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