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(7) Digital Billboards. In addition to the standards in EC 9.6675(6), Digital Billboards shall be subject to the following standards. Where standards conflict, the standards for Digital Billboards in this subsection (7) shall control: (a) Minimum spacing between digital billboards facing the same direction shall be 1200 feet. For purposes of this subsection, “facing the same direction” means oriented within 60 degrees of the sign face of another digital billboard. The distance between digital billboards shall be measured along the centerline of the street designated to be a location for digital billboards. (b) The change from one message to another message shall be no more frequent than once every 8 seconds. (c) The change from one message to another message shall be instantaneous. (d) Animation is not allowed. (e) The digital billboard shall operate at an internal illumination intensity level of not more than 0.3 foot-candles over ambient light levels as measured from a distance of 150 feet perpendicular to the sign face. (f) The digital billboard shall be equipped with a light sensor that automatically adjusts the intensity of the billboard according to the amount of ambient light. (g) The digital billboard shall be designed to either freeze the display in one static position, display a full black screen or turn off in the event of a malfunction. (h) Cutouts are not allowed. (i) Notwithstanding EC 9.1230, legal nonconforming billboards may be removed and replaced by digital billboards if the location, area and height of the sign do not change and if the building permit is issued st within 365 days of the 1 day of demolition. However, no digital billboard shall be larger than 300 square feet and all other standards in this section must be met. (j) Digital billboards are allowed at the locations identified at EC 9.6675(1) except for (f) and (k). Section 15. Subsections (2) and (5) of Section 9.6680 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are amended, and subsection (7) is added to provide as follows: 9.6680 Employment and Industrial Sign Standards. The employment and industrial sign standards are hereby created and applied to all property zoned for employment and industrial use as set forth below. Signs are regulated to accommodate the minimal street frontage of most parcels and the general proximity to highways and arterial streets. (2) Permitted Sign Types. Signs allowed under the industrial sign standards shall be limited to the following types: (a) Awning signs; (b) Billboards; (c) Digital Billboards; (d) Digital signs; (e) Electronic message centers; (f) Freestanding signs; Ordinance - Page 8 of 10