156.06 APPLICATION FOR SIGN PERMIT.

Application for sign permits shall be made upon blanks provided by the Building Official and shall contain or have attached thereto the following information:

1.   Name, 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.   A site plan indicating the position of the sign or other advertising structure in relation to the lot lines, the buildings on the lot, and nearby buildings or structures.

4.   One blueprint or drawing of the plans and specifications and method of construction and attachment to the building or in the ground.

5.   Name of person erecting the sign.

6.   Written consent of the owner of the building, structure, or land on which the sign is to be erected.

7.   Such other information as the Building Official shall require to show full compliance with this chapter and all other ordinances of the City.

156.07 PERMIT FEES.

No such sign shall be installed without first obtaining a permit from the City and paying the sum of fifteen dollars ($15.00) as an inspection fee.

156.08 TEMPORARY PERMITS.

Signs which are intended to be displayed for a limited period of time only shall require a temporary sign permit. Application for temporary sign permits shall be made upon the form, as set out in Section 156.06, and the number of days for which the permit shall be effective shall be specified. However, the permit shall be valid for a period of time not to exceed thirty (30) days. No occupant shall be entitled to more than three (3) such permits in any calendar year; provided further, no more than one such permit shall be for a portable sign. A fee of $5.00 shall be charged for said permit, except for charitable and nonprofit organizations, which shall pay no fee. For the purposes of this chapter portable signs shall be considered to be temporary signs.

156.09 MAINTENANCE.

All signs and sign support structures, together with all of their supports, braces, guys and anchors, shall be kept in repair and in proper state of preservation. The display surfaces of all signs shall be kept neatly painted or posted at all times.

156.10 INSPECTIONS.

All signs shall be subject .to inspection by the Building Official. Footing inspections may be required by the Building Official for all signs having footings. All signs containing electrical wiring shall be subject to the provisions of the Electrical Code, and the electrical components used shall bear the label of an approved testing agency. The Building Official may order the removal of any sign that is not maintained in accordance with the provisions of Section 156.09. All signs may be reinspected at the discretion of the Building Official.

156.11 UNSAFE AND UNLAWFUL SIGNS.

If the Building Official shall find that any sign or other advertising structure regulated hereunder is unsafe or not securely fastened or is a menace to the public, or has been constructed or erected or is being maintained in violation of the provisions of this chapter, the Building Official shall give written notice thereof to the permit holder. Such notice shall include a statement explaining the alleged violations and deficiencies, an order to repair or remove said sign, and an explanation of the consequences of failure to comply with said order. If the permit holder fails to remove or alter said sign so as to comply with the order within ten days after such notice, said sign or other advertising structure may be removed or altered to comply by the Building Official at the expense of the permit holder or owner of the property on which it is located. The permit holder may appeal the order of the Building Official to the Council, and, if such an appeal is on file, the ten-day compliance period shall be extended until ten days following the Council’s decision on the matter. If, however, the Building Official finds that any sign or other advertising structure poses a serious and immediate threat to the health or safety of any person, the Building Official may order the removal of such sign summarily and without notice to the permit holder. Such an order may be appealed to the Council, and if the Council reverses, it shall order restitution at the City’s expense.

156.12 PERMIT REVOCATION.

Any permit holder who fails to comply with a valid order of the Building Official within the allotted time period, or who fails to pay reasonable removal or repair expenses assessed under the preceding section, shall have the permit as to such sign or signs revoked, and another permit for the erection or maintenance of such sign or signs shall not be issued to said permit holder for a period of one year from the date of revocation.