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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />The community development director may, in his or her discretion, approve an <br />application that does not comply with the requirements of this chapter upon <br />conditioning the permit with its compliance. The community development director <br />may also attach additional reasonable conditions to assure that the temporary <br />promotional sign is safely displayed and will not constitute a hazard to public safety. <br />2. Permit/Deposit Fees. <br />a. No permit fee shall be charged for a temporary promotional sign if obtained <br />prior to its display. <br />b. A fee as established by resolution of the city council may be assessed if the <br />temporary promotional sign is displayed without a permit. The fee shall cover <br />the city's reasonable administrative costs for enforcing compliance with this <br />section and the processing of the application. <br />3. Appeals. A decision of the community development director denying a temporary <br />promotional sign permit maybe appealed to the design review committee within five <br />working or business days of the director's decision. The matter shall be scheduled for <br />the next regularly scheduled design review committee for consideration. The design <br />review committee shall render a decision within twenty days of the meeting where it <br />first considers the appeal. The decision of the design review committee shall be final. <br />4. Authority. The community development director is hereby authorized to develop all <br />appropriate guidelines and policies and develop all appropriate forms for the <br />implementation of this section. (Ord. 0-03-02 § 3 (part), 2002) <br />18.50.050 Enforcement <br />A. General Enforcement Provisions. <br />1. Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to be a continuing <br />violation until the violation has been corrected. <br />2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a <br />misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or <br />by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and <br />imprisonment. Notwithstanding the above, the city attorney may, in his or her <br />discretion, file the violation as an infraction. In addition to these penalties or as an <br />alternative, a person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to <br />the assessment of administrative fines and penalties pursuant to Title 8 of this code. <br />3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the city attorney, upon the order <br />of the city manager or his or her designee, may commence an action in a court of <br />competent jurisdiction to obtain an injunction prohibiting the construction, erection, <br />maintenance or display, or requiring the removal, of any sign which is in violation of <br />any of the provisions of this chapter. In any such action, the city shall be entitled to <br />recover its costs and its reasonable attorney's fees. <br />4. The owner or other person entitled to possession of a sign which is removed, stored <br />and/or destroyed pursuant to any provision of this section shall be liable to the city for <br />- 11 - <br />