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Chapter 916: Signs <br /> Page 916-3 <br />e. Portable signs (except in Section 916.030C.5.a of this Chapter) <br />f. Signs which are attached in any manner to trees, fences, utility poles, vehicles <br />which are parked or stored in a location so as to constitute an advertising display <br />for more than 24 hours, or any other such display, except for those signs found <br />on fences (inside) of baseball parks. <br />g. No sign shall display any moving parts, nor shall it be illuminated with any <br />flashing, fading, dissolving, blinking, or intermittent lights, nor shall it be <br />animated. Exempted are time and temperature information and barber poles. All <br />displays shall be shielded to prevent any light to be directed at oncoming traffic <br />in such brilliance as to impair the vision of any driver. No device shall be <br />illuminated in such a manner as to interfere with or obscure an official traffic <br />sign or signal. <br />h. Roof signs erected after the effective date of this Chapter. <br />i. Any temporary off-premise sign, except as expressly allowed by this Chapter. <br />916.030 General Provisions <br />1. All signs shall comply with maintenance sections of the Minnesota State Building <br />Code as may be amended. <br />2. When electrical signs are installed, the installation shall be subject to the State Building <br />Code as may be amended. <br />3. Regulations for Dynamic Signs. These regulations shall apply to all proposed dynamic <br />signage in the City, whether new or existing, conforming or non-conforming at the time <br />of adoption of this Chapter. <br />a. No dynamic sign shall have lettering smaller than the Letter Height listed in Table <br />916-1. <br />b. Dynamic signs shall have messages and static displays that change instantaneously, <br />and include a minimum eight-second hold time on images. <br />c. Dynamic signs shall not be permitted in any Residential zoning district and shall <br />have a buffer of 50 feet from any residential district. All dynamic signs shall be <br />arranged such that light is deflected away from any adjoining residential area. <br />Table 916-1 <br />Dynamic Sign Regulations <br /> I-694, I-35, TH 36 Other Roadways <br />Letter Height Twelve (12) inches Six (6) inches <br /> <br />d. Dynamic signs shall be no brighter than other illuminated signs in the same district <br />and not to exceed a maximum brightness of 0.3 foot candles above ambient light <br />with automatic dimmer control. <br />e. Dynamic displays shall be designed to freeze the display in the event of <br />malfunction, and the owner shall discontinue the display immediately upon <br />malfunction, or upon notice from the City that the display violates the City’s <br />regulations. <br />4. No signs other than governmental signs shall be erected or temporarily placed within <br />any street right-of-way or upon any public lands or easements or rights-of-way.