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A. Zoning Districts. EMCs are only permitted in CG CS PMX-H PMX- <br />HIGH, PMX-MID, I, I -M, ROS and PS. All EMCs must comply with the standards <br />of the zoning district as well as this section. <br />B. Sign Cabinet Materials. The sign cabinet shall be constructed of all <br />aluminum extrusion or better as approved by city staff taking into consideration <br />compatibility with the affected property and the surrounding area and applicable <br />sound building standards. The EMC must blend harmoniously with the principal <br />structure through using similar materials and colors. <br />C. Sign Type. An EMC is only allowed as part of a monument sign with all <br />required landscage islands, in accordance with Section 3-16.3. The monument sign <br />shall include decorative stone features. <br />D. Height. The maximum height of the sign with the EMC shall be 15 feet <br />above the crown of the road. Sign height shall be measured from the elevation of <br />the roadway crown located adiacent to the sign structure. <br />E. EMC Area. The maximum size of the electronic display shall be 32 sa ft <br />which will be deducted from the overall sign area allowance for the ground sign. <br />Variances are not permitted from this maximum size. The electronic display portion <br />of the sign must occupy a secondaryposition on the sign, occupying less than 50% <br />of the sign accessory to and smaller than the primary part of the sign containing <br />the name of the business(es). <br />F. Color. Any color is permissible for the background text and clipart but the <br />background must be solid, and must contrast with the text. <br />G. Message Display. <br />1. Static messages shall hold the display face for a minimum of five (5) <br />minutes before changing to another static image. <br />2. Any change in message shall be completed instantaneously, with no <br />static fade, dissolve, scroll, or fly -in and no special effects between <br />messages. <br />3. The message must be static. There shall be no animation, flashing <br />scintillating lighting, movement or varying of light intensity during the <br />message. A message or image may not scroll, undulate, expand, contract, <br />bounce, rotate, spin, twist or otherwise give the appearance of optical <br />illusion or movement as it comes onto, is displayed on or leaves the sign <br />board. The message or image shall not have the appearance of flashing <br />flickering, blinking, pulsating, or motion videos. <br />Ordinance 25-1619 <br />Page 3 of 6 <br />