HomeMy WebLinkAbout116-96RESOLUTION NO. 116-96
DECLARING A SIGN AT 334 HARTZ AVENUE A PUBLIC NUISANCE
AND ORDERING ITS ABATEMENT
WHEREAS, Chapter 32 of the Danville Municipal Code regulates signs in the Town of
Danville; and
WHEREAS, Section 32-98.6 requires that a sign permit be secured prior to placing a sign
in the Town of Danville; and
WHEREAS, Section 32-98.14 requires that permanent signs have a minimum thickness of
one-and-one-half inches; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Pat Maguire, proprietor of a retail business facility at 334 Hartz Avenue
(dba "Danville Gallery"), is displaying a sign that is in violation of the above cited
provisions of the Town's sign ordinance; and
WHEREAS, Town staff has pursued compliance with the ordinance through contacts with
the business proprietor and the property owner (Mr. James Close); and
WHEREAS, Section 1-5.5 of the Danville Municipal Code establishes that any condition
caused or permitted to exist in violation of the Code, whether the violation is an infraction
or a misdemeanor, is a public nuisance and may be summarily abated as such; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 1-6 of the Danville Municipal Code establishes an abatement of a
nuisance shall commence upon Town Council declaration of a nuisance; and
WHEREAS; the Town Council did consider this matter at a noticed public hearing on
September 3, 1996; and
WHEREAS, the public notice of this action was given in all respects as required by law;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Danville Town Council declares the display of nonconforming signs
without permit at 334 Hartz Avenue (retail business facility dba "Danville Gallery") a public
nuisance and orders its abatement within 90 days.
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a Regular Meeting on September 3, 1996 by
the following vote:
AYES: Greenberg,
NOES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
Shimansky, Arnerich,
(
Doyle, Waldo
MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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