(A) Except as otherwise provided in this code, it shall be unlawful for any person to erect, construct, enlarge, move, or convert any sign in the city, or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a sign permit for each such sign from the administrator as required by this code. These directives shall not be construed to require a permit for a change of copy on any sign, nor for the repainting, cleaning, and other normal maintenance or repair of a sign or sign structure for which a permit has previously been issued, so long as the sign or sign structure is not modified in any way. No new permit is required for signs which have permits and which conform with the requirements of this code on the date of its adoption unless and until those signs are altered or relocated.
(B) Any sign permit issued by the administrator shall become null and void if manufacture is not commenced within 90 days from the date of the permit. If work authorized by the permit is suspended or abandoned for 90 days any time after the work is commenced, a new permit shall be first obtained to do so, and the fee will be 1/2 the amount required for a new permit for that work, provided that no changes have been made in the original plans. This permit may not be unreasonably withheld, providing that proper application and payment of permit fees are complied with.
(1969 Code, § 15-111) (Ord. 1994-20, passed 7-11-1994) Penalty, see § 10.99