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(1) Maintenance Required.

(a) It is unlawful for any owner of record, lessor, lessee, manager, or other person having lawful possession or control over a building, structure, or parcel of land to fail to maintain any signs on the building, structure, or parcel in compliance with this chapter and any other applicable provisions of the Covington Municipal Code. Failure to maintain a sign constitutes a violation of this chapter and shall be subject to enforcement under the enforcement provisions of this chapter.

(b) All signs, whether or not in existence prior to the adoption of this chapter, shall be maintained and kept in good repair and in a safe condition at all times. Maintenance of a sign shall include, but is not limited to, periodic cleaning, replacement of flickering, burned out or broken light bulbs or fixtures, repair or replacement of any faded, peeled, cracked, or otherwise damaged or broken parts of a sign, and any other activity necessary to restore the sign so that it continues to comply with the requirements and contents of the sign permit issued for its installation, if required, and the provisions of this chapter.

(2) Removal.

(a) Every person maintaining a sign must, upon vacating the premises where a sign is maintained, remove or cause to be removed said sign within 180 days from the date of vacating the premises. When the Director determines that said sign has not been removed within said period, the Director shall remedy and enforce said violation in accordance with the enforcement provisions of this chapter.

(b) Any vacant and/or unused sign support structures, angle irons, sign poles, or other remnants of old signs which are currently not in use or are not proposed for immediate reuse by a sign permit application for a permitted sign shall be removed.

(c) In addition to the remedies in Chapter 1.30 CMC, the Director shall have the authority to require the repair, maintenance, or removal of any sign or sign structure which has become dilapidated or represents a hazard to the safety, health, or welfare of the public, at the cost of the sign and/or property owner.

(d) Any sign posted in violation of this chapter on public property or on public rights-of-way shall be subject to CMC 18.55.130.

(e) Any person responsible for any sign posting made in violation of this chapter shall be liable to the City for the costs incurred by the City in removal thereof and, in event of failure to pay, for billing and collection charges, including interest and reasonable attorneys’ fees. (Ord. 08-18 § 2 (Exh. A))