(a) A sign which is nonconforming on the effective date of this chapter, which does not conform with the regulations of this chapter or a subsequent amendment, shall constitute a nuisance, and the owner of the property on which the sign is located shall be subject to a suit for injunctive relief as well as prosecution for criminal violations.
(b) Any sign or other object placed, displayed, erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered or permitted to remain on any premises in violation of this chapter or the Building Code, and any sign heretofore erected, constructed or displayed without legal authorization, is hereby declared to constitute a nuisance, and in addition to any penalty provided in these Codified Ordinances for such violation, the nuisance may be abated in the manner provided now or in the future statutes of Ohio, in the manner provided in Chapter 634, or in the manner provided in Section 1383.32. The procedural requirements of these alternative abatement remedies shall not be cumulative, and only the procedures of the abatement remedy implemented shall be required.
(Ord. 2001-49. Passed 12-10-01.)