(A) Permits required. Except as otherwise provided herein, it shall be unlawful for any person to erect, construct, enlarge, move or convert any sign within the jurisdiction of the Leo-Cedarville Advisory Plan Commission, or cause the same to be done without first obtaining a sign permit from the Zoning Administrator.
(B) Application. Application for a permit shall be filed with the Zoning Administrator and shall be accompanied by information as may be required by the Zoning Administrator to assure compliance with the laws and regulations of the town, including:
(1) Name and address of the property owner of the premises on which the sign is located or is to be located;
(2) Name and address of the owner of the sign;
(3) Clear and legible drawings with description showing the location of the sign which is the subject of the permit;
(4) All signs on the same parcel or owned by the same business must be noted; and
(5) All signs within 100 feet of the subject sign shall be noted on a plain view drawing.
(C) Permit fees. The permit fee as specified by the official fee schedule shall be paid to the Zoning Administrator at the time that the application is filed.
(D) Effect of sign permit issuance. No permit for a sign issued hereunder shall be deemed to constitute permission or authorization to maintain an unlawful sign nor shall a permit issued hereunder constitute a defense in an action to abate an unlawful sign.
(E) Nullification. A sign permit shall become null and void if the work authorized thereunder has not been started within a period of 12 months or completed within 18 months following the date of the permit.
(F) Permit exceptions. The following shall not be considered as erecting, constructing, enlarging, moving, or converting a sign and therefore shall not be required a sign permit unless otherwise specified.
(1) Changing copy. The changing of copy or message on an approved sign. Provided that no changes are made to the size, height, location or structure of the sign.
(2) Maintenance. Painting, repainting, cleaning or other normal maintenance and repair of a sign or sign structure unless a structural change is involved.
(3) Temporary or exempt sign. Temporary or exempt signs as described in this subchapter.
(G) Variances. A variance from the sign regulations of this subchapter can be granted by petitioning the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(Ord. passed - - ; Ord. 2021-08, passed 10-19-2021)