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g) Reflectors and lights. Gooseneck and similar reflectors and lights shall be permitted on ground and wall signs; provided, however, the reflectors and lights shall concentrate the illumination upon the area of the sign so as to prevent glare upon the street or adjacent property. It shall be unlawful to maintain any sign which is wholly or partially illuminated by floodlights or spotlights, unless such lights are completely concealed from view from the public right-of-way. 8. Motion as a component of a sign. No sign shall have any flashing, scintillating, moving or blinking lights or rotating beacons, whether operated by electronic or mechanical means or wind driven, nor shall any floodlight, spotlight, or beacon utilize such actions to illuminate a sign. In addition, no beam of light shall be projected through a mechanism which periodically changes the color of the light reaching the sign. 9. Attention-attracting objects. The use of any attention-attracting object, as defined in this Section, shall be allowed only as a temporary sign in conjunction with a special event permit, not to exceed ten days per issuance. No permit shall be granted for any premises more than four times in any calendar year; or more than once in any three-month period. 10. Lots having multiple street frontages. Business occupying corner lots, or multiple frontages adjacent to more than one public right-of-way, may display up to one additional ground-mounted or building-mounted sign for each additional frontage, provided that such additional sign may not exceed 50 percent of the area allowed by the primary frontage and is oriented toward the additional frontage. For the purposes of this Code, the primary frontage shall be presumed to be the frontage upon which the main entrance to the building is located. The applicant, however, may identify a different frontage as the primary frontage to maximize the effectiveness of the signage. 10. Resemblance to traffic signs. No sign shall contain or resemble any sign resembling in size, shape, message, or color any traffic control devices compliant with the Minnesota State Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. g) Limitations according to the type of land use and zoning district. Unless exempt under paragraph subsection (k) of this section or as expressly provided elsewhere, no permanent or temporary signs shall be displayed except in conformity with the following regulations as they correspond to the type of land use and districts in which the sign is to be displayed. 1. Residential uses in residential districts. a) In connection with legal home occupations, a single sign which is limited in content to the name, address and legal home occupation of the owner or occupant of the premises, and which does not exceed two square feet in area. Signs under this subsection shall be wall signs only. b) A residential condominium or multifamily apartment complex may display identification signs identifying the name of the condominium or apartment complex if the total acreage of the lot is one acre or more and the condominium or apartment includes eight or more units. One wall identification sign and one ground identification sign per street frontage may be displayed, with a maximum of two wall identification signs and two ground identification signs per lot. No identification sign shall exceed 32 square feet in area, and the maximum height is six feet above curb level for ground signs or is one story or 12 feet above curb level for wall signs, whichever is lower. For the purposes of this subsection, the term "lot," when used in reference to a condominium, means all property within the common interest community complex and not each unit. c) Subdivision identification signs.