(a) No person shall erect, set up, place, retain or maintain, any sign of any nature or description on or over any street, alley, sidewalk or public place in the City, without having obtained permission from the City to do so.
(b) Any person desiring to erect, set up, place, retain or maintain, such sign on or over any such place as provided in subsection (a) hereof, shall file before Council a petition in writing, signed by the petitioner, in which shall be stated the kind, height above ground, dimensions and specifications of the sign desired to be erected, set up, placed, retained or maintained. The petition shall keep such sign in good order and repair; and the sign shall be removed at any time the City shall so direct. The petitioner shall erect, set up, place, retain and maintain such sign subject to all the provisions of this section.
(c) Every sign so erected shall be erected upon plans to be approved by the City Manager; shall be from time to time inspected by the City Engineer; and shall remain at the pleasure of the City.
(d) Each day that a sign forbidden by this section is maintained, and each day that a sign is maintained without repairs after forty-eight hours from the time the owner thereof has been notified by the City Manager to repair the same, and each day that any sign is maintained after forty-eight hours from the time the owner thereof has been notified by Council to remove the same, shall constitute a distinct and separate offense. (Ord. 2001-9. Passed 7-17-01.)