(A) Permit requirements. Unless specifically required by the Building Official or Planning Department due to sign size, height, weight or electrical connections, a permit shall not be required for the erection and maintenance of a sign erected or maintained within the county. Exemptions from the necessity of securing a permit, however, shall not be construed to relieve the owner of the sign involved from responsibility for its erection and maintenance in a safe manner and in a manner in accordance with all the other provisions of this chapter.
(B) Construction documents. Before any permit is granted for the erection of a sign or sign structure requiring such permit, construction documents shall be filed with the Zoning Administrator and/or Building Official showing the dimensions, materials and required details of construction, including loads, stresses, anchorage and any other pertinent data. The permit application shall be accompanied by the written consent of the owner or lessee of the premises on which the sign is to be erected and by engineering calculations signed and sealed by a registered design professional where required by the International Building Code.
(C) Changes to signs. Signs shall not be structurally altered, enlarged or relocated except in conformity to the provisions herein, nor until a proper permit, if required, has been secured. The changing or maintenance of movable parts or components of an approved sign that is designed for such changes, or the changing of copy, business names, lettering, sign faces, colors, display and/or graphic matter, or the content of any sign shall not be deemed a structural alteration.
(D) Permit fees. Permit fees to erect, alter or relocate a sign shall be in accordance with the fee established by the Building Official.
(Ord. 2021-10, passed 9-27-2021)