§ 150.114 NONCONFORMING SIGNS.
   (A)   Signs that do not conform to the provisions of this subchapter are nonconforming structures and are subject to regulation as a nonconformity under §§ 150.150 through 150.155 of this chapter.
   (B)   A nonconforming sign or sign structure may be continued under the provisions of §§ 150.150 through 150.155, but the sign shall be brought into conformity with this subchapter when it is altered, reconstructed, replaced, or relocated. A change in sign copy is not considered an alteration or replacement for purposes of § 150.153 of this chapter.
   (C)   No sign that is nonconforming solely because it violates a spacing requirement between signs shall be required to eliminate that nonconformity if compliance with the spacing regulation on the lot is not physically possible.
   (D)   All nonconforming signs shall be brought into conformity with this subchapter or eliminated at the owner's expense within the following time periods:
      (1)   Five years from the official notification of the nonconforming status by the Zoning Administrator, however, no sign controlled by this subchapter need be removed sooner than ten years from the date the sign permit authorizing the erection of the sign was issued.
      (2)   Nonconforming temporary signs shall be removed within ten days of the official notification of the nonconforming status by the Zoning Administrator.
(Ord. 8612, passed 12-2-08)