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Attachment 3 Maplewood 34 Dynamic displays are allowed as stated in this article with significant controls to minimize 35 their proliferation and their potential threats to public health, safety, and welfare. 36 a. General Standards. All dynamic display signs shall meet the following standards: 37 i. The images and messages displayed shall be static. Unless otherwise specified, each 38 display shall be maintained for a minimum of 15 seconds. 39 ii. The transition from one display to another shall be instantaneous without any special 40 effects. Motion, animation and video images are prohibited on dynamic LED sign 41 displays. No portion of the images may flash, scroll, twirl, change color, or in any 42 manner imitate movement. 43 iii.The images and messages displayed shall be complete in themselves, without 44 continuation in content to the next image or message or to any other sign. 45 iv. Only one, contiguous dynamic display area is allowed on a sign face. 46 v. Audio speakers or any audio component is prohibited. The sign shall not emit any 47 sound. 48 vi. Every line of copy and graphics in a dynamic display shall be at least seven inches in 49 height on a road with a speed limit of 25 to 34 miles per hour, nine inches on a road 50 with a speed limit of 35 to 44 miles per hour, 12 inches on a road with a speed limit 51 of 45 to 54 miles per hour, and 15 inches on a road with a speed limit of 55 miles per 52 hour or more. 53 vii.Dynamic display signs must be designed and equipped to freeze the device in one 54 position if a malfunction occurs. The displays must also be equipped with a means to 55 immediately discontinue the display if it malfunctions, and the sign owner must stop 56 the dynamic display within one hour of being notified by the city that it is not meeting 57 the standards of this article. 58 viii. Brightness standards. 59 1.The following brightness standards are required for all dynamic display signs: 60 a.No sign shall be brighter than is necessary for clear and adequate visibility. 61 b.No sign shall be of such intensity or brilliance as to impair the vision of a 62 motor vehicle driver with average eyesight or to otherwise interfere with the 63 driver's operation of a motor vehicle. 64 c.No sign may be of such intensity or brilliance that it interferes with the 65 effectiveness of an official traffic sign, device or signal. 66 2.The person owning or controlling the sign must adjust the sign to meet the 67 brightness standards in accordance with the city's instructions. The adjustment 68 must be made within one hour upon notice of noncompliance from the city. 69 3.All dynamic display signs installed after August of 2008 must be equipped with a 70 mechanism that automatically adjusts the brightness in response to ambient Qbhf!86!pg!363