Permit procedures in the Downtown Historic District shall include the following:
(A) All applications for both temporary, permanent, and repaired signs in the Downtown Historical District shall be submitted to the City Engineer.
(B) Written application for the permit required shall contain the following:
(1) A description of the proposed sign, including location, material from which constructed and the method of securing or fastening same, and such other information as may be required.
(2) Plans and specifications for signs or signboards shall be filed showing the dimensions, materials, and required details of construction including loading, stresses, and anchorage.
(3) The application shall be accompanied by the written consent of the owner or lessee of the premises upon which the sign or signboard is to be erected.
(4) A fee, in accordance with § 155.2311, shall be included with application materials.
(C) The City Engineer may refuse to issue a permit for the erection of any such sign or signboard, unless details of construction and manner of erection ensure the safety of such signs and signboards when erected.|
(D) The City Engineer shall review the application for completeness and determining that the application is complete. If all information required is not provided, the City Engineer shall promptly notify the applicant of the items needed. Upon completion, the City Engineer shall act within 15 days by either rejecting the application and returning it to the applicant, or approving it and forwarding to the Architectural Review and Design Commission.
(E) The Architectural Review and Design Commission shall review the application and act within 30 days by either rejecting the application and returning it to the Engineer, approving the application, or approving the application with modifications and issuing a certificate of appropriateness. The certificate shall be forwarded to the City Engineer.
(F) Upon receipt of the certificate of appropriateness, the City Engineer shall issue the applicant a sign permit.
(Ord. 37-02, passed 7-10-02) Penalty, see § 155.2617