(a) If the Building Inspector or Mayor shall find that any sign or other advertising structure regulated herein in unsafe or insecure, or is a menace to the public, or has been constructed or erected or is being maintained in violation of the provision of this article, he shall give written notice to the permittee thereof. If the permittee fails to remove or alter the structure so as to comply with the standards herein set forth within twenty days after such notice, such sign or other advertising structure may be removed or altered to comply by the Building Inspector or Mayor at the expense of the permittee or owner of the property upon which it is located. The Building Inspector or Mayor shall refuse to issue a permit to any permittee or owner who refuses to pay costs so assessed.
(b) The Building Inspector or Mayor may cause any sign or other advertising structure which is an immediate peril to persons or property to be removed summarily and without notice.
(Passed 9-16-57.)