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(A) Signs to conform.
(1) Except as provided in this subchapter, a sign shall not be erected, raised, moved, placed, reconstructed, extended, enlarged or altered, unless in conformity with this section.
(2) A non-conforming sign shall not be altered, reconstructed, raised, moved, placed, extended or enlarged unless the sign is changed so as to conform to all provisions of this subchapter.
(B) Prohibited signs to be abated.
(1) Signs prohibited under other laws or ordinances are also in violation of this subchapter and are subject to remedies herein provided.
(2) The non-conforming sign provisions of this subchapter shall not be applicable to the prohibited signs.
(C) Town office. The town office shall be responsible for inspecting signs as defined by this section, and shall be authorized to enforce this subchapter, but the Town Council, by resolution or ordinance, may from time to time entrust the administration, in whole or in part, to any other office of town government without amendment to this subchapter.
(D) Legal action. The town office with the consent of the Town Council shall be empowered to institute any appropriate action or proceeding in any case where any sign is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted or maintained, or in any case where any sign is used in violation of any town ordinance, to accomplish the following purposes:
(1) To prevent the unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use;
(2) To restrain, to correct or abate the violation;
(3) To abate and remove unsafe or dangerous signs. If an unsafe or dangerous sign is not repaired or made safe within ten working days after giving notice as provided below, the town office may at once abate and remove a sign and the person having charge, control or benefit of any sign shall pay to the town the costs incurred in removal within 30 calendar days after written notice of the costs is mailed to the people; and
(4) Notification by the town shall mean written notice sent by certified mail to persons having charge or control or benefit of any sign, such as a property owner, found by the town office to be unsafe.
(E) Immediate hazard. In the case of an unsafe or illegal sign that is either an immediate hazard or whose primary purpose will have been served, at least in part, before the expiration of the notice period required herein, the town office may affect an immediate removal without notice, subject to a subsequent right of hearing by the person receiving benefits therefrom.
(F) Notice of non-maintained abandoned sign. The town office shall require each non-maintained or abandoned sign to be removed from the building or premises when the sign has not been repaired or put into use by the owner, person having control or person receiving benefits of the structure within 30 calendar days after notice of non-maintenance or abandonment is given to the owner, person having control or person receiving benefit of the structure.
(G) Right of appeal.
(1) Any person who has been ordered by the town office to alter or remove any sign, or any person whose application for a sign permit has been refused, may appeal to the Town Council by serving a written notice to the Town Clerk within ten days of the order of the town office.
(2) The notice shall be considered by the Council at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
(3) Upon filing of the notice of appeal, the town office shall take no further action with regard to any removal of the sign involved until the final decision of the Council on the appeal is known, unless the town office finds that the sign involved, by reason of its condition, presents an immediate and serious danger to the public, or comes within the provisions of division (E) above, in which case he or she shall proceed immediately as provided in this subchapter.
(1974 Code, § 306) (Res. 07-001, passed 2-13-2007; Ord. 07-001, passed 4-24-2007)
PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
The purpose of this subchapter is to alleviate or prevent congestion of the public streets, and to promote the safety and welfare of the public by establishing minimum requirements for the off-street parking and loading and unloading of motor vehicles in accordance with the use to which the property is put.
(1974 Code, § 18-3-7) (Res. 99-016, passed 9-8-1999; Ord. 99-002, passed 9-8-1999)
(A) All dwellings in residential zones shall provide for off-street parking of a minimum of two vehicles.
(B) All dwellings shall be capable of parking all vehicles off-street, even though some vehicles may be parked on street from time to time.
(C) Boats, motor homes and the like may be stored on residential lots of 10,000 square feet or more. Any motor home, travel trailer having someone living in it for more than 30 days requires a conditional use permit.
(1974 Code, § 18-3-7) (Res. 99-016, passed 9-8-1999; Ord. 99-002, passed 9-8-1999)
(A) In all commercial or industrial zones, businesses and industries shall provide sufficient off-street parking for all vehicles patronizing the establishment or industry. No on-street parking of any kind shall be allowed in industrial zones.
(B) In commercial zones, the Town Council may require a business to expand or enlarge surface and light parking facilities if on-street parking becomes a nuisance.
(1974 Code, § 18-3-7) (Res. 99-016, passed 9-8-1999; Ord. 99-002, passed 9-8-1999)
All applicants for conditional use permits shall show that they are capable of providing off-street parking for all vehicles that might be involved with the conditional use development.
(1974 Code, § 18-3-7) (Res. 99-016, passed 9-8-1999; Ord. 99-002, passed 9-8-1999)
SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
It is the purpose and intent of this subchapter to regulate sexually oriented businesses in order to promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the citizens of the town and to establish reasonable and uniform regulations to prevent the locating of the businesses in areas of the town where they may be harmful or deleterious to the community through adverse secondary effects. It is not intended hereby to impose a limitation or restriction on the content of any communicative materials, including sexually oriented materials, nor to restrict or deny access by adults to the materials insofar as they may be protected by the First Amendment.
(1974 Code, § 18-3-8-1) (Res. 99-016, passed 9-8-1999; Ord. 99-002, passed 9-8-1999)
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