(A) Permit requirements.
(1) No sign regulated by this subchapter (except those specifically exempted in division (B) below) shall be displayed, erected, relocated, or altered unless all necessary permits have been issued by the Scottsville-Allen County Planning and Zoning. Applicants shall submit an application form to the department before any permit may be issued.
(2) Property owner shall obtain a certificate of appropriateness from the Historical Preservation Commission (HPC) for signage proposed within the Historic District Overlay (HDO). Applications are available in the Planning and Zoning.
(3) Signs shall only be erected or constructed in compliance with the approved permit.
(4) Applicants shall obtain a building permit for the footer of freestanding and monument signs. Applicants shall also obtain an electrical permit for signs that require electrical service. Final inspections for building permits and electrical permits require a minimum notice of 24 hours to the city’s building inspector and/or state electrical inspector.
(5) Signs permitted as an accessory to a legal, nonconforming use shall be subject to the regulations of the zone in which the nonconforming use is located.
(B) Signs exempt from permit requirements. The following signs shall not require a permit.
(1) Incidental signs.
(2) Historic markers.
(3) Change of copy on any sign where the framework or other structural elements are not altered.
(Ord. 872-23, passed 6-26-2023)