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SIGNS
(A) Findings, purpose and effect.
(1) Findings. The City Council hereby finds as follows:
(a) Exterior signs have a substantial impact on the character and quality of the environment.
(b) Signs provide an important medium through which individuals may convey a variety of messages.
(c) Signs can create traffic hazards, aesthetic concerns and detriments to property values, thereby threatening the public health, safety and welfare.
(d) The city's zoning regulations include the regulation of signs in an effort to provide adequate means of expression and to promote the economic viability of the business community, while protecting the city and its citizens from a proliferation of signs of a type, size, location and character that would adversely impact upon the aesthetics of the community and threaten the health, safety and welfare of the community. The regulation of the physical characteristics of signs within the city has had a positive impact on traffic safety and the appearance of the community.
(2) Purpose and intent. It is not the purpose or intent of this sign subchapter to regulate the message displayed on any sign; nor is it the purpose or intent of this subchapter to regulate any building design or any display not defined as a sign, or any sign which cannot be viewed from outside a building. The purpose and intent of this subchapter is to:
(a) Regulate the number, location, size, type, illumination and other physical characteristics of signs within the city in order to promote the public health, safety and welfare;
(b) Maintain, enhance and improve the aesthetic environment of the city by preventing visual clutter that is harmful to the appearance of the community; and
(c) Improve the visual appearance of the city while providing for effective means of communication, consistent with constitutional guarantees and the city's goals of public safety and aesthetics.
(3) Effect. A sign may be erected, mounted, displayed or maintained in the city if it is in conformance with the provisions of these regulations. The effect of this sign subchapter, as more specifically set forth herein, is to:
(a) Allow a wide variety of sign types in commercial zones, and a more limited variety of signs in other zones, subject to the standards set forth in this subchapter;
(b) Allow certain small, unobtrusive signs incidental to the principal use of a site in all zones when in compliance with the requirements of this subchapter;
(c) Prohibit signs whose location, size, type, illumination or other physical characteristics negatively affect the environment and where the communication can be accomplished by means having a lesser impact on the environment and the public health, safety and welfare; and
(d) Provide for the enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter.
(B) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
ABANDONED SIGN. Any sign and/or its supporting sign structure which remains without a message or whose display surface remains blank for a period of one year or more, or any sign which pertains to a time, event or purpose which no longer applies, shall be deemed to have been abandoned. Signs applicable to a business temporarily suspended because of a change in ownership or management of such business shall not be deemed abandoned unless the property remains vacant for a period of one year or more. Any sign remaining after demolition of a principal structure shall be deemed to be abandoned. Signs which are present because of being legally established non-conforming signs or signs which have required a conditional use permit or a variance shall also be subject to the definition of ABANDONED SIGN.
AWNING. A roof-like cover, often of fabric, plastic, metal or glass designed and intended for protection from the weather or as a decorative embellishment, and which projects from a wall or roof of a structure primarily over a window, walk, or the like. Any part of an awning which also projects over a door shall be counted as an awning.
AWNING SIGN. A building sign or graphic printed on or in some fashion attached directly to the awning material.
BALLOON SIGN. A sign consisting of a bag made of lightweight material supported by helium, hot or pressurized air which is greater than 24-inches in diameter.
BUILDING. Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy.
BUILDING SIGN. Any sign attached or supported by any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy.
CABINET SIGN. Any wall sign that is not of channel or individually mounted letter construction.
CANOPY. A roof-like cover, often of fabric, plastic, metal, or glass on a support, which provides shelter over a doorway.
CANOPY SIGN. Any sign that is part of or attached to a canopy, made of fabric, plastic, or structural protective cover over a door or entrance. A CANOPY SIGN is not a marquee and is different from service area canopy signs.
CHANGEABLE COPY SIGN. A sign or portion thereof with characters, letters, or illustrations that can be changed or rearranged without altering the face or the surface of the sign. CHANGEABLE COPY SIGNS do not include signs upon which characters, letters or illustrations change or rearrange only once in a 24-hour period.
COMMERCIAL SPEECH. Speech advertising a business, profession, commodity, service or entertainment.
ELEVATION. The view of the side, front, or rear of a given structure(s).
ELEVATION AREA. The area of all walls that face any lot line.
ERECT. Activity of constructing, building, raising, assembling, placing, affixing, attaching, creating, painting, drawing or any other way of bringing into being or establishing.
FLAG. Any fabric or similar lightweight material attached at one end of the material, usually to a staff or pole, so as to allow movement of the material by atmospheric changes and which contains distinctive colors, patterns, symbols, emblems, insignia, or other symbolic devices.
FLASHING SIGN. A directly or indirectly illuminated sign which exhibits changing light or color effect by any means, so as to provide intermittent illumination which includes the illusion of intermittent flashing light by means of animation. Also any mode of lighting which resembles zooming, twinkling, or sparkling.
FREESTANDING SIGN. Any sign which has supporting framework that is placed on, or anchored in, the ground and which is independent from any building or other structure.
FRONTAGE. The line of contact of a property with the public right-of-way.
GRADE. Grade shall be construed to be the final ground elevation after construction. Earth mounding criteria for landscaping and screening is not part of the final grade for sign height computation.
GROUND SIGN. Any freestanding sign with its sign face mounted on the ground or mounted on a base at least as wide as the sign and which has a total height not exceeding eight feet.
HEIGHT OF SIGN. The height of the sign shall be computed as the vertical distance measured from the base of the sign at grade to the top of the highest attached component of the sign.
HOTEL, MOTEL, MOTOR HOTEL. Any building or combination of buildings containing six or more rooms used for sleeping purposes by guests on a transient basis.
ILLUMINATED SIGN. Any sign which contains an element designed to emanate artificial light internally or externally.
INTERIOR SIGN. A sign which is located within the interior of any building, or within an enclosed lobby or court of any building, and a sign for and located within the inner or outer body, court or entrance of any theater.
ISSUING AUTHORITY. The City of Aurora Planning and Zoning Commission.
LEGALLY ESTABLISHED NON-CONFORMING SIGN. Any sign and its support structure lawfully erected prior to the effective date of this subchapter which fails to conform to the requirements of this subchapter. A sign which was erected in accordance with a variance granted prior to the adoption of this subchapter and which does not comply with this subchapter shall be deemed to be a legal non-conforming sign. A sign which was unlawfully erected shall be deemed to be an illegal sign.
MARQUEE. Any permanent roof-like structure projecting beyond a theater building or extending along and projecting beyond the wall of that building, generally designed and constructed to provide protection from the weather.
MARQUEE SIGN. Any building sign painted, mounted, constructed or attached in any manner on a marquee.
MONUMENT SIGN. Any freestanding sign with its sign face mounted on the ground or mounted on a base at least as wide as the sign and which has a height exceeding eight feet.
MULTIPLE TENANT SITE. Any site which has more than one tenant, and each tenant has a separate ground level exterior public entrance.
NON-COMMERCIAL SPEECH. Dissemination of messages not classified as commercial speech which include, but are not limited to, messages concerning political, religious, social, ideological, public service and informational topics.
OFF-PREMISES SIGN. A commercial speech sign which directs the attention of the public to a business, activity conducted, or product sold or offered at a location not on the same premises where such business sign is located. For purposes of this subchapter, easements and other appurtenances shall be considered to be outside such platted parcel of land and any sign located or proposed to be located in an easement or other appurtenance shall be considered an off-premises sign.
ON-PREMISES MESSAGES. Identify or advertise an establishment, person, activity, goods, products or services located on the premises where the sign is installed.
PARAPET (WALL). That portion of building wall that rises above the roof level.
POLE SIGN. See PYLON SIGN.
PORTABLE SIGN. Any sign which is manifestly designed to be transported, including by trailer or on its own wheels, even though the wheels of such sign may be removed and the remaining chassis or support is converted to another sign or attached temporarily or permanently to the ground since this characteristic is based on the design of such a sign.
PORTE COCHERE. A roofed structure or roof-like cover, extending from the entrance of a building and which provides shelter over a doorway.
PRINCIPAL BUILDING. The building in which the principal primary use of the lot is conducted. Lots with multiple principal uses may have multiple principal buildings, but storage buildings, garages, and other clearly accessory uses shall not be considered principal buildings.
PROJECTING SIGN. Any sign which is affixed to a building or wall in such a manner that its leading edge extends more than two feet beyond the surface of such building or wall face.
PROPERTY OWNER. Legal owner of property as officially recorded by St. Louis County.
PUBLIC NOTICES. Official notices posted by public officers, employees or their agents in the performance of their duties, or as directed by such officers, employees or agents.
PUBLIC STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY. The planned right-of-way for a public street.
PYLON SIGN. Any freestanding sign which has its supportive structure(s) anchored in the ground and which has a sign face elevated above ground level by pole(s) or beam(s) and with the area below the sign face open.
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. Any district zoned for residential uses.
ROOF. The exterior surface and its supporting structure on the top of a building or structure; the structural make-up of which conforms to the roof structures, roof construction and roof covering sections of the Uniform Building Code.
ROOF LINE. The upper-most edge of the roof, or in the case of an extended facade or parapet, the upper-most height of said facade.
ROOF SIGN. Any sign erected and constructed wholly on and above the roof of a building, supported by the roof structure, and extending vertically above the highest portion of the roof.
ROOF SIGN, INTEGRAL. Any building sign erected or constructed as an integral or essentially integral part of a normal roof structure of any design, so that no part of the sign extends vertically above the highest portion of the roof and so that no part of the sign is separated from the rest of the roof by a space of more than six inches.
ROTATING SIGN. A sign or portion of a sign which turns about on an axis.
SETBACK, FRONT. The minimum horizontal distance permitted between the public right-of-way and a structure on the premises. In instances in which a property fronts on more than one street, front setbacks are required on all street frontages.
SETBACK, REAR. The minimum horizontal distance permitted between the property line opposite the principal street frontage and a structure on the premises.
SETBACK, SIDE. The minimum horizontal distance permitted between the side lot line and a structure on the premises.
SHIMMERING SIGNS. A sign which reflects an oscillating, sometimes distorted visual image.
SIGHT TRIANGLE. A triangular area formed at the intersection of any street right-of-way lines by a straight line drawn between said right-of-way lines at a distance along each line of 20 feet from their point of intersection.
SIGN. Any letter, word or symbol, poster, picture, statuary, reading matter or representation in the nature of advertisement, announcement, message or visual communication, whether painted, posted, printed, affixed or constructed, including all associated brackets, braces, supports, wires and structures, which is displayed for informational or communicative purposes.
SIGN FACE. The surface of the sign upon, against, or through which the message of the sign is exhibited.
SIGN STRUCTURE. Any structure including the supports, uprights, bracing and framework which supports, or is capable of supporting, any sign.
SITE. A plot or parcel of land, or combination of contiguous lots or parcels of land, which are intended, designated, and/or approved to function as an integrated unit.
STRINGER. A line of string, rope, cording, or an equivalent to which is attached a number of pennants.
SUSPENDED SIGN. Any building sign that is suspended from the underside of a horizontal plane surface and is connected to this surface.
TOTAL SITE SIGNAGE. The maximum permitted combined area of all freestanding and wall identification signs allowed on a specific property.
VISIBLE. Capable of being seen by a person of normal visual acuity (whether legible or not) without visual aid.
WALL. Any structure which defines the exterior boundaries or courts of a building or structure and which has a slope of 60 degrees or greater with the horizontal plane.
WALL SIGN. Any building sign attached parallel to, but within two feet of a wall, painted on the wall surface of, or erected and confined within the limits of an outside wall of any building or structure, which is supported by such wall or building, and which displays only one sign surface.
WINDOW SIGN. Any building sign, pictures, symbol, or combination thereof, designed to communicate information about an activity, business, commodity, event, sale, or service, that is placed inside a window or upon the window panes or glass and is visible from the exterior of the window.
(Ord. 65, 1st Ser., passed 10-18-2013)
(A) (1) Permit required. No sign shall be erected, altered, reconstructed, maintained or moved in the city without first securing a permit from the city. The content of the sign shall not be reviewed or considered in determining whether to approve or deny a sign permit. Application for a permit shall be in writing addressed to the issuing authority and shall contain the following information:
(a) Names and addresses of the owners of the display structure and property;
(b) The address at which any signs are to be erected;
(c) The lot, block and addition at which the signs are to be erected and the street on which they are to front;
(d) A complete set of plans showing the necessary elevations, distances, size and details to fully and clearly represent the construction and place of the signs;
(e) The cost of the sign;
(f) Type of sign (i.e. wall sign, monument sign, etc.);
(g) Certification by applicant indicating the application complies with all requirements of the subchapter; and
(h) If the proposed sign is along state trunk highway or interstate highway, the application shall be accompanied by proof that the applicant has obtained a permit from the state for the sign.
(2) The issuing authority shall approve or deny the sign permit in an expedited manner no more than 60 days from the receipt of the complete application, including applicable fee. All permits not approved or denied within 60 days shall be deemed approved. If the permit is denied, the issuing authority shall prepare a written notice within ten days of its decision, describing the applicant's appeal rights under § 153.022, and send it by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the applicant.
(B) Retroactive effect. This subchapter shall apply to all sign applications applied for and/or pending prior to its enactment.
(C) Exemptions. The following signs shall not require a permit. These exemptions, however, shall not be construed as relieving the owner of the sign from the responsibility of its erection and maintenance, and its compliance with the provisions of this subchapter or any other law or ordinance regulating the same.
(1) The changing of the display surface on a painted or printed sign only. This exemption, however, shall apply only to poster replacement and/or on-site changes involving sign painting elsewhere than directly on a building.
(2) Signs six square feet or less in size.
(3) Signs for directing vehicular or pedestrian traffic, not more than three square feet per side, and not located on public property or a public right-of-way, shall not be regulated.
(4) Any display of directional signs, street name signs or other signs which have been authorized and erected by a governmental body. Temporary political campaign, real estate sales signs in residential neighborhoods, festival, yard sale and other like signs shall be subject only to:
(a) State or federal law;
(b) Limited to 15 square feet per side; and
(c) Shall be removed within 48 hours of the close of the matter announced by the subject sign.
(5) Signs with a commercial message placed upon construction sites for temporary use. Such signs may be erected 60 days prior to construction and shall be removed within ten days after completion of construction. Total temporary site signage shall not exceed 15 square feet.
(6) On-premise informational signs of six square feet or less.
(7) Building address signs of two square feet or less.
(8) Emergency signs as required by any governmental agency.
(9) Signs or posters attached or painted on the inside of a display window including illuminated signs, but not flashing signs. These signs shall be placed as not to obstruct or interfere with any window, doorway or fire escape. Such signs shall not exceed 50% of the window area or 32 square feet, whichever is more restrictive. Such signs shall be prohibited in residential districts.
(10) Public signs, street signs, warning signs, or signs of public service companies for the purpose of promoting safety.
(11) Noncommercial flags.
(12) Pedestrian, vehicular-traffic and parking directional signs in parking lots, provided the face of such signs meet Minnesota Department of Transportation standards and which do not contain commercial speech.
(13) Noncommercial directional signs not illuminated and not exceeding two square feet. Signs are limited to one per avenue or street directly leading to the establishment, with permission of the property owner.
(14) Temporary or permanent signs by public utilities erected to warn the public.
(15) Easel and/or sandwich signs, as long as such signs do not exceed 24"x 48". Signs are limited to one per lot. These signs may not be permanent in nature and must be able to be removed as deemed necessary.
(16) Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and date of erection when cut into are attached to any masonry surface or noncombustible material.
(D) Fees. Sign permit fees are set by resolution of the City Council.
(E) Repairs. Any sign located in the city which may now be or hereafter become out of order, rotten or unsafe, and every sign which shall hereafter be erected, altered, resurfaced, reconstructed or moved contrary to the provisions of this section, shall be removed or otherwise properly secured in accordance with the terms of this section by the owners thereof or by the owners of the grounds on which said sign shall stand, upon receipt of proper notice so to do, given by the issuing authority. No rotten or other unsafe sign shall be repaired or rebuilt except in accordance with the provisions of this section and upon a permit issued by the issuing authority.
(F) Removal. In the event of the failure of the owner or person, company or corporation having control of any sign, or the owner of the ground on which the sign is located, to remove or repair said sign within 60 days after the use is terminated, a notice shall be given pursuant to division (I) of this section and the sign may be removed by the city at the expense of the owner or manager of the sign, or the owner of the ground upon which the sign stands.
(G) Violations. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor. Each day that the violation continues is a separate offense.
(H) Unauthorized signs. The following signs are unauthorized signs:
(1) Signs are prohibited within any public right-of-way except that the Council may grant a special permit for temporary signs and decorations to be placed on a right-of-way for a period of time, not to exceed 90 days, subject to the laws of this state.
(2) No flashing sign containing an intermittent or flashing light source, which includes the illusion of intermittent or flashing light by means of animation or an externally mounted intermittent light source, shall be allowed. This prohibition shall not include electronic automatic changing signs providing messages change not more frequently than at five-second intervals, traveling message signs or signs providing time, temperature or date information.
(3) No sign shall, by reason of its location, color or intensity, create a hazard to the safe, efficient movement of vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
(4) Signs painted, attached or in any manner affixed to trees, rocks, or similar natural surfaces, or attached to public utility poles, bridges, towers, or similar public structures.
(5) All off-premises signs.
(6) Signs advertising by letters, words or figures painted upon any sidewalk within the city.
(7) Signs that emit sound.
(8) Signs painted or attached to vehicles where the vehicle is parked on a property and not intended to be moved for a period of 48 hours or more. At all times, vehicles containing advertising and/or signage shall not be parked along the property frontage.
(9) Vacant or abandoned building signs. Owner has 60 days to remove such signs after notification by the City Administrator and/or Planning and Zoning Official.
(10) Signs anchored by guy wires, chains, cables or similar devices that project down to the ground in any way.
(11) Changeable copy signs.
(I) General provisions. The following provisions apply to signs in all districts:
(1) All signs shall be constructed and maintained in a manner where they will be safe to the general public. A sign shall be repainted whenever its paint begins to fade, chip or discolor and defective parts shall be replaced promptly.
(2) On premises signs shall be removed from a lot by the owner of such property within 60 days after termination of the use for which the sign was used.
(3) If the Administrator or Planning and Zoning Official shall find that any sign is unsafe, adversely impacts upon the aesthetics of the community and threatens the health, safety and welfare of the community, is a detriment to the public, not maintained, or constructed, erected or maintained in violation of the provisions of this section, the Administrator shall give written notice to the property owner thereof. If the property owner fails to comply with the standards of this section within 30 days after such notice, and if no appeal is taken, or if no owner, occupant, or agent can be found, such sign shall be removed or altered by the city. The cost of such city action shall be specifically assessed against the subject property.
(4) All signs shall be constructed to meet the Uniform Building Code standards for wind resistance, dead loads, wind loads and other applicable sections of the Uniform Building Code. Signs shall be rigidly suspended by means of fastening or support so as not to be free swinging or a menace to persons or property.
(5) All electrical wiring of signs shall comply with the provisions of the National Electrical Code and other applicable sections of the State Building Code.
(6) No sign shall be erected as to obstruct access/egress to or from fire escapes, windows, doors or exits and fire lanes.
(7) No pylon sign shall be erected in such a manner that projects or will project over any building or public right-of-way.
(8) Canopies, marquees and fixed awnings are an integral part of the structure to which they are attached. They are allowed in the Business and Industrial Districts if they meet the following requirements and the applicable square footage requirements:
(a) An awning, canopy or marquee may not project into the public right-of-way nearer than 30 inches to the street curb or curb line;
(b) Awnings, canopies or marquees may have no part of the structure other than supports nearer the ground surface than eight feet;
(c) The architectural style of the awning, canopy or marquee must be consistent with the building being served; and
(d) Awnings, canopies or marquees built over the public right-of-way must be included in a liability insurance policy holding the city free of all responsibility.
(9) Monument signs shall be constructed with the entire bottom of the sign structure in contact with the ground.
(10) Computation of the area of multifaceted signs. The sign area for a sign with more than one face shall be computed by adding together the area of all sign faces visible from any one point. Each surface utilized to display a message or to attract attention shall be measured as a separate sign and shall be calculated in the overall square footage. Symbols, flags, pictures, wording, figures or other forms of graphics painted on or attached to windows, walls, awnings, free-standing structures, suspended by balloons, or kites, or on persons, animals, or vehicles are considered a sign and are included in calculating the overall square footage.
(11) When two identical sign faces are placed back to back, so that both faces cannot be viewed from any point at the same time, and when such sign faces are part of the same sign structure and are not more than 42-inches apart, the sign area shall be computed by the measurement of one of the faces.
(12) All signs may be illuminated as provided for in division (J) of this section.
(J) Illumination. External illumination for signs shall be so constructed and maintained that the source of light is not visible from the public right-of-way or residential property.
(K) Setbacks. All signs shall not be less than the following setbacks described in division (L) of this section in a given zoning district, unless the sign is flat against the structure, as prescribed in § 153.060.
(L) Permitted signs by district.
(1) Residential districts.
(a) The following regulations shall apply to non-residential permitted, conditional or legal non-conforming uses:
1. Nameplates may be wall or monument mounted or a combination thereof and shall not exceed ten square feet in area.
2. Monument signs shall have a maximum height of six feet and shall have a setback of 15 feet from any property line, and shall not be placed in the sight triangle.
(b) The following regulations shall apply to residential permitted, conditional or legal non-conforming uses:
1. One subdivision identification sign per street frontage, neighborhood, subdivision or development, not to exceed ten square feet in sign area in each location.
2. One identification sign per entrance to apartment or condominium complex, not to exceed ten square feet in sign area.
(c) Home occupations. One sign with a maximum area of six square feet will be allowed and may not be illuminated. The sign must be located in the front yard and shall not block visibility. Sign must also contain current city license number.
(d) All allowed signs in a residential district shall have a maximum height of six feet and shall have a setback as prescribed in division (K) of this section from any property line and shall not be placed in the sight triangle.
(2) Business districts.
(a) Within business zoning districts, signs are permitted as follows:
District | Maximum Sign Area of Single Sign | Total Area of All Signs | Max. Height |
C-1 | 64 sq. ft. | 64 sq. ft. | 15 ft. |
C-2, C-3 | 64 sq. ft. | 64 sq. ft. | 15 ft. |
(b) Monument signs. Uses in a business district allow for a monument sign that shall not exceed 64 square feet per surface area, and 15 feet in height, and is setback as prescribed in division (K) of this section and shall not be placed in the sight triangle.
(3) Industrial park district.
(a) Wall signs. Each tenant other than those in multi-tenant buildings may have one flat wall sign, not extending more than 30 inches from the face of the building, except that such signage may extend from the face of the roof over a covered walk. Such wall signs shall not exceed 15% of the area of the wall to which the sign is attached, to a maximum of 64 square feet.
(b) Monument signs. Uses other than those in multi-tenant buildings may have a monument sign that shall not exceed 64 square feet per surface area, and 15 feet in height, and must be setback as per setbacks prescribed in division (K) of this section.
(c) Multi-tenant signs. Each tenant in a multi-tenant building may have a flat wall sign, not extending more than 30 inches from the face of the building. The aggregate area of such signs shall not exceed 15% of the area of the wall to which they are attached. Maximum height shall be 15 ft.
(d) Multi-tenant monument signs. One monument sign shall be permitted for each multi-tenant building provided the surface area of the sign does not exceed 64 square feet per side, six feet in height, and is setback in no case less than prescribed in division (K) of this section. Maximum height shall be 15 ft.
(e) Canopies and awnings. The design of canopies shall be in keeping with the overall building design in terms of location, size, and color. No canopies with visible wall hangers shall be permitted. Signage on canopies may be substituted for allowed building signage and shall be limited to 25% of the canopy area. Internally illuminated canopies must be compatible with the overall color scheme of the building.
(Ord. 65, 1st Ser., passed 10-18-2013)
(A) Non-conforming signs: compliance. It is recognized that signs exist within the zoning districts which were lawful before this subchapter was enacted, which would be prohibited, regulated or restricted under the terms of this chapter or future amendments. It is the intent of this subchapter that non-conforming signs shall not be enlarged upon, expanded or extended, nor be used as grounds for adding other signs or uses prohibited elsewhere in the same district.
(B) It is further the intent of this subchapter to permit legal non-conforming signs existing on the effective date of this subchapter, or amendments thereto, to continue as legal non-conforming signs provided such signs are safe, are maintained so as not to be unsightly, and have not been abandoned or removed subject to the following provisions:
(1) No sign shall be enlarged or altered in a way which increases its non-conformity.
(2) Should such sign or sign structure be destroyed by any means to an extent greater than 50% of its replacement cost and no building permit has been applied for within 60 days of when the property was damaged, it shall not be reconstructed except in conformity with the provisions of this subchapter.
(3) Should such sign or sign structure be moved for any reason for any distance whatsoever, it shall thereafter conform to the regulations for the zoning district in which it is located after it is moved.
(4) No existing sign devoted to a use not permitted by the zoning code in the zoning district in which it is located shall be enlarged, extended or moved except in changing the sign to a sign permitted in the zoning district in which is it located.
(5) When a structure loses its non-conforming status all signs devoted to the structure shall be removed and all signs painted directly on the structure shall be repainted in a neutral color or a color which will harmonize with the structure.
(Ord. 65, 1st Ser., passed 10-18-2013)
Every person violates a section, division, paragraph or provision of this chapter when he or she performs an act thereby prohibited or declared unlawful, or fails to act when the failure is thereby prohibited or declared unlawful, or performs an act prohibited or declared unlawful or fails to act when the failure is prohibited or declared unlawful by a code adopted by reference by this chapter, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as for a misdemeanor except as otherwise stated in specific provisions hereof.
(1989 Code, § 4.99)