(A) General. A certificate of sign compliance is issued by the Zoning Administrator and indicates that he or she has reviewed all plans for a proposed sign and found those plans to be in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, thereby authorizing the applicant to proceed with securing any required building permits and with sign installation.
(Prior Code, § 20-1525)
(B) Issuance.
(1) Upon the effective date of this chapter, no sign shall be installed, erected, enlarged, extended, altered, relocated or reconstructed, until a certificate of sign compliance has been applied for and issued.
(2) The Zoning Administrator shall not issue a certificate of sign compliance, unless, following consultation with technically qualified persons as necessary, he or she determines that the proposed activity conforms to the applicable provisions of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 20-1526)
(C) Application.
(1) Any person seeking a certificate of sign compliance shall file an application for such certificate on forms provided by the Zoning Administrator who shall review such application and determine if the proposed plans conform to the provisions of this chapter.
(a) If the Zoning Administrator finds that the plans, as submitted, comply with all provisions of this chapter, he or she shall issue a certificate of sign compliance, thereby authorizing the applicant to proceed with securing any required building permits and with sign installation.
(b) If the Zoning Administrator should find that the plans, as submitted do not conform to the provisions of this chapter, he or she shall promptly notify the applicant of the deficiencies and identify corrections that are necessary in order to bring the plans into compliance.
(2) In addition to the required application form, the applicant shall submit, if not previously submitted, the following:
(a) A site plan, drawn to scale, showing the proposed ground area, height and bulk of all signs, the lot lines and dimensions, the location of building lines to lot lines, the location of any easements, underground utilities, septic tanks, tile fields and water wells, the names and locations of adjoining streets; and the location of accessways and off-street parking areas in relation to those streets;
(b) A copy of the legal description of the property in question; and
(c) Detailed drawings and plans for all proposed signs.
(Prior Code, § 20-1527)
(D) Duration of certificate. Certificates of sign compliance shall be valid for one year from the date of issue, or until revoked for failure to abide by a corrective action order.
(Prior Code, § 20-1528)
(Ord. 1699, passed 3-17-2014)