The following permit requirements shall apply to all signs:
A. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no sign shall be painted, erected, installed, constructed, relocated, replaced or altered except as provided by this chapter and until a sign permit has been issued by the planning department.
B. Where signs are to be illuminated in any manner, a separate electrical permit issued by the building department shall be obtained.
C. Public information signs, as defined in this chapter, shall not require a sign permit provided that the standards contained in Section 20.58.120 are met. In cases where, in the opinion of the director of planning and community development, such signage exhibits excessive proliferation and is determined to constitute a public nuisance pursuant to Chapter 8.12, the property owner upon notification shall be required to remedy such public nuisance in accordance with the enforcement procedures provided in Section 20.58.150.
D. Election signs, political signs, real estate and open house signs, residence identification signs, government signs, memorials and holiday displays, as defined in this chapter, shall not require a sign permit provided that the standards contained in Section 20.58.120 are met. In cases where, in the opinion of the director of planning and community development, such signage clearly results in or creates a public nuisance pursuant to Chapter 8.12, such sign or signs shall be removed in accordance with the enforcement procedures provided in Section 20.58.150.
(Ord. 93-10-1169 § 2 (part))