An application for a permit to erect, place, paint, illuminate or alter a sign shall be made by the owner of the property for which a sign is proposed or such owner's agent. The application shall be submitted on forms furnished by the Building Department and shall be made either separately or with the application for a building permit. The fee for a sign permit shall be established by separate ordinance.
(a) In all use districts, a sign permit shall be required for all permanent signs, with the exception of name plates, as indicated in the schedule set forth in Section 1170.08.
(b) A description of the application procedure and graphic illustration of required information is outlined in the City of Lyndhurst "Sign Review" handbook. Each application shall be accompanied by drawings to scale and photographs, showing the following:
(1) The design and layout proposed, including the total area of signs and the size, height, character, materials, colors and type of lettering or other symbols;
(2) Photographs or drawings of the building for which the signs are proposed and photographs of surrounding buildings, signs and uses;
(3) The number and types of lamps and lens material to be used in any illuminated signs;
(4) The exact location of the sign in relation to the building and property; and
(5) Details and specifications for construction, erection and attachment as may be required by the Building and Housing Code.
(c) A sign permit is applicable only to the specific sign for which it is granted. Once a sign permit is granted, no temporary or permanent signs shall be attached or added to the given sign.
(Ord. 96-61. Passed 4-21-97.)