A. The effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be thirty days from the date of its second reading and adoption by the city council.
B. On the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, advertising displays that were in place at that time may remain in place for no more than sixty additional days, unless an extension of time is granted pursuant to this chapter.
C. Owners of advertising displays in place on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter may, by the sixtieth day thereafter, apply for an extension of time for compliance and provide written documentation to the city manager, or designee, that demonstrates that the owner had a right or an obligation under a written lease or contract executed prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter to maintain an advertising display in violation of this chapter for a period extending beyond the sixtieth day thereafter. On timely receipt of sufficient documentation, the city manager, or designee, shall grant an extension of time to remove the advertising display for the period required or authorized by the lease or contract or for a period of one year, whichever is shorter. Renewal rights present in the lease or contract shall not affect the determination of the period required or authorized by the lease or contract.
D. Owners of advertising displays in place on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter may, by the sixtieth day thereafter, apply for an extension of time for compliance and provide written documentation to the city manager, or designee, that demonstrates that timely compliance would cause unreasonable financial hardship and that granting the extension of time would not confer a special privilege on the owner. On timely receipt of sufficient documentation, the city manager or designee shall conduct a hearing to determine whether, and on what conditions, the extension of time shall be granted.
E. Whether or not an extension of time to remove a preexisting advertising display is granted pursuant to Sections 5.50.070(C) or 5.50.070(D) of this chapter, advertising displays that are prohibited by this chapter shall not be legal nonconforming uses. (Ord. 856-98 § 1 (part))