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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – February 8, 2017 7 • New Brighton: No animation or video is permitted and a minimum duration of 8 seconds. • Shoreview: No animation or video is permitted and a minimum duration of 8 seconds. • Mounds View: Must be static and remain for a minimum duration of 8 seconds. • TCAAP Redevelopment Code: Allowed only on “Marquee Signs.” A Marquee Sign is located at a theatre or other public venue and displays the name of the establishment or event details. Message board may be changeable copy provided that the copy does not change more than once every 15 minutes. Ms. Rybak commented the Sign Code defines a projecting sign as a sign, other than a wall sign, that projects more than 18 inches from the building façade. These types of signs are not permitted in Arden Hills, New Brighton, or Shoreview. Roseville regulates them as a wall sign, and they may only project up to 30 inches from the building façade. Mounds View allows them with a set square footage by zoning district. The TCAAP Redevelopment Code allows the lesser of a set square footage or 15% of the façade area. They may project no more than 50% of the width of the sidewalk, or six feet from the building façade line, whichever is less. Ms. Rybak explained for temporary signs, Arden Hills allows up to half of the area allowed for permanent wall or freestanding signage to be displayed on three occasions throughout the year, with a maximum of 10 days each time. Businesses may also combine the three occasions to display a temporary sign for one 30-day period per year. Other cities’ regulations are as follows: • Roseville: Allows a maximum of 32 square feet up to 60 days in one year. • New Brighton: Allows up to 32 square feet on four occasions, up to 14 days each. • Shoreview: Allows either 32 or 64 square feet (depending on building size) on four occasions, up to 14 days each. • Mounds View: Allows temporary signage on four occasions, with a maximum of 21 days each. Can obtain a fifth permit for a banner only. • TCAAP Redevelopment Code: Maximum area of 150 square feet or 10% of the façade area, whichever is less. Maximum of thirty days per calendar year. Ms. Rybak stated based on the direction provided by the Planning Commission, staff will complete additional research on possible revisions to the Sign Code. Staff will bring this item back to the Planning Commission for further discussion and review recommendations with the City Council before a public hearing is scheduled for any changes to the Sign Code. Chair Thompson stated she was interested in learning more about dynamic display signs. She indicated she was not necessarily against dynamic display signs if they were well designed and not distracting. Commissioner Hames explained the restrictions on dynamic display signs in the Sign Code were brought about due to electronic billboards that were being introduced in the Twin Cities several years ago. She encouraged the City to differentiate between these large signs and the smaller scale dynamic display signs. She recommended the City not have two separate Sign Codes, one for TCAAP and one for the remainder of the City. She suggested the Sign Code be consistent for all areas of the City.