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ORDINANCE NS-2294 Page 2 3O7 sec. 17-82. Removal of i11eg&1 temporary signs. An authorized city employee may remove an illegal temporary sign from any public street or from any city-owned property. An authorized city employee may remove an illegal temporary sign from any other property if the authorized city employee has the permission of the person in lawful possession of the property to do so or is authorized to do so by any court of competent jurisdic- tion. Bec. 17-83. Liability of persons responsible for illegal tempo- rary signs. The person who was responsible for the placement of the illegal temporary sign shall be liable to the city for the cost of removal of such sign. In the absence of persuasive evidence to the contrary, the person who benefitted from the sign shall be presumed to be the person who was responsible for the placement of the sign. The executive director is authorized to determine the person who was responsible for the placement of the sign and the costs of removal of the sign and to invoice such person for the amount of such costs. The city council may establish reasonable charges for recovery of the costs of sign removal costs, in which event invoices shall be based upon the charges thus established. Any such invoice shall be accompanied by a notice of such person's right to a hearing pursuant to section 17-84. This section shall not apply to noncommercial signs (as defined in section 41-1000 of this code). 17-84. Hearing. (a) Any person who has received an invoice pursuant to section 17-83 may request a hearing on the responsibility of such person for the placement of the sign and/or the amount stated as the cost of removal of the sign. Any such request for a hearing must be in writing and must be filed with the planning division within fifteen (15) calendar days of the date of mailing of the invoice. Such request must set forth the basis of such person's objection to the invoice. (b) Upon the receipt of a request for a hearing, the executive director shall set the hearing date within thirty (30) days after receipt of such request and shall provide the person requesting the hearing date at least five (5) days advance notice of such hearing date. The hearing date may be changed by mutual consent of the executive director and the person requesting the hearing. At the hearing the executive director shall hear such evidence as the person requesting the hearing shall present that such person was not responsible for the placement of the illegal temporary sign or that the amount invoiced for costs of removal of