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PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
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1145.08   UTILITY LINE RESTRICTION.
   No sign shall be erected any closer than eight feet to any electrical overhead power line.
(Ord. C85-01. Passed 12-3-01; Ord. C58-05. Passed 7-5-05.)
1145.09   ELECTRICAL SIGN INSPECTION.
   No electrical sign of any description shall hereafter be erected without having been inspected on the ground and approved by the Building Inspector. It shall be the duty of the manufacturer or installer of such sign to notify the Inspector when the sign is ready for ground inspection.
(Ord. C85-01. Passed 12-3-01; Ord. C58-05. Passed 7-5-05.)
1145.10   MAINTENANCE.
   If any sign is or becomes insecure or is in danger of falling or otherwise unsafe, the owner thereof or the person maintaining it shall, upon receipt of written notice by certified mail, as defined in Section 1133.06 of the Codified Ordinances, from the Building Inspector, proceed immediately within seventy-two (72) hours to put the sign in a safe and secure condition or remove it.
(Ord. C85-01. Passed 12-3-01; Ord. C58-05. Passed 7-5-05.)
1145.11   IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR MAINTENANCE.
   If any sign is installed, erected, constructed or maintained in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, the Building Inspector shall notify the owner or lessee thereof in writing to alter such sign so as to comply with this chapter or to remove such sign within ten (10) days or a time designated by the Inspector.
(Ord. C85-01. Passed 12-3-01; Ord. C58-05. Passed 7-5-05.)
1145.12   ATTACHMENT TO OTHER STRUCTURES.
   No display or advertising sign shall be attached to the standard of a free-standing sign, other than the display surface originally constructed as a part of such sign. The standard of the free-standing sign shall be painted in only one (1) color unless the sign standard is covered with metal, wood or masonry; any or all may be used together. No display or advertising sign shall exceed eight square feet (8') when attached to or painted or otherwise displayed on a light standard, gasoline pump, fence, wall, post or other structure, or to any portable supporting device, except as specifically authorized by this section.
(Ord. C85-01. Passed 12-3-01; Ord. C58-05. Passed 7-5-05.)
1145.13   SIGN IN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY OR RIGHT-OF-WAY EASEMENT PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS.
   (a)   No sign shall be placed in any public right-of-way except:
      (1)   A governmental sign, such as a traffic control or directional sign; and
      (2)   Signs in the central business district, provided the signs meet the requirements of this chapter.
   (b)   Any sign placed in a public right-of-way or right-of-way easement may be removed by the city and stored in a city complex for a minimum of seventy-two (72) hours and may thereafter be destroyed.
   (c)   Whoever violates this provision of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred fifty ($150). A separate offense shall be deemed committed for each sign placed on said rights-of-way.
(Ord. C85-01. Passed 12-3-01; Ord. C28-05. Passed 4-4-05; Ord. C58-05. Passed 7-5-05.)
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