All signs shall be maintained in accordance with the following:
(a) The property owner is required to maintain the sign in a condition fit for the intended use and has a continuing obligation to comply with all building code requirements.
(b) Each sign shall contain the name, address and telephone number of a firm or person responsible for erecting the sign, to be placed on the frame or other supports and large enough to be read by a person standing on the ground, sidewalk, or parking lot nearest the sign.
(c) If the sign is deemed by the Building and Zoning Inspector to be in an unsafe condition, the owner of the business shall be immediately notified, in writing, and shall, within forty-eight hours of such notification, correct such unsafe condition or remove the sign. If the correction has not been made within the 48 hours, the Building and Zoning Inspector may remove, or cause such unsafe sign to be removed, repaired or maintained at the expense of the property owner or lessee, sign owner or sign lessee.
(d) Whenever any sign, either conforming or nonconforming to these regulations, is required to be removed for the purpose of repair, relettering or repainting, the same may be done without a permit or any payment of fees provided that all of the following conditions are met:
(1) There is no alteration or remodeling to the structure or the mounting of the sign itself.
(2) There is no enlargement or increase in any of the dimensions of the sign or its structure.
(3) The sign is accessory to a legally permitted or legally nonconforming use. (Ord. 2020-21. Passed 2-18-20.)