It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, repair, alter, relocate or keep within the town any sign or other advertising structure as defined in this chapter without first obtaining a sign permit from the Town Manager and paying the fee required by this section.
(A) Application for initial sign permit. Application for initial sign permits shall be in writing addressed to the Town Manager 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) Position of the sign or other advertising structure in relation to nearby building or structures.
(4) Two blueprints or ink drawings of the plans and specifications and method of construction and attachment to the building or in the ground.
(5) Name of person, firm, corporation or association erecting structure and applicable contractor’s license numbers.
(6) Written consent of the owner of the building, structure or land to which or on which the structure is to be erected.
(7) Any permit required and issued for the sign by any other governmental agency.
(B) Sign permit fees. Every applicant, before being granted a permit hereunder, shall pay to the town office a permit fee of $25 plus $.50 per square foot of sign face for each sign or other advertising structure regulated by this subchapter.
(C) Issuance of sign permit. It shall be the duty of the Town Manager, upon the filing of an application for an erection permit to examine such plans and specifications and other data and the premises upon which it is proposed to erect the sign or other advertising structure, and if it shall appear that the proposed structure is in compliance with all the requirements of this subchapter and all other laws and ordinances of the town, he or she shall then issue the erection permit. If the work authorized under an erection permit has not been completed within 6 months after date of issuance, the permit shall become null and void.
(Ord. 612, passed 2-9-1998) Penalty, see § 154.99