(A) Permit required. Except as provided for exempt signs, it shall be unlawful for any person to construct, install, attach, place, paint, alter, relocate, or otherwise maintain any sign in the town without first obtaining a sign permit in accordance with this sign code.
(B) Requirement of conformity. Signs shall not be installed, placed, or maintained in the town except in conformance with this sign code. If provisions of this sign code conflict with any other town code, the more restrictive requirement(s) shall apply. Signs maintained contrary to the provisions of this sign code are declared to be nuisances and may be abated as provided by law.
(C) Fees. Sign permit fees shall be as adopted by the town council by resolution.
(D) Sign permit application. Application for a sign permit shall be made to the community development department on forms provided by the town and shall include at a minimum the following information:
(1) Assessor’s parcel number identifying the property;
(2) Street address, if any, legal description of the property, and dimensions thereof. If the parcel is not located within a recorded subdivision, a metes and bounds legal description shall be submitted with the application;
(3) Zoning designation of the property on which the sign will be located;
(4) Type of sign and materials used, methods of support, freestanding or other;
(5) Estimated true value of sign and associated structural supports;
(6) Dimensions of sign panel as well as bottom and top heights above grade;
(7) Type, placement and strength of illumination, if any;
(8) Number and orientations of faces of sign (aerial-view sketch, if necessary, to depict faces and orientation);
(9) A final plot plan showing the following:
(a) Shape and dimensions of lot boundaries, adjacent street right- of-way, driveways, buildings (existing and proposed);
(b) North designation; and
(c) Location of sign(s) on property (indicate type),
(10) A final elevation view, with dimensions and approximate copy ad design, of the sign(s) faces;
(11) Such other information as the zoning administrator may require for the purpose of determining whether the application complies with the sign code requirements;
(12) Name, address and telephone number of property owner and agent, if any; and
(13) Signature of applicant or agent.
(E) Signs not requiring permits. Exempt signs not requiring permits shall comply with all other requirements and restrictions of this code.
(F) Temporary sign permits. Signs with a limited duration of use, such as those provided in § 153.130, shall obtain a temporary sign permit. The requirements and criteria for such signs are as follows:
(1) Temporary sign permits shall be issued for no more than six months. An extension of a temporary sign permit may be obtained pursuant to the granting of a use permit.
(2) Temporary signs shall conform to all other requirements of this code.
(G) Sign permit review; time frames.
(1) Within ten business days of submission of an application for a sign permit, staff shall review the application for completeness. If the application is not complete, the applicant will be notified of the deficiency via email, telephone, or first class mail.
(2) Within thirty business days of receipt of a complete application, town staff shall review the application for compliance with the regulations set forth in this code and in the town code, as applicable, and shall issue the permit or notify the applicant of deficiencies and the need for corrections.
(3) For a comprehensive sign plan, the review of the complete application for compliance with the town regulations shall be extended to forty-five days from the date of submission, or as may be otherwise agreed upon by the town and the applicant.
(H) Exempt signs. The following types of signs are exempt from permitting requirements but shall be subject to the regulations set forth below. No more than two exempt signs shall be allowed per business or residential lot:
Districts | Type | Number Permitted | Maximum Area and Height |
All districts | Government signs | No limit | No limit |
All districts | Posters | No limit | § 153.128(j) |
All districts | Flags | No limit | No limit |
All districts | Sandwich boards | 2 per frontage | 10 sq. ft. |
Commercial districts | Window signs | No limit | No limit |
Residential districts | Wall, window, or ground-mounted | No limit | 16 sq. ft. |
(Ord. 17-138, passed 9-19-2017)