(a) All signs and sign structures shall be maintained in a safe and attractive condition. Signs which no longer serve the purpose for which they were intended or signs which have been abandoned or are not maintained in accordance with this Zoning Code and other applicable regulations of the City shall be removed by the last permit holder or the building owner, or by the City at the expense of such permit holder or building owner. If such sign and/or its structure is removed by the City, it shall be at the property owners expense and assessed to that property owner on the next County Property Tax Statement.
(b) Whenever the removal or maintenance of any permanent sign has been ordered by the Building Commissioner, or his or her selected representative, and the person who erected such sign or on whose premises such sign or display structure has been erected, axed or attached, fails to remove or maintain the sign by the designated compliance date after receiving such notice, the Building Commissioner, or his or her selected representative, may remove or cause to be removed or maintained such sign at the expense of the person who erected such sign, or on whose premises it was erected, affixed or attached. Each such person shall be individually and separately liable for the expenses incurred in the removal of such sign.
(Ord. 2001-035. Passed 10-17-01.)