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B. The Installation ofthe LED Panel Was Straightforward, And Entailed No Significant Alterations Of The Sign Structure. Clear Channel installed the new sign face in early November, 2006. Because the new panel is heavier than the previous sign panel, Clear Channel first made some reinforcements to the sign structure. These reinforcements were made within the confines of the existing sign structure and do not change the outward appearance of the sign. McCarver AfI "7. The new LED face also required electricaJ upgrades: the new sign face requires 300 amps whereas the old sign operated on lower amperage. These electrical upgrades were performed by Sterling Electric Corporation pursuant to a permit issued by the City on October 20, 2006. McCarver Aff., Exs. A, B. Apart fi-om the fact that the LED face uses a different image technology requiring some mechanical reinforcements and an upgraded power source, it is in other respects nearly identicaJ to the panel it replaced: . The LED panel is virtually identical in size to the panel it replaced: the LED panel is haJf an inch shorter, one inch wider, and encompasses 671.I square feet, whereas the panel it replaced was 672 square feet. . The LED panel is designed to display images that are smaller than the panel it replaced: the LED images are 645.5 square feet in size, while the vinyl images displayed on the previous panel were 672 square feet . All structural modifications made to support the weight of the LED panel are confined to the existing sign footprint. . Although the depth of the LED panel is approximately eight inches greater than the depth of the panel it replaced, the panel remains severaJ feet behind the catwalk that runs along the bottom on the sign face, and thus did not incrcase the overaJl sign footprint McCarver Aff ~ I I. Clear Channel commenced operation of the LED display on December 10, 2006, and the sign has been continuously operating ever since. ld '1! 13. 5