A. Submittal: Upon submittal to the Village Building Commissioner of a completed sign permit application required pursuant to section 10-10-14 of this chapter, the Building Commissioner shall refer the application and all other relevant documents to the Architectural Board of Review for its consideration and decision.
B. Hearing:
1. The Architectural Board of Review shall consider the application at a public meeting commenced within thirty (30) days after the completed application is submitted to the Village Building Commissioner.
2. The Building Commissioner shall provide the applicant seven (7) days' advanced notice of the date of the hearing, unless otherwise agreed to by the applicant.
3. At the meeting, the applicant and all interested parties shall have an opportunity to be heard and to present testimony and documentary evidence relating to the proposed sign.
C. Approval: The Architectural Board of Review shall approve a sign application and direct the Building Commissioner to issue a sign permit if, based on the sign application, the testimony and other information presented at the hearing, and all other reliable and relevant evidence, documents, and information, the Architectural Board of Review determines that the proposed sign, including illumination plans if applicable, complies and is consistent with the provisions of this chapter.
D. Conditions: The Architectural Board of Review may approve a sign permit subject to such conditions as the Architectural Board of Review shall deem necessary to protect the public welfare and to achieve the purposes of this chapter.
E. Denial: If the sign permit application and consideration of the testimony and other evidence presented at the hearing, as well as all other reliable and relevant evidence, documents, and information, reveal that the applicant has not satisfied the conditions of subsection C of this section, then the Architectural Board of Review shall promptly notify the applicant that the sign permit application is denied and that no sign permit shall be issued. (Ord. 96-27, 9-24-1996)