(A) Application generally. The application for a sign permit shall be made by the owner or tenant of the property on which the sign is to be located, or his or her authorized agent, or sign contractor.
(1) Such application shall be made in writing on forms furnished by the Zoning Administrator and shall be signed by the applicant.
(2) A sign permit shall be required for all permanent signs and each application shall be accompanied by a drawing (to scale), showing the following:
(a) The design and layout proposed, including the total area of the sign, the size, character, materials and color of letters, lines and symbols;
(b) The method of illumination, if any;
(c) The exact location of the sign in relation to the structure of building and property; and
(d) Details and specifications for construction, erection, and attachment as may be required by the zoning or state building code.
(B) Issuance: denial.
(1) The Zoning Administrator shall issue a permit for the erection, alteration or relocation of a sign within the village when an application has been properly made and the sign complies with all appropriate laws and regulations of the village.
(2) The Zoning Administrator may, in writing, suspend or revoke a permit issued under provisions of this section whenever the permit is issued on the basis of misstatement of fact or fraud. When a sign permit is denied by the Zoning Administrator, he or she shall give written notice of the denial to the applicant, together with a brief written statement of the reasons for the denial.
(C) Effect of issuance. 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.
(D) Fees.
(1) The applicant shall pay the sign fee established by council, which shall accompany each application.
(2) When any sign is installed on any property prior to obtaining all necessary permits, the normal fee for that sign shall be doubled. The late fee shall not relieve the owner of the sign from complying with all other provisions of this zoning code.
(Ord. 2023-03, passed 2-27-2023)