It shall be the duty of any person, firm, corporation or other business entity doing business in the city to give written notice to the City Clerk/Tax Assessor of an intention to discontinue doing business at the site of the business not less than twenty (20) days before the discontinuation of the business at said location.
(Ord. 2-1995, passed 2-20-95)
No person, firm, corporation or other entity doing business in the city or owner of real estate on which such business is conducted shall, incidental to the discontinuation of business activity at a location with the city, fail or refuse to remove all signs, refuse, and personal property (not considered to be fixtures) from the real estate at the aforesaid location within five (5) days after the business activity is discontinued at the location.
(Ord. 2-1995, passed 2-20-95)
In the event of a violation of or non-compliance with this chapter, the city may, in its discretion, give five (5) days’ notice to the registered owner of the real estate and the business owner of its intention to bring the real estate which is the subject of the violation into compliance by removing the signs, refuse and other personal property. The registered owner of the real estate and/or the business owner may within the aforesaid five (5) day period request a hearing before the Mayor and Council or a person designated by the Mayor. The cost to the city to bring the property into compliance shall be assessed against the registered owner of the real estate and/or the business owner, shall be in addition to any criminal fine or civil penalty assessed hereunder, and may be secured by a lien to be recorded in the office of the Jefferson County Court Clerk.
(Ord. 2-1995, passed 2-20-95)
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