(a) Any sign erected prior to the effective date of this chapter and not conforming to the provisions of this Regulation, and any sign erected after the enactment of this chapter that has been granted a variance by the Zoning Board of Appeals, shall be deemed to be nonconforming. This shall not prohibit the posting or maintaining in a safe condition any sign which is nonconforming, but if the sign is damaged to more than one-half of its replacement value, then it shall be removed and shall not be repaired or replaced.
(b) Any nonconforming sign or sign support structure which is altered, relocated, or replaced shall comply with all provisions of this Regulation.
(c) If there is a dispute as to what constitutes alteration, relocation, replacement, or repair due to damage, such dispute shall be submitted to the Village Board of Zoning Appeals.
(Ord. 93-12. Passed 12-14-93.)