(A) Application Filing: A sign permit application and all applicable fees shall be filed with the zoning administrator on forms furnished by the zoning administrator prior to the commencement of work to construct any sign in the village of Lindenhurst which requires a sign permit.
(B) Content Of Sign Permit Application: The sign permit application shall, at a minimum, contain the following information:
(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the applicant for the sign permit.
(2) The name, address, and telephone number of the person, firm, corporation, or association erecting the sign.
(3) The location of the building, structure, lot, or property to which or upon which the sign is proposed to be attached or erected.
(4) Written consent of the property owner and lessee (if applicable) of the building, structure, lot, or property to which or upon which the sign is to be attached or erected.
(5) A scaled drawing of such sign indicating the design, dimensions, materials to be used, lettering, colors, and type of illumination, if any, and the method of construction or attachment.
(6) A scaled site drawing indicating the location and position of the property boundaries, any existing signs, and of the proposed sign and a photograph of the building and/or site of the sign placement. In addition, when landscaping is required at the base of a freestanding sign, pursuant to this chapter, a landscape plan meeting the requirements of the village zoning ordinance shall also be submitted for village review and approval.
(7) Information (or type of information message and/or images) to be displayed on the face(s) of the sign.
(8) Calculations or other evidence showing that the sign structure and design meets the requirements of all applicable village of Lindenhurst codes and ordinances including the village of Lindenhurst's applicable structure provisions of the building code and, if the sign or its illumination is electrical, the village of Lindenhurst's electrical code.
(9) For LED sign submittals, information as required in § 157.0800 of this chapter.
(10) Payment of all sign permit and other applicable fees as set forth by the village of Lindenhurst.
(C) Issuance Of Sign Permit: The zoning administrator shall issue all sign permits (including temporary signs) for signs located, erected, moved, reconstructed, enlarged, expanded, altered, converted, operated, placed, or relocated in the village of Lindenhurst and which meet the requirements of this chapter. If the zoning administrator denies the issuance of a sign permit, the reason(s) for said denial shall be so stated in writing to the applicant for the sign permit. If the zoning administrator issues a sign permit in error, then the zoning administrator shall issue an order to the sign owner and/or owner of the property upon which the sign is placed to have the sign removed pursuant to the procedures under division 157.1108(D) of this chapter.
(D) Expiration Of Sign Permit: A sign permit shall become null and void if work authorized under said sign permit has not been completed within a 6 month period following the issuance of said sign permit.
(E) Sign Permit Exceptions: The actions indicated below do not require a sign permit for an existing conforming sign:
(1) Changing the advertising copy or message on an existing marquee sign.
(2) Any operation which does not modify the sign or sign structure for any existing conforming sign.
(Ord. 11-6-1851, passed 6-27-2011)