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PERMITS, FEES AND NONCONFORMING SIGNS
All signs, except as otherwise provided in § 164.21 shall require a sign permit prior to being constructed, placed or repaired. Sign permits shall be issued by the Planning Director. If a sign permit is denied, the decision may be appealed to the Board of Adjustment within 30 days of the decision.
(Ord. passed 1-22-08; Am. Ord. passed 4-17-23)
All sign permit applications shall be reviewed for compliance with these regulations. No permit shall be issued until an application for each separate sign or sign structure is completed, submitted and approved by the Planning Director. The initial permit shall be valid until revoked by the Planning Director.
(Ord. passed 1-22-08; Am. Ord. passed 4-17-23)
Sign permits for new and permitted signs may be revoked for any one of the following reasons:
(A) Misrepresenting material facts by the applicant on the permit application form.
(B) Altering, enlarging or relocating a permitted sign structure, except in conformance with the requirements of this chapter.
(C) Allowing a sign to remain blank for a period of 12 consecutive months or reaching a state of dilapidation or disrepair as determined by the Planning Staff.
(Ord. passed 1-22-08; Am. Ord. passed 4-17-23)
Legal nonconforming signs may continue to exist provided that:
(A) The sign is not changed or replaced with another nonconforming sign, except that copy may be changed on an existing sign.
(B) The sign is not expanded or modified in any way which increases the sign’s nonconformity.
(C) Relocated, except in conformance with the requirements of this chapter.
(D) Reestablished after it has been removed or has been abandoned for 180 days or more.
(E) Reestablished after damage or destruction if such damage to the sign exceeds 50% of the sign’s current assessed tax value. The extent of damage shall be determined by the Planning Director.
(Ord. passed 1-22-08; Am. Ord. passed 4-17-23)
(A) Any conforming sign or sign structure which has been damaged may be repaired or replaced and used as before, by the sign owners and/or the owners of record of the real property where the sign is located, provided all repairs are initiated within 30 working days and completed within 60 working days of such damage. However, if the sign should be declared unsafe by thePlanning Director, the owner of the sign or the owner of record of the real property whereon the sign is located, shall immediately correct all unsafe conditions to the Planning Director’s satisfaction.
(B) As a courtesy to the sign owner, if the Enforcement Officer discovers that a sign is damaged or is in an unsafe condition, the Enforcement Officer will promptly notify either the sign owner or the owner of record of the real property whereon the sign is located. The affirmative duty and liability shall, however, remain with the owner of each sign to keep each sign in a safe and undamaged condition in accordance with the terms of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 1-22-08; Am. Ord. passed 4-17-23)
ADMINISTRATION; ENFORCEMENT; APPEALS
The County Manager has appointed the Planning Director to administer this chapter. The Planning Director or his or her appointee shall be known as the Code Enforcement Officer. The Code Enforcement Officer shall enforce all provisions of this chapter. The Code Enforcement Officer shall also have the following authority:
(A) Notice of violation. A notice of violation shall be delivered to the holder of the development approval and to the landowner of the property involved, if the landowner is not the holder of the development approval, by personal delivery, electronic delivery, or first-class mail and may be provided by similar means to the occupant of the property or the person undertaking the work or activity. The time period provided herein shall commence upon receipt of such notice of violation. The notice of violation shall identify the sign and shall describe the nature of the violation, refer to the section of the chapter violated, specify in detail what action must be taken to correct the violation and specify all potential enforcement penalties that may apply.
(B) Should any sign or sign structure become imminently unstable or in danger of falling or otherwise unsafe, a notice of violation shall be delivered to the sign owner or to the owner of record of the real property whereon the sign is located in the same manner as set out for a notice of violation except that the recipient of the notice shall immediately, in the case of imminent danger, secure or remove the sign in a manner to be approved by the Planning Director in conformance with the provisions of this chapter. If the condition prompting the notice is not corrected within 24 hours after receipt of the notice, the sign owner shall be in violation of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 1-22-08; Am. Ord. passed 4-17-23)
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