A. Permit Required: It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, alter, relocate, or maintain within the Village of West Dundee, any sign without first obtaining a sign permit from the Community Development Department and making payment of the required fee. However, the following maintenance activities do not require a sign permit:
1. Changing the copy on a changeable copy sign.
2. Painting, cleaning and other normal sign maintenance including the replacement of broken sign panels with another panel of the same copy and color.
B. Application Data: Application for the sign permit shall be filed by the owner of the sign or his agent, with the Community Development Department. Applications are available on the Village website or at the Community Development Department. Supplemental information that needs to be submitted with a completed sign permit application if applicable includes:
1. Accurate plat of survey with sign dimensions and placement of sign indicated.
2. A color shop drawing depicting plan specifications including construction detail, electrical features, dimensions, color of all components and height above grade.
3. Details on the sign copy including colors, typeface, letter spacing.
4. A sketch or photo of the building facade or site showing the sign attached or erected.
5. Landscape plan for area adjacent to sign.
C. Sign Permit Fees: The sign permit applicant shall pay a fee according to the following schedule. This schedule includes a plan review fee but does not include an application fee for an appearance review which may be required.
1. Illumination signs: Four dollars ($4.00) per square foot of gross surface area of each face thereof.
2. Nonilluminated signs: Two dollars ($2.00) per square foot of gross surface area of each face thereof.
D. Permit Duration: A sign permit shall be in effect for six (6) months after the date of issuance. If the work authorized under the permit has not been completed within the six (6) month time period, the sign permit shall become null and void. There shall be no refund of any sign permit fee required by this chapter.
E. Transferability And Revocation Of Permits: Sign permits granted under the terms of this chapter are not transferable. The building commissioner or other designated official is hereby authorized and empowered to revoke any permit issued by him if the holder of the permit fails to comply with any provision of this chapter. (Ord. 14-02, 1-20-2014)