(A) Property owned by Governmental Body. No private person or group shall erect, install, maintain, alter, repair, demolish, remove, relocate, reinstall, or perform structural maintenance upon, a sign located on property owned by a Governmental Body. Only the Governmental Body owning such land, or its designated agents, may erect, install, maintain, alter, repair, demolish, remove, relocate, reinstall, or perform structural maintenance upon, a sign upon such property.
(B) Public Rights of Way. Except as expressly provided otherwise by the Florida Department of Transportation with regard to rights of way within its control and/or jurisdiction, no private person or group shall erect, install, maintain, alter, repair, demolish, remove, relocate, reinstall, or perform structural maintenance upon, a sign located on any public right of way, including utility poles. Only the Governmental Body responsible for the maintenance of such public right of way, or its designated agents, may erect, install, maintain, alter, repair, demolish, remove, relocate, reinstall, or perform structural maintenance upon, a sign upon such a right of way.
(C) Requirements. Any sign located on property owned by a Governmental Body or upon any public right-of-way must conform to the requirements of this Chapter.
(D) Removal of unauthorized signs. The City may immediately remove any unauthorized sign located on property owned by a Governmental Body or upon any public right-of-way. Upon removing such a sign, the City shall hold it for a minimum of five (5) business days. At any time during such a holding period the owner of the sign may reclaim the sign after paying a removal and storage fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00). Signs not reclaimed by the owner during this holding period shall be discarded.
(Ord. 2017-39, passed 6-15-2017; Am. Ord. 2019-68, passed 1-2-20)