12.16.040 Unauthorized encroachments.
Consistent with AS 19.25.180, stating that notwithstanding AS 19.25.080 through 19.25.180, a municipality may enact ordinances that regulate outdoor advertising in a way that is more restrictive than the provisions of AS 19.25.080 through 19.25.180:
A. If an unauthorized encroachment, other than a sign, exists in, on, under, or over a city or state right-of-way, the city may require the removal of the encroachment in the manner provided in WMC 12.16.050 through 12.16.070.
B. Unauthorized encroaching signs may be removed without notice by the mayor or the mayor’s designee.
C. Signs removed under this subsection will be held by the city for 15 calendar days before disposal. Signs may be recovered by the owner of the sign within the 15-day period upon payment of a $10.00 fee per sign. (Ord. 16-20(AM) § 3, 2016; prior code § 14.08.040)