(a) Maintenance of Nonconforming Signs. Nonconforming signs shall be maintained in good condition pursuant to Section 1163.12.
(b) Alteration and Removal of Nonconforming Signs.
(1) Nonconforming signs shall be removed and any subsequent modification or replacement, excluding maintenance pursuant to Section 1163.12 shall conform to all requirements of this chapter:
A. When more than fifty percent (50%) of the value of the sign has been destroyed or has been taken down; or
B. When the use which the nonconforming sign is accessory to is vacant for ninety consecutive days.
(2) Following six(6) years from the date of this amendment to this chapter which made the sign nonconforming, unless an extension is granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals, as set forth in Subsection 1163.13(e)(2).
(3) A nonconforming sign shall not be altered, modified or reconstructed other than to comply with this chapter except:
A. When the existing use has new ownership which results in a change in the name of the use or business on the property;
B. When the space is reoccupied by a similar use and the new occupant requires no external building or sit renovation; or
C. Pursuant to this subsection, the nonconforming sign may be changed only by replacing a sign panel or by repainting a sign face.
(4) A nonconforming sign shall immediately lose its legal nonconforming status and thereafter must be brought into conformance with this chapter or removed whenever alterations to a nonconforming sign changes the structure, framing or erection or relocation of the sign.
(Ord. 2020-21. Passed 2-18-20.)