§ 58-19. Violations; penalties.

(a)

Noncompliance. No person shall erect on any premises owned or controlled by that person any sign which does not comply with the standards of this chapter.

(b)

Dangerous or defective. No person shall maintain or permit to be maintained on any premises owned or controlled by that person any sign which is in a dangerous or defective condition. Any such sign shall be removed or repaired by the permittee of the sign, the owner of the premises, or as otherwise provided for in this chapter.

(c)

Separate violation. Each sign installed, created, erected or maintained in violation of this chapter shall be considered a separate violation when applying the penalty portions herein.

(d)

Public nuisance. Any sign erected or maintained in violation of this article is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.

(e)

Notice. The director shall give the permittee or sign owner 24 hours to 30 days' written notice, based on the practical considerations of completing measures to comport with the standards of this article, to correct the deficiencies or to remove the sign(s) which is in violation of this chapter. If the permittee or sign owner refuses to correct the deficiencies or remove the sign, the violator shall be subject to citation by the city and the matter shall be heard in municipal court.

(f)

Citations. If any sign or other device covered by this chapter is, or is proposed to be, erected, constructed, altered, converted or used in violation of any provision of this chapter, the city's public safety and/or code enforcement officers shall issue a citation. Additionally, the city may seek an injunction for a continuing violation or take other appropriate action to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, alteration, conversion or use to correct or abate such violation.

(Ord. No. 13-2011, § 1(Att. § 19), 6-29-11)