§ 21.44.740. Administrative removal of signs.

Signs may be removed by the City in accordance with the following procedures:

A.

Illegal or Dilapidated Signs. If the Director of Development Services, or his or her designee, finds that a sign is in violation of this chapter, or is in disrepair, defaced, deteriorated (including peeling paint), prohibited, abandoned, illegal, or is in violation of the Building Code or any other laws and ordinances, he shall seek correction of the violations as provided for in the Municipal Code, including the Administrative Citation process. The Director of Development Services shall inform the sign owner by a written notice if the sign is to be removed.

B.

Safety Hazard or on Public Right-of-Way. The City Engineer, or his designee, without giving notice, shall have the authority to authorize removal of any sign which:

1.

Poses an immediate threat to public safety; or

2.

Is displayed in violation of the provisions of this chapter or other City ordinances on or over any public right-of-way or public property.

( ORD-13-0014 , § 19(Att. A), 2013)