Applications for permits to erect, place, paint, illuminate or alter a sign shall be made by the owner or lessee of the property for which a sign is proposed.
Each application for a sign permit shall be accompanied by drawings to scale showing:
(a) The width of the building face or faces which abut the street or the width of the lot not occupied by a building;
(b) The design and layout proposed including the total sign area, the size, height, character, materials and color of letters, lines and symbols, and total number of items of information;
(c) For illuminated signs, the number and types of lamps and lens material, and a statement in writing that the illumination of such signs shall meet the following provisions:
(1) Light sources to illuminate signs shall be shielded from all adjacent residential buildings and streets and shall not be of such brightness so as to cause reasonable objection from adjacent residential districts.
(2) Any sign having an outside power source must have an electrical inspection and a permit to govern safety and conformance with the State Electrical Code.
(d) The exact location of the sign in relation to the building and property; and
(e) Details and specifications for construction, erection and attachments as may be required by the Building Code and the name of the sign contractor and company.
Notwithstanding other sections of this chapter, owners and applicants of all permitted advertising devices or signs located within 660 feet of the edge of the right of way of an interstate or primary state highway shall make application for a permit to the Director of the Department of Transportation of the State of Ohio, c/o Advertising Device Control Section, and comply with all provisions of Ohio R.C. Chapter 5516 prior to applying for a permit from the City. Interstate and primary highways are defined in Ohio R.C. 5516.01.
(Ord. 2005-59. Passed 8-8-05.)