(A) Review and approval. No sign, permanent or temporary, shall be erected, structurally altered, or relocated, except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, without review and approval of the Building Department.
(B) Application. The application for building permit shall be provided by the Building Department and shall contain the proposed location of the sign, the name and address of the sign owner and the sign erector, the name and address of the owner of the business and of the property if different from that of the sign owner, drawings and/or sketches showing the design and location of the sign, and any other information as required by the Building Department to ensure compliance with this subchapter and other ordinances of the township.
(C) Fees. All permit fees for signs shall be established by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
(D) Nullification. A sign permit shall become null and void if the work for which the permit was issued has not been completed within 6 months after the date of the permit.
(E) Cost of enforcement. Any costs or expenses incurred by the township in enforcing this subchapter shall be paid by the owner of the sign found to be in violation of this subchapter; or upon default thereof, by the owner of the sign or the owner of the property to reimburse the township for costs and expenses incurred in such enforcement, the owner of the property shall be billed for such costs and expenses in the same manner as other taxes.
(F) Exceptions. The following shall not require a sign permit:
(1) Replacing copy. The changing of the advertising copy or message on an approved painted or printed sign, on a theater marquee and on similar approved signs which are specifically designed for the use of replaceable copy; and
(2) Maintenance. Painting, repainting, cleaning or other normal maintenance or repair of a sign or a sign structure, unless a structural change is made.
(G) Certificate of compliance/occupancy. All signs shall require a final inspection and the issuance of a certificate of compliance/occupancy from the Building Department. The property owner shall notify the Building Department immediately upon erecting the sign to request the final inspection.
(Ord. 434, passed 7-10-2008)