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(7) Electronic signs are only allowed as part of a ground sign and shall <br />be limited to a maximum sign height of eight (8) feet above the <br />natural grade of the property; provided, however, electronic signs <br />fronting or adjacent to Loop 286 may be constructed as a ground <br />sign or pole sign, but the electronic portion of the sign shall be <br />limited to a maximum height of twelve feet (12') above the grade <br />of the nearest traffic lane or access road which ever is lower. <br />(8) All power to an Electronic sign shall be supplied via underground <br />carrier, inside approved conduit, and shall be installed in <br />accordance with City electrical requirements. <br />Section 4. That a new Section 28-25 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, <br />Texas, be, and the same is hereby added so that such section shall read as follows: <br />"Sec. 28-25. Nonconforming Electronic Signs. <br />(a) A nonconforming electronic sign is a sign and its supporting structure <br />which does not conform to all or part of the provisions of this Ordinance, and: <br />(1) was in existence, has a sign permit if one was required prior to this ordinance <br />and was lawfully erected prior to the date of this Ordinance; (2) was in existence <br />and lawfully located and used in accordance with the provisions of the prior <br />Ordinance applicable thereto, or which was considered legally nonconforming <br />there under, and has since been in continuous or regular use; or (3) was in <br />existence, located, and used on the premises at the time it was annexed into the <br />City of Paris and has since been in regular and continuous use. <br />(b) Any nonconforming electronic sign and its support structure which is <br />destroyed, damaged, dilapidated or deteriorated shall not be replaced, repaired or <br />renovated, in whole or in part, if such replacement, repair or renovation would <br />require an expenditure of monies in excess of sixty percent (60%) of the cost of a <br />new sign, including its support structure, which is substantially the same or <br />similar to the nonconforming sign destroyed, damaged, dilapidated, or <br />deteriorated. <br />(c) No electronic sign or its support structure which is lawfully <br />reproduced, repaired or renovated as a nonconforming sign shall be increased in <br />area or height. <br />(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance, any electronic <br />sign that is a legally existing nonconforming sign hereunder may be relocated on <br />the same lot or tract of land, if the sign is required to be removed from its present <br />location because the property upon which the sign is located is acquired by any <br />Page 4 of 6 <br />