(A) Impoundment without notice authorized.
(1) Any sign situated in the right-of-way of a public street or in a required sight triangle, or an unanchored sign or one which has been damaged by storm or collision in such a manner that its presence constitutes a threat to the health, safety and welfare of the public, is hereby declared a public nuisance endangering the public safety, and upon discovery, it may be impounded by the Mayor or a member of the Board of Trustees, a code enforcement officer, any police officer, such other employees of the town as may be designated by the Town Manager or any person contracting with the town as an independent contractor to impound such signs subject to the supervision and control of the Town Manager or his or her designee.
(2) Those responsible for the placement of signs or the causing of signs to be placed, located, built or constructed, or who benefit directly or indirectly from the placement, location, building or construction of said signs, in violation of this code are subject to the penalties set forth for applicable code violations.
(B) Disposal. All signs which are impounded shall be disposed of by the town.
(Prior Code, § 9-401) (Ord. 2018-04, passed 7-18-2018) Penalty, see § 156.99