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<br />b. employees of duly licensed SIGN contractors <br />engaged in the work of manufacturing, installing, <br />ERECTING, repairing, altering, servicing, or <br />removing SIGNS in the regular course of such <br />employment; <br /> <br />c. PERSONS or firms who install, construct, paint, or <br />incorporate a SIGN as an integral part of the <br />FACADE or structure of a permitted building, <br />accessory structure, wall, or fence; <br /> <br />d. PERSONS who install, ERECT, move, or maintain a <br />TEMPORARY SIGN, PORTABLE SIGN, or a SIGN not <br />requiring a permit, as exempted in Sec. 5-1(6); <br />and, <br /> <br />e. PERSONS who ERECT a SIGN on property under their <br />ownership. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Sec. . 5-::::3.lnsPßctiQn. <br /> <br />SIGNS shall be subject to inspections by the <br />ADMINISTRATOR in the following circumstances. <br /> <br />1. NEW SIGNS: All SIGNS or operations requiring a permit <br />shall constitute a new SIGN for the purpose of this <br />section. Footing inspections may be required on the <br />day of excavation for all ground or POLE SIGNS, and the <br />permit holder or authorized agent shall notify the <br />ADMINISTRATOR when any SIGN is complete and ready for <br />final inspection. Electrical inspection of ELECTRIC <br />SIGNS may be separate from structural inspections. All <br />completed ELECTRIC SIGNS and SIGNS projecting over the <br />public right-of-way shall be labeled to indicate the <br />name of the PERSON or firm responsible for its <br />installation. <br /> <br />2. SIGNS OVER PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY: All SIGNS overhanging a <br />public right-of--way shall be inspected once each year <br />by the ADMINISTRATOR, upon receiving a complaint from <br />any citizen, or upon observation of any deficiency <br />posing a threat to public safety. The SIGN OWNER shall <br />be notified of such deficiencies, and given 30 calendar <br />days to make the necessary repairs. <br /> <br />3. COMPLAINT: The ADMINISTRATOR shall inspect any existing <br />SIGN upon receipt of a complaint by a citizen or public <br />official that the SIGN is dangerous or defective, has <br />been constructed or altered without proper approval, or <br />is located on public property without the property <br />OWNER's consent. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />See. 5-::::4....E:nforcem,ent... <br /> <br />Any PERSON who ERECTS a SIGN in violation of any <br />provision of this ordinance, or maintains a SIGN beyond <br />authorized time limits, is subject to legal enforcement and <br />penalty as a Class C misdemeanor, punishable as a separate <br />offense for each day the violation continues after notice is <br />given in accordance with the requirements of Sec. 41 of the <br />General Zoning Ordinance. Subject to the conditions <br />described herein, the ADMINISTRATOR or any police officer of <br />the CITY may cause to be removed and impounded any SIGN <br />which is determined by said officer or ADMINISTRATOR to <br />constitute a threat to the public health, safety, or <br />general welfare. It shall be unlawful for any PERSON to <br />interfere with, or refuse to allow entrance upon private <br />property by, employees of the CITY or SIGN contractor <br />employed by the CITY for the purpose of removing a SIGN <br />under the provisions of this section. All impounded SIGNS <br />shall be stored and, upon proper identification thereof by <br /> <br />-21- <br />