(a) If any sign is abandoned for a period of at least 90 consecutive days in any 12 month period, such sign shall be a nuisance affecting or endangering surrounding property values and be detrimental to the public health, safety and general welfare of the Municipality and shall be abated.
(b) Such sign shall be abated within 60 days of notification by the Zoning Officer either by:
(1) Removing the sign in question. Removal includes the total disassembly of the sign structure including the base and/or the bracket or other form of attachment, to the grade or surface on which the sign was erected, mounted or affixed. The property owner shall paint over painted wall signs so the original sign is not visible and completely blocked. The entire wall shall be painted if the color of paint use to block out the painted sign does not match the color of the wall. Any sign not removed within the specified 60-day time period may be removed by the Municipality at the property owner's expense and assessed to that property owner on the next County Property Tax Statement.
(2) Altering the sign and its structure so that it conforms to the regulations and provisions of this Code.
(Ord. 2015-07-L&R. Passed 10-27-15.)