Unless it determines that public safety requires removal, the city of Auburn will maintain the sign for five years or until the city determines that the condition of the sign has deteriorated to a point where it is no longer serviceable, whichever occurs first. The city will remove and maintain ownership of the sign unless the sign sponsor requests, in writing, to have ownership of the sign after its removal. (Ord. 6149 §§ 1, 2, 2007.)