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(1) Interim use permit. Any UP issued for an interim use billboard shall automatically expire no later than 07-01-2037 or earlier if so indicated in the resolution approving the IUP. (2) Maximum sign area. The maximum gross surface display area of the sign cannot exceed 700 square feet per side except that any rectangular billboard may contain temporary extensions, cutouts, or top lettering which occupy a total area not in excess of 25% of the area of the basic billboard and form an integral part of the design thereof. No such temporary extension, cut out or top lettering may project more than six feet from the top, 18 inches from either side or 15 inches from the bottom of the basic rectangular advertising message. The area of an extension, cutout or top lettering shall be deemed to be the area of the smallest rectangle into which the extension, cutout or top lettering will fit. (3) Orientation of sign faces. Billboards may have no more than two sign faces. Sign faces must be back-to-back with sign faces parallel or angled. All billboards with their faces back-to-back and parallel shall have no greater distance than eight feet between the faces. All billboards with faces at an angle shall have no greater angle than 35 degrees. (4) Maximum sign height. The maximum allowable height of billboards shall be 45 feet, except for billboards located on County Road 10 or on Interstate 35W between County Road H2 and County Road I, in which cases the height shall be limited to 35 feet. The height shall be measured from the grade at the base of the sign or from the surface of the roadway whichever is higher. (5) Obstruction. No billboard may be located in such a manner as to obscure or otherwise interfere with the effectiveness of an official traffic sign, signal or device, or obstruct or interfere with a driver's view of approaching, merging or intersecting traffic. (6) Dynamic displays. All billboards with dynamic displays shall meet all the requirements of §161.038 of this chapter. (G) Home occupation signs. In the R-1, R-2 and R-5 Residential Zoning Districts, a sign not to exceed one square foot is allowed to be displayed; provided, the sign is attached to the house or garage of the property on which the home occupation takes place. (H) Dynamic display signs. (1) The city allows non-commercial dynamic display signs wherever the city allows commercial dynamic display signs. The signs are subject to the same standards and total maximum allowances per site or building of each sign type specified in this chapter. (2) Standards for all dynamic display signs. (a) The messages, content and images on all such displays shall not flash or blink. (b) No person or contractor shall install a dynamic display sign that because of its position, shape, movement or color, interferes with the proper functioning of a traffic sign, signal or that constitutes a traffic hazard. (c) All dynamic display signs shall have ambient light monitors and shall, at all times, allow the monitors to automatically adjust the brightness level of the sign based on light conditions. (d) The manufacturers, owners and operators of dynamic display signs must design and equip such signs with a fully functional monitoring off switch system that automatically shuts the sign off or will freeze the device or sign in one position; if a malfunction occurs. The signs and displays also must be equipped with a means to shut off or discontinue the display if it malfunctions. The sign owner or operator must stop or shut off the dynamic display within one hour or as soon as reasonably possible of the city notification that the sign is not meeting the standards of this chapter. (e) Any dynamic display sign capable of accessing and utilizing State Amber Alert technology shall display such messages as they are made available by the state's Department of Public Safety or other responsible agency. (f) All dynamic display signs shall meet the following brightness standards. 1. No sign shall be brighter than is necessary for clear and adequate visibility and no sign shall exceed 500 Nits (candelas per square meter) at night and 7,500 Nits (candelas per square meter) during the day. 2. No sign shall be of such intensity or brilliance as to impair the vision of a motor vehicle driver with average eyesight, nor shall such a sign interfere with the driver's operation of a motor vehicle in any way or manner. 3. No sign may be of such intensity or brilliance that it interferes with the effectiveness of an official traffic sign, device or signal. 4. The person owning or controlling a sign with a dynamic display shall adjust the sign to meet the brightness standards according to the city's instructions. The sign owner or operator shall adjust the sign within one hour or as soon as reasonably possible upon notice of non-compliance from the city. 5. All dynamic display signs installed after 12-31-2008 shall be equipped and operated with an ambient light monitor or a mechanism that automatically adjusts the brightness level of the sign in response to light conditions. These signs also shall be equipped with a means to turn off immediately the display or lighting if the sign malfunctions, and the sign owner or operator must turn off the sign or lighting within one hour or as soon as reasonably possible after the city notifies the owner or operator that the sign is not meeting the standards of this chapter. 6. Subsequent to 11-01-2011, no dynamic display sign shall have the capacity to operate in excess of 7,500 Nits