A. Any existing sign, including projecting signs, in conflict with the provisions of this title shall be made to conform to the regulations of this title, or 14.12.010 shall be removed entirely within one hundred eighty days, following receipt of written notice from the planning commission to the owner of the premises unless such sign or outdoor advertising structure was lawfully erected and maintained prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title.

B. No such nonconforming sign or advertising structure shall be structurally altered or reconstructed after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title unless the same when so reconstructed or altered will comply with the applicable requirements of this title.

C. Any sign or outdoor advertising structure which was lawfully erected and maintained prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title, but which has become nonconforming as a result of the adoption of the ordinance codified in this title, or by annexation in the city, shall be structurally altered or removed, within six months from the date of the ordinance codified in this title shall become effective, or the date the annexation becomes effective, respectively. (Ord. 89-3 (part), 1989)