Agenda - Council Work Session - 04/08/2025

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1 a. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a legally established non- 2 conforming permanent sign may continue, including through repair, replacement 3 (including replacement of an individual panel for tenant turnover), restoration, 4 maintenance, or improvement, but not including expansion, only in compliance 5 with the provisions of this section. 6 b. Whenever a lawful nonconforming use of a sign is discontinued for a continuous 7 period of one year, any future use of said sign shall be made to conform with the 8 provisions of this chapter. 9 c. A legally established nonconforming sign must not resume if the sign is de- 10 stroyed by fire or other peril to the extent of greater than 50 percent of its market 11 value, and no sign permit has been applied for within 180 days of when the prop- 12 erty is damaged. In this case, the city may impose reasonable conditions upon a 13 sign permit in order to mitigate any newly created impact on adjacent property. 14 Any subsequent sign shall be a conforming sign. 15 (2) Expansion. 16 a. For purposes of this sign code, expansion means: 17 i. An increase to the sign area that increases the level of nonconformity; 18 ii. An increase to the height of the sign that increases the level of noncon- 19 formity; 20 iii. An increase to the dimensions of the sign cabinet or increase in the depth 21 of the sign; or 22 iv. Removal of the sign and installation of the sign at a new location. 23 b. A legally established nonconforming sign may not be expanded except to bring 24 the sign into compliance with this sign code. 25 (3) Creation of nonconformities by public action. 26 a. Where there exists as of the date of adoption of this section a conforming sign 27 and a subsequent taking by a governmental body occurs under eminent domain 28 or negotiated sale which renders such sign in violation of one or more provisions 29 of this chapter, such sign becomes a legal non -conformity and may be used 30 thereafter only in accordance with the provisions of this section. 31 b. The planning commission may consider government taking as a practical diffi- 32 culty used with a request for a variance to a setback regulation for pre-existing 33 signs. 34 (4) Additional standards for nonconformities within the Mississippi River Corridor Critical 35 Area Overlay District are found in section 106-910. 36 Article II. Applications and procedures. 37 Sec. 108-200 — Purpose. 38 The following sections set forth standards and regulations for permit requirements for all types 39 of signage. 40 Sec. 108-210 — Permitted and prohibited signs. 41 All permanent signs shall obtain a permit prior to installation. the following table establishes 42 wheiner a type or sign is allowed or prohibited, and furiner establishes the permitting require- 43 ments for allowed types of signs: Page 13 of 30