A.
All signs shall be properly secured, supported and
braced and shall be kept in perfect structural condition and clean
and well painted at all times.
B.
All wiring, fittings, and materials used in the construction,
connection and operation of electric signs must meet the standard
of the Electrical Code and must be inspected by the enforcing official.
C.
No persons shall paint, post, place or affix any advertisement,
or cause same to be done, on or to any curb stone, flagstone, or any
other portion of any street or sidewalk, or upon any tree, lamppost,
telegraph, electric light, telephone pole, hydrants, within the limits
of any street within the Town, unless by special permission of the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
D.
No sign board or advertising display of any nature
or description shall be installed, erected, maintained or constructed
in such a manner as to obstruct any fire escape, exit, and the ingress
or egress of any window or door, nor at any time be attached in any
shape or manner, either directly or indirectly, to any fire escape
whatsoever.
E.
No sign of any nature, temporary, movable, or otherwise,
shall be placed upon any sidewalk except by permission of the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the Town.
A.
Whenever it shall appear to the Construction Official
or Zoning Officer that any sign has been constructed or erected or
is being maintained in violation of any of the terms of this chapter
or is so unsafe and insecure as to be a menace to the safety of the
public, the Construction Official or Zoning Officer shall issue a
notice in writing to the owner, informing him of the condition and
directing him to make repair within 10 days. Upon failure of the owner
to comply, it shall be the duty of the Construction Official or Zoning
Officer to have the sign removed, charging the cost thereof to the
owner, to be collected in the same manner as taxes are collected.
B.
Every person maintaining a sign shall, upon removal
from the premises, or discontinuance of business, cause the sign to
be taken down. If not removed within 20 days, it may be removed by
the Construction Official or Zoning Officer and the cost thereby charged
to the owner of the property.