[Added 3-7-2012 by L.L. No. 3-2012]
A.
Every
applicant that submits an application to an approval authority as
empowered under this article to approve or deny said application must
post one or more notification signs on the property which is the subject
of said application within three days of acceptance of the application
by the approval authority and must maintain the posted sign(s) placed
until the approval authority has rendered its final decision approving
or denying said application. The sign(s) shall be erected not more
than 10 feet from each boundary of the property that abuts a public
road and must be conspicuous to the public. The bottom edge of each
sign so erected shall be positioned no less than 2.5 feet and no more
than three feet above the ground. In the event that the subject property
abuts more than one road, additional signs will be posted facing each
road on which the property abuts. If the sign's visibility is obscured
by vegetation, the applicant must cut the vegetation to a degree sufficient
to maintain clear visibility of the sign from the road. If the property
does not abut a public road, one or more signs shall be posted in
locations that can readily be seen by the public. Any sign erected
under this provision must be removed within 10 days after the approval
authority has rendered its final decision approving or denying said
application.
B.
In the
event that an application shall be withdrawn or become inactive, the
applicant shall remove the sign(s) within five business days of withdrawing
the application or of receiving notice from the approval authority
that the application has been designated inactive. For the purposes
of this section, any application which has not appeared on the approval
authority's agenda for six or more months shall be designated inactive.
The approval authority shall notify the applicant in writing that
the application has become inactive and instruct the applicant to
remove the sign(s) until such time as the application shall be reactivated.
Once the application is reactivated, the sign(s) shall be posted within
three days.
C.
The Town
of Carmel will supply the sign(s), and the initial cost will be included
in the application fee. The applicant will be responsible for maintaining
said sign(s) in good condition so as to be visible to and readable
by the public. The applicant shall be responsible for replacing any
sign(s) that are damaged, destroyed, lost or stolen during the pendency
of the application. A replacement fee will be charged for each sign
that needs to be replaced. The amount of said replacement fee shall
be determined from time to time by the Town Building Inspector.
D.
Prior
to the commencement of any public hearings or, if no public hearings
are required, prior to the rendering of any decision disposing of
any application, the applicant shall submit a sworn certification
on a form provided by the Town, together with legible photographic
evidence, to verify the placement and maintenance of the required
notice signs. If the certification is not timely submitted, any scheduled
public hearings shall be canceled, subject to rescheduling, and any
dispositive action by the approval authority shall be deferred until
timely certification is submitted. In the event of repeated or continued
noncompliance with these sign posting and certification requirements,
the application may be dismissed at the discretion of the approval
authority.
