(a) Zoning Certificates Required. From and after the effective date of this Chapter, no person may erect, alter or relocate any of the signs permitted by this Chapter, except for signplates, without first obtaining a Zoning Certificate from the Planning Director and paying the required fee (if applicable) and meeting all application and issuance requirements established by the Planning Director. Temporary signs are subject to administrative approval but do not have additional fees associated therein.
(b) Maintenance. Routine maintenance of a sign shall not be considered an alteration of a sign, provided that the maintenance does not alter the type of installation, surface area, height, or otherwise make the sign nonconforming.
(c) Removal. When a sign requiring a Zoning Certificate is removed for any reason, all mast arms, guywires of any nature, clips, brackets, and all other components of the removed sign shall be removed with the sign. A new Zoning Certificate shall be required for any subsequent installation of a sign, including but not limited to reinstallation of the removed sign.
(d) Registration Required. All temporary signs, except for real estate and window signs, located in nonresidential districts shall be registered pursuant to requirements established by the Planning Director.
(e) Fees. Each application for approval pursuant to this Chapter shall be accompanied by the payment of the fee established in Chapter 1108 of the Planning and Zoning Code. In addition, the reviewing official or board or commission, where appropriate, may refer an application to qualified consultants for a report if the reviewing official or board or commission deems the proposed use may require special study. The cost of such report shall be at the expense of the applicant, in accordance with a policy established and amended from time to time by Council.
(Ord. 109-14. Passed 6-23-14.)