(A) Nuisance declared. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the Village Board finds and declares that obsolete, abandoned, structurally unsound and illegal non-conforming signs are a public nuisance.
(B) General penalty. Any person found to be in violation of any provision of this chapter for which a specific penalty is not prescribed shall be fined $100 upon conviction or assessment of guilt by an adjudication court.
(C) Continuing penalty. Each day that a sign is allowed to exist following written notice to the landowner or occupant to remove or repair it constitutes a separate violation and a continuing nuisance subject to the general penalty provided for herein.
(D) Injunction. Because of the inherent danger of unsound signs and the continuing nature of the nuisance caused by obsolete, abandoned and illegal non-conforming signs, the village shall have the right to obtain an injunction from the Circuit Court requiring the demolition of any sign, or any portion of any sign, deemed to be existing in violation of this chapter upon a verified petition stating the basis therefore.
(E) Attorney’s fees and costs. In any action involving this chapter brought in the local adjudication court, in the Circuit Court or in any other court, the village shall be entitled to recoup the entire amount of its attorneys’ fees and costs from the party opposing the village and the same shall be added to any judgment rendered in favor of the village.
(Ord. 2010-O-1, passed 1-5-10)