[Amended 12-4-2014]
No person shall erect or cause to be erected
upon or above any City sidewalk, street, highway, or any public area
owned or controlled by the City, any permanent sign or advertising
device which projects into or over the sidewalk, street, highway,
or public area unless a permit authorizing the erection of such sign
or device has been issued by the Building Department.
[Amended 12-21-1995; 2-1-2007; 12-4-2014]
A. The Building Inspector shall notify, in writing, the owner of any sign or advertising device or sandwich board sign requiring a permit under §
264-3A and erected without such required permit that such a sign or device violates the provisions of this article and must be removed. If the owner fails to act within five days of the date of such notice, the sign or device may be removed by or under the direction of a police officer and at the expense of the owner.
B. Any person erecting a sign or advertising device in violation of this article shall be subject to a fine as set forth in Chapter
40, Enforcement, for each day such sign or device remains in place after the expiration of the five-day notice period. Signs not removed after the expiration of the five-day notice period shall be removed by the Building Inspector and be subject to a removal fee as set forth in Chapter 174, Fees.