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1 f. To encourage signs which by their design are integrated with and harmonious to 2 the surrounding environment and the buildings and sites they occupy; 3 g. To maintain the character of the main -street core downtown but allow local busi- 4 nesses the opportunity to reach a wider audience by advertising along Highway 5 10; and 6 h. To promote the public health, safety, and general welfare. 7 (2) Location of off -premises digital billboard signs. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary 8 contained within this Code, off -premises digital billboard signs may be located only 9 within the off -premises digital billboard sign overlay district. Off -premises digital billboard 10 signs are prohibited in all zoning districts of the city other than the off -premises digital 11 billboard sign overlay district. Off -premises digital billboard signs located in the off-prem- 12 ises digital billboard sign overlay district must comply with all Code requirements for per- 13 mitted off -premises digital billboard signs. 14 a. Permitted districts. The off -premises digital billboard sign overlay district shall 15 commence along Highway 10 within 250 feet of the Highway 10 centerline within 16 the Ramsey city limits. Off -premises digital billboard signs are not allowed in any 17 residential or planned unit development (PUD) zoning district. 18 b. Number of off -premises digital billboard signs. A total of three off -premises digital 19 billboard signs shall be permitted within the entirety of the off -premises digital bill- 20 board sign overlay district. 21 c. Separation distance between off -premises digital billboard signs. Off -premises 22 digital billboard signs shall have a separation distance of at least two miles be- 23 tween each site in which they are located. 24 d. Size. Off -premises digital billboard signs shall not exceed 700 square feet in sur- 25 face area per sign surface. 26 e. Number of surfaces. Off -premises digital billboard signs shall not contain more 27 than two sign surfaces. Said sign surfaces shall face in opposite directions with 28 an interior angle not to exceed 45 degrees. 29 f. Height. Off -premises digital billboard signs shall not exceed 50 feet in height as 30 measured from the established grade of the site upon which the off -premises 31 signs and digital billboards is located. 32 g. Conditional use. Off -premises digital billboard signs shall be processed in ac- 33 cordance with the procedures established for conditional use permits in Section 34 106-230 u►f City Code 117-51. 35 (3) Off -premises digital billboard sign overlay district performance standards: The off-prem- 36 ises digital billboard sign overlay district is hereby established as a separate zoning dis- 37 trict within the city. Within the off -premises digital billboard sign overlay district, off-prem- 38 ises digital billboard signs are permitted subject to the following conditions: 39 a. No off -premises digital billboard signs shall be erected that, by reason of position, 40 shape, movement, or color, interferes with the proper functioning of a traffic sig- 41 nal or which constitutes a traffic hazard. 42 b. Off -premises digital billboard signs shall not be located so as to extend over any 43 property line or within a drainage and utility easement, or within 15 feet of any 44 point of vehicular access from a parcel to a public roadway. 45 c. Off -premises digital billboard signs must have an architecturally enhanced base. 46 d. Off -premises digital billboard signs must have minimum display duration of seven 47 seconds. Such display shall contain static messages only; change from one Page 29 of 30