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Page 3 restricted to 4,500 nits during the day, and 450 nits at night. Staff is requesting that written certification from the sign manufacturer that light intensity has been preset to conform to these brightness levels is required. These requirements will be included as contingencies of approval because they are changeable factors and will need to be verified upon construction. 2. Applicable Codes Relating to Conditional Uses. Title XV Land Usage, Chapter 155 Zoning Code, Section 152.29 DYNAMIC DISPLAYS (C) Conditionally Permitted Signs states that Dynamic Displays may be conditionally permitted “as free-standing ground signs with the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit from the City Council only in the R1- Single Family Residential District to display non-commercial or public service announcements when displayed on the site of an approved public or quasi-public land use.” Dynamic Display Signs are further required to “comply with the height, size, arrangement, set back, location, and other applicable provisions of this Chapter and the district in which the sign is located.” Further specifications and requirements for Dynamic Displays are laid out in Section 152.29, parts D – Q. Title XV Land Usage, Chapter 155 Zoning Code, Section 152.30 DISTRICT SCHEDULES (A.4) which states that in Residential districts “each of the following may install and maintain 1 ground sign subject to the provisions of § 155.01 on the property to which the sign pertains, with the exception of a Dynamic Display Sign, which requires the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) as outlined in § 155.29 herein: (a) Schools and publicly owned facilities listed; (b) Religious institution/place of worship, and city buildings.” 3. Criteria for, and Consistency with, Criteria for Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Approval. Title XV Land Usage, Chapter 152 Zoning Code, Section §152.243 CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS (C) Application states that a conditional use permit may be granted only by a majority vote of all members of the City Council after determining that: 1. The use is one of the conditional uses specifically listed for the district in which the property is located; The property at 2727 Stinson Blvd is zoned R-1 Single Family Residential. The R-1 District permits signs as per the stipulations of the sign ordinance (§155). Within the §155, Dynamic Display signs of a non-commercial nature are a permitted conditional use in the R-1 District. §152.30 Subd. A (4) states that schools and religious institutions may each install and maintain 1 ground sign. Criterion met. 2. The City Council has specified all conditions which the City Council deems necessary to make the use compatible with other uses in the area: Conditions are introduced in this report and are included in the draft resolution for consideration. Criterion met. Conditions include: 1. Applicant will comply with dimensional setback requirements for ground sign placement, which requires 15 feet from the curb line and submit a site plan indicating such setbacks. 2. Applicant will provide a written certification from the sign manufacturer that light intensity has been preset to conform to the brightness levels established by the City’s code. 3. Applicant will conform to all of the sign operation requirements of the Dynamic Display ordinance. 7