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g. No sign shall display any moving parts, nor shall it be illuminated with any flashing or intermittent lights, nor shall it be animated. Exempted are time and temperature information and barber poles. All displays shall be shielded to prevent any tight to be directed at oncoming traffic in such brilliance as to impair the vision of any driver. No device shall be illuminated in such a manner as to interfere with or obscure an official traffic sign or signal. h. Roof signs erected after the effective date of this Ordinance. i. Any temporary off- premise sign, except as expressly allowed by this Ordinance. C. General Provisions. L All signs shall comply with maintenance sections of the Minnesota State Building Code as may be amended. 2. When electrical signs are installed, the installation shall be subject to the State Building Code as may be amended. a. Regulations for Dynamic Signs. Based on studies related to the use of dynamic sign displays and driver distraction, the City finds that dynamic signs, as defined by the zoning ordinance, have a unique anihtv potential to create driver distraction, a major cause of traffic crashes. As a result, the City has adopted special regulations that relate to such signs. These regulations shall apply to all proposed dynamic signage in the City whether new or existing conforming or non - conforming at the time of adoption of this ordinance. i. No dynamic sign shall have lettering smaller than 10 inches in height ii. 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 10 minutes between displays. iii. Dynamic signs shall not be permitted in any Residential zoning district. iv. No dynamic display shall change more than one time per tern 61"0) riimuteperiod except time and temperature displays which may change once every 3 seconds. v. 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. vi. 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'sregulations. vii. Where access to the Minnesota AmberAlert technology iS available., all: applicants for freestandmgsigrr licenses employing electronic dynamic sign technology shall 'display sueh iessages as they are, made available`by the Mintresotaa.Depaxtment oSP.ublie Safety or other responsible agency License applicants shall be required to submit in ormatiori from the State-oflulinnesata