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Chapter 916: Signs <br /> Page 916-3 <br />916.030 General Provisions <br />1. All signs shall comply with maintenance sections of the Minnesota State Building Code as <br />may be amended. <br />2. When electrical signs are installed, the installation shall be subject to the State Building Code <br />as may be amended. <br />3. Regulations for Dynamic Signs. Based on studies related to the use of dynamic sign displays <br />and driver distraction, the City finds that dynamic signs, as defined by the zoning Chapter, have <br />a unique potential to create driver distraction, a major cause of traffic crashes. As a result, the <br />City has adopted special regulations that relate to such signs. These regulations shall apply to <br />all proposed dynamic signage in the City, whether new or existing, conforming or non- <br />conforming at the time of adoption of this Chapter. <br />a. No dynamic sign shall have lettering smaller than the Letter Height listed in Table 916-1 <br />b. Dynamic signs shall have messages that change instantaneously, and do not fade, dissolve, <br />blink, or appear to simulate motion in any way. Such signs may change by turning off for a <br />period of at least 10 minutes between displays. <br />c. Dynamic signs shall not be permitted in any Residential zoning district. <br />d. No dynamic display shall change more often than the Duration of Display shown in Figure <br />916-4, except time and temperature displays which may change once every three seconds. <br />Table 916-1 <br />Dynamic Sign Regulations <br /> I-694, I-35, TH 36 Other Roadways <br />Letter Height Ten (10) inches Six (6) inches <br />Duration of Display Ten (10) minutes Ten (10) seconds <br /> <br />e. Dynamic signs shall be no brighter than other illuminated signs in the same district. <br />f. Dynamic displays shall be designed to freeze the display in the event of malfunction, and <br />the owner shall discontinue the display immediately upon malfunction, or upon notice from <br />the City that the display violates the City’s regulations. <br />g. Where access to the Minnesota Amber Alert technology is available, all applicants for <br />freestanding sign licenses employing electronic dynamic sign technology shall display such <br />messages as they are made available by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety or <br />other responsible agency. License applicants shall be required to submit information from <br />the State of Minnesota documenting the availability, or non-availability, of such access as <br />part of their license application. <br />h. Applicants for a dynamic display shall obtain a specific license for such display from the <br />City of Little Canada, and shall sign a form agreeing to operation of the sign in <br />conformance with these regulations. Violation of these regulations shall result in forfeiture <br />of the license, and the City shall be authorized to arrange disconnection of electrical service <br />to the facility. <br />4. No signs other than governmental signs shall be erected or temporarily placed within any street <br />right-of-way or upon any public lands or easements or rights-of-way.