All signs shall be properly maintained in good repair and appearance at all times and shall conform to all specifications, conditions and terms included in a permit issued by the city for the affected sign and its required landscaping. The code official or code enforcement officer shall have the authority to order the painting, repair or removal of a sign and accompanying landscaping which constitute a hazard to safety, health or public welfare by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence or abandonment. The city shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief to obtain the removal of any sign that constitutes a threat to the public health or safety. A permit is not required for simple restoration, including but not limited to adjustments and replacement of light globes, on existing signs.
(Ordinance 2018-12-17-03 adopted –/–/18; Ordinance 2026-02-17-01 adopted 2/17/2026)
If the code official or code enforcement officer determines that any sign is erected or maintained in violation of the provisions of this chapter, the code enforcement officer shall give written notice of the violation either by personal delivery, email, or by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner or person entitled to possession of the sign and the owner of the property on which the sign is located. Said notice shall:
(1) 
State the nature of the violation.
(2) 
Direct that the sign be altered or removed, or that the violation otherwise be corrected, to comply with the provisions of this chapter, within ten (10) days of receipt of the notice.
(3) 
Advise that a hearing may be requested before the zoning and planning commission to determine whether the sign is or has been erected or maintained in violation of this chapter by filing a written application for such a hearing with the code official before the expiration of said ten-day period.
(4) 
No provision of this section shall be construed to impose a requirement that any agency of the city must provide notice and an opportunity for a hearing before the commission before the city seeks available penalties for violations of this chapter.
(Ordinance 2018-12-17-03 adopted –/–/18)
(a) 
Within thirty (30) days after the filing of the written application for hearing, the zoning and planning commission shall hold a public hearing to determine whether the sign has been erected, is being maintained, or is located in violation of this chapter. Written notice of the date, time and place of the hearing shall be forwarded to the person requesting the hearing, and, if not the same person, the owner or person entitled to possession of the property or sign not less than seven (7) days before the date of the hearing.
(b) 
At the conclusion of the public hearing, the zoning and planning commission shall determine whether the sign has been erected or is being maintained in violation of this chapter. If the zoning and planning commission concludes that a violation has occurred, it shall order that the required corrective action be completed within ten (10) days of the date of the hearing.
(Ordinance 2018-12-17-03 adopted –/–/18)