(A) Should the Building Commissioner determine a sign or other advertising structure is in violation of the provisions of this subchapter, thus becoming a prohibited sign, the Building Commissioner or his or her designee shall give written notice to the permittee and/or the owner of the property upon which the structure is located. If the permittee or owner fails to remove or alter the structure so as to fully comply with the provisions set forth in this subchapter within ten days after such notice, the Building Commissioner may undertake such removal or alteration as is necessary to bring the structure into compliance and assess the removal or alteration costs to the permittee or owner. The Building Commissioner may cause any sign or other advertising structure which presents an immediate peril to person or property to be removed or altered immediately and without notice.
(B) The owner of a sign and the owner of the lot on which the sign is located shall be jointly and severally liable to maintain the sign, including its illumination sources, in compliance with this subchapter and all applicable laws, in a safe, secure, neat, and orderly condition, and in good-working order, at all times, and to prevent the development of any rust, corrosion, rotting, or other deterioration in the physical appearance or safety of such sign. The area around any ground sign shall be kept clean and free of all rubbish and weeds.
(Ord. 9-4, passed 2-25-09; Am. Ord. 19-11, passed 3-20-19)
Penalty, see § 156.999