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1 static message to another shall be instantaneous without any special effects, 2 through dissolve or fade transitions, or with the use of another subtle transition 3 technique that does not have the appearance of moving text or images. 4 e. Off -premises digital billboard signs must be rectangular in shape and all mes- 5 sages must be contained within the off -premises digital billboard frame. 6 f. All off -premises digital billboard signs shall have ambient light monitors installed 7 as part of the off -premises digital billboard sign and shall, at all times, allow such 8 monitors to automatically adjust the brightness level of the electronic sign based 9 on light conditions. 10 g. Off -premises digital billboard signs shall meet the following brightness standards: 11 i. Off -premises digital billboard signs shall not exceed 7,500 nits (candelas 12 per square meter) between the hours of civil sunrise and civil sunset and 13 shall not exceed 500 nits (candelas per square meter) between the hours 14 of civil sunset and civil sunrise as measured from the face of the sign. 15 ii. The light level shall not exceed 0.3-foot candles above ambient light as 16 measured from a pre-set distance depending on sign size. Measuring dis- 17 tance shall be determined using the following equation: the square root of 18 the message center sign area multiplied by 100. Example: 12 square foot 19 sign i(12 x 100) = 34.6 feet measuring distance. 20 h. Off -premises digital billboard signs shall have a fully functional monitoring off 21 switch system that shuts the dynamic display off -premises sign off when the dis- 22 play deteriorates, in any fashion, five percent or greater until the dynamic display 23 sign has been repaired to its fully functional factory specifications. 24 i. Off -premises billboard signs must be part of the State of Minnesota's public 25 safety alert system. 26 j. Applicants for an off -premises digital billboard signs permit shall enter into an 27 agreement with the city to provide the city no less than 20 hours (provided in 28 9,000 eight -second spots) per month per dynamic display off -premises sign face 29 in the city for community and public service messages at such times as shall be 30 reasonably determined by the city. This agreement must be approved by the city 31 council before a permit for the construction or conversion of an off -premises 32 signs and digital billboard may be issued by the building official. Page 30 of 30