Title 18 - Unified Development Ordinance

 

18.440 Signs

18.440.170 Removal of Signs

  1. A.
    Determination of Obsolete Sign on Vacated Premises. If a building, structure or premise is vacated for 6 months or more, permanent signs located thereon shall be deemed obsolete. The property owner shall remove such obsolete sign and restore the building facade or related ground surface to its original condition. In the case of a monument that otherwise conforms with the requirements of this Chapter, the property owner may alternatively remove all lighting fixtures and structural members, or alternatively, arrange for an opaque surface to cover the fixtures and members.
  2. B.
    Removal of Signs on Private Property. If the Director determines a sign is prohibited, obsolete, unsafe, unsecure, a menace to the public, or otherwise constructed or maintained in violation of this Chapter, a written notice of violation shall be given to the property owner stating that the sign must be removed or brought into compliance. If the sign is not timely removed or brought into compliance (10 days for a temporary sign; 30 days for a permanent sign), the City may remove the sign and assess the costs to the property owner, and any applicable permit shall be revoked. No further sign permit shall be issued for the property until such costs have been paid. (The notice of violation shall follow the nuisance enforcement and appeal process set forth in 7.04.190; the removal and assessment shall follow the nuisance abatement process set forth in 7.04.200.)
  3. C.
    Immediate Removal of Signs.
    1. 1.
      City Removal. The City may immediately remove without notice any sign that is:
      1. a.
        In the right-of-way or on publicly owned land without City authorization; or
      2. b.
        An immediate peril to persons or property.

In such event, the City may assess the removal costs using the assessment process set forth in 7.04.200.

  1. 2.
    Property Owner Removal. A property owner may remove unauthorized signs placed by others on the owner’s private property without notice or compensation to the sign owner.

(History: Ord. No. ZRR-3300 §18, 2020)

Effective on: 1/1/1901