(A) Application for permits required by this subchapter shall be made upon a form provided by the village and shall contain or have attached thereto the following information:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of the applicant;
(2) The location of the building, structure or lot to which or upon which the sign or other advertising structure is to be attached or erected;
(3) The position of the sign or other advertising structure in relation to nearby buildings or structures;
(4) A blueprint or other legible drawing of the plans and specifications of the sign and the method of construction and attachment to the building or in the ground;
(5) The name of the person, firm, corporation or association erecting the structure;
(6) The written consent of the owner of the building, structure or land to which or on which the structure is to be erected;
(7) A certificate of insurance or other evidence of appropriate risk protection in a form acceptable to the Village Attorney, showing the applicant or constructor has, and will keep in force at all times during the performance of the work for which the permit is issued, broad form, public liability insurance with limits of not less than $500,000 per occurrence. The village, its officials and employees, shall be named as additional insureds. There shall be no cost to the village for this insurance;
(8) A cash bond of $100, refundable upon completion of construction or erection of the sign in compliance with the permit issued therefor and this subchapter; and
(9) Other information the Director of Building and Zoning shall require to show full compliance with this and other laws and ordinances of the village.
(B) It shall be the duty of the Building Commissioner, upon receipt from the Village Clerk of an application received by the Clerk for a sign permit, to examine the plans and specifications and other data and the premises upon which it is proposed to erect the sign and if it shall appear that the proposed sign and structure is in compliance with all the requirements of this code, the Commissioner shall issue the permit. If the work authorized under the permit has not been completed within 90 days after the date of issuance, the permit shall become null and void. No permit for a sign issued hereunder shall be deemed to constitute permission or authorization to maintain an unlawful sign, nor shall any permit issued hereunder constitute a defense in any action to abate an unlawful sign.
(Prior Code, § 110.091) (Ord. 89-8, passed 8-28-1989) Penalty, see § 110.999