(a) Permits.
(1) Contents of sign permit application. An application for a sign permit shall be made upon forms provided by the designated representative and shall include the following information.
A. The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant, of the owners or managers of the property on which the sign is to be displayed, and of the intended owner of the sign.
B. The location of the property where the sign is to be displayed.
C. A site plan showing the position of the sign in relation to nearby buildings, structures, rights-of-way, and street grade, and the locations and sign areas of all existing signs on the same premises.
D. A copy of plans and specifications showing methods of construction and support, all dimensions of the sign, and all electrical components, if any.
E. An elevation sketch showing all exposed surfaces of the sign and all proposed messages or representations thereupon, accurately represented as to shape, size, proportion and color.
F. Name, address, and phone number of the party that is to erect the sign. Sign contractor must be registered and bonded with the Village prior to the issuance of any sign permit.
G. Written consent of the owners of the property on which the signs are to be displayed, if other than the applicant.
H. Other information required by the designated representative to ascertain compliance with Village regulations.
I. A non-refundable fee as established by the Village Council.
J. The signature of the applicant on the permit application.
(2) Issuance of sign permits. The designated representative shall issue a sign permit for any sign for which a complete and accurate sign permit application has been filed when he or she has determined that the sign is in compliance with this and other applicable Village ordinances.
(3) Suspension, revocation, and denial. A sign permit shall become void if the sign authorized thereby has not been completely installed within six months of the date the sign permit was issued. The designated representative shall give written notice to the applicant of denial of a sign permit application together with the reasons for the denial. The designated representative may suspend or revoke, in writing to the permittee, any sign permit issued on the basis of misstatement of fact.
(4) Permit fees.
A. Permanent signs, including wall signs and ground signs.
1. Non-illuminated signs - $3.00 per square foot of sign area.
2. Illuminated signs - $25.00 plus $3.00 per square foot of sign area.
B. Temporary and portable signs - $10.00 per sign
C. Sign face changes - $1.50/square foot of sign area.
(b) Appeals and Variances. Variances and appeals relating to the application of sign regulations and decisions of the designated representative, pertaining thereto shall be as provided for all as other provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 09-2020. Passed 6-15-20)