[Amended 3-11-1992]
If the Building Officer or his agent shall find that any sign or sign structure regulated herein is unsafe or insecure or has been erected in violation of the provisions of this chapter, he shall give written notice to the permittee thereof. If the permittee fails to remove or alter the structure so as to comply with the standards herein set forth within 10 days after such notice, such sign or sign structure may be removed or altered to comply by the Building Officer or his agent, at the expense of the permittee or owner of the property upon which it is located. The Building Officer shall refuse to issue a permit to any permittee or owner who refuses to pay costs so assessed. A sign or sign structure which is an immediate peril to persons or property may be removed by the Town summarily and without notice.
All signs and supports shall be designed and constructed to withstand wind pressure and to receive dead loads as required in the Connecticut Building Code and other applicable laws and ordinances.
[Amended 3-11-1992]
All signs attached to a building shall be thoroughly and rigidly secured in a manner approved by the Building Officer and shall be maintained as necessary to keep them secure, safe and free from danger.
The owner of any sign as defined and regulated by this chapter shall be required to have painted, at least once every three years, all parts and supports of said sign, unless the same are galvanized or otherwise treated to prevent rust.
Any sign now or hereafter existing which no longer advertises a bona fide business conducted, product sold or activity or campaign being conducted shall be taken down and removed by the owner, agent or person having the beneficial use of the building, structure or lot upon which such sign may be found within 30 days of such cessation. Upon failure to comply within the time specified, the Building Officer or his agent is hereby authorized to order removal such sign within 30 days of a written notification, and any expense incident thereto shall be paid by the owner of the building, structure or lot to which such sign is attached.
The provisions and regulations of this chapter shall not apply to the following signs; provided, however, that said signs shall be subject to the provisions of § 210-11 hereof:
A. 
In all R Residence Districts, as designated by the regulations of the Planning and Zoning Commission, one unlighted nameplate identifying the owner or occupant of a building or dwelling unit, limited to two square feet in area.
B. 
A sign erected by any fraternal, civic, religious or service club or organization, merely announcing its presence in the Town and the time and place of its regular meeting, provided that such sign does not exceed nine square feet in area.
C. 
Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and date of erection when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material.
D. 
Signs advertising agricultural products of a seasonal nature shall be permitted in residential districts. Such signs shall not be erected within 10 feet of any street line and shall not exceed six square feet in area. Such signs shall be removed as soon as the season for selling the agricultural products is over.
It shall be the duty and responsibility of the owner or lessee of every sign to maintain the immediate premises occupied by the sign in a clean, sanitary and healthful condition.