(A) Scope. No sign, except as provided in § 156.193, shall hereafter be erected, constructed, altered, or relocated without first obtaining a permit from the Zoning Administrator.
(B) Applications.
(1) Applications for a sign permit shall be filed with the Zoning Administrator in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(2) In addition, all applications shall contain the following information:
(a) Name, street address, e-mail address, and telephone number of the applicant;
(b) Location of the building, structure, or parcel of property to which, or upon which, the sign is to be attached or erected;
(c) Position of sign in relation to nearby building, structures, and street grade;
(d) Two copies of plans and specifications showing the method of construction;
(e) Sketch showing sign faces, exposed surfaces, and proposed message thereof accurately represented in scale as to size, proportion, and color;
(f) Name of person, firm, corporation, or association erecting, constructing, altering, or relocating the sign;
(g) Written consent of the owners of the building, structure, or land on or to which the sign is to be erected; and
(h) Such other information as the Zoning Administrator may require demonstrating full compliance with this and all other laws and ordinances of the town.
(C) Issuance of the permit.
(1) Zoning Administrator. Upon receipt of a fully complete sign permit application, the Zoning Administrator shall examine the application and all material attached thereto to determine its compliance with this section, as well as any other applicable town title, ordinance, or law. The Zoning Administrator shall take formal action on the application within 30 days of the date the application was filed.
(2) Approval by Electrical Inspector. Applications for a sign permit in which electrical wiring and connections are to be used shall also be reviewed and approved by the Building Inspector for the town.
(D) Validity of the permit. If work authorized under a sign permit has not been completed within one year of the date of issuance, the sign permit shall then become void.
(E) Appeals. An appeal from the decision of the Zoning Administrator shall be taken to the Board of Zoning Appeals pursuant to § 156.025.
(Ord. 2014-26, passed 9- -2014) Penalty, see § 156.999