(A) All of the following signs shall be considered a public nuisance:
(1) Any sign that constitutes a traffic hazard;
(2) Any sign erected in violation of the provisions of this chapter;
(3) Any sign that represents a clear and present danger to the health or safety of the public due to inadequate maintenance, damage or inadequate structural integrity; and
(4) Notification of owner; repair; failure to repair constitutes a violation; abatement by city; recovery of sign; disposition. Upon written notification to the owner, the owner’s agent or the occupant of the property upon which the sign is located that the sign has been deemed a public nuisance, the owner shall effect necessary repairs or cause the sign to be removed within ten days of the date of notification.
(B) (1) Failure of the owner to comply within ten days of notification shall constitute a violation of this chapter, and the city may then correct the nuisance by causing the repair or removal of the sign.
(2) Upon removal of any sign pursuant to this section, the city shall use reasonable care to preserve such sign.
(3) The city shall not be liable for any damages, direct, indirect or consequential caused by the removal.
(4) Within ten days after the removal of any sign, the city shall attempt to notify the owner, the owner’s agent or the occupant of the premises upon which the sign was located, either in person or by regular mail, of the removal action and the location where the sign may be reclaimed.
(5) If the owner cannot be readily identified or located, the city may, at its convenience, publish such notification in the classified section of the local newspaper.
(6) The city need not make any further effort to notify the owner and may dispose of the sign if not claimed within 90 days.
(2012 Code, § 18-213)