(A) Signs requiring a permit. The following signs shall require a permit prior to the erection or alteration of signs. The Zoning Administrator shall review and act on an application for the following signs according to the design and construction criteria set forth in the chapter. However, the Zoning Administrator may forward such application to the Planning Commission and/or the Landmarks Commission for their review and comment. Signs in the Heritage Overlay District shall be processed according to the procedures of § 150.1206, as applicable.
(1) Business identification signs;
(2) Residential development identification signs;
(3) Identification signs for community facilities, institutions, and entertainment or recreational uses in residential districts;
(4) Permanent window signs;
(5) Menu boards, except those defined as sandwich board signs;
(6) Building markers;
(7) Directional signs;
(8) Incidental signs;
(9) Plaques;
(10) Sandwich board signs;
(11) Sign face changes;
(12) Temporary signs which contain a commercial message; and
(13) Window signs.
(C) Sign concept plan. The Planning Commission may approve basic sign parameters that set forth the location, size and style of signs to be used within a project, whether for a single occupancy or multiple occupancy building or development. Such sign parameters may be established when the Planning Commission reviews development plans for new buildings or at the time a specific sign application is made for an identification sign for an existing building. Whenever the Planning Commission has approved such sign parameters, the Zoning Administrator shall be authorized to review and approve any subsequent sign application submitted for the development, or a tenant of the development, that complies with such sign parameters.
(D) Application requirements. An application for a sign permit shall be made to the Zoning Administrator on the form provided. The application shall present the sign in a manner which best illustrates how the sign shall be experienced by the public after it is erected on the site. Specifically, the application shall include:
(1) A complete site plan or photograph showing the location of the sign and its relationship to the building, the locations and square footage areas of all existing signs on site, the adjacent parcels and parking lots, drives and sidewalks;
(2) Three sets of detailed drawings showing the design of the sign, including size, content, style of lettering, logo and other graphic features, colors of the applied lettering and background, the materials of the sign and the frame or structure, and the method of illumination.
(3) Construction, erection or fastening details.
(4) A permit fee for each sign application, pursuant to the current fee schedule.
(E) Modification to existing sign. When a modification is proposed to an existing sign that is already in compliance with an approved development plan, the Zoning Administrator shall review and act on the application in compliance with this section. However, the Zoning Administrator may forward such application to the Planning Commission for their review and comment.
(Ord. 10, 2018, passed 7-11-18; Am. Ord. 2, 2022, passed 4-6-22)