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 Kyle
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 29. SIGN STANDARDS AND PERMITS

  § 29-30. Penalty.

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  • (a)

    Any individual, association, corporation or legal entity violating any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by the assessment of a fine not exceeding $2,000.00 and a separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.

    (b)

    The primary beneficiary of any sign installed in violation of this section shall be presumed to have authorized or caused, either directly or indirectly, the installation, use, or maintenance of the sign in violation of this chapter.

    (c)

    Whenever any construction, installation, alteration, or repair of a sign is being done contrary to the provisions of this ordinance, another controlling ordinance or statute governing the sign, the building official may order the work stopped by notice verbally or in writing served on any persons engaged in the doing or causing such work to be done and the city shall post a STOP WORK ORDER on the property adjacent to the posted building permit, and any such persons shall forthwith stop such work until authorized by the building official to proceed with the work. If no permit has been issued, all work shall stop until a permit has been properly issued and all errors corrected to the satisfaction of the building official. The building official or code enforcement authority may also issue a work correction order, which shall be served upon any persons who are working on a certain aspect of the sign.

    (d)

    The city and/or the city manager shall enforce this chapter by appropriate administrative action, including but not limited to, the rejection of plans, maps, plats and specifications not found to be in compliance with this ordinance and good engineering practices, and the issuance of stop work orders.

    (e)

    Upon the request of the city council, the city attorney or other authorized attorney shall file an action in the district courts to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of this ordinance, or to obtain declaratory judgment, and to seek and recover court costs and attorney fees, and/or recover damages in an amount sufficient for the city to undertake any construction or other activity necessary to bring about compliance with a requirement regarding the property and established pursuant to this chapter

(Ord. No. 576, § 2(Attach., § 30), 7-7-2009)