§ 7-10. Disposal of signs removed from right-of-way.

(a)

City employees may remove prohibited signs and other signs which are in violation of this chapter from the public right-of-way. They may dispose of the removed signs as follows:

(1)

Signs made of paper, cardboard, plastic, or other similar materials and their supports may be placed in the trash or destroyed immediately.

(2)

Signs made of materials other than paper, cardboard, plastic, or other similar materials may be stored for a period not to exceed seven (7) days from the first day the city has made a reasonable attempt to actually or constructively notify the sign owner that the sign has been removed.

(b)

The owner of a removed sign and/or supports may reclaim his or her property upon payment of the following fees and costs:

(1)

A five-dollar retrieval fee for each sign;

(2)

A five-dollar storage fee for each sign for each day, or fraction thereof;

(3)

The cost of removal if the removal was done by an independent contractor hired by the city.

(c)

If the sign and/or supports have not been claimed by the expiration of the seven-day storage period, the city may discard them or dispose of them as surplus property at the discretion of the director.

(Ord. No. 2009-9034, § 1, 1-8-09)