Each application for a sign permit shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee based upon the sign's valuation and as determined from the current building permit fee schedule adopted by the building department. Each application for a variance shall be accompanied by the fee established for that process by city resolution. No sign as described or limited by the provisions of this chapter shall be erected or otherwise installed or altered without first having obtained a permit. In the event that erection of a sign, later found to be acceptable, occurs on a property prior to approval and permitting by the administrator, the specified permit fee shall be doubled as provided for in the building permit fee schedule. (Ord. 2813, 10-20-1997)