(a) Every sign shall be maintained in a safe, presentable, and good structural condition at all times, including the replacement of a defective part, painting, cleaning, and other acts required for the maintenance of the sign.
(b) The sign owner or property owner shall be responsible for sign maintenance and repair.
(c) If any sign reaches a state of disrepair or is deemed unsafe by the Zoning Administrator, and is not properly renovated, it shall be condemned and an order issued for immediate removal at the expense of the sign owner or property owner.
(d) By order of the Zoning Administrator a sign shall be removed whenever the use of a building or premises by a specified business or other establishment is discontinued by the owner or occupant for a period of 90 days, the sign permits for all signs pertaining to that business or establishment that were installed by the occupant or owner shall be deemed to have lapsed, and the signs shall be removed, as well as all signs which do not conform to the standards of this code.
(e) A sign shall not stand with bent or broken sign facing, with broken supports, with loose appendages or struts, or more than 15 degrees from vertical for a period of more than ten days.
(f) Whenever a sign is to be removed pursuant to the requirements of this section, all parts of the sign and supporting structure (e.g., monument, cabinet structure, etc.), excluding buildings for wall, projecting, or similar signage, shall be removed in its entirety. This section shall not require the removal of a raceway if mounted to such structure on a building.
(g) When any sign is installed, erected, constructed or maintained in violation of any of the terms of this code, the Zoning Administrator shall notify the sign owner or property owner in writing thereof to alter such sign so as to comply with this code.
(h) No permit for any building, structure or use shall be issued until any abandoned, discontinued, or condemned sign is removed from the property, or modified or replaced by a sign which conforms to the applicable requirements of this chapter and other applicable requirements of the Fairborn Codified Ordinances.
(Ord. 34-17. Effective 12-7-17.)