A. Abatement Of Nonpermitted Signs: Any sign erected without permits or without compliance with all provisions of this chapter, as amended, and in effect at the time of its construction, erection or use, shall immediately be removed from the site by the owner, without compensation.
B. Amortization Of Nonconforming Signs: All signs rendered nonconforming by the provisions of this chapter, or any other provision of this code, as amended, shall be removed twenty (20) years after the date of becoming nonconforming.
C. Abatement Of Nonconforming Signs Enumerated: Any sign made nonconforming by the provisions of this chapter, as amended, shall immediately be removed from the site, without compensation, under any of the criteria as follows:
1. Any sign whose use has ceased, or the structure upon which the sign is located has been abandoned by its owner for ninety (90) consecutive days.
2. Any sign which has been more than fifty percent (50%) destroyed or damaged (other than destruction of the facial copy).
3. Any sign whose owner remodels the sign, except for the change of copy.
4. Any sign whose owner relocates the sign.
5. Any sign which is or may become a danger to the public or is unsafe.
6. Any sign which constitutes a traffic hazard (not created by the relocation of any street or highway or by any other act of the city).
7. Any sign where there is a change in type of business that the sign advertises. For example, if the sign is for a florist and a shoe store moves into the space, the sign must be brought into compliance.
8. Any sign where there is a change in the name of the person licensed to operate the business.
D. Nonconforming Signs For Automobile Dealerships: Existing automobile dealership legal, nonconforming signs may continue as long as the automobile dealership continues operation of the same parcel. A legal, nonconforming sign may be modified as follows, subject to the area and height of the sign remaining equal to or less than the existing sign:
1. The sign may be remodeled including, but not limited to, change of copy, sign face design, and structural improvements.
2. The sign may be relocated within the boundaries of the parcel in which the dealership is located.
3. Any modification or relocation of a nonconforming sign shall be subject to review and approval by the planning commission. (Ord. 2552 § 1, 2004)