[Ord. No. 1970-12]
The Administrator shall be chosen
and shall serve at the pleasure of the City Manager. The Administrator
is hereby authorized and directed to enforce and carry out all provisions
of this Code, both in letter and spirit, with vigilance and with all
due speed. The Administrator is authorized to promulgate regulations
and procedures consistent with the purpose of this Code toward that
end. The Administrator is further empowered to delegate the duties
and powers granted to and imposed upon him under this Code. As used
in this Code, "Administrator" shall include his authorized representative.
[Ord. No. 1979-12]
The Administrator is hereby empowered
to enter or inspect any building, structure or premises in the City
upon which or in connection with which a sign, as defined by this
Code, is located for the purpose of inspection of the sign, its structural
and electrical connections, and to insure compliance with the provisions
of this Code. Such inspections shall be carried out during business
hours, unless an emergency exists.
A.
The remedies provided in this section for
violations of or failure to comply with provisions of this Code, whether
civil, criminal or for sign removal, shall be cumulative and shall
be in addition to any other remedy provided by law.
B.
Except as otherwise provided in this Code,
any sign which is not in compliance with all of the applicable provisions
of this Code or any other law shall be referred to herein as an "unlawful"
sign.
[Ord. No. 1984-53]
[Ord. No. 1979-12]
The violation of or failure to comply
with any of the provisions of this Code or the erection, use or display
of any sign not in compliance with all of the provisions of this Code
shall be and hereby is declared to be unlawful.
[Ord. No. 1984-53]
The violation of or failure to comply
with any of the provisions of this Code or the erection, use or display
of any sign not in compliance with all of the provisions of this Code
shall be and the same are hereby declared to be a quasi-criminal violation
of the law. Upon conviction, any person in violation of or failure
to comply with any of the provisions of this Code or the owner or
user of any unlawful sign or the owner of the property upon which
an unlawful sign is located, shall be punished by a fine of not more
than $200 for each week or portion thereof, that the violation or
noncompliance or use or display of the unlawful sign occurs or has
continued. Every person involved in the violation of or failure to
comply with the Code, whether he directly commits the act or aids
or abets the same, and whether present or absent, shall be proceeded
against and held as a principal, provided however, that the owner
of property on which an unlawful sign is located who is not also the
owner or user of the unlawful sign shall be subject to the said quasi-criminal
penalties only if demand for removal or alteration of the unlawful
sign shall have been personally served upon or mailed by certified
mail, return receipt requested, to said owner and the demand has remained
uncomplied with for a period of time specified herein,
[Ord. No. 1979-12]
As an additional means of enforcing
this Code, the Administrator may accept an assurance of discontinuance
of any act or practice deemed in violation of this Code or of any
rule or regulation adopted pursuant hereto from any person engaging
in or who has engaged in such act or practice. Any such assurance
shall specify a time limit during which such discontinuance is to
be accomplished. Failure to perform the forms of any such assurance
shall constitute prima facia proof of a violation of this Code or
any rule or regulation adopted pursuant hereto or order issued pursuant
thereto which make the alleged act or practice unlawful for the purpose
of securing any injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction.
