(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association to erect or to cause to be erected any advertising display, sign or other construction for the purpose of advertising at any location upon or over any city property without having first obtained a valid permit therefor, issued pursuant to the terms of this section. Application for the permits shall be furnished by the city in blank form and shall require the applicant to provide all necessary information and documents which the City Council may deem appropriate. In the event that the City Council approves the application, it shall direct the City Clerk to issue the permit for which application was made.
(B) Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association granted a permit pursuant to the terms of this section shall be subject to any fees, taxes or other rules and regulations, relating to the subject matter of the permit, which the City Council may deem appropriate. Any permit granted pursuant to the terms of this section shall be subject to revocation by the City Council for good and sufficient cause. In the event that any member of the City Council shall be of the opinion that any advertising display, sign or other construction, the subject matter of any permit issued pursuant to the terms of this section, is in a condition that is dangerous and likely to cause injury to any persons or property passing over or upon the public ways or city property, then a member of the City Council may submit a resolution to the City Council for the purpose of the revocation of the permit.
(C) The City Council, upon the making of the resolution, shall cause a hearing date to be fixed and notice thereof to be served upon the person, firm, partnership, corporation or association holding the permit resolved to be revoked. The notice of hearing shall be by personal service by certified mail and shall require the holder of the permit or a representative of the holder of the permit to appear before the City Council upon the matter of the resolution seeking the revocation of the permit. A return of service shall be required by the City Council. The notice shall be given not less than five days prior to the time of the hearing; provided that, whenever the holder of the permit in question is a nonresident or cannot be found within the state, then the City Clerk shall cause to be published, in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, the notice of hearing for two consecutive weeks, the last publication to be at least one week prior to the date set for the hearing. Upon the date fixed for the hearing, and pursuant to notice, the City Council shall receive and hear all evidence and arguments, submitted and made by any interested parties, relevant to the resolution seeking the revocation of the permit in question.
(D) If, after consideration of the evidence and arguments of the interested parties, the City Council shall find that good and sufficient cause exists for the revocation of the permit in question, then the City Council shall adopt and approve the resolution providing for the revocation and shall further, by resolution, order and direct that holder of the permit in question to remove the advertising display, sign or other construction, the subject matter of the permit.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association to fail, neglect or refuse to remove any advertising display, sign or other construction for the purpose of advertising located upon or over any city property when the permit therefor has been revoked as hereinabove provided. In the event that any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association that has erected or caused to be erected any advertising display, sign or other construction for the purpose of advertising, located upon or over any city property, shall fail, neglect or refuse to promptly comply with any valid order of the City Council demanding the removal of the display, sign or construction, the City Council shall direct the Chief of Police, or other designated official in charge of the control of signs, to forthwith remove the display, sign or construction.
(Prior Code, § 10-111) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 17-140