The person erecting, altering or relocating a sign shall notify the Administrator upon the start of construction and upon completion of the work for which permits are required.
(a) Inspections. All free-standing signs may be subject to a footing inspection. All electrical signs may be subject to a final electrical inspection by the Administrator.
(b) Maintenance. Every sign in the City, including exempted signs, shall be maintained in good structural condition at all times and shall be kept neatly painted, including all metal parts and supports. The Administrator shall have the authority to order the painting, repair, alteration or removal of signs which become dilapidated or are abandoned, or which constitute a physical hazard to the public safety.
(c) Signs Declared Unlawful. The Administrator may declare any sign unlawful if it endangers public safety by reasons of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation or abandonment. Any such declaration shall state the reasons of the Administrator for stating that any sign owned, kept, displayed or maintained by any person within the City, the ownership keeping a display which is unlawful pursuant to the provisions of this Code, is hereby declared to be in violation of this Code. The Administrator may declare any such sign to be unlawful, and such declaration shall state in writing the reason or reasons why such sign and the keeping, owning, maintenance, construction and display or operation thereof, is unlawful under the terms of this Code.
(Ord. 629-04. Passed 10-5-04.)