§ 270-16. Nonconforming billboards.

A. 

Legally existing billboards. A legally existing billboard, solely in the same location and with the same sign area and height of sign which existed on March 20, 2001, without any enlargement at any time thereafter permitted, may remain in existence until and shall be removed on or before the earlier to occur of the following events:

(1) 

Discontinuance of its use for more than a continuous period of 180 days. "Discontinuance of use" shall be defined as whenever the face of an existing billboard shall no longer contain text or graphics (or a combination of the two) bearing a message. The display of text or graphics conveying merely information relating to the availability of the existing billboard or the place or manner in which the owner or lessee of the existing billboard (or his or her representative) may be contacted for the purpose of placing a message on the face thereof shall not be deemed "use" of such existing billboard; and

(2) 

December 31, 2020.

Editor’s Note: This ordinance also amended the title of this section, which was formerly Nonconforming signs.

Amended 9-16-1997 by Ord. No. 191-97; 3-20-2001 by Ord. No. 58-2001; 3-28-2017 by Ord. No. 58-2017; 6-19-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-119