[R.O. 2011 § 400.1840; R.O. 2009
§ 156.770; Ord. No. 02-172, 7-10-2002; Ord. No. 10-142 § 23, 7-8-2010; Ord. No. 10-244 § 1, 11-18-2010]
A. A sign permit shall be required in order
to erect, install, relocate, modify or change any sign within the
City unless otherwise noted. "Modify," as it is used herein, shall
mean any change in or to an existing sign, its face, copy, colors
or supporting structures.
B. Failure to conform to the conditions of
a sign permit, including any conditions or stipulation attached thereto
by the Department of Community Development, HLPARB or any applicable
board, shall render such permit void.
C. Fees for sign permits shall be required and payable in the amounts stated in Section
150.030.
[Ord. No. 22-160, 12-6-2022]
D. Sign permits include electrical work. All
electrical work must comply with the Electrical Code.
[R.O. 2011 § 400.1850; R.O. 2009
§ 156.772; Ord. No. 02-172, 7-10-2002; Ord. No. 02-276, 11-22-2002; Ord. No. 05-236, 9-16-2005; Ord.
No. 10-142 § 24, 7-8-2010; Ord. No. 10-244 § 1, 11-18-2010]
A. All applications for sign permits shall
be made in writing on a form supplied by the City. Said application
shall be submitted in accordance with the following:
1.
Three (3) sets of drawings, prepared
to scale, of the proposed signage shall be submitted to the Community
Development Department which shall include all of the following information:
a.
The address of the site for the proposed
signage, applicant's name, name of business, business address, business
telephone number and contractor information;
b.
The configuration of the proposed
signage listing the height, width, total square footage, method of
attachment, method of illumination, including details of the fixture
and screening, and colors and materials;
c.
A site plan showing the proposed
locations of signage;
d.
Building elevations showing proposed
location of signage; and
e.
A detailed plan showing the size,
quantity and type of landscaping for freestanding signs.
2.
General Requirements.
a.
Every sign shall be designed as an
integral architectural element of the building and site to which it
relates; and
b.
The colors, materials and lighting
of every sign shall be harmonious with the building and site to which
it relates.
3.
Time Limits On Approval. The start
of construction of any and all signs requiring approval of a sign
permit shall occur within one hundred eighty (180) days of their approval
by City staff, the HLPARB or City Council and shall be placed and
functioning within two hundred forty (240) days of said approval.
Failure to place the sign(s) within this period shall automatically
constitute a revocation of the permit.
[R.O. 2011 § 400.1860; R.O. 2009
§ 156.774; Ord. No. 02-172, 7-10-2002; Ord. No. 10-142 § 25, 7-8-2010; Ord. No. 10-244 § 1, 11-18-2010]
A. Enforcement. The Department of Community
Development is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all of the
provisions of this Article and perform the functions outlined for
City staff within this Article. Upon presentation of proper credentials,
the City may enter at reasonable times any building, structure or
premises in the City to perform any duty imposed upon him/her by this
Article.
B. Violations. Any person violating any of
the provisions of this Article shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance
violation. The owner of any sign, building or premises or part thereof,
where anything in violation of this Article shall be placed or shall
exist, and any person who may have knowingly assisted in the commission
of any such violation shall be guilty of a separate offense.