18.60.110 Nonconforming Signs.
A. Any sign lawfully erected prior to December 2, 1977, which exceeds the limitations of Larkspur Municipal Code Sections 18.60.010 through 18.60.100 shall be deemed legal nonconforming and may continue to exist until made nonconforming by the earliest of the following events:
1. Any modification of sign appearance, other than normal maintenance necessary to retain the original appearance of the sign; or
2. Removal of the sign, except when removal is done for maintenance and the sign is re-erected within fourteen (14) days; or
3. Change of use or business, or termination of the business which existed on December 2, 1977; or
4. Destruction or deterioration of the sign to an extent that the current cost of repair exceeds fifty (50) percent of the current cost of constructing a new sign which duplicates the old.
B. Upon becoming nonconforming, any sign shall immediately be removed or made to comply with all requirements of this chapter.
C. All signs deemed legal nonconforming by this section shall be made to comply with the requirements of Larkspur Municipal Code Section 18.60.120 within ninety (90) days of December 2, 1977.
D. Any sign unlawfully erected prior to December 2, 1977, shall be deemed nonconforming and shall be immediately removed. (Ord. 1030 § 2(12), 2018; Ord. 974 § 1, 2010; Ord. 953 § 1(72), 2007; Ord. 580 § 1 (part), 1977)