A. Allowed Signs: Only those dynamic display signs defined and identified herein shall be allowed to be operated within the City in accordance with this chapter and the zoning ordinance:
1. Electronic changeable copy signs.
2. Electronic graphic display signs.
B. Requirements: The operation of a dynamic display sign allowed by this chapter shall conform to the following requirements: (Ord. 897, 12-3-2012)
1. Change Of Display: The display shall change display not more often than:
a. Once every twenty four (24) hours for signs within the Freeway Corridor District regulated by subsection 11-23-15T3 of this Code; or,
b. Once every seven (7) seconds for all other signs regulated by subsection 11-23-15T2 of this Code. (Ord. 982, 6-19-2017)
2. Effects That Create Traffic Hazard Prohibited: The display sign shall not include scrolling, flashing, animation, or other effects that create a traffic hazard.
3. Static Display: The display must be static and the transition from one static display to another must be instantaneous without any special effects.
4. Complete Displays: The display must be complete in themselves, without continuation in content to the next image or message.
5. Brightness:
a. The brightness of the sign shall not exceed five thousand (5,000) nits after sunrise and before sunset or five hundred (500) nits after sunset and before sunrise each day.
b. The sign shall be equipped with an automatic dimmer control or other mechanism that automatically controls the sign's brightness to comply with this condition.
6. Malfunctions:
a. The display must be designed and equipped to freeze the device in one (1) position if a malfunction of the electronic display occurs.
b. The display must also be equipped with a means to immediately discontinue the display if it malfunctions, and the sign owner must immediately stop the electronic display when notified by the City that it is not complying with the stipulations of this section.
7. Compliance With Sign Chapter: The sign shall comply with title 11, chapter 23 of this Code. (Ord. 897, 12-3-2012)