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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1210 PAGE TWO (c) a statement that the sign has been determined by the Director of Planning to be an amortized non- conforming sign as defined in section 41-619.13 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code; (d) a statement that, pursuant to section 41-619.14 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, the sign must be either made to conform or be removed within sixty (60) days; (e) a statement that the sign owner is entitled to apply for a review of the Planning Director's determination or for a variance. (2) Any person, firm, association, or corporation that receives rent from the use of a sign or sign structure or that has the legal right to lease the use of a sign or sign structure or that has the legal right to physically alter or remove a sign or sign structure, shall be deemed an owner of such sign for purposes of this chapter. In the event that the Director of Planning is unable to determine which of more than one person, firm, association or corporation is the owner of an amortized nonconforming sign, he shall cause notice of nonconformity to be served on each such person, firm, association or corporation as he determines may be the owner thereof. (3) Service of notice of nonconformity shall be either by certified mail, in which case the date of service shall be the date of mailing, or by personal delivery by the Director of Planning or his authorized repre- sentative; except that, if the Director of Planning determines that both such means of service have not afforded or cannot reasonably be expected to afford actual notice to the owner, he may serve notice by affixing a copy of the notice of nonconformity to the sign or sign structure, in which case the date of service shall be the date upon which such notice is so affixed. Service upon an agent of the owner shall be deemed service upon the owner. Sec. 41-619.16. Same - Application for review. (l) Any sign owner who has been served with a notice of nonconformity may, within sixty (60) days of the date of service apply for a review by the Planning Commission of the determination by the Director of Planning that the sign is an amortized nonconforming sign as defined in section 41-619.13. The application shall be by written communication to the Director of Planning and shall set forth the grounds upon which the determination of the Director of Planning is contested and shall include copies or summaries of any evidence which the applicant proposes to submit to the Planning Commission. (2) Upon receipt of an application for review, the Director of Planning may rescind the notice of nonconformity if he determines that the sign is not an amortized nonconforming sign as defined in section 41-619.13. Otherwise, the Director of Planning shall set the application for review by the Planning Commission at a regular, special or an adjourned meeting of the Planning Commission which is to be held not less than seven (7) days nor more than forty-five (45) days after receipt of such application and shall, not less than five (5) days prior to the date set, notify the applicant of the time and place of such hearing. (3) The Planning Commission shall receive evidence only as to the question of whether the sign is an amortized nonconforming sign as defined in section 41-619.13, and shall either approve the determination of the Director of Planning or direct him to rescind the notice of nonconformity. The decision of the Planning Commission shall be final and conclusive. -2-