(A) No sign regulated by this subchapter shall be displayed, erected, relocated, or altered unless all necessary permits have been issued by the Department of Planning and Community Development. Applicants shall submit an application form to the Department before any permit may be issued. Failure to obtain a sign permit prior to the installation of a sign may result in a fine doubling the cost of the sign permit.
(B) Property owner shall obtain a certificate of appropriateness from the Historical Preservation Commission (HPC) for signage proposed within the Historic District Overlay (HDO). Applications are available in the Planning and Community Development office and online at the HPC website.
(C) Signs shall only be erected or constructed in compliance with the approved permit.
(D) Freestanding and monument signs require a building permit for the footer. Applicants shall also obtain an electrical permit for signs that require electrical service. Final inspections for building permits and electrical permits require a minimum of 24-hour notice to the city’s Building Inspector and/or state Electrical Inspector.
(E) Signs permitted as an accessory to a legal, nonconforming use shall be subject to the regulations of the zone in which the nonconforming use is located.
(Ord. 2014-1, passed 3-12-2014; Ord. 2018-11, passed 6-27-2018)