f.
Damage to Nonconforming Signs
If a nonconforming sign is destroyed by natural causes or man-made damage (i.e. vehicle crash), it shall not thereafter be repaired, reconstructed, or replaced except in conformity with Article L Signs. The remnants of the former sign structure shall be removed and cleared from the land on which it is located. For purposes of determining damage to a nonconforming sign, it is considered “destroyed” if damaged to an extent that the cost of repairing the s ign to its former condition or replacing it with an equivalent sign equals or exceeds the value (tax value if listed for tax purposes) of the sign so damaged. If there is no tax value then such sign shall be considered destroyed if the cost to replace the sign exceeds $1,000.
g. Changing Message of Nonconforming Signs
The message or copy on a nonconforming sign may be changed so long as such change does not create a new nonconformity. If there is a change of use or occupancy of the structure for which the sign is advertising, then the sign shall be brought into conformity with Article L Signs.
h. Discontinuation of a Business
If a nonconforming sign(s), other than a billboard, advertises a business service, commodity, accommodation, attraction or other enterprise or activity that is no longer operating or being offered or conducted, such sign shall be considered abandoned and shall be removed within 90 days after such abandonment by the sign owner, owner(s) of the property where the sign is located, or other person having control over such sign. For purposes of the Land Development Ordinance an abandoned sign shall be considered a nonconforming sign.
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Nonconforming Billboards
(1) Existing Billboards . Any billboards existing when the Sign regulations were originally adopted (March 5, 1990 and subsequent amendments) that are nonconforming based on those sign regulations are still declared nonconforming, and with the effective date of the Land Development Ordinance (December 30, 2016) it is not the intention to repeal but rather to reenact and continue to enforce without interruption of the existing sign provisions, so that all rights and liabilities that have occurred thereafter are reserved and may be enforced. (2) Inactive Billboard . Where a nonconforming billboard remains blank or not in service for a continuous period of 180 days, such billboard shall be deemed abandoned and shall be removed within 60 days after such abandonment by the sign owner(s), owner of the
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