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BZD Committee - Amended Version (b) Any nonconforming sign the tise of which is voluntarily discontinued for a period of at least six (6) months shall either be removed or brought into compliance with all of the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable City laws and ordinances. (c) Any nonconforming sign for a property or premises that undergoes a change of use (permitted), as that term is defined in this Zoning Code, shall be brought into compliance with all of the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable City laws and ordinances. 1163.11 REMOVAL OF SIGNS. The Building Commissioner is authorized to order the removal, repair or maintenance of any sign which constitutes a nuisance, or for which the required permit has not been obtained, ar which is violative of any provision in Sections 1163.13 through 1163.23 of this chapter. Every such order shall be served upon the owner or person in possession of the sign by personal or certified mail service, provided that, wliere scrvice has been refused or unclaimed, no further service or notice shall be required, and the time foc compliance shall commence from the date such service refusal or failure of claim is entered in the records of the Building Department. Whenever the removal, repair or maiiItenance of any permanent sign has been ordered by the Building Commissioner, the owner or person in possession of such sign shall comply with such order within fourteen (14) days after notice is served upon him. Whenever the removal, repair or maintenance of a temporary or portablc sign has been ordered by the Building Commissioner, the owner ar person in possession of such sign shall comply with the order within forty-eight (48) hours after notice is served upon him. In the event of noncompliance, the Building Commissioner may seek an order of rcnioval from a court of competent jurisdiction, or may pursue criminal action against the owner and/or person in possession in accordance with the appropriate provisions of this Zoning Code rclating to Code violations. If, following an inspection, the Building Commissioner detei-iilines that any sign constitutes an immediate danger to the public safety, the Building Conimissioner niay effect tlie immediate removal of said sign without regard to the time intervals for compliancc eited above, at the sign owner's expense. Removal of a sign shall include the sign face, enclosing frame, all sign supporting members and base, unless otherwise specified in the ordei- to remove. 1163.12 NUMBER, DATE, AND VOL1'AGE. Every permitted sign or other advertising stcucture shall display in a readily observable place, in a design, style, letter-size and conti'ast to be readily legible to an average person on the ground: the date of erection, the mimber of the pcrmit issued, and the voltage of all electrical apparatus used, if any. 1163.13 MAINTENANCE REQUIiZED. Any sign shall be maintained so as not to show evidence of deterioration, including peeling, rust, dirt, fading, damage, discolocation or holcs. 1163.14 OUTDATED SIGNS PRO(1113ITEll. No sign or other advertising structure shal I advcrtise a busiiless which is no longer in existence or a product which is no longcr sol(l at the business, as such signs are misleading to the