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PART II - CODE OF ORDINANCES Chapter 117 - ZONING AND SUBDIVISIONS ARTICLE II. - ZONING DIVISION 8. - SIGNS Subdivision I. - In General Sec. 117-463. - General restrictions. (a) Address sign. One address sign shall be required per main building in all districts. (b) Bench sign. Bench signs shall be permitted only at bus stops. (c) Ground sign. A ground sign shall not project higher than 25 feet as measured from base of sign or grade of the nearest adjacent roadway, whichever is lower. Any ground sign within 50 feet of any intersection of street right-of-way lines and/or driveway entrances shall have a minimum vertical clearance of 12 feet above the centerline of the pavement unless it can be shown that it can comply with subsections (e)(2)a and b of this section. (d) Canopies or marquees. Canopies and marquees shall be considered to be an integral part of the structure to which they are an accessory. Signs may be attached to a canopy or marquee, but such structures shall not be considered as part of the wall area and thus shall not warrant additional sign area. (e) Location. (f) (1) No sign other than governmental signs shall be erected or temporarily placed within any street or public right-of-way or upon any public easement. (2) A permit for a sign to be located within 50 feet of any street or highway regulatory or warning sign, or any traffic sign or signal, or of any crossroad or crosswalk, will not be issued unless: a. The sign will not interfere with the ability of drivers and pedestrians to see any street or highway sign, or any traffic sign or signal, or any crossroad or crosswalk; and b. The sign will not distract drivers nor offer any confusion to any street or highway, sign, or any traffic sign or signal. (3) A sign shall not be located so as to extend over any lot line or within 15 feet of any point of vehicular access from a parcel to a public roadway. Dynamic display and illumination. (1) Based on findings conducted by scientific studies, the city finds that dynamic displays should be allowed on signs with appropriate regulation in order to minimize their proliferation and their potential threats to public safety. (2) Regulations. Dynamic displays on signs are subject to the following conditions: a. Size. a sign. The remainder of the sip mit not have the capability to have dynamic displays, even if not used. Only one dynamic display area is permitted on a sign face. On premise signs mav include dynamic displays. Dynamic display signs shall not exceed the size allowed by this Chapter. Dynamic displays are not in addition to the size allowed for static signs. b. Frequency of display change. A dynamic display may not change more often than once every three seconds and no part of the display mav include flashing or scrolling text. and no part of the display may flash or scroll at any time. The images display must be static, and the transition from one display to another must be instantaneous without special effects. The dynamic display shall not be allowed to proiect full -motion video. Subtle transition animations Ramsey, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances Page 3 of 7