(a) No person shall place or have placed on his behalf any sign on any private property in the City, which sign does not conform in every particular with any of the provisions of this Chapter.
(b) In the event of a violation of subsection (a) hereof, the Zoning Administrator shall give notice, either personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner, lessee or person in possession of the property, to remove such sign or to correct the violation or appeal the decision of the Zoning Administrator to the Board of Building and Zoning Appeals within five (5) days from the receipt of the notice, so that it will be in conformity with the provisions of this Chapter, and, further, that if the same is not removed or corrected, as aforesaid, the Zoning Administrator or his authorized representative will remove it at the expense of such owner, lessee or person in possession.
(c) In the event that the Zoning Administrator or his authorized representative is obliged to remove a sign because of noncompliance with the notice, as provided in subsection (b) hereof, the cost of such removal shall be charged to the owner, lessee or person in possession of the property. If such cost is not paid within thirty (30) days of the date of the invoice, the same shall be certified to the County Auditor to be put on the owner's tax duplicate and to be collected the same as other taxes are collected. The remedy provided for herein is in addition to the penalty provided in Section 1236.99.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11; Ord. 2020-037. Passed 7-13-20.)