I can post pictures now!

Current code states:

A sign that no longer advertises a bona fide business product or service must be removed within one hundred and eighty days. Responsibility lies with the owner of the sign or the owner, agent, or person upon whose premises the sign is located. If the sign owner or agent fails to remove the sign, the Community Development Director or designee is authorized to remove the sign and assess the costs against the property.

In April, 2005 I e-mailed the city with this question: Why are there abandoned/moribund signs still up? This was part of the old code, Not Enforced, and I have seen no action by the city on this issue.

The city's reply: Abandoned signs still remain that were not removed under the existing sign code. We have hired a Sign Code Enforcement Officer who will see to removal of all abandoned signs.

Another question I asked you might like-

Please define Idealogical signs

Answer: Examples could include the anti-abortion signs, peace signs, ban the bomb, anything guaranteed as freedom of speech by the US constitution.

At http://www.sba.gov/starting/signage/signamendments.html It states "a local governments sign code must comply with the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of expression because signs, including a business sign that does nothing more than identify a business or advertise a product, are a constitutionally protected form of expression.

Umm the code also states all signs must be properly maintained.

All painted surfaces must be free of rust, worn, loose or peeling paint.

Just saying.

(Cuz Geeguy called me chicken. And no I am not putting the rest up right now. )