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Greenwich Township City Zoning Code

§ 16-11.18

Administration and enforcing official; enforcement.

[Ord. No. 2008-08 § 1]
The Zoning Official shall be the enforcing official of this section, and enforcement shall be governed by this Code, including § 16-26 and § 16-27, except that imprisonment shall not be a penalty for a violation of this § 16-11. In addition, the following enforcement provisions shall apply:
a. 
Whenever a temporary sign is erected or maintained in violation of this § 16-11, the same may be removed by the Zoning Official at any time without notice.
b. 
Whenever a temporary sign is erected or posted on public property in violation of this § 16-11, the same shall be considered litter and may be removed at any time by any person.
c. 
Whenever permanent sign is erected or maintained in violation of this § 16-11 or this Code, the Zoning Official shall send a letter by certified mail to the owner of said sign and/or the owner of the premises on which the sign is located, ordering that such sign shall be brought into conformity with this § 16-11 and this Code within 30 days. If the sign is not brought into conformity or removed by the end of the thirty-day period, the Zoning Official may cause the same to be removed at the expense of the owner of the sign and the owner of the premises on which the sign is located.
d. 
In the event that any sign or sign structure is in violation of this § 16-11 or this Code, the Zoning Official may cause the same to be removed summarily and without written notice if it is an immediate peril to persons or property.