(a) The Engineering Department shall cause to be removed any sign that endangers the public safety such as a mechanically, electrically or structurally defective sign. The Engineering Department shall prepare a notice which shall describe the sign and specify the violation involved and which shall state that if the sign is not removed or the violation is not corrected within ten days the sign shall be removed in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(b) All notices mailed by the Engineering Department shall be sent by certified mail. Any time periods provided in this section shall be deemed to commence on the date of the receipt of the certified mail. Notwithstanding the above, in cases of emergency the Engineering Department may cause the immediate removal of a dangerous or defective sign without notice. In such cases, costs shall be assessed in the same manner as though a notice had been issued.
(Ord. 07-14. Passed 4-2-07.)