for a limited number of hours on a specific day. Said signs may be placed in the city boulevard area on the same day of the open house and only during the open house. F. One temporary, on-site construction sign for a residential development provided a final plat has been filed. Said sign shall not exceed 100 square feet in size, 10 feet in height and must be located on a vacant lot or lot with a model home within the subdivision at least 10 feet from the nearest property line. Furthermore, said sign shall be removed when 90 percent of single family or 75 percent of multiple family lots are sold. Construction trailers may be placed in close proximity to support construction of the site. Placement and/or use of the trailers solelv for adverti~ing shall be prohibited.