[Ord. No. 2006-1491 §3, 3-21-2006; Ord. No. 2011-1672 §2, 11-15-2011]
A.
Permit Required. No person shall hereafter construct, erect,
place, paint (other than repainting in the same color and style an
existing sign as part of routine maintenance), display or keep in
place any sign other than a temporary sign or outdoor display within
the City, except in the manner prescribed by this Chapter and not
until after a permit for the same has been obtained from the City.
B.
Application For Sign Permit. Application for permit shall
be made upon forms provided by the City and shall contain or have
attached thereto the following information:
1.
Name, address and telephone number of the applicant.
2.
Location of building, structure or lot to which or upon which the
sign is to be attached or erected.
3.
Position of the sign in relation to nearby buildings, structures,
streets or other signs; the type and intensity of proposed illumination;
two (2) renderings or sketches drawn to scale showing views of the
sign from sight lines in both directions along adjacent public street(s),
accompanied by:
4.
Two (2) blueprints of the plans or specifications; methods of construction
and attachment to the building, other structure or in the ground;
description of the material of such sign is to be constructed; the
color of signs, symbols, letters, characters, etc.
5.
If required by the Building Commissioner and/or Zoning Administrator,
a copy of stress sheets and calculations showing that the structure
is designed for dead load and wind pressure in any direction in the
amount required by this and all other applicable provisions of this
Section.
6.
Name, address and telephone number of person or company erecting
the sign.
7.
Written consent of the owner of the building, structure or land to
which or on which the sign is to be erected.
8.
Sizes of other signs located on the buildings and/or the property.
9.
Such other provisions as the Building Commissioner and/or Zoning
Administrator shall require in order to demonstrate full compliance
with this Chapter and any other ordinances of the City.
C.
Design Review. The issuance of any sign permit shall require,
as a condition, the approval of the City's Architectural Review Board
with respect to sign design, placement, colors and materials and other
aesthetic and architectural features to ensure the sign fits attractively
and harmoniously into its environment and its surroundings.
D.
Permit Issued If Application In Order. Upon filing an application
for a sign permit, the applicant shall consent to allow the Building
Commissioner and/or Zoning Administrator to examine all plans, specifications
and other data relating to the sign materials, dimensions, fabrication,
placement, installation and any illumination and the premises upon
which the proposed sign is to be located and if it shall appear that
the proposed sign and premises are in compliance with all the requirements
of this Section and all other applicable provisions of this Chapter
and that the appropriate permit fee has been paid, the City shall
then issue the permit.
E.
Approval By City. The City may approve applications for
new sign permits and also issue them when the permits sought will
be for renewal of permits for signs previously approved and having
no changes in size, material, location or message from that so previously
approved.
[Ord. No. 2006-1491 §3, 3-21-2006]
[Ord. No. 2006-1491 §3, 3-21-2006]
Each permit issued under authority of this Chapter shall be
issued for a term lasting no longer than one (1) year from the date
of issuance. All permits shall expire on the thirty-first (31st) day
of December of each calendar year, except that a permit issued to
a commercial establishment that ceases to do business within the City
shall expire on the day such commercial establishment ceases to do
business within the City and the sign or outdoor display shall be
removed by the property owner within thirty (30) days of that date.
[Ord. No. 2006-1491 §3, 3-21-2006]
A.
Each
permit issued under this Chapter may be renewed annually by the City
upon the filing of an application for renewal thereof accompanied
by:
[Ord. No. 2006-1491 §3, 3-21-2006]
No person shall engage in the business of manufacturing, installing
or maintaining outdoor advertising by means of signs within the corporate
limits of the City, until such person shall have filed a bond with
the City Clerk in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) with
surety to be approved by the City Clerk, the conditions of such bond
to be that such person engaging in such business within the corporate
limits of the City shall fully comply with all the provisions of this
Chapter and further shall save and keep the City, its officers and
public harmless from all damages, liabilities, losses or judgments
that may be claimed by reason of the installation, erection, construction
or maintenance of any such sign.
[Ord. No. 2006-1491 §3, 3-21-2006]
Should the Building Commissioner and/or Zoning Administrator
or designees determine that any sign, sign structure or support has
become poorly maintained or in poor repair visually or has become
structurally unsafe or endangers life or property, the property owner
of the land on which the sign is situated shall, upon notice from
the Building Commissioner and/or Zoning Administrator, immediately
in case of immediate danger and in any case within fifteen (15) days,
repair, refurbish or secure the same under the supervision of and
in the manner to be approved by the Building Commissioner and/or Zoning
Administrator and in conformity with the provisions of this Chapter.
