The Zoning Administrator shall monitor signs permitted under this chapter. Enforcement action may be taken where the requirements of this chapter are not met.
(a) If the owner, permit holder, or person maintaining the sign or premises fails to comply with such notice by the date of reinspection, or cannot be found, or his whereabouts cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence, in addition to the penalties provided in Section 1173.04(b), the Zoning Administrator may cause the sign to be removed or altered to comply with the order at the expense of the permit holder, owner or person maintaining the premises. If the permit holder, owner or person maintaining the premises fails to pay the City for the expenses of removal or alteration, the full amount of costs shall be added to the property tax bill of the owner of the premises where the sign is located as a lien on the property.
(b) If a violation of a provision of this chapter is repeated within sixty (60) days of a previous violation of the same provision, the subject sign may be seized immediately and a charge assessed for removal without additional notification.
(c) Fees for removal shall be immediately due and payable to the City of Lorain. Notice of such assessment shall be given to the property owner mailing the notice to the address utilized for tax billing purposes and by posting a notice of assessment at the subject premises where the sign owner and property owner are the same. All assessments not paid within ten (10) days after such mailing and posting shall be placed on the property tax bill and collected as other taxes are collected or as a lien on the property.
(d) The City may also collect such costs together with interest through a civil action in the appropriate court of law having jurisdiction and seek such additional orders from a court of competent jurisdiction as may be necessary from time to time in order to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 4-21. Passed 1-4-21.)