(A) (1) The Zoning Administrator shall order the removal of any sign erected or maintained in violation of this chapter except for legal nonconforming signs.
(2) Thirty-days notice in writing shall be given to the owner of the sign or of the building, structure, or premises on which the sign is located to remove the sign or to comply with this chapter.
(3) The township may, after 30-days notice, remove the sign.
(4) The township shall also remove the sign immediately and without notice if it reasonably appears that the condition of the sign is such as to present an immediate threat to the safety of the public.
(5) Any cost of removal incurred by the township shall be assessed to the owner of the property on which the sign is located and may be collected in the manner of ordinary debt or in the manner of taxes and the charge will be a lien on the property.
(B) (1) A sign shall be removed by the owner or lessee of the premises upon which the sign is located within 30 days after the business, which it advertises, is no longer conducted on the premises.
(2) If the owner or lessee fails to remove the sign, the township shall remove it in accordance with the provisions stated in division (A) above.
(3) These removal provisions shall not apply where a subsequent owner or lessee conducts the same type of business and agrees to maintain the signs to advertise the type of business being conducted on the premises and provided the signs comply with the other provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. -, Article V, § 5.2.14, passed 9-12-2006: Am. Ord. passed - -) Penalty, see § 150.999