[R.O. 2016 § 535.100; Ord. No. 990-12 § 4, 5-29-2012]
A. The primary responsibility for securing
the necessary permits shall be the property owner(s). However, a duly
authorized agent, purchaser, lessee, devisee or judiciary may be allowed
to represent the owner with proper consent. Regardless of whether
the owner or their agent applies, all required permits and approvals
must have been secured prior to any work being initiated.
1.
Application Requirements. All applications
for sign permits shall be made in writing on a form supplied by the
Community Development Department. The Director of Community Development
shall determine the appropriate types and level of detail of plans
required for each permit issued. All forms are to be completed in
their entirety and shall have attached thereto the following minimum
information:
a.
A Location Map. For all freestanding
signs, a copy of the approved site plan showing the location of the
sign on the subject property. The location of the proposed sign shall
be shown by giving the distances of that sign from the property lines
and the backs of applicable curbing. For all wall signs, a building
elevation showing the location of the proposed wall sign and a site
plan verifying that the proposed location is a street frontage.
b.
The configuration of the proposed
sign listing the height, width, total square footage (including sign
area calculations), proposed items of information, method of attachment,
method of illumination, sign construction materials and colors.
c.
Footing/foundation details (applies
to freestanding signs).
d.
Structural detail and wind load calculations
in accordance with the City's Building Code (applies to freestanding
signs classified as interchange signs).
2.
Review Procedure. The Community Development
Department shall review the submitted application for compliance with
the requirements of the Subsection above. If the application is determined
to be complete, the Community Development Department shall review
the application for compliance with the requirements of this Chapter
and all other applicable City codes and requirements and shall approve
or deny the permit application based on the submitted information.
3.
Schedule Of Fees, Costs And Expenses.
The City Council shall establish a Schedule of Fees, Costs and Expenses
for all matters pertaining to the Sign Code. The Schedule of Fees,
Costs and Expenses is identified within Table 535.100(A)(3) and shall
be filed with the City Clerk and posted in the office of the Community
Development Department. The schedule shall only be amended by the
City Council and shall not require a recommendation from the Planning
and Zoning Commission. The processing fee is applicable regardless
of approval of the sign. A permit approved by the Community Development
Department is not valid until the permit fee has been paid in full.
TABLE 535.100(A)(3)
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Sign Permit — Installed
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$35.00 + $1.00 per square foot of
sign area
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Sign Permit — Temporary/Specialty
Display
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Duration: 30 days or less, $35.00
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Sign Permit — Temporary/Specialty
Display
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Duration: 31 to 60 days, $55.00
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Sign Permit — Temporary/Specialty
Display
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Duration: 61 to 90 days, $75.00
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Sign Permit — Off-Premises
Directional (Annual)
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$150.00 + $1.00 per square foot of
sign area (initial installation)
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Sign Permit — Off-Premises
Directional (Annual Renewal)
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$50.00
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Sign Permit — Off-Premises
Directional (Weekend)
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$150.00 per calendar year
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[R.O. 2016 § 535.110; Ord. No. 990-12 § 4, 5-29-2012]
A. No sign in any district shall be installed
or erected in any manner so as to create any dangerous, injurious
or otherwise objectionable condition so as to adversely affect the
surrounding area or adjoining premises.
1.
Installation. The base or support(s)
of any and all permanent freestanding signs shall be securely anchored
to a concrete base or footing approved by the City's Community Development
Department. All signs shall be constructed and mounted in accordance
with the City's Building Code.
2.
Inspection. All permanent freestanding
signs require a footing inspection to be performed by a City Building
Inspector. Prior to the footing inspection, a surveyor's report or
letter confirming that the footing layout, as staked, is in the correct
location (as approved by the sign permit) shall be on file with the
Community Development Department.
3.
Maintenance. All signs, including
non-conforming signs and signs which do not require a permit, shall
be maintained in their original, pristine condition. Any signs which
may be or may hereafter become deteriorated, rotted, unsafe or in
a state which is not properly maintained shall be repaired or removed
by the licensee or owner of the sign or owner of the property upon
which the sign stands upon notice of the Community Development Department.
4.
Dangerous Signs. If it is deemed
that an existing sign (or a sign currently under construction) is
or becomes an immediate danger or hazard to the health, safety or
general welfare of residents, pedestrians and/or vehicular traffic,
City staff is hereby empowered to immediately remove the sign and
its structure without notice to, and at the expense of, either the
property or the sign owner. The property owner and the sign owner
will be jointly and severally responsible for the cost of such removal.
City staff is also hereby empowered to issue a stop work order upon
such a sign currently under construction.