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Sec. 21-111. - Change in use.#
Change in use. Whenever the use of land or structures changes, any signs that do not relate to the new use or to any product or service associated with the new use, shall be removed or appropriately altered consistent with the provisions of this section. Furthermore, it shall be the responsibility of the property owner of the land and/or improvements to remove any sign or signs on premises where the associated use has been discontinued for a period of more than 90 days.
(Ord. No. 2021-04, § 1, 2-9-21)
Sec. 21-112. - Nonconforming signs.#
Whenever a business, person, or enterprise for which existing signage does not conform to the requirements of this section, seeks to structurally alter or enlarge an existing sign, or erect or install a new sign, the provisions of this section shall apply as follows: (1)
The alteration, enlargement, installation or erection of signage shall not increase the degree of non-conformity.
(2)
If the value of structural alterations to a nonconforming sign equals or exceeds 25 percent of the value of the sign, as determined by the building official, the sign shall be made to conform to all provisions of this section.
(3)
Enlargement, installation or erection of conforming signage shall be accompanied by a reduction in the degree of non-conformity for other signage existing on the premises. This reduction is nonconformity can be accomplished by a reduction in size of existing signs (if nonconforming as to square footage), removal (if nonconforming as to number of signs), relocation (if nonconforming as to location), or a combination of reduction, removal and relocation. The total cost of reduction, removal or relocation of nonconforming signage shall equal, as nearly as is practical, 75 percent of the value of the new or enlarged conforming signage, or the cost necessary to bring all signage on the premises into conformance with this section, whichever is the lesser requirement.
(4)
The provisions of subsections (2) and (3) of this section do not apply to temporary signs or to illegal signs. Temporary signs that do not comply with the requirements of this section, and other illegal signs shall be removed within 90 days after notification of the sign's non-conformity.
(5)
Billboards that do not conform to the requirements of this section shall be removed, altered or replaced so as to fully conform to the requirements of this section within nine years after the date of installing the billboard, or six years after notification by the jurisdiction of the billboard's non-conformity, whichever is longer.
(Ord. No. 2021-04, § 1, 2-9-21)