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Portland City Code ch. 14

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Portland City Code ch. 14
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Portland City Code ch. 14
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Portland (municipal)

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Replacement of an awning covering with                    use of the property, building, or structure
        substantially the same material and text is               upon which such sign or sign structure is
        not considered a modification.                            erected within 30 days after written
   E.   Signs on multi-tenant properties                          notification from the Planning Authority. If
   1.   In the case of nonconforming freestanding                 such sign(s) is (are) not removed within
        shared signs for multi-tenant properties,                 the 180-day period, enforcement action
        signs may be added or modified to reflect                 will be pursued consistent with Section
        a change in individual tenants without                    20.11.
        triggering the terms of this subsection,
        provided that the degree of                     20.10.3 Permanent directional signs in
        nonconformity is not increased.                           residential zones
   2.   In the case of building signs on multi-         A.   A lawfully existing business located in a
        tenant properties, this subsection shall             residential zone is allowed an off-premise sign
        apply only to the individual business tenant         in the public right-of-way if it meets the
        that is adding or modifying a sign or                following requirements:
        seeking major site plan review and shall not         1.   The business is not a home occupation.
        trigger the conformance requirement for              2.   The business is not located within 500 feet
        other tenants’ building signs.                            of a major or minor arterial.
   F.   Abandoned or vacant site. Removal of a               3.   The off-premise sign will be no larger than
        nonconforming sign, or replacement of a                   12 inches by 48 inches and complies with
        nonconforming sign with a conforming                      the requirements established in the
        sign, is required when the use of the sign                MDOT/MUTCD Standard Sign Manual.
        and/or the property on which the sign is             B.   Such lawfully existing retail business may
        located has been abandoned, ceased                        qualify for one two-sided or two one-sided
        operations, become vacant, or been                        off-premise signs that must be located
        unoccupied for a period of 180                            within the public right-of-way of a major or
        consecutive days or more, as long as the                  minor arterial in a location determined
        period of non-use is attributable at least in             safe by the City Traffic Engineer and upon
        part to the property owner, tenant, or                    the payment of an initial fee of $300, with
        other person or entity in control of the                  an annual renewal fee of $30.
        use. For purposes of this section, rental            C.   In the event the sign is damaged or
        payments or lease payments and taxes are                  destroyed, the replacement of the sign
        not considered as a continued use. In the                 shall be the sole responsibility of the
        event this should occur, such conditions                  permittee. The permittee shall be required
        will be considered as evidence of                         to obtain a permit for the replacement
        abandonment, requiring removal of such                    sign from the Planning Authority, after
        sign by the owner of the property, his or                 securing $400,000 insurance and naming
        her agent, or person having the beneficial 20-38 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE SIGNS