(A) Prior to installing a sign on any private property located in the city, the property owner shall sign an application for a sign permit. The form for the application may be obtained at City Hall. The sign permit application fee shall be $50, regardless of the size of the sign. If the applicant is someone (or a business) other than the owner, the applicant shall sign the application for a sign permit and shall provide a copy of the rental or lease agreement.
(B) The proposed sign shall comply strictly with the same requirements that Oldham County has adopted, and, if the property is located in the Historic District the applicant shall first apply and gain approval of the city’s Historic Commission before submitting a sign application to the city. If an applicant erects a sign in the city without gaining the approval of the city, the Historic Commission (if applicable) and the county, the city may seek and be granted an injunction for removal of the sign in Oldham Circuit Court and all costs of removal, court costs and attorney fees, shall be charged as a cost to the property owner and the applicant, jointly and severally.
(C) A plot plan shall be provided with the application for the sign permit showing the location of the sign on the property, the distance from the sign to all lot lines and structures, along with existing streets, driveways and parking areas. A sketch or photo of the proposed sign showing lettering and designs to be placed on the sign will also be provided with the application for the sign permit. No sign shall be placed in any recorded easement. The applicant shall swear that the information contained in, and provided with, the application is true. In the event that false information is provided in, or with, the application, the city’s Code Enforcement Officer or any city police officer may revoke the sign permit.
(D) If an applicant has a sign permit revoked, and a sign has been erected, the sign shall be removed within ten days after notice of revocation. If the sign remains after the ten days after notice is given, the city may seek and be granted an injunction for removal of the sign in Oldham Circuit Court and all costs of removal, court costs and attorney and paralegal fees, shall be charged as a cost to the property owner and the applicant, jointly and severally.
(E) Signs for the sale of real estate placed in front of the property, political signs and yard sale or garage sale signs are not required to be permitted.
(Ord. 15-2014, passed 8-4-2014) Penalty, see § 153.99