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It shall be the duty of persons engaged in the activity or business of renting or providing portable signs to others to record the date of the transaction, the name of the sign users and the proposed location of the portable sign and to maintain these records for a period of two years. Furthermore, it shall be their duty to require applicants placing portable signs within city limits to produce a valid permit prior to transfer of the sign. All portable signs must prominently display the name of its owner, whether business or individual.
(1992 Code, § 37-19) (Ord. No. 30-87, § 1, passed 5-18-1987)
PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS
Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to erect, alter, relocate or maintain within the city any sign without first obtaining an erection permit from the department of planning and building services and making payment of the required fee.
(1992 Code, § 37-29) (Ord. 30-87, passed 5-18-1987) Penalty, see § 10.999
When work for which a permit is required by this subchapter is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining the permit, the fees specified therefor shall be doubled, but payment of the double fee shall not relieve any person from fully complying with the requirements of city ordinances in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties prescribed for the violation of city ordinances.
(1992 Code, § 37-31) (Ord. 30-87, passed 5-18-1987)
(a) An application for permit required by this subchapter shall be submitted to the department of planning and building services in a form as they may prescribe and shall include the information as may be required for a complete understanding of the proposed work and the other information to show full compliance with this chapter and all other laws and ordinances of the city.
(b) Action on application. If the planning and building services official is satisfied that the proposed work conforms to the requirements of the code and ordinances applicable thereto, the official shall issue a permit therefor as soon as practicable.
(c) Validity of permit. The issuance or granting of a permit shall not be construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the provisions of this code or of any other ordinance of the jurisdiction. Permits presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or other ordinances of this jurisdiction shall not be valid. The issuance of a permit based on the application, sketch, and site plan or other construction documents shall not prevent the planning and building services official from requiring the correction of errors in the application or other data.
(d) Expiration. Every permit issued shall become invalid unless the work on the site authorized by such permit is completed within 180 days after its issuance. If an inspection has not been requested after 180 days of permit issuance and the permit has not been extended, the permit shall expire without notice. The planning and building services official is authorized to grant, in writing, one extension of time for a period of not more than 180 days. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated.
(e) Suspension or revocation. The planning and building services official is authorized to suspend or revoke a permit issued under the provisions of this code wherever the permit is issued in error or on the basis of incorrect, inaccurate, or incomplete information or in violation of any ordinance or regulation or any of the provisions of this code.
(f) Placement of permit. The sign permit or copy shall be kept on file with the applicant until the completion of the project.
(1992 Code, § 37-32) (Ord. 30-87, passed 5-18-1987; Ord. 104-16, passed 10-4-2016; Ord. 15-21, passed 2-2-2021)
(a) General. Work for which a sign permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the planning and building services official. Approval as a result of an inspection shall not be construed to be approval of a violation of the provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction. Inspections presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction shall not be valid. It shall be the duty of the permit applicant to cause the work to remain accessible for inspection purposes. Neither the planning and building services official nor the jurisdiction shall be liable for expense entailed in the removal or replacement of any material required to allow inspection.
(b) Inspection requests. It shall be the duty of the holder of the sign permit or their duly authorized agent to notify the planning and building services official when work is ready for inspection. It shall be the duty of the permit holder to provide access to and means for any inspection of such work that are required by this code. If an inspection has not been requested after 180 days of permit issuance and the permit has not been extended, the permit shall expire without notice.
(c) Approval required. The planning and building services official shall make the requested inspections and shall either indicate the portion of the sign work that is satisfactory as completed or shall notify the permit holder or agent of the permit holder wherein the same fails to comply with this code. Any portions that do not comply shall be corrected.
(Ord. 104-16, passed 10-4-2016)
Notice of violation. The planning and building services official is authorized to serve a notice of violation or order on the person responsible for the violation of the provisions of this code. Such order shall direct the discontinuance of the illegal action or condition and the abatement of the violation.
(Ord. 104-16, passed 10-4-2016)