Whenever a business, person, enterprise, or institution, for which existing signage does not conform to the requirements of this section, seeks to structurally alter or enlarge an existing sign or erect or install a new sign, the provisions of this section shall apply as follows:
(A) The alteration, enlargement, installation or erection of signage shall not increase the degree of nonconformity.
(B) If the value of structural alterations to a nonconforming sign equals or exceeds 25% of the value of the sign, as determined by the Building Official, the sign shall be made to conform with all provisions of this section.
(C) Enlargement, installation or erection of conforming signage shall be accompanied by a reduction in the degree of nonconformity for other signage existing on the premises. This reduction in nonconformity can be accomplished by a reduction in size of existing signs (if nonconforming as to square footage), removal (if nonconforming as to number of signs), relocation (if nonconforming as to location), or a combination of reduction, removal and relocation. The total cost of reduction, removal or relocation of nonconforming signage shall eaual as nearly as is practical, 75% of the value of the new or enlarged conforming signage or the cost necessary to bring all signage on the premises into conformance with this section, whichever is the lesser requirement.
(D) The provisions of divisions (B) and (C) of this section do not apply to temporary signs or to illegal signs. Temporary signs that do not comply with the requirements of this chapter, and other illegal signs, shall be removed within 90 days after notification of the sign’s nonconformity.
(E) Billboards which do not conform to the requirements of this section shall be removed, altered or replaced so as to fully conform to the requirements of this section within nine years after the date of installing the billboard, or six years after notification by the jurisdiction of the billboard’s nonconformity, whichever is longer obtaining a sign permit.
(Ord. 9-8-05D, passed 9-8-2005)