(A) The Administrator shall cause to be removed any sign known by him or her to be unlawfully placed on any public right-of-way or on any utility easement within the county. Any such unlawfully placed signs may be removed by the Administrator without notice to the owner thereof. The Administrator may notice the owner, if known, that his or her sign has been removed and they may redeem it from the Administrator within seven days.
(B) The Administrator shall cause to be removed any sign believed by him or her to endanger the public safety. Such signs may be removed by the Administrator without notice to the owner thereof, if known, in an emergency and shall be removed by the Administrator in any case within 24 hours after the owner thereof, if known, has been notified by the Administrator.
(C) The Administrator shall cause to be removed an abandoned sign, a sign which is materially, electrically or structurally defective, a sign for which no permit has been issued, a sign which is not permitted by §§ 155.050 through 155.056, §§ 155.070 through 155.073, and §§ 155.100 through 155.102, or a sign which otherwise has been declared to be unlawful. The Administrator shall prepare a notice to the owner, if known, which shall describe the sign and specify the violation or lack of compliance involved and which shall state that if the sign is not removed or the violation is not corrected within 14 days, the sign shall be removed in accordance with the provisions of this section. During the time of removal, other new signs placed on the premises which are similarly in violation may be removed without advance notice.
(D) The owner of any unlawfully placed or otherwise unlawful sign that has been removed by the Administrator may redeem such sign from the Administrator upon payment of the cost to the county of causing such sign to be removed. Such costs of removal for all such signs shall not be less than $25. Costs of any sign removal shall be recovered by the county as provided by § 155.104.
(E) All notices mailed by the Administrator shall be sent by certified mail except those written notices which confirm oral notices and these may be sent by regular mail as may other notices so specified. Any time periods provided in this subchapter shall be deemed to commence on the date of the receipt of notice, whether written or oral.
(F) In the direction of the Administrator and except as otherwise provided herein, notices may also be orally provided to, mailed to or delivered to the owner of the property on which the sign is located as shown on the last equalized general real estate tax assessment roll and/or the occupant of the property, if known.
(G) Any person having an interest in a sign or property associated therewith may appeal the determination of the Administrator ordering removal of the sign or compliance by filing a written notice of appeal with a written statement of the reasons in support of his or her position with the Appeals Board of Review within 20 days after the date of receipt of a notice, whether written or oral, for removal of the sign.
(Ord. passed 3-13-2012)