§ 26-94-080. Outdoor advertising structures and signs.

All outdoor advertising structures, outdoor advertising signs, appurtenant signs and directional signs existing on or prior to December 5, 1957, or the effective date of a change in land use classification, whichever is later, which do not conform to the provisions of this chapter relating to the district in which such outdoor advertising structures, outdoor advertising signs, appurtenant signs and directional signs are located shall be considered nonconforming uses. Subject to the limitations set forth in the State Outdoor Advertising Act, such nonconforming uses shall be removed without compensation within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the amortization period set forth in Business and Professions Code Sections 5412.1 and 5412.2. The amortization period for signs which may be amortized pursuant to Sections 5412.1 and 5412.3 shall commence after the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter and the giving of notice to the affected property owner. Wherever, by reason of the spacing limitations of this chapter, a greater number of outdoor advertising structures, outdoor advertising signs, appurtenant signs or directional signs exist in the R, LIA, LEA and DA districts than this chapter permits, the board of zoning adjustments shall determine the date of establishment of each such outdoor advertising structure, outdoor advertising sign, appurtenant sign or directional sign and determine which such signs are nonconforming and subject to amortization pursuant to Business and Professions Code Sections 5412.1 and 5412.3. Outdoor advertising signs and structures that were defined as general service boards and granted a use permit prior to the adoption of this ordinance shall become a nonconforming use, if they do not meet the provisos of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 4643, 1993.)