(a) Any sign accessory to abandoned use shall be removed within thirty days of notification by certified mail by the Building/Zoning Department for removal of that sign. A use shall be determined abandoned if it has ceased operation for at least 365 consecutive days. This period may be extended not more than two times for 180 days each. In no circumstances shall the total period extend beyond 730 days from the original date of abandonment.
(b) Notification shall be deemed sufficient if mailed to the last known address of the owner of the sign and to the address, as shown on the records of the Madison County Recorder, of the owner of the property where the sign is located.
(Ord. 179-02. Passed 1-2-03; Ord. 122-17. Passed 4-20-17.)