126.02(A) Permit required. Except as provided in this Section, no permanent or
shall be erected, constructed, posted, painted, altered, maintained, or relocated until a permit has been issued by the .
126.02(B) Application procedure. Before any permit is issued, a written application, in the form provided by the , shall be filed, together with such drawings and specifications as may be necessary to fully advise the with the location, construction, materials, manner of illuminating, method of securing or fastening, the number of
applied for, the consent of the property owner, and the wording of the sign.
The application shall include a copy of a certificate of
and
for the applicable business.
Upon the submission of an application, the shall have ten days to determine whether it is complete. If the finds that the application is not complete, the shall provide the applicant with written notice of the deficiencies within the ten-day period. Upon resubmission of the application, the shall have five additional days to determine whether the applicant’s revisions are sufficient to complete the application. If they are not, the will again inform the applicant of any remaining deficiencies in writing. This process shall continue until the applicant has submitted a complete application, or demands that the application be reviewed “as is.”
126.02(C) Code requirements. All
shall be constructed in accordance with the
, including obtaining all required permits. No
shall be approved for use unless it has been inspected and found to be in compliance with all the requirements of this Chapter and applicable codes.
126.02(D) Application review. The shall approve or deny the
permit based on whether it complies with the requirements of this Chapter. The shall approve or deny the
permit within 30 days after receipt of a complete application. If denied, the shall prepare a written notice of its decision, describing the applicant’s appeal rights, and send it by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the applicant. The applicant may file a written notice of appeal to the within 30 days after the date of receipt of the ’s written notice. The shall hold a public hearing at the next available Commission meeting that is at least 25 days after the date of receiving the written notice of appeal, at which the shall determine whether the application satisfies all Code requirements. If the does not approve the application, then the applicant may seek relief in the Circuit Court for Broward County, as provided by law.
126.02(E) Failure to commence. Each
permit issued by the shall become null and void, if installation is not commenced within 90 days from the issuance date of such permit. If no work authorized by such permit takes place for any continuous 90-day period any time after the work has commenced, a new
permit shall be required prior to resuming the work, and the fee will be the full amount required for a new permit for such work.
126.02(F)
exempt from permitting requirement. The following
may be erected or constructed without a
permit when in accordance with the
and this Chapter:
126.02(F)(1) All
or
erected or required to be erected by a governmental agency.
126.02(F)(2) Temporary
.
126.02(F)(3) Changing of the content on a bulletin board, poster board, display encasement, marquee or other permanent
designed so that the content can be changed without altering the
or otherwise triggering a
permit.
126.02(F)(4) Flags, whether displayed on poles or in another fashion. Installation of a permanent flag pole or other permanent mounting device shall require a building permit. If the flag pole or device is located on property zoned for other than single-family residential uses, the location of the flag pole or device must be shown on the site plan for the property. See § 126.12 for display standards.
126.02(F)(5) To the extent that this subsection allows a
displaying commercial content to be exempt from permitting, it shall allow a
with the same size, length of display, appearance, location, display area, and other physical characteristics to be exempt from permitting if it displays noncommercial content.
(Ord. 2010-21, passed 10-4-2010; Am. Ord. 2015-15, passed 7-6-2015; Am. Ord. 2016-12, passed 6-20-2016)