(A) The Chief Building Official shall inspect, or cause to be inspected, all permanent signs located within the city at least once in each year, prior to the renewal of their local business tax receipts.
(B) Upon inspection, this section shall require the owner of any sign found to be in defective condition, or which does not comply with the terms, conditions, and provisions of this section, to be repaired or removed within 30 days from the date of notice of the defect. If the Chief Building Official shall ascertain and determine that the maintenance or use of the sign adversely affects the public safety, he may require the immediate removal at owner's expense or prohibit the use of the sign until those defects shall have been remedied.
(C) The Chief Building Official shall then have the authority, upon two weeks' notice, to remove any sign which is not properly maintained, and without notice in the event the sign is found, in their determination, to constitute a danger to human life or encroaches on a public right-of-way. In the event of removal of a sign pursuant to this section, the owner/lessee or agent shall bear the cost of removal in addition to the penalties.
(Ord. 2021-02, adopted 3-17-21; sought to be reconsidered, Commission passed 4-21-2021)
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