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iv. No dynamic display shall change more than one time per 24 hour period, 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's regulations. vii. Applicants for a dynamic display shall obtain a specific license for such display from the City of Little Canada, and shall sign a fo ni 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. 3. No signs other than governmental signs shall be erected or temporarily placed within any street right -of -way or upon any public lands or easements or rights -of -way. 4. a. Temporary use of portable signs, banners, pennants, window signs in excess of that established below, and similar devices shall require a permit pursuant to Section 903.110.F. of this ordinance. In no case shall permits exceed four (4) in a calendar year, or a total of one hundred twenty days (120) days in a calendar year, with no more than sixty (60) days of that allocation to be used for non - banner temporary signage per business and /or tenant. If spotlights are used in conjunction with temporary signs, such lights shall not be operated during more than five (5) days in conjunction with any single permit and shall be placed in such a banner as to not constitute a traffic hazard. Said signs shall be at least five (5) feet from the property line. Temporary signs shall be removed from display immediately upon lapse of permit. (1) In the case of single- tenant buildings, a permit shall not be issued for more than thirty (30) days nor shall a permit be issued within thirty (30) days from the termination date of a prior permit. (2) In the case of multi - tenant properties, a permit shall not be issued for more than thirty (30) days. Further, no more than two (2) tenants may possess temporary sign permits at the same time. In the case of two (2) or three (3) tenant buildings, no more than one (1) tenant may possess a temporary sign permit at any given time. It is hereby noted that sign permits for multi - tenant buildings may not be reallocated from one tenant to another to increase the allowable number of signs in any calendar year. (3) Exempted from this ordinance are government and community - based organizations defined as non - profit, governmental, religious, educational, or institutional groups having tax - exempt status as defined by the Internal Revenue Service, having an address within the city, and that have been in existence for at least three (3) years. These organizations are allowed four (4) temporary off - premise signs per event each having a fourteen (14) day display period immediately prior to the event measured from the event's ending date. Such signs