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the public right -of -way and permission must be obtained from the property owner where said sign will be located. Any sign not complying with these provisions may be removed without notice. 2. Prohibited Signs. The following signs are specifically prohibited by this Ordinance. a. Any sign which obstructs the vision of drivers or pedestrians, or detracts from the visibility of any official control device. b. Any sign which contains or initiates an official traffic sign or signal, except for private, on- premise directional signs. c. Any sign which moves or rotates. Exempted are time and temperature information and barber poles. d. Except for holiday signs and exceptions provided in provision C, 4. below, any sign which contains or consists of banners, pennants, ribbons, streamers, strings of light bulbs, spinners, or similar devices. e. Portable signs (except in case of paragraph C, 4.). f. Signs which are attached in any manner to trees, fences, utility poles, or other such permanent supports, except for those signs found on fences (inside) of baseball parks. 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 light 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. 1. 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 ability 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.