(A) Required. No person shall install, erect, alter or relocate a sign without first obtaining a permit from the Building Inspector and paying the appropriate fee (see Fee Schedule for required fees).
(B) Application. Application for a sign permit shall be made upon a form provided by the Building Inspector and shall include the following information:
(1) Name, address and telephone number of the property owner;
(2) Name, address and telephone number of the developer, if different than property owner;
(3) Address or location of property where sign is to be installed or removed;
(4) Zoning of property where sign is to be installed;
(5) Description of sign to be erected;
(6) Blueprints or drawings of the plans and/or specifications and method of construction, attachment to the building or ground and the position of the sign in relation to the building, structure or other signs and property lines of the lot to or upon which it is to be erected;
(7) Name, address and telephone number of person, firm or corporation installing or removing the sign, if different from the owner;
(8) Evidence that the person who will install or remove the sign has the appropriate insurance; and
(9) When requested by the Building Inspector, a copy of stress sheets and calculations showing that sign and sign structure are designed for dead load and wind pressure in any direction in the amount required by this and other laws and ordinances of the city shall be provided.
(C) Additional electrical permit. An electrical permit shall be obtained in addition to the sign permit required by the DO when the sign being installed requires electrical power.
(D) Insurance.
(1) Every person applying for a sign permit to install or erect a sign shall file with the City Clerk a policy or certificate of insurance from a company authorized to do business in this state.
(2) The policy or certificate of insurance shall insure the applicant for public liability and property damage in an amount not less than $100,000 for any one person injured or $300,000 for all persons injured and not less than $50,000 for property damage sustained in any one accident.
(3) The policy or certificate of insurance shall not be canceled or amended in any manner except after 30-days’ written notice has been given to the Building Inspector.
(4) The policy or certificate of insurance shall indicate coverage for the installation, erection and maintenance of the sign.
(Ord. 10-3277, § 3-2.1, passed 1-4-2010)