1486.13   MAINTENANCE.
   (a)   Existing Signs. Any sign existing at the time of the approval of this chapter and thereafter shall be subject to the following regulations:
      (1)   Any sign advertising a place of business or activity which terminates operations shall be removed by the owner within 30 days of such termination. Removal shall include all sign supports, brackets and lighting conduits.
      (2)   If the Building Inspector shall find any sign, marquee, canopy or awning to have been erected or maintained in violation of this chapter, written notice shall be given to the owner of the conditions and actions required to be in compliance. If, after 30 days from the date of such notice, corrections have not been made, the owner shall be subject to summary proceedings, and the Building Inspector may have the offending sign, marquee, canopy or awning repaired or removed with the costs assessed to the owner.
   (b)   Removal of Nonconforming Signs. When a nonconforming sign is taken down or moved for any reason, the same may not again be erected or reestablished or permitted to remain at any location on the property without the prior issuance of a sign permit, and in such case, no sign permit shall be issued unless the sign is first made to conform to all regulations contained in this chapter.
   (c)   Damaged or Destroyed Nonconforming Signs. A sign damaged, dilapidated or destroyed by any means, to an extent of more than fifty percent of its replacement cost at the time of destruction, shall not be reconstructed except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. The replacement cost will be determined by the Building Inspector.
(Ord. 2159. Passed 12-19-94. Ord. 2534. Passed 5-15-17.)