A sign that is deemed to have been abandoned by the owner or user is subject to the following.
(a) Each sign advertising an on-premises business that has not been conducted upon or from the premises for six months in succession shall be removed by the owner of the premises upon which it is located, or his or her lessee of said property. All other abandoned signs shall be removed upon order of the Building Inspector.
(b) Dilapidated signs or signs beyond repair under the provision of Wis. Stats. § 66.0413, shall be removed upon order of the Building Inspector. For purposes of this subsection (b), a
DILAPIDATED SIGN is one that is so old and out of repair as to become dangerous or unsafe, whether to the public at large or merely to guests and invitees on the premises on which it is located.
(c) In the event that the owner of a premises upon which an abandoned or dilapidated sign is situated, or his or her lessee fails or refuses to remove such sign, the village may, upon notice of its intent to remove it, sent by first class mail or personally delivered to the owner of the premises upon which the sign is located, remove the sign and impose the cost thereof against the real estate as a special charge under Wis. Stats. § 66.0627.
(Ord. passed 1-18-2021)