(A) Premises maintenance. All free standing signs and the premises surrounding same shall be maintained by the owner thereof in a clean, sanitary, and inoffensive condition, and free and clear of all obnoxious substances, rubbish, and weeds.
(B) Unsafe and unlawful signs. If the sign officer shall find that any sign regulated herein is unsafe or insecure, or is a menace to the public or is abandoned or is maintained in a dilapidated condition, or has been constructed or erected or is being maintained in violation of any provision of this subchapter or the permit issued, the sign officer shall give written notice to the permittee or property owner thereof of the violation and order the alteration or removal of the sign. If the permittee or property owner thereof fails to remove or alter the structure so as to comply with the standards herein set forth within 10 days, after such notice, such sign may be removed or altered to comply by the sign officer at the expense of the permittee or owner of the property upon which it is located. The sign officer shall refuse to issue a permit to any permittee or owner who refused to pay costs as assessed. The sign officer may cause any sign which is an immediate peril to persons or property to be removed summarily and without notice. Such permittee or owner shall also be liable for the penalties herein prescribed.
(Ord. 95-06, passed 7-25-95; amend. Ord. 14-06, passed 7-22-14)