(A) No person shall erect or display a sign unless the Director of Planning and Development or his or her designee has issued a permit for the sign or unless this section exempts the sign from the permit requirements.
(B) A person proposing to erect or display a sign shall file an application for a permit with the Department of Planning and Development. The application shall contain:
(1) Information concerning the location, height, and size of sign and the date on which it is to be erected or displayed.
(2) A drawing or photograph of the building elevation including identification of building materials and a site plan indicating the location of the proposed sign and all existing signs displayed by the activity.
(3) If the application is for a wall sign, a drawing to scale, showing the location of the sign within the signable area of the building, dimensions, and the percentage of the signable area covered by the wall sign is required.
(4) Specifications for the construction of the sign and for its illumination, if any, shall be provided.
(C) The Director of Planning and Development and/or his or her designee shall issue a permit for the sign if all of the following are met where applicable:
(1) It complies with the regulations for signs contained in this subchapter.
(2) It complies with a “Program of Signs.”
(3) It has been authorized as a variance by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(4) It complies with special regulations adopted for a designated “Area of Special Control.”
(5) It has been approved as a sign package for a planned development.
(D) Signs listed as exempt in § 159.169 do not require a permit.
(Ord. 17-5-09, passed 6-9-09; Am. Ord. 10-03-13, passed 4-9-13; Am. Ord. 32-07-19, passed 7-23-19)