(A) General
Violations of this chapter and enforcement procedures are addressed in Chapter 11.
(B) Removal of Signs Creating Traffic Hazard
Any signs or light sources deemed to create a traffic hazard per Sections 9.1.4(C)(13) or 9.1.4(C)(14) shall be removed at the direction of the Planning Director. If not removed by owners or occupants of the property within ten (10) days of notice, the Director shall cause the signs to be otherwise removed, and the cost of removal shall become a lien against the property until satisfied.
(C) Removal of Unauthorized Signs in Public Right-of-Way
Any sign placed in the public right-of-way in violation of this Chapter 9 shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be seized by the enforcement official or other representative of the Town, and the person owning or placing the sign may be charged both with a violation of this chapter and with the cost of removing and disposing of the sign.
(D) Removal of Discontinued Signs
Within sixty (60) days after a sign on a permanent freestanding sign structure or a permanent wall sign becomes a discontinued sign, it shall be the responsibility of the property owner to remove the discontinued sign and any associated sign structure and to patch and conceal any and all damage to any property resulting from the removal of the discontinued sign and associated sign structure, if any. The removal of a discontinued sign shall include all sign support components, angle irons, poles, and other remnants of the discontinued sign, which are not currently in use, or proposed for immediate reuse as evidenced by a sign permit application for a permitted sign.
(E) Removal of Unsafe Signs
The Planning Director, with or without notice, may secure the immediate removal of an unsafe sign or insecure sign if in his or her judgment and opinion the sign presents an immediate peril to the public health and safety.