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The plan includes an electronic message board on the freestanding sign along County Road C. This sign meets the allowances of the ordinance, but is required to obtain a separate license, in accordance with the standards in the zoning ordinance. Those standards are as follows: a. No dynamic sign shall have lettering smaller than ten (10) inches in height. b. Dynamic signs shall have messages that change instantaneously, and do not fade, dissolve, blink, or appear to simulate motion in any way. Such signs may change by turning off for a period of at least ten (10) minutes between displays. c. Dynamic signs shall not be permitted in any Residential zoning district. d. No dynamic display shall change more than one time per ten (10) minute period, except time and temperature displays which may change once every three (3) seconds. e. Dynamic signs shall comply with the City's Architectural Guidelines applying to the district in which they are located, and shall be no brighter than other illuminated signs in the same district. £ Dynamic displays shall be designed to freeze the display in the event of malfunction, and the owner shall discontinue the display immediately upon malfunction, or upon notice from the City that the display violates the City's regulations. g. Where access to the Minnesota Amber Alert technology is available, all applicants for freestanding sign licenses employing electronic dynamic sign technology shall display such messages as they are made available by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety or other responsible agency. License applicants shall be required to submit information from the State of Minnesota documenting the availability, or non-availability, of such access as part of their license application. h. Applicants for a dynamic display shall obtain a specific license for such display from the City of Little Canada, and shall sign a form agreeing to operation of the sign in conformance with these regulations. Violation of these regulations shall result in forfeiture of the license, and the City shall be authorized to arrange disconnection of electrical service to the facility. Summary and Recommendation The proposed signage plan and Conditional Use Permit request is generally consistent with the City's zoning requirements, with three exceptions regarding total sign area (seeking a variance for 68 additional square feet), number of freestanding signs (seeking a third freestanding sign), and the number and area of directional/informational signs (seeking a number of signs in excess of the four, four square foot signs). Planning staff believes that the three CUP can be approved with following conditions: