(a) No sign regulated by the Zoning Ordinance may be erected, painted, installed, or otherwise established in the Village without a permit, therefore, which permit shall be obtained through the office of the Building Inspector. All sign permits with the exception of political advertising permits, shall bear a fee of fifty cents ($.50) for each square foot of message area; except, however, that permits issued for signs already in place at the time of permit application shall bear a fee of one dollar ($1.00) for each square foot of message area. No fee shall be charged for a political advertising permit.
(b) No permit shall be required for real estate signs of ten square feet or less, or for domestic advertising signs.
(Ord. 82-1. Passed 2-16-82.)