(A) General.
(1) No sign regulated by this ordinance (except those specifically exempted in division (B) below) shall be displayed, erected, relocated or altered unless all necessary permits have been issued by the City of Mount Holly. Applicants shall submit an application form to the Planning and Development department before any permit may be issued.
(2) Signs shall only be erected or constructed in compliance with the approved permit.
(3) Applicants shall obtain a building permit for the footer of freestanding and monument signs. Applicants shall also obtain an electrical permit for signs that require electrical service.
(4) Signs permitted as an accessory to a legal, non-conforming use shall be subject to the regulations of the zone in which the non-conforming use is located.
(B) Signs exempt from permit requirements. The following signs shall not require a permit:
(1) Incidental signs;
(2) Historic markers; and
(3) Change of copy on any sign where the framework or other structural elements are not altered.
(Ord. passed 5-13-1996)