(A) The owner(s) of any establishment that goes out of business shall remove that business’s signs from the building within 15 business days of the business’s closure.
(B) In the event that the business’s owner fails to remove his or her sign as proscribed herein above, it shall be the responsibility of the building’s owner to ensure the sign’s removal.
(C) The building’s owner shall be given a notice in writing by the Code Enforcement Officer that the sign has not been removed, and will be given 15 business days from the date of receipt of the letter to comply with the order.
(D) If the building owner fails to comply with the order of the Code Enforcement Officer within the time proscribed, the town shall cause the sign to be removed or renovated, and shall bill the building owner for the cost of remediating the violation.
(E) If the building owner fails to pay the bill for remediation within 30 days, the town may initiate a civil action in the nature of a debt to collect for the costs of remediation.
(Ord. 10-129, passed 6-15-2010)