1163.04 PERMIT REQUIREMENT.
   Any sign existing as of December 3, 2001, and on that date constituted a “non-conforming use” as defined by Section 1105.02 shall be permitted to continue until one or more of the following events occur:
   (a)    Section 1163.08 of these regulations is violated or,
   (b)    Ownership of the lot on which the sign is located is transferred by sale, gift, inheritance, or other such conveyance or,
   (c)    The sign has weathered in the opinion of the inspector to a point where the sign is no longer effective or is in need of repainting/relettering, or
   (d)    The sign has been damaged or defaced, regardless of cause, to the extent that it is in need of repair or replacement.
      (Ord. 07-8. Passed 3-19-07.)