(a) Any sign which violates the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance is a public and private nuisance, and the Building and Zoning Inspector shall give ten days notice by personal service or by registered or certified mail, to the owner or lessee of the land on which such sign is located, to remove such sign.
(b) If any such sign has not been removed on or before the expiration of days following the receipt of the notice by the owner of lessee of the land upon which the sign is located, the Building and Zoning Inspector or any of his duly authorized agents may enter upon the premises and remove, obliterate or abate the sign. The cost of such removal, obliteration or abatement shall be then certified to the City law director for collection by civil action against the owner and/or lessee of the land upon which the sign is located.
(c) Notice to the owner or lessee shall not be required prior to the removal of an unlawful sign which, in the opinion of the Building and Zoning Inspector, creates an immediate or potential danger to persons or property due to structural deficiencies or inadequate maintenance; nor shall notice be required prior to removal of a sign which, in the opinion of the Zoning and Building Inspector creates an immediate or potential danger to persons or property because of its location.
(Ord. 82-1. Passed 2-16-82.)