(A) All signs and components thereof shall be kept in good repair and in safe, neat, clean, and attractive condition.
(B) The Zoning Administrator for the village is hereby directed and authorized to enforce all the provisions of this chapter.
(C) Signs placed in the street right-of-way may be removed without notice.
(D) Notification of violation process.
(1) If the Zoning Administrator determines that a sign or a component thereof is in violation of this chapter, then he or she shall notify the owner of the premises where said sign is located and the user of the offending sign, if the owner of the premises and the sign owner are different.
(2) The Zoning Administrator shall set forth in writing the provisions of the chapter which are being violated and said notice shall advise the owner of the premises and the sign owner that the offending sign must be removed within 24 hours or the Zoning Administrator may cause the sign to be removed and any costs thereof shall be assessed against the property; either real estate, personal property, or both.
(E) Any cost for enforcement incurred by the village shall be paid by the owner of the sign found in violation or, upon default thereof, by the owner of the property on which the sign is located. If there is a failure of the owner to reimburse the village for the costs of enforcement, the owner of the property shall be billed for the cost in the same manner as other taxes.
(1984 Code, Ch. 6-03) (Ord. 464, passed 5-11-2021)