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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Sec. 262-18. Design. <br /> <br /> Al1 signs shall be designed and constructed <br /> in accordance with Section 2302.1 of the Standard <br /> Building Code, 1984 edition, and all amendments <br /> thereto, which is hereby specifically adopted. <br /> <br /> Sec. 262-19. Chapter to regulate sign and <br /> billboard <br /> matters. <br /> Sections 2301 through 2304 of the Standard <br /> Building Code, 1984 edition, and all amendments <br /> thereto, relating to signs and outdoor displays <br /> are, in all things, repealed and all matters <br /> pertaining to signs and billboards shall be <br /> governed and regulated by Chapter 262 of the Code <br /> of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas. <br /> <br /> Sec. 262-20. Erection of sign by owner. <br /> <br /> Any person may erect his own signs with his <br /> regular employees wh.ich advertise his own business <br /> or profession or product manufactured or sold by <br /> him without the necessity of a license or bond, <br /> but all other provisions of the Code shall be <br /> complied with. The person erecting the sign shall <br /> keep it in a good operating condition and shall <br /> remove it at his expense when requested by the <br /> city. <br /> Sec. 262-21. Removal of Nonconforming Signs. <br /> (a) Signs erected prior to July l, 1986, and <br /> do not conform to the requirements of ths chapter, <br /> are illegal signs under this and prior sign <br /> control ordinances if a permit was required for <br /> its erection. <br /> (b) All signs legally erected pursuant to a <br /> valid permit or legally maintained prior to July <br /> l, 1986, which do not conform to the provisions of <br /> this section shall be removed or relocated so as <br /> to conform with the requirements of this section <br /> within five (5) years. <br /> (c) Where a sign in a former "Zoning <br /> District" has been made nonconforming because of <br /> the change of that zone, then that sign must be <br /> brought into conformity immediately or removed. <br /> (d) No nonconforming sign shall be repaired <br /> or renovated at a cost in excess of 35% of the <br /> replacement cost of the total sign structure, <br /> unless said sign is brought into conformity with <br /> this section. No nonconforming sign shall be <br /> repaired or renovated where the effect of such <br /> repair or renovation shall be to enlarge or <br /> increase the structure of the nonconforming sign. <br /> For the purposes of this subsection, normal <br /> maintenance shall riot be considered to be repair <br /> or renovation. <br /> (e) Where any legally erected sign is made <br /> nonconforming as a result of: <br /> (1) the adoption of any amendment to <br /> this section; or <br />