Nonconforming signs

A. A sign shall immediately lose its legal nonconforming status when:
- (1) The sign is enlarged or reduced without approvals. (See also §§ 260-28 and 260-29 of this chapter.)
- (2) The sign is relocated without approvals. [See § 260-29B(1).]
- (3) The sign advertises or calls attention to any products, businesses or activities which have not been carried on or sold at the premises for the past 90 days.
- (4) The sign shall not have been repaired or properly maintained within 30 days after written notice to that effect has been given by the Building Official and/or Director of Planning, or their designees.
- (5) The sign is removed and replaced with another nonconforming sign, regardless of its size.
B. A sign shall not lose its legal nonconforming status when:
- (1) A wall sign is removed for construction, painting and/or restoration of the building, provided that the sign is returned to its location within 30 days of completion of the building work.
- (2) The sign is removed to facilitate repair, maintenance and/or repainting and replaced immediately upon completion of such work.
C. No sign that had been erected in violation of any previously existing sign ordinance shall, by virtue of adoption of this article, become legal nonconforming.