(a) The Code Enforcement Official shall cause to be removed any sign or billboard that:
(1) Endangers the public safety;
(2) Abandoned signs or billboards, or electrically or structurally defective signs or billboards; or
(3) Signs or billboards for which no permit has been issued.
(b) The Code Enforcement Official shall prepare a notice which shall describe the sign or billboard and specify the violation or violations involved and which shall state that if the sign is not removed or the violation is not corrected within ten days, the sign or billboard shall be removed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(c) All such notices shall be mailed by the Code Enforcement Official via certified United States mail to the last known address of the owner of the sign or billboard, and/or of the premises. Any time periods provided in this section shall be deemed to commence on the date of the receipt of the certified mail delivery. Notwithstanding the above, in cases of emergency, or of imminent peril or danger to the public, the Code Enforcement Official, with the approval of the City Manager, may cause the immediate removal of a dangerous or defective sign or billboard without notice.
(Ord. 94-082. Passed 6-13-94.)