Each sign displayed within the city, including exempt signs, shall be maintained to comply with the following standards:
(A) Any sign or sign structure shall be maintained in good condition, free of graffiti, without rips, tears, broken elements, and similar damage.
(B) All parts, portions, units and materials composing a sign, together with the frame, background, surface, support or enclosure therefore shall be maintained in a safe condition, painted, and adequately protected from weathering with all braces, bolts and structural parts and supporting frames and fastenings reasonably free from deterioration, rot, rust, and loosening so that they do not create a hazard to persons or property or constitute an attractive nuisance.
(C) Any sign or sign structure that is sagging, leaning, fallen, decayed, broken, deteriorated, or other dilapidated condition shall be promptly repaired, to the satisfaction of the city, or removed.
(D) Whenever any sign, by virtue of its physical nature and condition, poses an immediate and serious threat to the public safety, the sign may be removed by city personnel, or its physical deficiency cured, to the extent necessary to protect the public safety. The cost of such removal or repair shall be assessed against the business or property owner.
(E) Whenever a sign or sign structure is removed, all portions of the surfaces or area where the sign was located shall be repaired or remediated, to the satisfaction of the city.
(Ord. 4823, passed 1-22-24)