(A) Permit required.
(1) No person shall erect, repair, alter, and relocate within the municipality any sign or other advertising structure without first obtaining a signed permit from the Zoning Administrator and making payment of the fee required for such permit.
(2) Except that repairs or maintenance not involving structural changes may be permitted without first obtaining a permit.
(B) Application for permit.
(1) Application for sign permits shall be made upon forms provided by the Zoning Administrator.
(2) The application shall contain the following:
(a) The name, address and telephone number of the applicant;
(b) The location of the building, structure or lot to which the sign or other advertising structure is to be attached, erected or placed;
(c) The position of the sign or other advertising structure in relation to nearby buildings, structures, right-of-way (public and private) and utility lines;
(d) Two sets of scaled drawing of the plans and specifications, the method of installation in the ground or the placement of the sign on the premises;
(e) The name and address of the person erecting the structure or placing the sign on the premises;
(f) Written consent from the owner of the land or structure, building to which the sign is to be erected; and
(g) Such other information as the Zoning Administrator shall require showing full compliance with these regulations of the village.
(3) If the work authorized under a sign permit has not be completed within six months after the date of issuance, the permit shall become null and void.
(C) Permit fees.
(1) Every applicant before being granted a sign permit shall pay a fee to the municipality for each sign or other advertising structure regulated by this subchapter.
(2) Such fees shall be listed in the Fee Schedule as amended from time to time by Council.
(D) Revocability and permits.
(1) All rights and privileges acquired under the provisions of this subchapter or under any amendments here of are mere licenses revocable at any time by the Zoning Administrator and all permits shall contain this provision.
(2) The Zoning Administrator is here by authorized to revoke any permit issued by it upon failure of the holder there of to comply with the provisions of this subchapter.
(3) Permit fees are not refundable if permit is revoked for failure to comply with this subchapter.
(E) Permit exemptions.
(1) The permit provisions of this section shall not apply to the following signs.
(2) Such signs, however, are still subject to the regulations provided for in this subchapter:
(a) Non-illuminating real estate signs not exceeding six square feet in area which advertise the sale, rental or lease of the premises upon which such signs are located;
(b) Non-illuminated signs not exceeding 20 square feet in area which advertise the sale or development of lot subdivisions containing an area of not less than seven lots, erected upon the property so developed and advertised for sale;
(c) Name plates not exceeding two square feet in area, containing only the name of the resident, and the title of the person practicing a profession, the name of the building and the name of the agent;
(d) Bulletin boards not exceeding 15 square feet in area erected upon the premises of a church, funeral home or public institution of the purpose of displaying the name of the institution and its activities;
(e) Sign denoting the architect, engineer or contractor when placed upon work under construction, not exceeding 12 square feet in area;
(f) Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and dates of erection, provided that such signs do not exceed two square feet in area;
(g) Traffic or other municipal signs, legal notices, railroad crossing signs, danger and such temporary, emergency or non-advertising signs as may be approved by Council;
(h) Any sign painted or lettered directly on a window or other necessary part of a building when the sign is inside of the building; and
(i) 1. Temporary banners used to advertise a sale, or other such unique events not intended to last more than a short period of time.
2. A temporary banner may be displayed after notification form has been filed with the Zoning Administrator.
(Ord. passed - -) Penalty, see § 154.999