[R.O. 2016 § 535.150; Ord. No. 990-12 § 4, 5-29-2012]
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All signs erected within the City limits of Park Hills, Missouri, found not to be in compliance with the provisions of the prevailing ordinance in force at the time of their erection or were erected without the proper permits shall be deemed illegal.
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Code Violations. If it is found that a sign is in violation of this Chapter, official notice shall be given to the owner of the sign or if the owner cannot be located, to the owner or property management agent of the premises on which the sign is located or, if the sign erection is not complete, to the sign erector. Such notice shall state:
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The violations found.
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That all violations must be brought into compliance with the requirements of this Chapter and all other provisions of the Park Hills Zoning Code within the time frame allowed [five (5) days from the date of such notice for an installed sign or immediately for a temporary sign or specialty display].
c. 
The requirements which must be met.
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That any person found to be in violation of any provision of this Chapter shall be subject to a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00), up to ninety (90) days imprisonment, or both. With each day of such violation constituting a separate offense without further notice being required.
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Removal Of Signs In Violation. Any and all signs that are defined as "prohibited" under the terms of this Chapter or that are located on public property or public rights-of-way are subject to immediate removal by City staff without any notice or warnings being issued.
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All signs removed by City staff become City property and may be destroyed. Under the terms of this action, the parties from whom the signs are taken will not be entitled to compensation or remuneration.
[R.O. 2016 § 535.160; Ord. No. 990-12 § 4, 5-29-2012]
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A permit may be revoked by the Community Development Department at any time it appears that there is departure from the plans, specifications or conditions as required under terms of the permit, that the same was procured by false representation or that any provisions of this Chapter are being violated.
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Notice of such revocation shall be served upon the owner, his/her agent, contractor or upon any such person employed on the building or structure for which such permit was issued via a stop work order which shall be posted in a prominent location and thereafter no such construction shall proceed.
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A new permit application shall be completed that correctly and completely reflects the departure from the voided permit(s) and/or plans, specifications or conditions. If said application is not returned within ten (10) days (for an installed sign or immediately for a specialty display) of the date of notification, a referral to the Park Hills Municipal Court may be issued. A referral may be issued for each subsequent day of non-compliance.
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If the sign, as detailed in the revised permit application, does not meet the standards of this Chapter, the Community Development Department shall notify the owner or authorized agent of same and shall allow ten (10) days (for an installed sign or immediately for a specialty display) for the removal of the sign. If the sign is not removed within the time allotted, a referral to the Park Hills Municipal Court may be issued by Code Enforcement as of the expiration of the grace period and each subsequent day thereafter until the violation is abated.
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Any sign permit under which no construction work has been commenced within ninety (90) days after the date of issuance of said permit or under which proposed construction has not been completed within six (6) months of the time of issuance shall expire by limitation.
[R.O. 2016 § 535.170; Ord. No. 990-12 § 4, 5-29-2012]
Whenever a commercial sign would be permitted under this Chapter, a sign bearing a political or other non-commercial message may be installed in its place, provided it otherwise complies with this Section. Subject to the landowner's consent, a non-commercial message of any type may be substituted for any duly permitted or allowed commercial message or any other duly permitted or allowed non-commercial message; provided that the sign structure or mounting device is legal without consideration of message content. Such substitution of message may be made without any additional approval or permitting. This provision prevails over any more specific provision to the contrary within this Chapter. The purpose of this provision is to prevent any inadvertent favoring of commercial speech over non-commercial speech, or favoring of any particular non-commercial message over any other non-commercial message. This provision does not create a right to increase the total amount of signage on a parcel, nor does it affect the requirement that a sign structure or mounting device be properly permitted.
[R.O. 2016 § 535.180; Ord. No. 990-12 § 4, 5-29-2012]
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All variances, interpretations or appeals sought from the provisions of this Chapter shall follow the procedures outlined in the Park Hills City Code, Chapter 400, Article VI, Board of Adjustment.
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To obtain a variance the applicant must show that by reason of exceptional circumstances that the strict application of the terms of the sign regulations actually prohibit the practical use of his/her property in the manner similar to that of other property in the zoning district where it is located.