(A) Permit requirement. Except as provided in § 152.353 of this subchapter, it is unlawful for any person to erect, construct, alter, rebuild or relocate any sign or structure until a permit has first been issued by the city.
(B) Sign application. The following information for a sign license shall be supplied by an applicant if requested by the city:
(1) Name, address and telephone number of person making application;
(2) Name, address and telephone number of person owning sign;
(3) A site plan to scale showing the location of lot lines, building structures, parking areas, existing and proposed signs and any other physical features;
(4) Plans, location and specifications and method of construction and attachment to the buildings or placement method in the ground;
(5) Copy of stress sheets and calculations showing that the structure is designed for dead load and wind pressure in any direction in the amount required by this and all other laws and city code provisions;
(6) Written consent of the owner or lessee of any site on which the sign is to be erected;
(7) Sign specs, color, material and lighting; and
(8) Other information as the city may require to show full compliance with this and all other laws and city code provisions.
(C) License issued if application is in order. The Building Official, upon the filing of an application for a license, shall examine the plans, specifications and other data and the premises upon which it is proposed to erect the sign. If it appears that the proposed structure is in compliance with all requirements of this chapter and all other laws and city code provisions, the license shall be issued. If the work authorized under a license has not been completed within 60 days after the date of issuance, the license shall be null and void.
(D) City Council approval. When this subchapter requires Council approval for a sign, the application shall be processed in accordance with the procedural and substantive requirements of the zoning regulations for a conditional use permit.
(E) Variances. The City Council, acting as the Board of Adjustment and Appeals, may, upon application, grant a variance from the terms of this subchapter. The request for a variance shall be processed in accordance with the procedural and substantive requirements of §§ 152.100 through 152.103 of this subchapter.
(F) Fees. Fees for the review and processing of sign license applications and variance requests shall be imposed in accordance with the fee schedule established by City Council resolution.
(Prior Code, § 11-24-8) (Ord. 258, passed 5-4-2006) Penalty, see § 10.99