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  2. CHAPTER 7. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
  3. Article 7.3. Signs

Sec. 7.3.17. Nonconforming Signs

  1. Within 90 days after the effective date of this provision or within 90 days following an extension of areas in which this section is applicable any portable ground sign, temporary sign, vehicle sign or windblown sign not authorized by Sec. 7.3.13.L. shall be removed. Except for signs approved as part of an adopted Streetscape Plan or Custom Signage Plan, all other signs which are made nonconforming by an amendment to this UDO or an amendment to the Official Zoning Map or extension of areas in which this UDO is applicable shall be discontinued and removed or made conforming within 5½ years after the date of the amendment or extension, unless explicitly prohibited by state statute.
  2. Nothing in this UDO shall prohibit the ordinary maintenance repair of a nonconforming sign or replacement of a broken part of a nonconforming sign. Whenever any nonconforming sign or part of a nonconforming sign is altered, replaced, converted or changed, the entire sign must immediately comply with the provisions of this UDO and/or an adopted Streetscape Plan or Custom Signage Plan.
  3. Nonconforming signs that are destroyed or damaged by 50% or more of their value shall not be rebuilt or repaired except in conformance with this UDO and/or an adopted Streetscape Plan or Custom Signage Plan.
  4. Nothing in this UDO shall prevent a City Council-designated landmark sign from indefinitely remaining on-premise so long as the landmark sign complies with all the standards of Sec. 7.3.15.
  5. Within 90 days after the effective date of this provision or within 90 days following an extension of areas in which this section is applicable:
    1. Any paper, poster board or similar sign or display shall be removed or otherwise made conforming.

Book traversal links for Sec. 7.3.17. Nonconforming Signs

  • Sec. 7.3.16. General Sign Regulations
  • Article 7.4. Site Lighting
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UDO Chapters

  • CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
  • CHAPTER 2. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
  • CHAPTER 3. MIXED USE DISTRICTS
  • CHAPTER 4. SPECIAL DISTRICTS
  • CHAPTER 5. OVERLAY DISTRICTS
  • CHAPTER 6. USE REGULATIONS
  • CHAPTER 7. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
  • CHAPTER 8. SUBDIVISION & SITE PLAN STANDARDS
  • CHAPTER 9. NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION
  • CHAPTER 10. ADMINISTRATION
  • CHAPTER 11. BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
  • CHAPTER 12. DEFINITIONS
  • HISTORY TABLE
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  • Article 7.1. Parking
  • Article 7.2. Landscaping and Screening
  • Article 7.3. Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.1. Applicability
    • Sec. 7.3.2. Signs Allowed by District
    • Sec. 7.3.3. Additional Sign Types
    • Sec. 7.3.4. Wall Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.5. Projecting Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.6. Awning, Gallery, Marquee Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.7. Window Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.8. Low Profile Ground Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.9. Medium Profile Ground Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.10. High Profile Ground Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.11. Tract Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.12. A-Frame Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.13. Special Sign Types
    • Sec. 7.3.14. Off-Premise Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.15. Prohibited Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.16. General Sign Regulations
    • Sec. 7.3.17. Nonconforming Signs
  • Article 7.4. Site Lighting
  • Article 7.5. Outdoor Display and Storage

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