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Series 300 — ADDITIONAL USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS›Article 305 — SIGNS

305.13: NONCONFORMING SIGNS:

Porterville Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-09 · Porterville

A. All legal nonconforming signs are permitted to remain unless they are subject to a permit condition or development agreement providing for their removal after a fixed period of time.

B. Any changes to legal nonconforming signs or their structures in terms of location, orientation, size, or height other than routine maintenance and repair or change of sign copy shall require the signs to be brought into conformance with this chapter.

C. A legal nonconforming sign loses its legal nonconforming status when the activity, product, business, service, or other use which was being advertised has ceased or vacated the premises for one hundred eighty (180) days, at which time it shall be considered an abandoned sign, subject to the requirements of Section 305.07(c), Abandoned Signs. (Ord. 1918, 10-7-2025)

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▸ Contents — Porterville Zoning Code
Porterville Zoning Code
  1. Series 100 — INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
  2. Series 200 — BASE DISTRICTS
  3. ▸ Series 300 — ADDITIONAL USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
    Overview
    1. Article 300 — GENERAL SITE REGULATIONS
    2. Article 301 — STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC USES AND ACTIVITIES
    3. Article 302 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING DENSITY BONUS AND OTHER INCEN…
    4. Article 303 — LANDSCAPING
    5. Article 304 — ON SITE PARKING AND LOADING
    6. ▸ Article 305 — SIGNS
      Overview
      1. 305.02: POLICIES:
      2. 305.03: APPLICABILITY:
      3. 305.04: DESIGN PRINCIPLES:
      4. 305.05: EXEMPT SIGNS:
      5. 305.06: PROHIBITED SIGNS:
      6. 305.07: GENERAL STANDARDS:
      7. 305.08: SIGN STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS:
      8. 305.09: SIGN STANDARDS FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS:
      9. 305.10: STANDARDS FOR SIGNS:
      10. 305.11: PERMITS REQUIRED; REVIEW PROCESS:
      11. 305.12: MASTER SIGN PROGRAM:
      12. 305.13: NONCONFORMING SIGNS:
      13. 305.14: ABATEMENT AND REMOVAL OF ILLEGAL SIGNS:
    7. Article 306 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
    8. Article 307 — NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES, AND LOTS
  4. Series 400 — LAND DIVISIONS
  5. Series 500 — OVERLAY DISTRICTS
  6. Series 600 — ADMINISTRATION AND PERMITS
  7. Series 700 — GENERAL TERMS

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