(A) All signs and advertising structures and the ground and/or landscaped area thereunder, shall be kept in good repair and maintained in a neat and orderly manner.
(B) In addition, the following provisions shall apply:
(1) Signs and sign support structures shall be maintained at all times in a state of good repair, with all braces, bolts, clips, supporting frame and fastenings free from deterioration, termite infestation, rot, rust or loosening. They shall be able to safely withstand at all times the wind pressure for which they were originally designed, and in no case less than required by the city's building laws.
(2) Every sign shall be maintained in a clean, safe, and good working condition, including the replacement of defective parts, defaced or broken faces, lighting and other acts required for the maintenance of said sign. The display surfaces shall be kept neatly painted or posted at all times.
(3) Within 60 days after a sign becomes abandoned, said sign shall be removed or the face of said sign shall be removed and replaced with blank panels or shall be painted out. Abandoned signs which are painted on building walls and fascias shall be painted out in a manner such that said building walls and fascias are left a uniform color which is consistent with the rest of the building.
('64 Code, § 55.18) (Am. Ord. 700, passed 9-11-86; Am. Ord. 1118, passed 9-7-21) Penalty, see § 10.97