(a) A sign and/or sign structure may be removed by the Administrator pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and shall become the property of the City and may be disposed of in any manner deemed appropriate by the City. The cost of removal of the sign by the City shall be considered a debt owed to the City by the owner of the sign and the owner of the property, and may be recovered in an appropriate court action by the City or by assess ment against the property as hereinafter provided. The cost of removal shall include any and all incidental expenses incurred by the City in connection with the sign's removal.
(b) When the Administrator orders the removal of a sign and/or sign structure, he shall give written notice of the removal order to the owner or operator, together with a brief written statement of the reasons for the order.
(c) When it is determined by the Administrator that such sign and/or sign structure would cause an imminent danger to the public safety, and contact cannot be made with a sign owner or building owner, no written notice shall have to be served. In this emergency situation, the Administrator may correct the danger, all costs being assessed against the property as hereinafter provided.
(d) Signs found in the pub lic right of way, and not oth erwise permitted, may be re moved by the Administrator without notice.
(Ord. 457-17. Passed 10-31-17; Ord. 16-18. Passed 1-16-18.)