§ 150.203 PERMITS AND FEES.
   (A)   (1)   A permit shall be required to erect or replace a sign, or to change the copy of a sign, that is regulated by §§ 150.193 and 150.195 through 150.199(E).
      (2)   The application shall be made by the owner of the property, or authorized agent thereof, to the Township Zoning Administrator by submitting the required forms, fees, exhibits, and information.
      (3)   Fees for sign permits shall be established by resolution of the Township Board.
   (B)   An application for a sign permit shall contain the following:
      (1)   The applicant’s name and address in full, and a complete description of the relationship to the property owner;
      (2)   If the applicant is not the property owner, the signature of the property owner concurring in submittal of the application;
      (3)   The address of the property;
      (4)   An accurate scale drawing of the property showing location of all buildings and structures and their uses, and location of the proposed sign; and
      (5)   A complete description and scale drawing of the sign, including all dimensions and the area in square feet.
   (C)   All signs shall be inspected by the Township Zoning Administrator for conformance to this chapter prior to placement on the site.
   (D)   (1)   A sign permit shall become null and void if the work for which the permit was issued has not been completed within a period of 6 months after the date of the permit.
      (2)   The sign permit may be extended for a period of 30 days upon request by the applicant and approval of the Zoning Administrator.
   (E)   Painting, repainting, cleaning, and other normal maintenance and repair of a sign or a sign structure, unless a structural or size change is made, shall not require a sign permit.
   (F)   Signs for which a permit is required shall be inspected periodically by the Zoning Administrator for the compliance with this chapter and other codes, requirements, and laws of the township, including, but not limited to, the National Electrical Code, State Construction Code, and State Mechanical Code.
   (G)   (1)   The applicant is also responsible for getting any other federal, state, or locally required permission before erecting a sign.
      (2)   Other permissions may include, but are not limited to proposed signs that are visible to a state highway, which require permits via the Highway Advertising Act of 1972, as amended, Public Act 106 of 1972, being M.C.L.A. §§ 252.301 et seq.
(Ord. -, Article V, § 5.2.13, passed 9-12-2006; Am. Ord. passed - -)   Penalty, see § 150.999