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2. Signs on public property or within public right-of-way:The City may at any time and without notice impound signs that have been installed on public property or within public right-of-way or easement. The sign owner may retrieve the signs according to the following: a. A fee must be paid to the Ceity as established in City Code section 710. For each subsequent impoundment in a calendar year,the specified fee shall be doubled; b. The sign may be retrieved from a designated impound area during routine business hours and within 15 days from the date of impounding. After 15 days, the City will dispose of the sign;and c. The City may not be held liable for any damage to impounded signs. E. Fines for Sign without Permit,Illegal/Prohibited Sign,and Perpetual Violation of Code: 1. All signs,including temporary signs,shall have an approved permit prior to installation. Signs installed in any fashion without a permit shall receive a notice to remove within 5 business days of the receipt of a letter from the Community Development Department. Should the sign not be removed within the 5 business days,the Community Development Department will issue a 2nd notice indicating that a fine of$50 has been imposed and that the recipient has another 5 business days to remove the prohibited sign. Should the sign remain,a fine of$100 will be issued and an immediate request sought. Should the sign not be removed and/or the fine not paid,the Community Development Department will thereafter seek compliance through the public nuisance chapter 407 of the City Code.The same fines and process shall be applied to situations where illegal/prohibited signs are installed with or without an approved permit. 2. Those property owners and/or business that have signs deemed a perpetual violation shall be deemed a public nuisance and abated through Chapter 407 of the City Code. For purposes of this Code requirement,perpetual violation shall refer to 5 violations in a calendar year. F. Appeal: Should the property owner,business owner,tenant,renter,and/or proprietor object to the Community Development Director or Designee decision regarding the perpetual violation ruling,an appeal may be filed within 10 days following the receipt of a letter indicating the perpetual violation by the Community Development Director or Designee.The appeal shall follow the requirements listed in Section 1009.08 of this Code. Page 8 of 19