<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 7.6 - Maintenance.</div>
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               (a)
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               All signs and their structures shall be maintained in good repair and safe condition
               and shall conform to the standards in this section. Maintenance carried out in accordance
               with this section shall not require a sign permit, provided the sign is not enlarged,
               moved or altered in any manner which would create or increase a nonconforming condition.
               Any sign violating the following requirements shall be repaired or removed as required:
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               (i)
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               No sign shall be allowed to have more than 50 percent of its total surface area covered
               with disfigured, cracked, ripped or peeling paint or poster paper, or any combination
               of these conditions for more than 30 consecutive days.
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               (ii)
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               No sign shall be allowed to stand with bent or broken sign facing, broken supports,
               loose appendages or struts which cause the sign to stand more than 15 degrees from
               the perpendicular more than 30 consecutive days.
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               (iii)
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               No sign shall be allowed to have weeds, vines or other vegetation growing on more
               than 20 percent of the sign face for more than 30 consecutive days.
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               (iv)
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               No illuminated sign shall be allowed to stand with only partial illumination for more
               than 30 consecutive days.
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               (v)
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               If a non-conforming sign is damaged such that more than 50 percent of the sign's value,
               as defined in Article VIII: Nonconformities, <a href="" data-chunk-id="CD_ORD_APXIUNDEOR_ARTVIIINO_S8.8NOSI" class="section-link" data-product-id="14666">Section 8.8</a>; is lost, as determined by the Planning Director, said sign shall be required to
               be brought into conformance within 60 days.
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               (b)
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               <span class="ital">Vegetation Removal</span>.
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               (i)
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               No person may, for the purpose of increasing or enhancing the visibility of any sign,
               damage, trim or remove any trees, shrubs, or other vegetation located within any publicly
               owned road or highway right-of-way outside the maximum removal zone as described in
               G.S. 136-133.1, except as permitted through the North Carolina Department of Transportation
               per G.S. 136-133.4.
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               (c)
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               <span class="ital">Reconstruction of Damaged Signs</span>.
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               (i)
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               Any conforming sign that has been damaged may be repaired and used as before, provided
               all repairs are initiated within 30 working days and completed within 60 working days
               of receipt of notification of such damage. However, if the sign should be declared
               unsafe by Planning Director, the owner of the sign, or the owner of record of the
               real property whereon the sign is located shall immediately correct all unsafe conditions
               to the satisfaction of the Planning Director.
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               (d)
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               <span class="ital">Modernization</span>.
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               (i)
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               So long as the square footage of the advertising surface is not increased, repairs,
               reconstruction, and/or modernization of any off-premise advertising signs shall be
               permitted per G.S. 136-131.2.
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