(a) A sign permit shall be required for all permanent signs and all temporary signs in any zoning district except for temporary non-commercial signs. Notwithstanding, all signs - whether a permit is required or not - must comply with the regulations of this chapter.
(b) Application for permits to erect, place, illuminate or alter a sign shall be made by the owner or lessee of the property for which a sign is proposed to the Building Commissioner. The application shall be submitted on forms furnished by the City and shall be made either separately or with the application for a building permit. The fee for a sign permit shall be established by separate ordinance. Applicant shall submit sufficient verification of the owner's approval.
Each application for a sign permit shall be accompanied by drawings to scale, showing:
(1) The width of the building face or faces which abut the frontage street; and, for a building located on a corner lot, the building depth facing the secondary street;
(2) The sign design and layout proposed, including the total area of the sign and the size, height, character, materials and color of letters, lines and symbols;
(3) For illuminated signs, the number and types of lamps and lens material and a statement in writing that the illumination of each sign will comply with the provisions of Section 1272.05;
(4) The exact location of the sign in relation to the building and property lines;
(5) Colored photographs of existing buildings or colored rendering of proposed buildings; and
(6) Details and specifications for construction, erection and attachment as may be required by the Building Code and the name, address, and phone number of the sign contractor or company.
(Ord. 2009-155. Passed 11-16-09.)