(a) It shall be the duty of the property owner, building owner/tenant or business owner to see that any sign erected, altered, modified or maintained is in compliance with all applicable provisions of these sign regulations and any other conditions specified in the approval of a sign. Failure to come into compliance after notice as specified in this section shall be a violation.
(Ord. 2019-127. Passed 5-21-20.)
(b) The Property Maintenance Officer shall declare any violation a nuisance and order in writing the correction of all conditions which are found to be in violation of these regulations.
(1) Where the sign regulations provide that a permit or approval of Planning Commission or Council is required prior to the erection of a sign, and no permit or approval has been obtained, violations shall be corrected within five days after the written order is issued. Failure to comply with the written order of the Property Maintenance Office shall constitute a violation under paragraph (c) herein and each and every such failure to comply with such written order shall constitute an individual violation of (c) below.
(2) Any violation involving temporary signs, shall be corrected within twenty-four (24) hours after the written order is issued. Failure to comply with the written order of the Property Maintenance Office shall constitute a violation under paragraph (c) herein and each and every such failure to comply with such written order shall constitute an individual violation of (c) below.
(3) Where the Property Maintenance Officer or the Director of Inspections determines that a sign or advertising structure poses an immediate danger to the public health, safety or welfare or poses an immediate peril to persons or property, such sign shall be removed immediately upon notification to the property owner, building owner/tenant or business owner. In the event that the Property Maintenance Officer or the Director of Inspections determines that the peril to persons or property is such that it is immediately necessary to abate such danger to persons or property by removal of such sign or advertising structure, the Property Maintenance Officer or Director of Inspections may cause such sign or advertising structure to be removed summarily and without notice and shall report such expenses to the Director of Finance who shall confirm such expenses and refer them to the Director of Law for collection.
(Ord. 2019-127. Passed 5-21-20.)
(4) All other violations shall be corrected within thirty days after the written order is issued. (Ord. 2004-9. Passed 3-4-04.)
(5) The Director of Inspections may refuse to issue a permit to any property owner who refuses to reimburse the City for any expenses incurred by the City in connection with this chapter of the Codified Ordinances or who has currently been cited by the Property Maintenance Officer or Director of Inspections for any failure to comply with any provision of the sign regulations or other provisions of the Codified Ordinances regarding signage or advertising devices.
(c) Any violation not corrected within the period of time specified in subsection (b) hereof shall be a misdemeanor of the fourth degree and the property owner, building owner/tenant or business owner shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and subject to imprisonment for up to thirty days or both, for each day and every day the violation continued to exist after the period of time to remove it, specified in subsection (b) above, has expired. A separate offense shall be deemed committed for each day such violation continues.
(Ord. 2019-127. Passed 5-21-20.)