(a) A sign permit issued by the Zoning Inspector shall be required prior to the erection, display, relocation, or alteration of any sign except as otherwise provided in this chapter. When any sign is erected, displayed, relocated, or altered prior to obtaining a permit, the required fees shall be doubled but the payment of such double fees shall not relieve any person from complying with other provisions of this code or from other penalties prescribed by law.
(b) No sign permit issued hereunder shall be deemed to constitute permission or authorization to maintain an unlawful sign nor shall any permit issued hereunder constitute a defense in action to abate an unlawful sign.
(c) Signs shall be inspected by the Zoning Inspector for compliance with all applicable codes. (Ord. 2172-08. Passed 2-23-09.)