Any legal nonconforming sign may be continued in use if maintained in accordance with this section.
(a) A legal nonconforming sign shall lose its legal nonconforming status upon any of the following occurrences:
(1) The nonconforming sign is structurally altered, enlarged, relocated, or replaced.
(2) The nonconforming sign is determined by the Administrator to be in a dangerous or defective condition; to fail to conform to health and fire codes; a public nuisance; or abandoned, deteriorated; or in need of repair or replacement.
(3) The nonconforming sign face and/or sign structure is destroyed or damaged in excess of 60% of the combined replacement value of the sign and sign structure.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prevent the ordinary repair, maintenance, and non-structural alteration of nonconforming signs. Changing a sign face shall not be considered an alteration if there is no increase in height or sign area.
(c) All non-conforming signs shall be removed or brought into compliance with the regulations of this chapter before any existing conforming signs may be modified, or any new permanent, sign may be added to any lot, building or use.
(Ord. 16-19. Passed 9-16-19.)