A. Structural requirements: All signs shall comply with the pertinent requirements of the City Building Code.
B. Safety: Any existing sign which is or becomes an immediate danger or hazard to persons or property because of being in an unsafe condition, or which obstructs any fire escape, window, or door, is subject to immediate removal without notice and at the expense of the property and/or sign owner.
C. Maintenance: Each sign shall be maintained in a safe, presentable, and good condition. All existing signs shall be painted every two years except where the sign is of a noncorroding material, galvanized, or otherwise treated to prevent rust. Broken panels, missing letters, flaking or peeling paint, and other visual damage to a sign shall be repaired within 45 days of occurrence or within 10 days' notification by the Department, Director of Community Development, and/or the Board of Public Works and Safety, weather permitting.
D. Abandoned signs: Any sign or sign structure which advertises a business no longer conducted or service no longer rendered, or a product no longer sold on the premises or lot shall be classified an abandoned sign and shall be removed by the owner, agent, or person having beneficial use of the premises or lot upon which the sign is located within ten days following written notice by the Department, Director of Community Development, and/or the Board of Public Works and Safety concerning its removal.
E. Illumination: Neither the direct nor reflected light from primary light sources shall create a traffic hazard to operators of motor vehicles on public thoroughfares.
F. State right-of-way requirements: All signs erected within the jurisdiction of state right-of-way requirements shall meet both state and city requirements. Signs shall not project over any city or county public right-of-way.
G. Lot lines: Signs shall not project over lot lines.
(1980 Code, Ch. 156, § 11.07) (Ord. 1995-7, passed 6-5-1995; Am. Ord. 2013-15, passed 5-28-2013)