1171.06 PERMIT REQUIRED.
   (a)    Except as provided in Section 1171.07, it shall be unlawful for any person to erect any sign and/or any related structure without first obtaining a permit from the Department and making payment of the fee required by Section 1129.04 of this Code.
   The fees set forth in Section 1129.04 shall be doubled in the event a sign is erected prior to issuance of a permit pursuant to Section 1171.09, however, the payment of said fees shall not relieve any person from complying with other provisions of this chapter or from the penalties prescribed by law.
   (b)    No permit is required for repair, repainting, or other maintenance that does not alter a sign.
   (c)    No permit is required to change a sign's copy provided that no changes are made to the sign structure. In the event the sign and copy are effectively one and the same (for example, a wall sign constructed of channel letters), then an application for a permit must be made.
   (d)    No permit is required for sign types that are permitted to be of temporary construction.
(Ord. 12-O-60. Passed 9-4-12.)