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use of the sign which existed at the time of the damage or destruction maybe continued, if such restoration is started within a period of 90 days of such damage or destruction and is diligently pursued thereafter. (3) Except where only a change in display copy is made, any nonconforming sign which is structurally altered or has illumination installed shall be brought into compliance with all applicable provisions of the sign standards within 90 days and shall thereafter be kept in compliance with the sign standards. (4) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the maintenance of any sign, or regular manual changes of sign copy on a sign intended for such purposes. (5) The provisions of subsection (6) of this section and subsection (2) of EC 9.6635 Approval of Permit Application do not apply to signs in existence pursuant to a validly issued sign permit as of July 1, 1990, along Goodpasture Island Road from a point 300 feet north of the intersection with Valley River Way to a point 1400 feet north of the intersection. The provisions of subsection (2) of this section shall apply except that restoration of a damaged sign shall be allowed where a sign is damaged to the extent of 100 percent of its value. All other provisions of this section shall apply. (6) All signs with a surface area of 200 square feet or greater shall be removed or brought into compliance with this land use code by April 1, 2003. 9.6625 Permit Re wired. (1) Except as provided in EC 9.66 Ex em tions to Sip Standards, no person shall construct any sign unless a sign permit for that sign has been issued by the city. A sign permit for the construction and continued use of a sign shall be subject to the terms and conditions stated in the permit and to the sign standards. (2) Maintenance of a sign or sign structure shall not require a sign permit. (3) Failure to abide by the terms of a sign permit or applicable provisions of the sign standards shall invalidate a sign permit. The building and permit services manager may take such steps as are- necessary to abate such a sign as a public nuisance. 9.6630 Permit ApWication. (l) An application and related information shall be submitted by the applicant, in a manner prescribed by the city, together with a fee established by the city manager as provided by EC 2.020 Ci ty Mana er - Authorily to Set Fees and Char g s. when a person begins construction of a sign requiring a sign permit before such a permit is approved, the permit fee shall be doubled. Payment of a double permit fee shall not otherwise exempt the person from liability for other penalties prescribed for a violation of the sign standards. (2) No application shall be considered, nor a permit issued until the applicant has submitted a complete application, including a set of plans for the proposed sign and structural calculations where required. A complete application shall be an application where all required information is provided to allow the city to make E- Ordinance - 238