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• (Sec. 10.86( 3) con' t) 10-84 permitted. Such signs shall not 10.88 VARIANCES. (1). Variances be erected more than 10 days from the requirements of this before the event and shall be chapter may be granted by the _ ! removed within five days after standing committee designated by the completion of ,the event. the County Board upon application to and payment of a fee to the [ History: Sec. 10 . 86 created by Zoning Administrator . Variances Sub. 2, O.A. 6, 1989-90, are limited as specified in this published 9/21/90. ] section. ( 2) Variances may be granted 10.87 REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO from the maximums of height or ,--1 NONCONFORMING SIGNS AND USE. area (but not both) for all signs (1) Signs existing prior to the regulated by this ordinance, Li effective date of this ordinance except as limited by this which do not conform to the section. provisions of the ordinance shall I l _I be nonconforming signs. Non- ( 3) Variances to maximum of conforming signs shall. not be height or area may not exceed rebuilt, altered, or moved to a maximums specified in this new location without being Chapter by more than 20%. . brought into compliance with the (4) Variances may not be granted ,I requirements of this ordinance. to maximum height , to maximum , I Routine maintenance of a sign is area or to minimum separation _- permitted unless the cost exceeds requirements for off-premise 50% of the current value of the advertising signs. sign, if the maintenance cost is [ History- Sec. 10.88 created by i-' more than 50% of the value of the Sub. 2, O.A. 6, 1989-90, sign said sign shall be con- published 9/21/90. . ] sidered rebuilt. jl (,2) Signs ,advertising a non- _ conforming use may be continued 10.89 VARIANCE STANDARDS. (1) ! � but such signs shall not expand Unnecessary hardship must be in number, copy area, height, or found as distinguished from a illumination. New signs may be mere inconvenience. The finding , erected only upon the complete of a hardship shall take into 11 removal of all nonconforming consideration the particular signs. physical surroundings, shape or P (3) Nonconforming signs shall be topographical conditions of the brought into compliance or re- specific property involved. moved when the principal use of ( 2) ' The conditions upon which , the premises is changed to a the application for a variance is LI different use. based would not be , applicable [ History: Sec. 10.87 created by generally to other property. Sub. 2, O.A. ' 6, 1989-90, similarly situated. published 9/21/90. ] i t � Second Qtr . Supp. #11, 1. 1/90 r-