§ 15. Digital display regulations.

This section applies to electronic messaging center and electronic video screens defined in Sections 4 and 14 above.

15.1

Digital displays are restricted to the areas specified as special sign use districts in this ordinance. The minimum distance between digital displays for an individual business or property shall be two hundred (200) feet.

15.2

Digital displays shall be illuminated at a level no greater than 0.3 foot-candles over ambient light levels for the location and time, and shall employ light cutoff devices such as, but not limited to, louvers to minimize light escaping above the horizontal plane. Foot-candle readings shall be measured at ground level at a distance of one hundred (100) feet from the source.

15.3

Digital displays in proximity to residential areas shall be illuminated at a level no greater than 0.2 foot-candles as measured from the nearest residential property line.

15.4

All digital displays must be equipped with both a dimmer control and a photocell which automatically adjusts the display's intensity according to natural ambient light conditions.

15.5

All digital displays shall contain a default mechanism to turn off the sign in case of malfunction, or shall be manually turned off with twenty-four (24) hours of a reported malfunction.

15.6

Digital displays, as defined, lawfully in existence prior to the effective date of this ordinance are exempted from the provisions of this ordinance until such time the displays are replaced.

15.7

Any sign related to a governmental function described in Section 3.12 is exempt from the times requirement of these regulations.

(Ord. No. 1484, § 1, 8-27-13)