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Ordinance 864 Page 3 (b) Such signs shall not cause glare, disturbance or other problems to any residential properties or land uses. (5) The owner or operator of a dynamic display sign shall control and display the primary or background images and messages on the sign so they maintain each display for a minimum of ten (10) three (3) seconds. The City allows images, messages or content on such signs that are static, with secondary or accessory animation or movement that floats in, out, or across the primary message or those that have soft transitions. (6) The City allows dynamic displays as part of a permanent freestanding or ground sign, only if the dynamic display part of the sign comprises no more than fifty (50) square feet of the sign area or fifty percent (50%) of the total square footage of said sign face, whichever is less. (7) Such signs may only display and advertise information about products, events, persons, institutions, activities, businesses, services, or subjects that are located on the premises or on the site or only to provide public service or community service information. (8) Such signs must meet all other City location and setback requirements. d e. The City allows off-site dynamic display signs subject to Section 1008.10, subdivision 6 (Billboards) of the City’s Code, the above-mentioned standards for all dynamic display signs, and the following operational standards and additional conditions: (1) The images and messages displayed on the billboard must be static and each display must be maintained for a minimum of fifteen (15) eight (8) seconds. The transition from one (1) static display to another must be instantaneous and without any special effects or videos. (2) Only billboards located adjacent to Interstate 35W may be retrofit to a dynamic display, and only subsequent to a building permit issued by the City. One hundred percent (100%) of the sign face may be used for dynamic display. The owner of the billboard shall apply to the City for and the City shall issue a permit to retrofit up to one hundred percent (100%) of one (1) sign face of an existing billboard structure with a dynamic display if the responsible person, applicant or contractor meets all the following requirements: (a) The applicant or contractor may only convert one (1) sign face on a billboard structure per request. (b) The applicant or sign owner agrees in writing to the permanent removal of two (2) billboard sign surfaces or faces in Mounds View within thirty (30) days after the City issues the permit for each dynamic display surface. The required removals shall include the complete removal of the billboard structure and foundation supporting each removed sign surface or sign face. The applicant must agree that the City may remove the sign structure and surfaces if the applicant does not do so, and the permit application must identify the sign surfaces to be removed and the applicant shall submit to the City a cash deposit, letter of credit or other form of financial security acceptable to the City Attorney