Application for permits to erect, place, paint or alter a sign shall be made by the owner or lessee of the property for which the sign is proposed. The application shall be submitted on forms furnished by the City and shall be made either separately or with the application for a permit for a building and otherwise in accordance with the Building Code. The fee shall be established by separate ordinance.
(a) A permit shall be required for all signs as follows:
(1) U-1 and U-2 Districts: if the sign exceeds four square feet in area or if it is a permanent directional sign.
(2) U-3, U-3A and U-3B Districts: if the total area of the signs exceeds twelve square feet in area, a permit shall not be required for placing signs on the surface of windows and doors. However, such signs may be ordered to be removed if the maximum gross area permitted is exceeded.
(3) U-4 and U-5 Districts: if the total area of the signs exceeds twelve square feet. (Ord. 2856-1968. Passed 5-14-68.)
(4) (EDITOR'S NOTE: Former subsection (a)(4) was repealed by Ordinance 6095-1982, passed April 20, 1982.)
(5) U-7 District: All signs in the U-7 District proposed for a single parcel of land or single establishment shall be considered together for a single permit. The permit shall designate each sign as a primary sign, a secondary sign, an auxiliary entry sign or a parking control sign. No signs additional to those included in the permit will be allowed without resubmitting an application covering all signs for the parcel or establishment. Temporary signs are exempted from this requirement, and applications for these signs shall be filed separately.
(Ord. 8497-1998. Passed 12-1-98.)
(b) Each application shall be accompanied by drawings to scale, showing:
(1) The design and layout proposed, including the total area of the sign, the size, character and color of letters, lines and symbols;
(2) The method of illumination, if any;
(3) The exact location of the sign in relation to the building and property;
(4) Details and specifications for construction, erection and attachment as may be required by the Building Code. Applications for every permit for signs shall include a drawing at a scale which will clearly show the design, materials, color, structural members, relation to buildings to which it is accessory, or the exact location on the site. The sign shall be designed so as to be similar in character, with regard to materials, color and size, to the sign designed or located on the same building and on adjoining buildings in order to equalize the attention such signs are meant to attract and to produce a unified effect. In the development of a group of stores or services, the above mentioned features of signs should be controlled by additional restrictions to assure an underlying harmonious and unified effect in the design of the individual signs. The drawings for all signs for which a permit is required shall be submitted to the Building Department for approval.
(Ord. 2856-1968. Passed 5-14-68.)