§ 154.2.196, § 154.2.197, § 154.2.198

Other

• Time to remove abandoned sign2 years

  If a sign advertises a business or activity that is no longer operating or being offered or conducted, that sign shall be considered abandoned and shall, within two years after such abandonment, be removed.

• Time to replace sign face with blank face after business cessation120 days

  The owner of any sign, including a permitted off-premises sign, regarding a commercial endeavor, where the use or business has ceased operating shall, within 120 days of the cessation of use or business operation, replace the sign face with a blank face until such time as a use or business has resumed operating on the property.

• Time to replace removed message portion2 years

  If the message portion of a sign is removed, leaving only the supporting 'shell' of a sign or the supporting braces, anchors, or similar components, the owner of the sign or the owner of the property where the sign is located or other person having control over such sign shall, within two years of the removal of the message portion of the sign, either replace the entire message portion of the sign or remove the remaining components of the sign.

• Damage threshold for nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. sign replacement50 pct

  If a nonconforming sign is destroyed or damaged in any manner to the extent that the cost of restoration to its condition before such an occurrence exceeds 50% of the current replacement value at the time of damage, the sign shall not be replaced except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

• Maximum repair cost for nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. sign per 12 months50 pct

  Subject to the other provisions of this section, nonconforming signs may be repaired and renovated so long as the cost of such work does not exceed, within any 12 month period, 50% of the value of such sign.

• Time to repair unsafe sign30 days

  Any sign which becomes a safety hazard or which is not kept in a reasonably good state of repair shall be put in a safe and good state of repair within 30 days of a written notice to the owner and permit holder.