(A) No sign or part thereof may be constructed, erected, placed, altered, or maintained within the city, except as specifically or by necessary implication, authorized by this subchapter.
(B) For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
MANSARD ROOF. A roof, or structure on a building imitating a roof, which is at an angle of 60 degrees or greater from the horizontal.
PLAQUE. Commemorative. An inscribed tablet of brass or other non-corrosive metal or stone, identifying a place of historical or cultural significance.
RESIDENTIAL NAMEPLATE. A sign identifying a multiple-family residential structure or identifying the occupants of one- and two-family structures.
(C) Nothing in this subchapter shall be interpreted or construed to give rise to any permanent vested rights in the continuation of any particular sign and this subchapter is hereby declared to be subject to subsequent amendment, change, or modification as may be necessary to preserve or protect the public health, safety, or welfare.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, relocate, or structurally alter or repair any sign or other advertising structure within the city, as defined by this or subchapter without first obtaining a zoning permit. All signs shall be subject to the Building Code, the city’s zoning ordinance, and all illuminated signs shall be subject to the provisions of the state’s Electrical Code. (See § 156.187 for maintenance exceptions which do not require a zoning permit)
(Ord. passed 2-13-2014) Penalty, see § 156.999