More on Signs

Along with the sandwich board sign ordinances, which may be taken up by city council later this fall, Carbondale does have some specific standards in place regarding sign upkeep:

15-2G-12: CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR SIGNS:

A. The construction and maintenance performance standards for signs contained in the international building code as adopted as part of section 4-1-1 of this code shall be the performancestandards for the construction and continual maintenance of signs regulated by this article unless otherwise specified in this article. (Ord. 88-81; amd. Ord. 2003-72)

B. All components of a sign shall be kept clean, in good repair and free from all electrical and mechanical hazards, including, but not limited to, faulty wiring, loose connections, missing or broken panels, etc.

 C. Signs and their support structure(s) shall be painted when necessary to prevent corrosion or to replace peeling or flaking paint.

 D. Any sign in violation of the construction and maintenance performance standards shall be repaired or removed within thirty (30) days after written notice from the administrative official. The notice to repair or remove the sign shall be served on the owner, agent or person having the beneficial use of the property upon which the sign is found.

 E. Any person who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with the order of the administrative official to repair or remove the sign shall be in violation of this section. In addition to the penalties provided for in section 15-2J-5 of this chapter, the administrative official is hereby authorized to make application to the courts for an injunction requiring compliance with this code ordering the repair or removal of the sign. (Ord. 88-81)

Based my reading of the above, it appears that the signs below are in violation of the ordinance. Thanks to a blog reader for sending these along.