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Section 3-31. Projections beyond property line. No sign or portion of any sign, except for marquee or projecting signs, may project over any public area or way outside of the property line upon which the sign is located. No sign shall be permitted to interfere with vehicular traffic or project over any public street except as may be permitted in Section 3-9. Section 3-32. Distance above ground of projecting signs. The lower edge of any sign projecting over any public area, except a marquee sign, shall have a vertical clearance of not less than nine feet. Section 3-33. Height above buildings. The highest point on any sign attached to a building or structure shall not extend above the highest part of the building or structure to which it is auached. Division 10. Maintenance Section 3-34. Maintenance specifications. (a) All signs, together with their framework, braces, angles or other supports, shall be: (I) Maintained in a safe structural condition, properly secured, supported and braced; (2) Maintained in compliance with all building and electrical codes, and in conformance with this chapter at all times; and (3) Properly maintained with exposed surfaces kept clean and painted if paint is required and defective parts replaced. Division 11. Nonconforming Signs Section 3-35. Signs erected prior to the effective date of this chapter. (a) Any sign erected prior to the effective date of this chapter, in compliance with all then existing statutes, ordinances, and regulations, and for which a legal permit had been obtained, is permitted to be maintained as a nonconforming sign until such time that the sign is altered, relocated, or the business is sold, at which time it must be removed or brought into compliance with all provisions of this chapter. Any person who fails to comply, as indicated in Section 3-36 (Violations) and Section 3-3A and 3-42 (Administrative enforcement and Criminal prosecution) shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $100 per day from the final date specified for correction of the violation. During the time a sign is permitted to remain as a nonconforming sign, it is subject to the following conditions: (I) A nonconforming sign shall be maintained in a safe condition and shall not in any respect be dangerous to the public or to property. (2) At such time that the nonconforming sign is altered, relocated, or the business is sold, or the discontinuance or removal from the premises of the activity to which the sign relates, the sign ceases to be a nonconforming sign and shall thereafter be allowed to be maintained only upon -19-