(A) Permit required. Any new billboard shall require a land use permit prior to initial construction, relocation or major reconstruction.
(B) Application for permit. All applications for a land use permit shall be submitted to the Town Administrator or his or her designee for approval by the Town Board. All applications shall contain the following minimum information:
(1) Application date;
(2) Name, address and telephone number of the billboard owner and, if different, the owner of the land on which the billboard will be erected;
(3) Address of the property where the billboard or billboard structure will be erected;
(4) Signature(s) of the billboard owner and, if different, the owner of the land on which the billboard will be displayed;
(5) Location of the billboard on the property in relation to public rights of way, lot lines, buildings, sidewalks, streets, zoning districts, other existing billboards and intersections;
(6) General description of structural design and construction materials of the billboard;
(7) Drawings of the proposed billboard which shall contain specifications indicating height, perimeter and area dimensions, means of support, methods of illumination if any and any other significant aspect of the proposed billboard;
(8) A boundary and sign survey showing the property and the proposed sign;
(9) Certification(s) from licensed professional engineers that the soil surface is capable of sustaining the proposed load and that the electrical and structural strength of the proposed/actual sign is satisfactory; and
(10) Any other information requested by the Administrator in order to carry out the purpose and intent of this subchapter.
(C) Permit fee. Any successful applicant under this section shall pay a fee of $250 prior to construction of the permitted billboard. The purpose of the fee is to provide revenue for enforcement of this subchapter.
(Prior Code, § 10-3-3) (Ord. 2007-3, passed 9-10-2007) Penalty, see § 152.99