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"... , 21~ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1986 - all signs that were in existence when this ordinance was enacted in 1980, provided that such signs have not been enlarged, extended, reconstructed, or structurally altered." City Manager Brown, pursuant to Council's request from its regular meeting held Febru- ary 25, 1986, presented the following written review entitled, "Nonconforming Signs", which describes certain chronological actions dealing with enactments of amendments to the City's "sign ordinance" as well as with enforcement thereof and the current status: In April, 1980, fairly extensive amendments were made in the City's Zoning Ordinance. In addition, Subsection X.G was included in these amendments which read as follows: "Every sign erected before the adoption of this ordinance and which is not in conformance with the requirements of this ordi- nance shall comply with this ordinance when in any calendar year, required maintenance, moving or replacement cost exceeds 50% of its original cost or value, whichever is applicable. All such signs shall be brought into compliance, in all respects to the provisions of this ordinance within five (5) years from the effective date of this ordinance. Failure to comply shall con- stitute a violation of this ordinance unless the sign shall have been removed prior to the expiration of the five year period." On Tuesday, August 27, 1985, Council, acting on recommendations of the Planning Commission and City Administration, amended Section X Signs, Sub- section D of the Zoning Ordinance reducing the setback of signs in the P-l, P-2 and RP-l Districts from thirty (30) feet or building setback line (whichever is the lesser distance from the street) to fifteen feet in an effort to assist the property owners and business operators in these dis- tricts, particularly along Starling Avenue. This same ordinance also deleted Subsection X.G as described above which gave all owners of signs in all districts five (5) years to comply with the sign ordinance. The deletion meant, according to the ordinance, that all signs in all dis- tricts that were not in compliance with the ordinance requirements as of April 5, 1985, were classified as illegal signs. We, therefore, advised Council that we would proceed with enforcement of the ordinance but that this would be attempted in a systematic manner and that we would give busi- ness owners and operators a reasonable time to comply--ninety (90) days. .. -..-...'---_____M_______.__..".___..._...._