(A) Prior to applying for a sign, the applicant must submit the appropriate paperwork to County Planning and Zoning. The applicant shall then submit an application to the city's Permit and Inspection Department before any permit may be issued.
(B) No sign regulated by this chapter (except those specifically exempted in division (F) below) shall be displayed, erected, relocated, or altered unless all necessary permits have been issued by the city.
(C) Signs shall only be erected or constructed in compliance with the approved permit.
(D) Applicants shall obtain a building permit for the footer of monument signs. Applicants shall also obtain an electrical permit for signs that require electrical service. Final inspections for building permits and electrical permits require a minimum notice of twenty-four (24) hours to the city's Building Inspector and/or Electrical Inspector.
(E) Signs permitted as an accessory to a legal, nonconforming use shall be subject to the regulations of the zone in which the nonconforming use is located.
(F) Signs exempt from permit requirements. The following signs shall not require a permit:
(1) Historic markers; and
(2) Change of copy on any sign where the framework, structural elements, and content are not altered.
(Ord. 2023-17, passed 11-13-23)