(a) General Advertising Signs. Any lawfully existing general advertising sign within the Upper Market Special Sign District, other than such a sign located on a wall immediately adjacent to the establishment to which it directs attention, shall be removed within five years after the effective date of said Special Sign District or such later date as the location of such sign may be designated as part of said Special Sign District.
(b) Roof Signs. Any lawfully existing roof sign within the Upper Market Special Sign District shall be removed within five years after the effective date of such Special Sign District or such later date as the location of such sign may be designated as part of said Special Sign District.
(c) Freestanding Signs. Any existing free standing sign within the Upper Market Special Sign District that lawfully exceeds a height of 24 feet shall be removed or altered to conform with such height limit within five years after the effective date of such Special Sign District or such later date as the location of such sign may be designated as part of said Special Sign District.
(d) Moving Parts. Any lawfully existing sign within the Upper Market Special Sign District that has a moving part or parts legally nonconforming under Subsection 607(d) of this Code shall be removed or altered to conform therewith within three years after the effective date of said Special Sign District or such later date as the location of such sign may be designated as part of said Special Sign District.
(e) Flashing Lights. Any lawfully existing sign within the Upper Market Special Sign District that has or consists of one or more flashing, blinking, fluctuating or otherwise animated lights legally nonconforming under Subsection 607(e) of this Code shall be removed or altered to conform therewith within three years after the effective date of said Special Sign District or such later date as the location of such sign may be designated as part of said Special Sign District.
(f) Not less than six months prior to the termination of the amortization period set forth in Section 609.12(a), the City Planning Commission shall conduct a hearing regarding general compliance with all the removal and conformity requirements of Section 609.12. The City Planning Commission shall send a report thereon to the Board of Supervisors, which shall conduct a hearing on said report.
(Added by Ord. 64-77, App. 2/18/77)