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Council Member moved for adoption of the following ordinance: CITY OF LINO LAKES ORDINANCE NO. 01-07 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A ONE YEAR MORATORIUM ON THE INSTALLATION, ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, REPLACEMENT, MODIFICATION OR IMPROVEMENT OF STATIC OR CHANGING ELECTRONIC, DIGITAL, VIDEO, DISPLAY SIGNS OR BILLBOARDS AND FLASHING, MOTION, ANIMATED, CHANGEABLE COPY AND ILLUMINATED SIGNS IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS The Lino Lakes City Council does ordain: Section 1. Findings 1. The City of Lino Lakes regulates signs in all zoning districts. 2. Section II of Ordinance No. 05 -05, the Lino Lakes Sign Ordinance defines "Flashing Sign" as an illuminated sign on which such illumination is not kept constant in intensity or color at all times, h such sign is in use.. • V. 3. Section II of Ordinance No. 05 -05 states that there shall be no use of revolving beacons, flashing signs, zip flashers or similar lighted devices. 4. Representatives of the sign industry have issued press releases indicating the intention to deploy digital billboard networks in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul and their surrounding ring suburbs. 5. These digital billboards fall within the City ordinance definitions for flashing signs. 6. The City of Lino Lakes has several existing billboards and pylon signs along major public roadways within its corporate boundaries that currently do not have electronic, digital, video, display signs, billboards and billboard network displays. 7. The City of Lino Lakes regulates signs and displays on signs in order to reduce potential traffic safety hazards and visual blight. A major study on electronic signs prepared by the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) found that "motion or the illusion of motion of lights or other display features ", including animation, has "the greatest potential for motorist distraction as well as a dominant visual impact on the aesthetic environment ". (FHA Report, Part VI, Section L.) The FHA study also found that control of the message interval and message cycle as well as appearance of flashing must be regulated to prevent contributing to traffic hazards. (FHA Report, • •