(A) (1) If the Public Works Director finds that any sign or advertising structure is unsafe or insecure, or constitutes a danger to the public or had been constructed or is being maintained in violation of the provisions of this chapter, the Director shall give written notice to the permittee thereof or the property owner if a permit has not been secured.
(2) If the permittee or the property owner fails to remove or alter the structure as specified by the Director within ten days of the notice, the structure may be removed or altered to comply with the directives contained in the notice at the expense of the property owner upon which the structure is located.
(B) The Public Works Director may cause any sign or advertising structure which is deemed an immediate peril to persons or property to be removed summarily with notice deemed appropriate. All costs incurred in so doing shall be paid by permittee or the property owner upon which the structure is located.
(Ord. 83, passed - -2004)