The following procedures shall govern the application for, and issuance of, all sign permits under this Code, and the submission and review of Common Signage Plans and Master Signage Plans.
(A) Applications. All applications for sign permits of any kind and for approval of a Master or Common Signage Plan shall be submitted to the village staff on an application form or in accordance with application specifications published by the village staff.
(B) Fees. Each application for a sign permit or for approval of a Master or Common Signage Plan shall be accompanied by the applicable fees, which shall be established by the governing body of the village from time to time by resolution.
(C) Completeness. Within 30 working days of receiving an application for a sign permit or for a Common or Master Signage Plan, the village staff shall review it for completeness. If the village staff finds that it is complete, the application shall then be processed. If the village staff finds that it is incomplete, the village staff shall, within the 30-day period, send to the applicant a notice of the specific ways in which the application or Common or Master Signage Plan is deficient, with appropriate references to the applicable sections of this Code. A Common or Master Signage Plan must be approved prior to the issuance of a sign permit. Both may be filed concurrently.
(D) Action on plan. On any application for approval of a Master Signage Plan or Common Signage Plan, the village staff shall take action on the applicable one of the following dates:
(1) Thirty days after the submission of a complete application if the application is for signs for existing buildings;
(2) On the date of final action by the Village Board on any related application for building permit, site plan or development plan for signs involving new construction; or
(3) On or before the applicable date, the village staff shall either:
(a) Approve the proposed plan if the sign(s) as shown on the plan and the plan itself conforms in every respect with the requirements of this Code; or
(b) Reject the proposed plan if the sign(s) as shown on the plan or the plan itself fails in any way to conform with the requirements of this Code. In case of a rejection, the village staff shall specify in the rejection the section or sections of the Code with which the plan is inconsistent.
(E) Action on sign permit. Within 30 working days of the submission of a complete application for a sign permit, the village staff shall either:
(1) Issue the sign permit, if the sign(s) that is the subject of the application conforms in every respect with the requirements of this Code and of the applicable Master or Common Signage Plan; or
(2) Reject the sign permit if the sign(s) that is the subject of the application fails in any way to conform with the requirements of this Code and of the applicable Master or Common Signage Plan. In case of a rejection, the village staff shall specify in the rejection the section or sections of the ordinance or applicable plan with which the sign(s) is inconsistent.