(A) Emergency conditions. Should the City Administrator or designated agent determine that a sign is so dangerous that it requires immediate removal, the Administrator shall attempt to provide the sign owner or property owner with a notice of the danger and the need for immediate abatement. If such notice is not possible due to the emergency nature of the danger, the Administrator or designated agent shall abate the danger. The cost of the abatement shall be billed to the owner or become a lien against the property.
(B) Nuisance abatement. Any other sign regulated by this chapter that fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter, but which does not require emergency action, shall constitute a nuisance. The owner of such sign and the property owner shall be given written notice of 30 days by certified mail for the abatement thereof. If such abatement is not accomplished within the 30-day period, the Administrator or designated agent shall abate the nuisance. The cost of the abatement shall be billed to the owner of the sign or become a lien against the property.
(Ord. passed 11-2-2005)