A. General: No new freestanding interstate highway sign shall hereafter be erected, altered, or relocated until the sign conforms with the provisions of this chapter and a sign permit has been obtained from the community development department.
Routine maintenance or replacement of parts designed to be changed which do not require any permit shall not be considered an alteration; provided such change does not increase the surface area, height, or cause any other structural change.
B. Application Requirements: Applications for sign permits shall be filed with the community development department upon forms provided by the city and shall contain the following information:
1. Name, address and telephone number of the applicant and of the governmental agency having an interest in the interstate highway sign site.
2. A plat of survey showing the location of the building, structure or lot to which or upon which the sign is to be attached or erected, the location of the sign in relation to buildings or structures on the lot and on adjacent lots and rights of way.
3. Two (2) drawings of the sign showing method of construction, illumination, if any, attachment to the building or ground support, and showing the proposed sign face with the design and lettering to be placed thereon accurately representing scale as to size, area, proportion and color.
4. The name of the person, firm, corporation or association owning and erecting the sign.
5. Such other information as the zoning administrator shall require to show full compliance with this chapter and other applicable laws and ordinances of the city, including formal approval of the application by the governmental agency.
C. Review Process: It shall be the duty of the zoning administrator or their representative, upon receipt of an application for a sign permit, to examine plans, specifications, other data, and the premises upon which it is proposed to erect the sign. If it shall appear that the proposed sign is in compliance with all regulations applicable thereto, the zoning administrator or their representative shall issue a sign permit.
D. Freestanding Interstate Highway Sign Permit Fee: Five hundred dollars ($500.00).
E. Permit Revocation: If the work authorized under the sign permit is not completed within six (6) months after the issuance of said permit, the permit shall become null and void. All rights and privileges acquired under the provisions of this chapter, or any amendments thereto, are mere licenses subject to revocation at any time by the majority of the city council in the event of violation of any of the terms and conditions of this chapter. (Ord. 3028, 9-19-2016)