Except as provided in § 17.74.040(M)(3), if the Planning Director finds that any sign or other advertising structure related in this chapter is unsafe or hazardous to the public, or has been constructed or erected or is being maintained in violation of the provisions of this title, and if the director finds that such sign or advertising structure is not an immediate peril to persons or property, the director may initiate abatement proceedings pursuant to Chapter 8.32. The Planning Director may cause any sign or advertising structure which is an immediate peril to persons or property to be removed summarily after an attempt to reach the owner of the sign or billboard by telephone, and without notice if the peril does not allow time for telephonic notice.
(`78 Code, § 17.74.300.) (Ord. 2729 § 4, 2004; Ord. 2146 § 2, 1993; Ord. 2047 § 5 (part), 1991; Ord. 1660 § 31, 1982.)