(a) All signs in single family and two family residential districts are exempt from permit requirements.
(b) Applications; Fees.
(1) An application for a permit to erect, place, paint, move or alter a sign shall be made by the owner, lessee or agent of the property for which a sign is proposed. The application shall be submitted to the Building Department on forms furnished by the City and shall be made either separately or with the application for a permit for a building and otherwise in accordance with the Building and Housing Code. The fee for a sign permit shall be established by separate ordinance. The permit fee may be waived in the case of a sign alteration or replacement requested by the City in order to bring a legal nonconforming sign into conformance with this chapter.
(2) Each application shall present the following information through use of photographs and color drawings at a scale which clearly shows details and design of the sign.
A. The design and colored layout of each sign proposed, including the total area of all signs and the area, height, character, material, color and type of lettering or other symbols of individual signs;
B. Photographs or drawings of the building for which the signs are proposed and photographs of surrounding buildings, signs and uses. Also included shall be the width of the building or building unit face or faces and the lot dimensions;
C. The number and types of lamps and lens material to be used in any illuminated sign and data showing that the illumination meets the standards established in Section 1296.06;
D. A site plan showing the exact location of each sign in relation to the building and property; and
E. Details and specifications for construction, erection and attachment as may be required by the Building and Housing Code.
(c) Temporary Signs.
(1) The Building Commissioner, in accordance with the provisions herein, is authorized to issue permits for the erection and maintenance of temporary signs not exempted in Section 1296.12(a). Temporary sign permits shall be issued for signs which have a duration of ninety days or less.
(2) The following regulations shall apply to such temporary signs:
A. Such permit shall not be issued for a period in excess of thirty days or more frequently than once in each three month period for the same premises.
B. Temporary signs shall not be illuminated.
C. No permit shall be issued for aerial signs or signs designed to be moved on trailer wheels, skids or on other similar devices.
D. The area, height and number of temporary business signs shall be determined by the requirements set forth in the regulations for each zoning district.
(Ord. 2001-035. Passed 10-17-01.)