(a) Any existing sign erected prior to the adoption of this chapter which is nonconforming and for which no permit was issued shall be removed within ninety (90) days from notification by the Zoning and Code Enforcement Inspector.
(b) Any existing sign erected prior to the adoption of this chapter for which a permit was issued and which would be in violation under the provisions of this chapter shall be allowed to continue for a period of not more than four (4) years from the effective date of this chapter. At the end of the four-year period all such nonconforming signs shall be removed.
(c) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) hereof shall not apply to signs which the Planning and Zoning Commission determines to have unusual or positive community significance.
(d) Nonconforming signs shall not be altered, rebuilt, enlarged, extended or relocated, unless such action changes a nonconforming sign into a conforming sign as provided herein. The failure to keep any such nonconforming sign in good repair within a period of thirty (30) days after due notification by the Code Enforcement Officer shall constitute abandonment of the sign. A sign which is abandoned shall not be reused and shall be removed by or at the expense of the property owner.
(e) If a project subject to zoning review(s) is proposed for a parcel of property upon which a legally preexisting sign which does not conform to these standards is located, the reviewing agency shall require that said nonconforming sign be brought into compliance as a condition of the approval of the proposed action.
(Ord. 22-089. Passed 12-5-22.)