A. Off Premises Advertising Signs Prohibited: All off premises advertising signs are prohibited within the jurisdiction of the City.
B. Nonconforming Off Premises Advertising Signs: A legal nonconforming off premises advertising sign may be continued only to the extent allowed by Sections 10-9a-512 through 513 of the Utah code. A legal nonconforming off premises advertising sign must not be extended, altered, expanded or substituted. A legal nonconforming off premises advertising sign may be removed without any obligation to compensate the owner of the sign if after the Community & Economic Development Director or designee conducts an investigation and makes a recommendation, the Murray City Municipal Council finds in a public hearing for which reasonable notice of the hearing has been provided to the sign owner that:
1. The owner or the owner's agent of the off premises advertising sign in connection with seeking approval for the sign intentionally made false or misleading oral or written statements to a city or state of Utah agency, department, division, employee or official; or
2. The legal nonconforming off premises advertising sign is unsafe; or
3. The legal nonconforming off premises advertising sign is in an unreasonable state of repair; or
4. The legal nonconforming off premises advertising sign has been abandoned for more than twelve (12) months.
C. Maintenance Of Legal Nonconforming Off Premises Signs: Subject to this section of this chapter and Utah Code Annotated Sections 10-9a-513(2)(b) and 72-7-510(2)(b), the owner of a legal nonconforming off-premise sign may repair, refurbish, repaint, modify or upgrade, or otherwise keep the sign safe and in a state suitable for use, including if the sign is destroyed by casualty, vandalism or an act of God.
D. Permit: After written notice of hearing has been sent to the owner of a legal nonconforming off premises sign, no work may be conducted on the sign for any purpose whatsoever without first obtaining a permit from the City.
E. Removal Of Legal Nonconforming Advertising Signs: A legal nonconforming off premises advertising sign the Murray City Municipal Council declares must be removed pursuant to Subsection B of this section is a public nuisance that the sign owner must abate by not more than sixty (60) days after the date of a written notice that the sign must be removed sent to the sign owner from the City. After sixty (60) days from the date that the written notice was sent, the sign may be removed by the City, and the costs of removal may be charged to the owner.
F. Removal Of Illegal Off Premises Advertising Signs: Upon written notice, the owner of an illegal off premises advertising sign will have thirty (30) days from the date of the written notice to bring the illegal off premises advertising sign into compliance with all requirements, including, without limitation, height restrictions, of the version of this code in effect when the sign was originally erected. If the illegal off premises advertising sign is not brought into compliance before the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date of the written notice, and after the Murray City Municipal Council provides written notice to the owner and conducts a public hearing on the matter, then the owner must remove the sign within three (3) days after the decision by the Murray City Municipal Council that the off premises advertising sign is illegal, or the City may remove the sign, and the costs of removal may be charged to the owner. After the removal period, each day will constitute a new violation subject to the penalty provisions of this chapter. After the owner receives written notice, the owner must obtain a permit from the City, and no work may be performed on the sign until the city has issued an approved permit to the owner.
G. Severability and Conflict: This section and its various parts are hereby declared to be severable if any subsection, clause, provision, or portion of this section is declared invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction. No court decision will affect the validity of either this section as a whole or any parts not declared invalid or unconstitutional by that decision. If any part of this section is found to conflict with any other ordinance provision of the City, the most restrictive or highest standard will apply, prevail and govern.
(Ord. 19-42 § 2: Ord. 19-14)