[Adopted 5-5-1986 as Title One, Ch. XVI of the 1986 Code]
No person shall erect, place or raise any sign, billboard or other obstruction on or within any highway within the City of Franklin or erect, raise, place or affix any sign, billboard or other advertisement on any lands or the buildings of the city without first obtaining appropriate permission and authority from the City Council and such approvals as may be necessary from the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
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Editor's Note: Original Section 1.00, which immediately preceded this section and dealt with pavement displacement, was deleted 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-4. See now § 262-25.
[Amended 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-4]
All construction, repairs, erection of signs or other work or action permitted under the provisions of the foregoing section shall be done under the supervision of the Director of the Municipal Services Department in accord with materials and specifications as may be required by the Director.
[Added 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-4]
Every public utility shall pay such part of the cost of improvement or maintenance of streets, alleys, bridges and public places as shall arise from its use thereof and shall protect and save the city harmless from all damages arising from said use.
[Amended 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-4]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be liable to the city for all damages to such highway, land or buildings of the city and for all expenses incurred by the city in removing any unauthorized construction, obstruction, sign or other material from any highway, land or building of the city and correcting or repairing any defects or damage to any highway, land or building of the city caused by such violation, in addition to the penalties prescribed elsewhere in this Code.[1]
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 1, General Provisions, § 1-16, General Penalty.