(a) Permit required. A zoning permit shall be required prior to the erection, display, relocation, replacement, reinstallation, or alteration of any sign, including temporary signs, except as otherwise specifically exempted in division (b) of this section. In addition to the standard requirements for applications for zoning permits, applications for signs shall include detailed information regarding the design of the sign, including dimensions, materials, method of attachment or support, source of illumination, and its location on the site and the relationship to any building or structure onto which it is or is proposed to be installed or affixed.
(b) No zoning permit shall be required for:
(1) Periodic repair, repainting, or maintenance which does not alter the sign including, but not limited to, the sign face, design, or structure;
(2) Changing the lettering, graphic, or information on a permanent sign specifically approved as a changeable copy sign, whether automatic or manual;
(3) Changing the face of a permanent sign in a manner which does not alter its size;
(4) Legal notices, warnings, regulatory, informational, or directional signs erected by any public agency or utility;
(5) Signs not exceeding two square feet in area directing and guiding traffic and parking on private property, such as signs designating handicapped parking, reserved parking, visitor parking, and loading areas;
(6) Wall signs not exceeding three square feet in area which cannot be seen from a public street or right-of-way or from adjacent properties;
(7) One temporary sign not exceeding four square feet in area per lot or parcel; or
(8) Public announcement signs.
(Ord. 68-2005. Passed 10-11-05.)