(a) The erection, placing, or maintenance of any advertising sign or billboard in Paden City without first obtaining the consent of Council is hereby prohibited.
(b) The owner of any lot or building or his leasee may carry on his building a sign showing the name of the occupant and a brief description by name of the business carried on by him in the building. Such sign shall not extend into or over any street, alley, highway, or public walk without first obtaining the consent of Council.
(c) Any person desiring to erect, place, or maintain such advertising sign or billboard within the corporate limits of this Municipality shall apply, in writing, to Council for such permission. Such application shall fully describe the proposed sign or billboard, the size thereof, its location, ownership, and the business to be advertised. Upon a public hearing on the application, Council may in its sole discretion grant or refuse such application.
(d) Any advertising sign or billboard in violation of this section may, after ten days notice to the person responsible for the erection, placement, or maintenance of the same or their agent, upon the order of the Mayor or Council, be removed and destroyed by the Police Department.
(e) Every person who has obtained the consent of Council to erect, place, or maintain an advertising sign or billboard shall pay an annual license fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(1978 Code Sec. 8-22)