(a) Permit Required. A sign permit is required to erect, repair, alter, relocate or maintain any sign except those exempted in subsection (f) herein provided however, that minor repairs or maintenance of signs not involving structural changes may be undertaken without first obtaining a permit.
(b) Application for Permit. Application for sign permits shall be made upon forms provided by the Administrator and shall contain or have attached thereto the following information:
(1) The name, mailing address, e-mail address and telephone number of the applicant;
(2) The location of the building, structure or lot to which or upon which the sign is to be attached or erected;
(3) The position of the sign in relation to buildings or structures on contiguous lots;
(4) Two scale drawings, blueprints or ink, as well as a digital version in a format acceptable to the Municipality, of the plans and specifications of each sign indicating all dimensions, materials, colors, type of lettering illumination, method of construction and means of attachment to the building or ground;
(5) The name of the person erecting the sign;
(6) Written consent of the owner of the building, structure or land to which or on which the sign is to be erected;
(7) Photograph of the area of the building upon which a wall sign is to be placed;
(8) Such other information as the Administrator shall require, to show full compliance with this and all other ordinances of the Municipality;
(c) Referral of Application to Architectural Board of Review. Approval of the Architectural Board of Review shall be obtained before issuance of any permit required hereunder.
(d) Issuance of Permit. The Administrator, upon the filing of an application for a sign permit, shall examine all required plans and specifications as well as the premises upon which the sign is to be placed. If the proposed sign is in compliance with all the requirements of this chapter and all other ordinances of the Municipality, and the Architectural Board of Review has approved the sign application, the sign permit shall be issued. If the work authorized under the sign permit has not been completed within six months after date of issuance, the permit shall become null and void.
(e) Revocability of Permits. The Administrator may revoke any sign permit for noncompliance with any provisions of this chapter or misrepresentation of fact on the permit application. All rights and privileges acquired under the provisions of this chapter or any amendment hereof are mere licenses, and all sign permits shall contain this provision.
(f) Permit Exemptions. The permit provisions of this section shall not apply to the following signs; such signs, however, are still subject to the regulations provided for in this chapter:
(2) Incidental signs.
(3) Cornerstones and other similar building plaques or architectural elements permanently incorporated into a building and not exceeding two (2) square feet in total area.
(Ord. 2019-39. Passed 8-13-19.)