(a) A permit shall be required for all permanent signs exceeding one square foot and all temporary signs exceeding five square feet of sign area.
(b) An application for a permit to erect, place, paint or alter a sign shall be made by the owner or lessee of the property upon which the sign is proposed and shall be submitted on forms furnished by the Building Department. Each application shall be made separately. The fee shall be established by separate ordinance. Each application shall be accompanied by drawings to scale, showing:
(1) The design and layout proposed, including the total area of the sign and the size, character and color of letters, lines and symbols.
(2) The method of illumination, if any.
(3) The exact location of the sign in relation to the building and property.
(4) Details and specifications for construction, erection and attachment, as may be required by the Building Code.
(c) For all new signs and structurally altered signs and/or all new developments which require submittal of development plans to the Planning Commission, and all properties for which there is an approved development plan on file with the Village, the owner or lessee shall submit a sign plan or revised sign plan to the Planning Commission for review and approval by the Planning Commission and Council prior to application for a permit.
(Ord. 95-2-3. Passed 4-4-95.)