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Item No: 5A <br />Meeting Date: May 18, 2016 <br />Type of Business: Planning Case MU2016-001 <br /> <br />Analysis <br />A dynamic display may be incorporated into a ground, pylon, or wall sign, or billboard. <br />Dynamic Display signs are regulated extensively under Section 1008.10, Subd 9 of the <br />City Code, and are included as an attachment. The following are applicable restrictions <br />for a ground sign with a dynamic display in the R-1 district for a school, church, place of <br />worship or other institutional use: <br /> <br />Maximum sign size: 100 sq ft1 <br />Proposed sign size: 8’ X 5’–2” 41.3 sq ft <br /> <br />• No ground sign shall exceed 40 sq ft if within 100’ of any single-family residence <br />(nearest single-family residence is about 174’ away, and nearest two-family <br />residence is about 124’ away). <br />• The dynamic display portion of the sign shall not exceed 50% of the total sign <br />area (50% is proposed). <br />• The sign message shall not change more frequently than 4 second increments. <br />• The sign message shall not flash, blink, or move, and shall not include any video <br />images, nor shall the sign create a traffic hazard. <br />• The sign brightness is limited to 7,500 Nits during daytime hours; and 500 Nits <br />during nighttime hours. <br />• The sign shall have an ambient light monitor, automatically adjusting brightness <br />based on light conditions. If malfunctioning, the sign must include an automatic <br />shut-off, or will freeze the sign image. <br /> <br />A condition of CUP approval is that the applicant obtains a Sign Permit, complying with <br />all applicable city code regulations. <br /> <br />A Public Hearing Notice was published in the New Brighton/Mounds View Sun Focus on <br />May 13, 2016, and mailed to property owners within 350’ of the subject property. <br /> <br />Summary <br />Messiah Lutheran Church proposes to replace their existing ground sign at the corner <br />of Co Rd H2 and Knollwood Dr. with a new ground sign featuring a multi-colored <br />Dynamic Display, requiring (1) CUP for a Dynamic Display in a non-business district; (2) <br />Variance to locate the sign within the 30’ sight triangle setback and less than 15’ <br />setback from a property line; and (3) Variance to allow a non-amber color on the <br />dynamic display. <br /> <br />This project may be discussed as one conversation. However, each application <br />requires a separate Public Hearing, and separate action (approval/denial). <br /> <br />1 Section 1008.11, Subd 1(b)