(a) When a permit of any kind is required for a sign, the Zoning Inspector shall deny, approve with conditions, or approved without conditions such permit in an expedited manner no more than twenty days from the receipt of a complete application for such a permit, including the applicable fee.
(b) When a permit of any kind is required for a sign, and the permit application or permit appeal demonstrates that the sign would comply with all applicable requirements of this section, the permit application or permit appeal shall not be denied.
(c) If the permit is denied or approved with conditions, the City shall prepare a written decision within ten days of its decision, stating the reason or reasons for the action and describing the applicant's appeal rights under Section 1236.02(b)(1) and the applicant’s rights to seek a variance under Section 1236.03 of this Planning and Zoning Code and provide it to the applicant.
(d) When the Board of Zoning, Building and Housing Appeals receives an appeal from the denial or approval with conditions of a permit required for a sign, the Board shall hold a hearing as set forth in Section 1236.04(a) of this Planning and Zoning Code.
(e) Following the hearing, the Board shall arrive at a decision as set forth in Section 1236.05 of this Planning and Zoning Code.
(f) If the applicant elects to file an appeal from the Board's decision in Common Pleas Court, the applicant shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 1236.04(f) of this Planning and Zoning Code, R.C. Chapters 2505 and 2506 and Rules 3 and 4 of the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure.
(Ord. 6717. Passed 5-1-18.)