(a) Application for Permit. Except as provided in this code, a sign permit is required prior to the display and erection of any sign.
(1) An application for a sign permit shall be filed with the Zoning Officer on forms furnished by the Town of Fayetteville. The applicant shall provide sufficient information to determine if the proposed sign is permitted under the zoning ordinance and other applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. An application for a temporary sign shall state the dates intended for the erection and removal of the sign. An application for an electronic message display shall include the manufacturer’s statement that the sign has been pre-programmed, to the extent possible, to conform to the requirements of this code. Such manufacturer’s statement shall include, where applicable, the pre-stacked sign settings relating to text and graphic features, message change features, message change time intervals, day and night lighting requirements, and any other settings capable of limiting the electronic message display such that it conforms to this code.
(2) The Zoning Officer shall promptly process the sign permit application and approve the application, reject the application, or notify the applicant of deficiencies in the application within twenty (20) business days after receipt. Any application that complies with all provisions of this zoning ordinance, the building code, and other applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances shall be approved.
(3) If the application is rejected, the Town shall provide a list of the reasons for the rejection in writing. An application shall be rejected for non-compliance with the terms of the zoning ordinance, building code, or other applicable law, regulation, or ordinance.
(b) Permit Fee. A nonrefundable fee shall accompany all sign permit applications. The permit fee shall be set by Town Council.
(c) Duration and Revocation of Permit. If a sign is not installed within six (6) months following the issuance of a sign permit or the time period stated within the permit, or within thirty (30) days in the case of a temporary sign permit, the permit shall be void. The permit for a temporary sign shall state its duration. The Town may revoke a sign permit under any of the following circumstances:
(1) The Town determines that information in the application was materially false or misleading;
(2) The sign as installed does not conform to the sign permit application; or
(3) The sign violates the zoning ordinance, building code, or other applicable law, regulation, or ordinance.
(d) All signs shall be removed within thirty (30) days of the earliest of expiration of the sign permit or vacation of the premises by the occupant.
(e) Appeals from the denial or granting of a sign permit shall be made to the Board of Zoning Appeals pursuant to the process set out in this code.
(Passed 7-7-22.)