(A) The Village Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to administer and enforce all the provisions of this section.
(1) Whenever necessary, the employees of other departments of the village shall give assistance as is consistent with the usual duties of their respective departments.
(2) Upon presentation of proper credentials, the Village Administrator or his or her duly authorized representative may enter at reasonable times any premises when necessary to perform any duty imposed upon him or her by this section.
(B) Whenever it shall appear to the Village Administrator or representative that any sign has been constructed or erected, or is being maintained in violation of any of the terms of this chapter, or after a permit for a sign has been revoked or become void, or that a sign is unsafe or in a condition as to be a menace to the safety of the public, the Village Administrator or representative shall issue a notice in writing to the owner or lessee of the sign, or the owner of the premises upon which the sign is erected or maintained.
(1) The notice shall inform the person of the violation, and shall direct him or her to make the alteration, repair or removal, if necessary to secure compliance with this chapter within a reasonable time limit, which shall not be more than 60 days.
(2) Upon failure of the sign owner to comply with the terms of the notice of violation, the Village Administrator or representative is authorized and empowered to remove the sign at cost to the owner or lessee, if necessary to prevent an immediate threat to the safety of the public.
(C) A sign shall be removed by the owner or lessee of the premises upon which the sign is located when the business which the sign advertises is no longer conducted on the premises. If the owner or lessee fails to remove the sign, the Village Administrator or representative shall notify the owner or lessee in writing, and allow 15 days for removal. Upon failure of the owner or lessee to comply with the notice, the Village Administrator or representative may remove the sign, at cost to the owner or lessee.
(D) Signs may be inspected periodically by the Village Administrator or representative for compliance with this chapter, and with other ordinances of the village. All signs and their component parts are to be kept in good repair and in safe, sanitary condition.
(Ord. passed 7-23-2002)