9.50.190 Nonconforming Sign.
A. Any sign lawfully existing or lawfully permitted and constructed within the time allowed by the sign permit but which is made nonconforming by adoption or amendment of this chapter is a nonconforming sign.
B. Nonconforming signs must be removed or brought into compliance if any of the following occurs:
1. The sign or sign structure is moved, removed, replaced or structurally altered unless the moving is required by the City or other public entity to accommodate a public project. Changes in removable faces or panels are not structural alterations.
a. Exception: When a nonconforming sign is damaged by causes beyond the control of the owner, the sign may be rebuilt to the same size and height, using the same types of original material.
2. The use of the property where the sign is located changes to a different use. For purposes of this section, a change in use includes situations in which services or goods offered or provided on the property are changed.
a. Exception: When a nonconforming multiple-faced primary freestanding sign is located on a developed site where there are three or more separate uses the copy may be changed without losing the nonconforming right unless and until the sign is moved, removed, replaced or altered. [Ord. NS-2303, 2018]