18.29.330 Enforcement

A. The Community Development Department (department) shall be vested with the duty of enforcing these Sign Regulations. In the performance of that duty, the department may take any appropriate action or institute any proceeding in any case where any sign is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted or maintained, or in any case where any sign is used in violation of this chapter or any other City ordinance. The department shall inspect each sign for which a permit has been issued and shall require the proper maintenance of all signs subject to the provisions of this chapter. B. Confiscation of Signs. Except for allowed signs, the department may immediately confiscate any sign located on public property, sidewalks or within streets in violation of these Sign Regulations or any other City ordinances. A sign located on a sidewalk or in a street is a nuisance per se and may be removed at any time without prior notice to the owner. C. It is unlawful for any person to erect or otherwise install a sign having an area or height greater than allowed in this chapter. It is unlawful for any person to erect or otherwise install a sign located on a site or in a zone in violation of the regulations specified in the chapter. D. Before any sign permit is issued for signs on a highway controlled or funded by the state or federal government, the applicant shall show proof that the sign has been approved by the controlling agency. This proof must be submitted to the city with the application for a sign permit. The city will not consider sign permit applications until the proof of approval is submitted. (Ord.2009-6, dated 5/12/09)