Any sign prohibited by the Sign Regulations shall be taken down and removed by the owner, agent or person having the ownership, possession, or use of the sign or building, structure or premises upon which the sign may be found upon written notice from the City Manager or other authorized designee of City to remove the sign; upon failure to comply with such notice within the time specified in such notice, which time shall not be less than five (5) days unless public health or safety requires immediate removal, the City Manager or other authorized designee of City is hereby authorized to cause removal of such sign by any remedy, including but not limited to injunction; and any expense incident thereto, including reasonable attorney fees, shall be paid by the owner, agent or person having the ownership, possession, or use the sign or of the building, structure or premises to which the sign is attached. Such owner, agent or person shall also be subject to a fine in the amount of five hundred dollars by reason of the existence of the prohibited sign. Nothing herein shall restrict the City from immediately removing without notice any sign that creates an imminent threat to public health or safety or from immediately removing without notice any sign placed upon or within any right-of-way of City or upon any property of City without the written consent of City except a sign subject to § 161.251(C); in which event City shall have no liability to, nor make any compensation to, the owner of or to the party placing the sign and said owner or party shall be subject to all other penalties and remedies as provided within the Sign Regulations.
(Prior Code, Art. 21, § 21-126.9)