§ 154.544 ABANDONED SIGNS.

   (A)   Public nuisance. If any sign becomes abandoned, such a sign shall be declared a public nuisance.

   (B)   Definition. An ABANDONED SIGN means a sign that meets any of the following criteria:

      (1)   Any sign associated with an unlawful nonconforming use;

      (2)   Any conforming sign that remains after the termination of a business if the business has ceased operations and is closed to the public for at least 180 days or six months within a 12 month period, except for seasonal businesses which are exempt from this determination; or

      (3)   Any nonconforming sign that remains after the termination of a business.

   (C)   Notification.

      (1)   Upon determining that a sign is abandoned, the Zoning Inspector shall make reasonable effort to notify, in writing, the owner of the property on which the sign is located.

      (2)   Upon receiving notification that an abandoned sign exists on his or her property, the owner shall have the abandoned sign removed within 30 days.

(Prior Code, § 1288.10) (Ord. 652, passed 11-8-1999)