(A) Abandoned signs. It shall be unlawful for any permittee or owner of a sign to fail or refuse to remove any sign or copy, after ten days of the service of written notice from the Building Official to do so, which advertises a business or product which has not been conducted or sold at the premises where the sign is located for more than 90 consecutive days prior to the date of the notice from the Building Official. Sign cabinets shall be secured so as to protect the integrity of the structure. Sign structures shall be removed after service of the notice. If the order to remove is not complied with, the Building Official may remove the sign, and a lien may be filed against the property for the expense incurred in removal of the sign.
(B) Hazardous signs. The Building Official shall refuse to issue a permit for any sign which will constitute a hazard and a potential menace to the safety of the public and may require the removal of any sign which is not properly maintained or which otherwise shows signs of neglect or which is or will become unsafe and constitute a hazard to the safety of the public. It shall be unlawful for any permittee or owner to continue to display any sign that constitutes a hazard after 48 hours from the time of notice by the Building Official requesting the removal of the sign, unless within that time the permittee or owner shall have filed with the Building Official notice of his or her intention to appeal his or her decision to the Board of Adjustment with payment of all applicable fees. Any sign displayed more than 48 hours after notice to remove the sign may be removed by the town at the expense of the permittee or owner unless the matter is pending on appeal to the Board of Adjustment or unless the decision of the Building Official has been reversed by the Board of Adjustment.
(Ord. 2007-01, passed 1-23-2007; Ord. 2016-02, passed 4-26-2016) Penalty, see § 153.999