(A) No permit to erect or maintain any sign shall be issued to a person, firm, corporation, or institution until the owner of the sign shall certify on the permit application that the said owner will obtain and will continue to maintain a policy of public liability insurance, which policy shall be in the minimum limits of $100,000 for bodily injury to one person or $300,000 for bodily injury to more than one person and to the extent to $50,000 for damage to personal property resulting from the negligent construction, erection, or maintenance of any such sign.
(B) If such insurance coverage shall be terminated, for whatever reason, the sign so erected or maintained and intended to be covered by such insurance shall at once become an unlawful sign and shall be immediately removed at the owner’s expense. If the Zoning Officer shall learn that insurance covering the sign shall have been terminated, for whatever reason, the Zoning Officer shall notify the owner or lessee of the premises where the sign is located, by certified or registered mail or by personal service, at once to renew the insurance or cause the sign to be removed. If the order is not complied with within ten days after being served by certified or registered mail or after being personally served, the Zoning Officer, or such person designated by the Zoning Officer, shall cause the sign to be removed at the expense of the owner or lessee of the premises. Failure to maintain the required insurance coverage on the sign shall be a violation of this subchapter.
(Ord. 04-2004, passed 12-6-2004)