The Building Inspector shall consider the proposed sign according to the following standards:
(a) Construction Standards.
(1) The construction, erection, safety, and maintenance shall comply with all applicable building codes.
(2) All signs shall be constructed in a professional manner in conformance with the appropriate building code and other applicable requirements of the Village, and all permanent signs shall be structurally sound to withstand wind pressures of at least thirty (30) pounds per square foot of surface area.
(3) All signs shall be located and secured so as to pose no threat to pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
(4) Permanent signs shall be fabricated on and of materials that are of good quality and good durability.
(5) Electric signs and all permanent signs involving structural requirements of the building code shall be installed, repaired, altered and serviced only by a contractor licensed to perform such tasks.
(6) No sign shall be attached to a utility pole, tree, trash receptacle, bench or other structure not intended or approved as a sign support.
(7) In the event there is a conflict between the provisions of this Section and the provisions of any applicable building codes, the provisions of the applicable building code shall govern.
(b) Maintenance. All signs shall be maintained in accordance with the following:
(1) The property owner, occupant, or other person responsible for the sign shall maintain the sign in a condition fit for the intended use and he/she shall have a continuing obligation to comply with all applicable building code requirements.
(2) Whenever the Building Inspector shall find that any sign or billboard is unsafe, insecure or a public nuisance the procedures and requirements of Section 1183.11 (g)-(i) for Temporary Signs shall apply.
(3) The Building Inspector may order any sign to be painted or refurbished whenever needed to keep the sign in a neat and safe condition. All supporters, guys, braces and anchors for such signs shall be maintained in a safe condition.
(4) Abandoned signs and failure to maintain. The face of any permanent sign which advertises a business that has not been conducted on the premises for 180 consecutive days, or fails to serve the purposes for which it was intended, or evidences a lack of maintenance, shall be removed by the owner, agent, or person having the beneficial use of the building, structure, or land upon which such sign is located, within ten (10) days after written notice by the Building Inspector, and the sign area shall be replaced by a neutral, single background color panel or similar cover. If the sign is comprised of individually raised letters, the letters shall be removed and any holes the building's façade repaired. Upon failure to comply with such notice within the time specified in such order, the Building Inspector is hereby authorized to cause removal of such sign, and any expense incident thereto shall be paid by the owner of the property on which the sign is located. (Ord. 2012-21. Passed 7-11-12.)