A. Sign Permit Required. No sign shall be erected, altered, reconstructed or relocated without a sign permit. A permit is not required for ordinary maintenance and repairs to signs and for temporary signs on private property that conform to the standards of this Chapter. The Planning Department will review all applications for sign permits for consistency with this Chapter.
B. Encroachment Permit. Signs that project over or extend into a public street or sidewalk shall be subject to Encroachment Permit approval by the Community Development Department pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 12 of the Municipal Code.
C. Conditional Use Permit Required. A Conditional Use Permit, issued pursuant to Chapter 17.38 of the Visalia Municipal Code, is required for Master Sign Programs (see paragraph E below) and electronic signs, excluding interior electronic signs and digital displays that are regulated as window signs and are exempt from permit requirements.
D. Owner's Consent Required. Consent of the property owner or business owner is required before any sign may be displayed on any real or personal property in the City.
E. Master Sign Program. A Master Sign Program, prepared pursuant to Section 17.48.130, is required for the following projects:
1. New or remodeled non-residential or mixed used projects on a site of five or more acres; and
2. Any development in the BRP zone. (Ord. 2017-01 (part), 2017: Ord. 2016-11 § 2 (part), 2016)