Any violation of this division is hereby declared to be a nuisance. No person shall
have any legal right to the continued presence of a sign in a public way in violation
of this division, nor shall there be any legal remedy against any person solely for
the removal from a public way of a sign which is in violation of this division. Any
person may abate the nuisance created by a violation of this division without liability
for doing so. If abatement is made by the City, the reasonable costs incurred in removal
may be assessed against any person responsible for or benefited by the violation,
and such costs shall be collected in the same manner as City taxes. For a willful
violation, the City shall be entitled to recover costs, the reasonable value of attorney's
fees, and punitive damages in any proceeding which it may bring to enjoin future violations.
(Code 1993, § 19-24; Code 2004, § 38-115)
