A. Installation and Maintenance.The approved sign shall be installed and maintained indefinitely as shown on the approved plans unless a formal request for revision or a subsequent application is approved by the Architectural Review Committee, Historic Preservation Commission or City Planning staff, as applicable. Sign requirements imposed by any other department, division, board, or agency, within the City of Monterey or otherwise, must be consistent with the Sign Permit. If sign requirements imposed by any other department, division, board, or agency are inconsistent with the Sign Permit, the permittee must apply for the terms of the Sign Permit to be modified within five (5) days. All signs must be maintained in the same condition as when the sign was installed. Failure to maintain the Sign in its approved condition constitutes a violation of the Monterey City Code. Normal wear and tear of aged signs shall be repaired when they detract from the visible quality of the sign, as determined by the City Planning staff. When signs are repaired, they must be done so in a manner (paint colors shall match, etc.) that is consistent with terms of the Sign Permit. When signs are removed, the wall behind the sign shall be repaired and painted to match the rest of the building wall within thirty (30) days of the date of the removal.

B. Abandoned or Unsafe Signs.Any sign, including its supporting structure, which after a lapse of at least sixty (60) days, no longer identifies the current occupant, shall be deemed an abandoned sign and a public nuisance. It shall be removed, along with any supporting structure, by the owner of the property on which it is located within thirty (30) days of written notice by the City. Any sign that, in the opinion of the Building Official, is unsafe or insecure, shall be deemed an unsafe sign and a public nuisance, and shall be corrected or removed, together with any supporting structure, by the owner of the property on which the sign is located, as directed by the Building Official.

C. Duration and Extension.If a building permit has not been granted within two (2) years of the date of approval of the Sign Permit or if a sign not requiring a building permit has not been installed within two (2) years of the date of approval of the Sign Permit, the Sign Permit approval shall be null and void, unless extended by the Architectural Review Committee, Historic Preservation Commission, or the City Planning staff. Requests for an extension shall be made in writing a minimum of ten (10) days prior to the expiration date.

D. Effective Date and Appeals.Decisions of the Architectural Review Committee, Historic Preservation Commission, or City Planning staff shall become effective on the tenth day after the date of a decision, unless appealed by any interested party under Section 38-203 et seq. (Ord. 3475 § 2, 2012)