Except as may be hereinafter specified, no sign shall be erected, placed, maintained, converted, enlarged, reconstructed, or structurally altered which does comply with all the regulations established by this section.
(A) Maintenance and repair. Signs erected prior to the effective date of this Zoning Ordinance may be maintained and repaired.
(B) Items not considered normal maintenance and repair. Changes made to the location, size, height, or bulk of the sign or addition of illumination are not considered normal maintenance and repair and shall require that a nonconforming sign be brought into conformance with all requirements of this chapter.
(C) Continuing non-conformance. Where a sign exists at the effective date or adoption or amendment of this Zoning Ordinance that could not be built under the terms of this title by reason of restrictions on area, use, height, setback, or other characteristics of the sign or its location on the lot, such sign may be continued so long as it remains otherwise lawful, subject to the following provisions:
(1) No such sign may be enlarged or altered in a way which increases its nonconformity; and
(2) Should such a sign be destroyed by any means to an extent of 60% or more of its replacement cost at the time of destruction, it shall not be reconstructed except in conformity with the provisions of this section.
(D) Removal. The Zoning Administrator shall have the authority to revoke any permit which has been granted when the Zoning Administrator has determined that the sign authorized by the permit has been constructed or maintained in violation of the permit. Written notice shall be given to the owner of the illegal sign and/or the owner of the property on which the sign is located. The notice shall state the reasons and grounds for removal, specifying the deficiencies or defects in such sign, and the violations charged; such notice shall specify what repairs, if any, will make the sign conform to the requirements of this section, and specify that the sign be removed or made to conform with the requirements of this section with the notice period provided below:
(1) The notice period for a permanent sign is 30 days; and
(2) The notice period for a portable sign is five days.
(Ord. 2023-13, passed 7-25-2023)