(a) Any sign now or hereafter existing which no longer advertises a bona fide business conducted upon the premises or no longer serves the purpose for which it was intended, shall be taken down and removed by the owner, agent or person having the beneficial use of the building or structure upon which such sign may be found, within ten days after written notification from the Zoning Inspector.
(b) Notice shall be given by registered mail to the latest permit holder or to the property owner, or to such owner's spouse or agent, or to the person otherwise in charge of such sign or premises. In the event no such named person may be found or, when deemed proper by the Zoning Inspector, the sign or premises shall be posted with the notice to remove.
(c) Upon failure to comply with such notice within the time specified in such order, the Zoning Inspector is hereby authorized to cause removal of such sign, and any expense incident thereto shall be paid by the owner of the building to which such sign is attached, which costs shall become a lien upon the property until paid.
(d) Failure to remove sign pursuant to a proper order shall be a violation of the Zoning Code subject to the penalties set forth in Section 1181.06. (Ord. K-5-94-2. Passed 5-9-94.)