§ 33.01-6.1. Electronic display signs.
(a)
Electronic display signs shall conform to the provisions of this section, to all applicable general regulations as stated in Article I of this section, and to all applicable sign regulations of the district in which the electronic display sign is located; except, that such signs shall not be allowed as building signs, though electronic display marquee signs shall be permitted.
(b)
Electronic display signs shall be permitted as free standing signs in the following manner:
(1)
By right in conjunction with commercial and/or industrial uses, except that such nonconforming uses in residential districts may not use electronic signs;
(2)
By conditional use permit in conjunction with multiple family facilities.
(3)
By conditional use permit in conjunction with community facilities in a residential district.
(c)
No electronic display sign shall be allowed in conjunction with any use or establishment unless such use or establishment is allowed to have a freestanding sign under applicable district sign regulations, and no such sign shall be allowed in any historic district. In addition, no electronic display sign visible from and within two hundred fifty (250) feet of any portion of a single or multiple family dwelling district shall be illuminated between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(d)
Electronic display signs shall conform to the following requirements:
(1)
No more than one (1) such sign shall be permitted on any developed site;
(2)
The entire sign structure, including the structure surrounding the sign face, shall not exceed ten (10) feet in height;
(3)
The area encompassing an electronic display sign shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet per sign face.
(4)
All electronic displays shall remain static for a period of at least five (5) seconds, and automatic change sequences shall be accomplished by means of instantaneous re-pixelization. Flashing, scrolling, blinking or any other type of intermittent illumination of elements of the display shall be prohibited;
(5)
Audio speakers on, or electronically connected to, such signs shall be prohibited;
(6)
The illumination of such signs shall be no greater than ten thousand (10,000) nits or foot candles from sunrise to sunset or seven hundred (700) nits or foot candles between sunset and sunrise, and shall be equipped with automatic brightness control which will operate at all times the display is lit, and which can further dim the display's brightness when ambient conditions do not require the maximum allowed brightness. Prior to the issuance of a sign permit, the applicant shall provide written certification from the sign manufacturer that the light intensity has been factory pre-set not to exceed the maximum intensity level and the owner/operator understands and agrees to these restrictions.
(7)
The electronic service lines providing power to such signs shall be underground.
(Ord. No. 7070-14; Ord. No. 7348-17; Ord. No. 7494-18)
(Ord. No. 7070-14; Ord. No. 7348-17; Ord. No. 7494-18)