Section 8.09

Signage

• Automatic shutoff required

  A digital sign must: a. Have automatic dimmer software or solar sensors to control brightness for nighttime viewing and variations in daytime ambient light; b. Include systems and monitoring to either turn the display off, show 'full black' on the display, or include a default mechanism that freezes the sign in one position if a malfunction occurs; c. Be designed so that a catastrophic power surge will cause the sign to go dark or to deploy the maximum brightness limitations; and d. Automatically adjust the intensity of its display according to natural ambient light conditions.

• Light sensing device required

  Each digital sign must have a light-sensing device that will adjust the brightness as ambient light conditions change.

• Maximum message transition time1 sec

  The change of message using dissolve or fade transition must not exceed 1 second of time between each message displayed on the sign.

• Minimum digital message hold time6 sec

  Each message on the sign must be displayed for at least 6 seconds duration.

• Owner contact information required

  Prior to County approval of a Sign Permit, the sign owner must provide the Zoning Administrator the phone number and email address of the property owner and a person who is available to be contacted at any time and who is able to turn off the electronic sign promptly after a malfunction occurs.

• Repair time for broken light modules30 days

  The sign owner must repair or replace light modules on digital signs within 30 days after they become broken, burned-out, or substantially dimmed.