(A) Permit Requirements:
1. All signs require a permit, except:
(a) Temporary signs as described in section 3.9.04 of this chapter.
(b) Exempted signs as described in section 3.9.05 of this chapter.
(c) Residential address and occupant name signs as described in subsection 3.9.03(B) of this chapter.
2. Permits will be issued subject to review and approval by the community development director or his/her designee in accordance with chapter 13, "Permits And Applications", of this title.
3. No sign shall be erected, altered or relocated without first obtaining any necessary permits issued by the building inspector.
(B) Applications: The permit application shall contain the location of the sign structure, the name and address of the sign owner and of the sign erector, drawings showing the design and location of the sign and such other pertinent information as the building official may require to ensure compliance with this title.
(C) Fees: Fees for sign permits shall be as fixed from time to time by the council.
(D) Nullification: A sign permit shall become null and void if the work for which the permit was issued has not begun within a period of one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of the permit. A new permit will require assessment of an additional fee.
(E) Permit Exceptions: The following operations shall not be considered as creating a sign and, therefore, shall not require a sign permit.
1. Replacing Copy: The changing of the advertising copy of a message on an approved painted or printed sign or on a theater marquee and similar approved signs which are specifically designed for the use of replaceable copy.
2. Maintenance: Maintenance, painting, repainting, cleaning and other normal maintenance and repair of a sign or a sign structure unless a structural change is made. (Ord. 922, 5-22-2014)