§ 42-486. Responsibility for enforcement; removal; notice for repair of illegal or unsafe signs.

(a)

The building official or designated code enforcement officer shall enforce the provisions of this article.

(b)

It shall be unlawful to erect, use or maintain a sign or sign structure when it does not comply with the requirements or exemptions of this article. The city is authorized to remove unlawful signs and sign structures pursuant to the provisions of this section.

(c)

If the building official shall find any sign to be unsafe, insecure, or not erected, constructed or maintained in accordance with the requirements of this article, he shall give written notice to the owner of the land (if in possession of the property) on which the sign is situated and the person in possession of the premises to whom a local business license has been issued, and such owner and person in possession shall thereupon be required to make such sign safe, secure and of proper construction within ten days of the posting of the notice in the United States mail by the building official.

(Ord. No. 2006-862, § 2, 4-11-2006; Ord. No. 2006-865, § 2, 11-14-2006; Ord. No. 2017-0954 , § 2, 10-24-2017)