Covington

Automobile graveyards and junkyards in existence at the time of the adoption of this ordinance are to be considered as nonconforming uses. They shall be allowed up to three years after adoption of this ordinance in which to completely screen, on all sides, the operation or use, by a masonry wall, a uniformly painted solid board fence, or an evergreen hedge between six feet and ten feet in height.

No person shall erect, construct, install, attach, alter, change, modify, expand, enlarge, extend, reconstruct, replace, relocate, reestablish, restore, repair, rebuild, convert, or display any sign on private property without first obtaining a permit therefor from the city, except as otherwise provided in this article.

Any permit issued pursuant to this article shall expire 12 months from the date of issue if the sign for which such permit was issued has not been erected, constructed, installed, attached, altered, changed, modified, expanded, enlarged, extended, reconstructed, replaced, relocated, reestablished, restored, repaired, rebuilt, converted, or displayed within such 12-month period.