The event of refusal or failure to remove a political sign on the part of the person(s) to whom an order to remove the sign has been directed as provided in this article, the Director or Code Administrator II may enter upon the premises and remove the sign if situated in a yard not wholly enclosed within a fence, including a closed gate, and if such entry will not violate any provision in §§ 13-2-9 or 13-2-10 of this code of ordinances. After such officer shall have removed such a sign, he or she shall cause it to be transported to the office of the Department of Planning, Building, and Development, where it shall be held for a period of 30 days, during which it may be claimed and received by a person entitled to possession of the sign, as determined by the Director or Code Administrator II. If the sign shall remain not claimed and received, as provided in this section, after such period, the Director shall cause the sign to be destroyed.
(Ord. 3639, passed - -2000)