§ 153.117 PERMIT APPLICATION; APPROVAL PROCESS.

   (A)   Application and approval. Application forms for a zoning permit to erect, alter or move a sign shall contain or have attached to it the following information at a minimum:

      (1)   Name, mailing address, email address and telephone number of the applicant;

      (2)   Location of building, structure or lot to which or upon which the sign or other advertising structure is to be attached or erected;

      (3)   If proposed to be attached to a building, its proposed location on the building;

      (4)   A plot plan with dimensions of the sign, location on the lot, illumination source and method of construction and attachment to the building or placement in the ground;

      (5)   Name of person, firm or corporation erecting the sign;

      (6)   Written consent of the owner of the building, structure or lot to which or upon which the sign is to be erected;

      (7)   Other information as the Zoning Administrator shall require establishing compliance with this section;

      (8)   For temporary signs, the specific dates that the sign is to be displayed; and

      (9)   If in the Historic District, a certificate of appropriateness.

   (B)   Examination of plans, specifications.

      (1)   It shall be the duty of the Zoning Administrator, upon the filing of an application for a zoning permit for a sign, to examine the plans and specifications and other data and the premises upon which it is proposed to erect the sign.

      (2)   If the proposed sign meets all chapter requirements, the Zoning Administrator shall issue the sign permit within 15 days of receipt of a fully completed application.

   (C)   Administrative decisions. Administrative decisions made by the Zoning Administrator, which relate to signs, may be appealed to the Zoning Board of Appeals in accordance with the procedures of §§ 153.280 through 153.291.

   (D)   Revocation and extensions of sign permits.

      (1)   Any sign or other advertising structure regulated by this subchapter, which is unsafe or insecure, or is a menace to the public, or has been constructed or erected, or is otherwise not in compliance with this subchapter shall be a violation of this subchapter.

      (2)   (a)   If the work associated with a sign authorized under a zoning permit is not completed within one year after the date of issuance, the permit shall become null and void.

         (b)   However, the Zoning Administrator may grant a three-month extension without payment of an additional fee if the extension is requested prior to the original zoning permit becoming null and void.

(Ord. 160, passed 4-21-2022) Penalty, see § 153.999