§ 33.18. Violations; penalties.

A.

Noncompliance. No person shall erect on any premises owned or controlled by that person any sign which does not comply with the standards of this article.

B.

Dangerous or defective. No person shall maintain or permit to be maintained on any premises owned or controlled by that person any sign which is in a dangerous or defective condition. Any such sign shall be removed or repaired by the permittee of the sign, the owner of the premises, or as otherwise provided for in this article.

C.

Separate violation. Each sign installed, created, erected or maintained in violation of this article shall be considered a separate violation when applying the penalty portions herein.

D.

Public nuisance. Any sign erected or maintained in violation of this article is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.

E.

Notice. The director shall give the permittee or sign owner 24 hours to 30 days written notice, based on the practical considerations of completing measures to comport with the standards of this article, to correct the deficiencies or to remove the sign(s) which is in violation of this article. If the permittee or sign owner refuses to correct the deficiencies or remove the sign, the director will have the sign removed at the expense of the permittee or sign owner.

F.

Citations. If any sign or other device covered by this article is, or is proposed to be, erected, constructed, altered, converted or used in violation of any provision of this article, the director or his designee shall issue a citation. Additionally, the county may seek an injunction for a continuing violation or take other appropriate action to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, alteration, conversion or use to correct or abate such violation. Any violation of this article shall be an offense, and the violator shall be subject to a fine of up to $1,000.00 per day, per citation, imprisonment for up to 60 days, or both.

(Res. No. 08-0238, 5-7-08)