(A) No ground signboard shall be erected within the corporate limits of the city until a permit to erect and maintain the same has been first secured from the Clerk-Treasurer.
(B) No ground signboard erected prior to the passage of this code shall be rebuilt, repaired, or relocated, without being in full compliance with this chapter, nor until a permit has been obtained from the Clerk-Treasurer to effect such rebuilding, alteration, or relocation as prescribed by this chapter.
('67 Code, § 110.04)
(C) No ground signboard shall be erected, maintained, or constructed by any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or individual except as provided in this chapter and until a permit to do so has been obtained from the Clerk-Treasurer. No permit shall be issued by the Clerk-Treasurer until plans and specifications including dimensions, material, and all details of construction of the proposed ground signboard have been filed with the Board of Public Works and Safety and approved by it, until provisions of this chapter have been fully complied with nor until the permit fee for the erecting of the sign has been paid to the Clerk-Treasurer. Provisions of this section shall also apply to any alteration, repairs, or relocation of any ground signboard heretofore constructed.
(D) The permit fee for any ground signboard shall be as follows:
(1) The minimum fee shall be $30.
(2) The general rate shall be $1 per square foot of gross area and $10 per foot in excess of 25 feet of total height.
('67 Code, § 110.05) (Ord. 2-1989, passed 5-15-89)