609.13

SEC. 609.13. NONCONFORMING GENERAL ADVERTISING SIGNS IN NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS. If state and/or federal statutes, as applicable, which currently required local governments to pay monetary compensation to the owners of nonconforming Signs as a condition of requiring removal of such Signs is/are repealed, or amended so as to eliminate that requirement, then any lawfully existing General Advertising Sign within a Neighborhood Commercial District shall be removed within five years of the effective date of the repeal of the amendment of said state and/or federal legislation, as applicable. (Added by Ord. 69-87, App. 3/13/87; amended by Ord. 217-16, File No. 160424, App. 11/10/2016, Eff. 12/10/2016) AMENDMENT HISTORY Section header and section amended; Ord. 217-16, Eff. 12/10/2016. SEC. 609.14. IN THE NORTHEAST WATERFRONT SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT. Any lawfully existing Sign that does not conform to Section 608.15 of this Code shall be removed or altered to conform to that Section within five years after the effective date of Section 608.15 or such later date as the sign becomes nonconforming. (Added by Ord. 59-08, File No. 031034, App. 4/10/2008; amended by Ord. 217-16, File No. 160424, App. 11/10/2016, Eff. 12/10/2016) AMENDMENT HISTORY Section header and section amended; Ord. 217-16, Eff. 12/10/2016. SEC. 610. VIOLATION OF GENERAL ADVERTISING SIGN REQUIREMENTS. (a) General. The penalties and methods of enforcement set forth in this Section 610 are in addition to those set forth in Section 176 of this Code and any other penalties or methods of enforcement authorized by law. In light of the findings of Proposition G, approved by the voters in March of 2002, a violation of the Code's general advertising sign requirements is deemed to be a public nuisance. (b) Administrative Penalties. The Director of Planning may impose administrative penalties for violations of the regulations governing General Advertising Signs set forth in this Article 6. These administrative penalties are cumulative to and do not foreclose any criminal or civil penalties that may apply under state or local law. Administrative penalties shall be imposed in accordance with the following procedures: (1) Notice of Violation. (A) Upon the Planning Department’s determination pursuant to Section 176 of this Code that a general advertising sign has been erected, installed, expanded, intensified, relocated, or otherwise operated in violation of the requirements of this Code or has been denied an in-lieu identifying number pursuant to Section 604.1(c) of this Code, the Director shall