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Section 430:00 Page 13 received a permit, shall be deemed to be legal non-conforming signs. • Legal non-conforming .signs may continue to exist without a permit and without constituting a violation of this ordinance until one or more of the following occurs: a. The sign is structurally altered (except for normal maintenance) in a way which makes the sign less in compliance with this ordinance than it was before the alteration. b. The sign is relocated to a position making it less in compliance with this ordinance than it was before the relocation. c. The sign is replaced. d. Any new primary sign is erected or placed in connection with the enterprise using the legal non-conforming sign. Section 430:60. Enforcement: if a sign is in violation of this ordinance , or is in danger of falling, or is otherwise a menace to the safety of persons or property, the City Manager may give to the owner of the property on which the sign is located written notice specifying the violation , ordering the cessation thereof and re- quiring either the removal of the sign or remedial work in the time and manner specified in the notice. In the event of failure to comply with the notice within 30 days , the City Manager may remove the sign or cause such remedial work to be done, and the cost thereof shall be paid to the City by the owner of the property on which the sign is located . If payment is not made within 30 days after a statement for such costs is sent to the owner, the costs may be assessed against • the property by certifying the costs to the County Treasurer for collection in the same manner as the real estate taxes. If a sign which has been removed is not reclaimed and costs paid within 30 days after its removal , the sign may be sold or otherwise disposed of by the City. If a sign is found to be an immediate danger to the public because of its unsafe condition , it may be removed without notice and written notice of removal and reasons for such shall be given to the owner of the property on which it is located as soon as possible. Section 430:65• Penalty. Violation of this Ordinance shall be a penal offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as in this code provided for each such offense. Each day that the violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. This ordinance shall be effective after its adoption and publication, Robert Sundland, Mayor ATTEST: Carol B. Johnson, City Clerk • First Reading: January 25, 1983 Second Reading: Adopted: Published on 19 in the St. Bulletin.