§ 155.10. Removal of Prohibited Signs.

(A)

General policy regulating removal. The code compliance division shall notify the owner or other persons having control or authority over a sign prohibited pursuant to section 155.05, in accordance with section 155.11 and specify a reasonable time for removal or other required action regarding the sign. Notwithstanding, this provision, hazardous signs or any sign placed upon public property or public right-of-way without specific authorization herein may be removed immediately by the code compliance division without prior notice. The code compliance division shall allow a prohibited sign to remain only for the minimum time reasonably necessary for its removal.

(B)

Unlawful signs. Any sign installed prior to the effective date of this chapter, which required a permit or required other approval of the city, wherein no proper permit or permission was obtained, is an unlawful sign and shall be subject to removal in accordance with this chapter unless a permit is obtainable and is obtained under this section, according to the time frame outlined in a notice of the unlawfulness of such sign.

(Ord. No. 10-08, § 1(Exh. A), 3-8-10; Ord. No. 13-17, § 1, 4-8-13; Ord. No. 15-81, § 1, 11-9-15)