(A) All signs shall be constructed and mounted in compliance with the State Uniform Statewide Building Code, 13 VAC 5-63.
(B) All signs and components thereof shall be maintained in good repair and in a safe, neat, and clean condition.
(C) The Building Official may take action under the State Maintenance Code, after such notice as is provided by law, to address any sign which, in his or her opinion, has become insecure, in danger of falling, or otherwise unsafe, and, as such, presents an immediate threat to the safety of the public. If such action is necessary to render a sign safe, the cost of such emergency removal or repair shall be at the expense of the owner or lessee thereof as provided in Chapters 92 and 150 of this code.
(D) Where the use or business has ceased operating, the owner of the sign or property owner shall remove the sign within 60 days of the cessation of use or business operation, or remove/replace the sign face with a blank face until such time as a new use or business has resumed operating on the property.
(E) 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. Any sign which constitutes a nuisance may be abated by the town under the requirements of VA Code §§ 15.2-900, 15.2-906, and/or 15.2-1115.
(1998 Code, § 66-366) (Ord. passed 9-5-2017; Ord. 2020-06, passed 11-4-2020) Penalty, see § 10.99