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ORDINANCE NO. _ • CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 113 OF THE CITY CODE CONCERNING DYNAMIC SIGNAGE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Section 113-3 of the Falcon Heights City Code is amended to add the following definitions: Nit means a unit of measurement for luminance. The total amount of light emitted from a sign divided by the surface area of the sign (candelas per square meter). Sign, dynamic display. Any characteristics of a sign that appear to have movement or that appear to change, caused by any method other than physically removing and replacing the sign or its components, whether the apparent movement or change is in the display, the sign structure or any other component of the sign. This includes displays that incorporate technology or methods allowing the sign face to change the image without having to physically or mechanically replace the sign face or its components as well as • any rotating, revolving, moving, flashing, blinking or animated display and any display that incorporates rotating panels, LED lights manipulated through digital input, digital ink or any other method or technology that allows the sign face to present a series of images or displays. SECTION 2. Section 113-416(a) of the Falcon Heights City Code is amended to read: a) Permit required. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no sign or structure shall be erected, constructed, altered, replaced with a dynamic display sign, rebuilt or relocated except as provided in this article and until a permit for the same has been issued by the zoning administrator upon application and to include such information as is required for a complete understanding of the proposed work. SECTION 3. Section 113-426 of the Falcon Heights City Code is added to read: 113-426. Non-conforming signs: compliance. It is recognized that signs exist within zoning districts that were lawful before this sign ordinance was enacted, which would be prohibited, regulated or restricted under the terms of this chapter or fixture amendments. It is the intent of this sign ordinance that nonconforming signs shall not be enlarged upon, expanded or extended, nor be used as grounds for adding other signs or uses prohibited elsewhere in the same district. It is further the intent of this sign ordinance to permit legal nonconforming signs existing on the effective date of this sign ordinance, or • amendments thereto, to continue as legal nonconforming signs provided such signs are safe, are 139653