(a) No person shall erect, construct or alter a permanent sign in the City without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Director of Buildings or his or her authorized representative.
(b) All permanent sign permit applications shall be accompanied by two black and white sketches and one color sketch of the proposed sign showing the dimensions, the layout and design and the color of letters and lines of the sign, together with the following information:
(1) The setback of the building from the centerline of the street it fronts on;
(2) The lineal frontage of the building or unit;
(3) The total area of any sign now on the building or property;
(4) The elevation of the building showing the proposed sign on it;
(5) A photograph of the building showing any existing sign; and
(6) For a free-standing wall sign, a site plan of the property and the proposed location of the sign.
(c) An application for the erection or alteration of a permanent sign under this Zoning Code shall be submitted to the Director of Buildings and may be approved by any two of the following City officials: the Director of Buildings, the Public Safety Director, the Chairperson of the City Planning Commission and the Vice-Chairperson of the Commission.
(d) A denial of a permit may be appealed to the Board of Zoning Appeals, as if the decision had been made solely by the Director of Buildings.
(Ord. 1997-21. Passed 8-6-97.)