(A) No nonconforming sign may be enlarged or altered in such a manner as to increase the degree of the nonconformity nor may illumination be added to any nonconforming sign.
(B) A nonconforming sign may not be moved or replaced except to bring the sign into compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
(C) If a nonconforming sign is destroyed or damaged in any manner to the extent that the cost of restoration to its condition before such an occurrence exceeds 50% of the current replacement value at the time of damage, the sign shall not be replaced except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Such sign may not thereafter be repaired, reconstructed, or replaced except in conformity with all the provisions of this chapter. The remnants of the former sign structure shall be cleared from the property.
(D) Subject to the other provisions of this section, nonconforming signs may be repaired and renovated so long as the cost of such work does not exceed, within any 12 month period, 50% of the value of such sign.
(E) If a nonconforming sign remains blank for a continuous period of two years, that sign shall be deemed abandoned and shall, within 30 days after such abandonment, be altered to comply with this chapter or be removed by the sign owner, owner of the property where the sign is located, or any other person having control over such sign. For purposes of this section, a sign is "blank" if:
(1) It advertises a business, service, commodity, accommodation, attraction, or other enterprise or activity that is no longer operating or being offered or conducted;
(2) The advertising message it displays becomes illegible in whole or substantial part; or
(3) The advertising copy has been removed.
(Ord. passed 4-12-2016; Am. Ord. passed 3-12-2024)