A sign or sign insert shall be removed by the owner or lessee of the premises upon which the sign is located when the business is no longer conducted on the premises and the village determines the sign is in a condition that is detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the village. This may include structural deficiencies or poor maintenance. If the owner or lessee fails to remove it within 30 days of the termination of the business, or the property owner fails to provide the village with a permit request for a replacement sign within 180 days of the business no longer being conducted on the premises, the Zoning Enforcement Officer, or a duly authorized representative, may remove the sign at cost to the property owner. When a successor to a defunct business agrees to maintain the signs as provided in this code, this removal requirement shall not apply.
(Ord. passed 11-16-2020)