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B. Penalty. Any person found in violation of any provision of this chapter shall <br /> be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred <br /> fifty dollars for each day that each violation continues. <br /> Be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> Sign enforcement. Any violation or failure to comply with the provisions of this <br /> chapter shall be subject to the enforcement procedures set forth in Chapter 1.20. <br /> It is a separate violation each day or part of each day that a violation exists. In <br /> addition to the enforcement provisions set forth in Chapter 1.20, any violation or <br /> failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter is subject to the following <br /> enforcement provisions: <br /> A. Removal. <br /> 1. Signs located on public or private property that create an immediate threat <br /> to the safety of the public may be summarily removed by the city's code <br /> compliance officer or his/her designee. <br /> 2. Unauthorized signs that are placed on any utility pole, public property, public <br /> building or public structure, or on any traffic sign may be summarily removed by <br /> the city's code compliance officer or his/her designee. <br /> 3. Signs placed in the right-of-way which are not authorized by this chapter of <br /> the zoning code to be located in the right-of-way may be summarily removed by <br /> the city's code compliance officer or his/her designee. <br /> 4. Signs placed in the right-of-way within an improved planting strip as defined <br /> in Section 46.28.020 without the permission of the abutting property owner may <br /> be summarily removed by the abutting property owner. <br /> 5. The planning director or his/her designee will attempt to contact the owner <br /> after removal of signs. The owner may contact the planning director or his/her <br /> designee to retrieve any signs removed. Failure to retrieve within thirty days from <br /> date of removal will result in disposal by the city. <br /> Section 3. Severability <br /> Should any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this <br /> Ordinance or its application to any person or situation, be declared <br /> unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the <br /> validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or its application to any other <br /> person or situation. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted <br /> this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion <br /> Page 3 of 5 <br />