Duluth UDC § 613.04

a. Any sworn officer of the City of Duluth is hereby empowered to issue a citation for violation of this Article in any case where it is found that a sign has been erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, converted or maintained in violation of any provision of this Article. Non-Permanent signs still erected after the expiration date of the approved sign permit shall be removed by the owner/applicant or a citation will be issued for violation of this Article. b. Any person, firm or corporation who fails to comply with the requirements of this Article shall, upon conviction of a violation of this Article, be punished as provided by law by the imposition of a fine of not less than $50.00 and not more than $1000.00 (which may not be stayed or suspended), imprisonment of not more than 30 days, or both. Each violation shall be considered a separate offense, and each day in violation shall be considered a separate offense. c. Any employee of the City or community service workers under the supervision of a City employee shall have the authority to remove and confiscate any sign that is located within the public right-of-way and does not comply with the requirements of this Article. Signs confiscated by any City employee for non- compliance, shall be stored at the City Maintenance Facility for a period of 2 weeks. If signs are not claimed within 2 weeks, signs shall be discarded without further investigation. The owners of confiscated signs may claim the confiscated signs within the 2-week period but shall be required to pay an administrative fee of $100.00 per sign confiscated to reimburse the City for the administrative time and use of resources incurred by the City in the confiscation and storage of the signs. 186 | P a g e Article Seven. Landscaping, Buffers, and Tree Protection