(a) Sign Erection Permit: It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, erect, re-erect, move, alter, enlarge, or illuminate, any sign unless a permit shall have been first obtained from the Zoning Inspector, except as provided in Section 1171.06 (Signs Exempt from Permit requirement).
(b) Sign Maintenance or Change of Message: No permit shall be required for ordinary servicing, repainting of existing sign message, or cleaning of a sign. No permit is required for change of message of a sign designed for periodic message change without change of structure, including a bulletin board or billboard, but not including a sign to which a new permanent face may be attached.
(c) Planning Commission Approval: All subdivision/development signs, time/date/or temperature signs, or any type of sign not explicitly defined in this Zoning Ordinance must be approved by the Village Planning Commission before a permit shall be issued.
(d) Permit Applications: Applications for sign permits shall be made upon forms provided by the Zoning Inspector for this purpose and shall contain the following information:
(1) Name, address and phone number of applicant.
(2) Location of the building, structure, or lot on which the sign is to be attached or erected.
(3) Position of the sign on the building, structure or lot on which the sign is to be attached or erected.
(4) Position of the sign in relation to nearby buildings, structures, signs, property lines, and rights-of-way, existing or proposed.
(5) Zoning district in which the sign is to be located.
(6) Two (2) copies of the sign plans and specifications for method of construction and attachment to the building or in the ground. The sign plans shall include all pertinent data including highest point, low point clearance, face outline and total face area with method of calculation. When public safety so requires the specifications shall include the certificate or seal of a registered structural or civil engineer as a condition to the issuance of a permit.
(7) Name and address of the sign erector.
(8) Such other information as the Zoning Inspector may require to show full compliance with this and all other applicable laws of the Village and the State of Ohio.
(e) Sign Erection Permit Expiration. A sign permit shall become null and void if the work for which the permit was issued is not completed within 90 days of the date of issue.
(Ord. 1166. Passed 9-24-01.)