No signs, including support structures shall be erected, altered, displayed, or modified on private property, public lands, or within city rights-of-way without first securing the necessary city approvals and permits as provided hereunder, except in instances when exempt from these Regulations pursuant to Section 1.E. above. The following processes and permits are intended to ensure that all signage complies with the standards of this article:
A. Site Plan Review. Except for individually platted lots containing single-family and duplex homes located within single-family and two-family residential zoning districts, the site plan review process shall be required and reviewed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 2, Article II, Section 2.F. prior to the issuance of any sign permit to erect a new sign to be used for the first time. For the purposes of this subsection, the term "site plan" is construed to include master site plan and technical site plan applications.
B. Sign Permit. The sign permit process shall be required, and initiated only subsequent to the approval of a site plan application, except in those instances when site plan review is not required. The sign permit application shall be processed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 2, Article II, Section 5.A., unless the Building Official determines that compliance with the Florida Building Code is necessary. In these instances, the sign permit shall be processed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 2, Article IV, Section 3. Any sign, including the support structure, which is erected, altered, displayed, or changed without a sign permit is considered an illegal sign, and shall be subject to the penalties set forth herein. Any sign proposed within a city right-of-way shall require approval from the Engineering Division. The issuance of a sign permit shall not relieve any party from obtaining the necessary permits which may be required by the various federal, state, or local government agencies.
(Ord. 10-025, passed 12-7-10; Am. Ord. 21-031, passed 1-4-22)