(a) Permit application form. Application for a permit under this Article VII shall be made in writing to the issuing authority and shall be on a form provided by the issuing authority. All sign permits shall be issued by the issuing authority.
(b) Site plan. An application for the installation of a new sign or for modification of an existing sign shall be accompanied by an accurate site plan to engineer’s scale locating the proposed new or modified sign and all other signs, along with the dimensions and type of all of the signs.
(c) Building identification signs. An application for a building identification sign shall include shop drawing(s), building elevation (to scale with dimensions) for all wall signs including the proposed sign, lease lines (if appropriate), surrounding tenant sign information (if applicable for a Comprehensive Sign Plan), and projection.
(d) Freestanding identification signs. An application for a freestanding identification sign shall include an accurate site plan to engineer’s scale with the curb, property line with a signature for verification, sign location, dimensions and north arrow, elevations with dimensions, and shop drawings. If determined as necessary by the issuing authority, the applicant shall stake the corners of the property.
(e) Directional and incidental signs. An application for directional and/or incidental signs shall include an accurate site plan to engineer’s scale with the curb, property line with a signature for verification, sign location, dimensions and north arrow, elevations with dimensions, and shop drawings. If determined as necessary by the issuing authority, the applicant shall stake the corners of the property.
(f) Permit application consideration. A complete application for a sign permit shall be presented to the issuing authority for review of applicable zoning and sign ordinance requirements and for a plan review of the proposed sign structure.
(Ord. 68-40, passed 6-3-1968; recodified by Ord. 95-13, passed 8-7-1995; added by Ord. 96-40, passed 8-19-1996; amended by Ord. 2009-1, passed 1-26-2009; Ord. 2024-4, passed 2-26-2024)