04/25/2000 Ordinances 8589
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ORDINANCE NO. 8589
An ordinance to amend Chapter 31 of the Grand Island City Code; to amend
Section 31-8 pertaining to signs in the downtown business area; to repeal Section 31-8 as now
existing, and any ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and to provide for
publication and the effective date of this ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA:
SECTION 1. Section 31-8 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
~31-8. Sign Maintenance
It shall be the duty of the owner of any sign to keep the same in good repair. Any sign found to be
structurally unsound, unsafe or in a state of disrepair shall be made safe by the owner of the sign within forty-eight
hours after written notification from the chief building official or his designated representative; and in the case of a
sign in disrepair, repaired accordingly or removed by the owner of the sign within thirty days after written
notification from the chief building official or his designated representative. If the owner of the sign is not the owner
of the building or property on which such sign is erected, such property owner shall also be notified in writing of the
condition of such sign.
It shall be the duty of the owner of any sign or the owner of the property to remove, within ninety (90)
days, any sign not utilized for advertising or identification of an operating business at that location. This requirement
shall apply to properties located within the area specified in 931-13(2) of this code.
In the event of the failure of the owner or person having control of any sign, or the owner of the property on
which any sign is located in the City, to bring such sign into compliance with this section, or to remove or repair
such sign within the time stated in such notice, the sign shall be declared a public nuisance and may be removed by
the City at the expense of the owner or person having control of such sign, or the owner of the property upon which
the sign is located. The cost of removing any sign shall be levied against the property upon which the sign was
located, in the manner provided by law for assessment and levy of other special assessments.
SECTION 2. Section 31-8 as now existing, and any ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith be, and hereby are, repealed.
SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after
its passage and publication, within fifteen days in one issue of the Grand Island Independent as
provided by law.
Approved as to Form T
April 26. 2000 ... elt Attorney
ORDINANCE NO. 8589 (cont.)
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Enacted: April 25, 2000.
Attest:
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