(A) All signs and all components thereof, including, without limitation, supports, braces, and anchors, shall be kept in a state of good repair. Any sign which becomes a safety hazard or which is not kept in a reasonably good state of repair shall be put in a safe and good state of repair within 30 days of a written notice to the owner and permit holder.
(B) If the message portion of a sign is removed, leaving only the supporting "shell" of a sign or the supporting braces, anchors, or similar components, the owner of the sign or the owner of the property where the sign is located or other person having control over such sign shall, within two years of the removal of the message portion of the sign, either replace the entire message portion of the sign or remove the remaining components of the sign. This division shall not be construed to enable the replacement of a nonconforming sign except as provided in § 154.2.197 Nonconforming Signs nor shall this division be construed to prevent the changing of the message of a sign.
(C) The owner of any sign, including a permitted off-premises sign, regarding a commercial endeavor, where the use or business has ceased operating shall, within 120 days of the cessation of use or business operation, replace the sign face with a blank face until such time as a use or business has resumed operating on the property.
(Ord. passed 4-12-2016; Am. Ord. passed 3-12-2024)