Except as otherwise provided in this Code, any on premise sign or billboard which is located on property which becomes vacant and unoccupied for a period of six months or more, or any sign which pertains to a time, event or purpose which no longer applies, shall be deemed to have been abandoned. Permanent signs and billboards applicable to a business temporarily suspended because of a change of ownership or the management of such business shall not be deemed abandoned unless the property remains vacant for a period of six months or more. Any off-premises sign or billboard for a period of three consecutive months, advertises goods, products, services or facilities available to the public or which directs persons to a different location where such goods, products, services or facilities are not available for a period of six consecutive months, shall be deemed to have been abandoned.
(Ord. 94-082. Passed 6-13-94.)