Sec. 6-62

Signage

• Abandonment period2 years

  a sign shall be considered abandoned if the business or use for which the sign was erected has not been in operation for a period of at least two years.

• Damage threshold for conformity50 pct

  Any nonconforming sign damaged to the extent that it represents a public hazard... or any nonconforming sign damaged by any casualty to an extent exceeding 50 percent of its replacement cost, shall be removed or made to conform.

• Time to conform lighting/animation nonconformity90 days

  Any sign that is nonconforming due to lighting or animation shall be eliminated or made to conform... within 90 days from the effective date of this provision.

• Lighting addition prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

  Lighting or illumination shall not be added to a nonconforming sign.

• Maintenance and repair allowed

  A nonconforming sign may be maintained and repaired, provided that such sign shall not be moved, replaced, structurally altered, or modified as to size, shape or height except in conformity with the provisions of this article.

• Time to conform portable/temporary nonconformity90 days

  Any nonconforming portable sign or nonconforming temporary sign shall be eliminated or made to conform... within 90 days from the effective date of this appendix.

• Removal time for abandoned sign30 days

  Such nonconforming sign(s) and its supporting structure shall be removed by the owner... within 30 days of written notice by the zoning administrator.

• Restoration time for minor damage6 months

  In the case of damage of 50 percent or less of the replacement cost of a nonconforming sign damaged by any casualty, such sign may be restored as before the damage, if such restoration is completed within six months of the damage.