(A) Signs lawfully erected prior to the effective date of this subchapter which do not meet the standards thereof may be maintained except as hereafter provided.
(B) No nonconforming signs:
(1) Shall be changed to another nonconforming sign;
(2) Shall have any changes made in the message displayed unless the sign is specifically designed for periodic change of message; or
(3) Shall be structurally altered so as to prolong the life of the sign or so as to change the shape, size, type, or design of the sign unless such change renders the sign conforming.
(C) If the owner of a sign or the premises on which a sign is located changes the location of a building, property line, or sign or changes the use of a building so that any sign on the premises is rendered nonconforming, such sign must be removed or made to conform to this subchapter.
(Prior Code, § 153.140) (Ord. D-1418, § 706, passed 11-22-1982, effective 1-21-1983) Penalty, see § 153.999