(A) Requirements. It shall be unlawful for any person to install, construct, erect, alter, reconstruct or relocate any sign or signs within the village, without obtaining a valid permit, in writing, from the Village Administrator or representative, and making payment of the fees required herein by this section, unless the signs are permitted without a permit by § 152.068. Relocation or reconstruction of signs to conform with the requirements of this chapter, when the signs existed at the time of enactment of this chapter, is exempted from the requirement for a permit as described, provided the signs conform to all requirements of this chapter thereafter. A permit is required for relocation of nonconforming signs.
(B) Application for a regular permit. Application for a sign permit shall be filed by the owner of the sign or his or her agent, with the Village Administrator or representative. The application shall contain the following information:
(1) Name, address and telephone number of the owner of the sign, and agent, if any;
(2) Location of building, structure or lot to which or upon which the sign is to be attached or erected;
(3) Position of the sign in relation to nearby building or structures;
(4) Two prints or ink drawings of the plans and specifications, indicating the method of construction and attachment to the building or in the ground. No prints or ink drawings shall be required for signs, the fair market value of which is less than $500, and which are erected in compliance with a standard method, the plans for which are now with the village, or for signs where drawings are already on file with the Village Administrator.
(5) Name of person, firm, corporation or association erecting sign;
(6) Evidence of written consent of the owner of the building, structure or land to which or on which the sign is to be erected;
(7) Fee for sign permit will be $25 for signs 50 square feet in size or under and $50 for larger signs, or as subsequently modified by separate resolution as adopted from time to time by the Board of Trustees; and
(8) Other information as the Village Administrator, or representative shall require to show full compliance with this and all other laws and ordinances of the village.
(C) Application for a special/temporary permit. Application for a special/temporary permit shall be filed by the owner of the sign or his or her agent, with the Village Administrator or representative. The application shall contain the following information:
(1) Name, address and telephone number of the owner of the sign, and agent, if any;
(2) Location of building, structure or lot to which or upon which the sign is to be attached or erected;
(3) Name of person, firm, corporation or association erecting sign;
(4) Evidence of written consent of the owner of the buildings, structure or land to which or on which the sign is to be erected; and
(5) Fee for sign permit will be $25 or as subsequently modified by separate resolution as adopted from time to time by the Board of Trustees.
(D) Inspection upon completion. The applicant who has been issued a permit for construction, installation, erection, relocation or alteration of a sign, shall, upon completion of the work, notify the Village Administrator or representative who shall inspect the condition of the sign with respect to its safety and location, and if he or she finds that the sign with respect to its safety and location, has been constructed in compliance with the ordinances of the village, he or she shall then issue the applicant a permit in writing, authorizing the applicant to operate and maintain the sign.
(E) Nullification. If the work authorized under a permit to build has not been completed within six months after date of its issuance, the permit shall become void. Permit fees will not be refunded.
(F) Revocation.
(1) Permits granted under the terms of this chapter are not transferable.
(2) The Village Administrator is hereby authorized and empowered to revoke any permit issued by the village, if the holder of the permit fails to comply with any provision of this chapter. Fees will not be refunded.
(G) Permit exceptions. The following operations shall not be considered as creating a sign, and shall not require a sign permit:
(1) The changing of the advertising copy or message on an approved painted or printed sign, or on changeable letter panels or bulletin boards specifically designed for the use of replaceable copy; and
(2) Painting, repainting, cleaning and other normal maintenance and repair of a sign or sign structure.
(H) Issuance of permit. The permit shall be issued by the Village Administrator or representative within 30 days of application, once all of the above requirements are met and the appropriate fee is paid.
(Ord. passed 7-23-2002) Penalty, see § 152.999