Obsolete signs, which include all signs that advertise a product that is no longer made or that advertise a business that has closed, shall be removed by the owner, agent, or person having beneficial use of the building or structure upon which such sign is located, within 30 days after written notification from the Building Official or other official responsible for code enforcement. Upon vacating a commercial or industrial establishment, the proprietor shall be responsible for the removal of all signs used in conjunction with the business. However, where a conforming sign structure and frame are typically reused by the current occupant or business in leased or rented buildings, the building owner shall not be required to remove the sign structure and frame in the interim periods when the building is not occupied, provided that the sign structure and frame are maintained in accordance with the standards of this chapter and the city’s adopted building code.
(Ord. 792, passed 12-3-01)