(A) Permit required. Except as provided herein, it shall be unlawful for any person to erect, relocate or structurally alter within the city, any sign or other advertising structure as defined in this subchapter, without first obtaining a permit from the city. No permit is required for repair, repainting or maintenance which does not entail structural change, sign area change, or a change of copy or message.
(B) Contractor registration. Commercial sign companies must be registered with the city prior to permit issuance and prior to any sign work being performed. Sign companies wishing to register with the city must provide the following information:
(1) Name, address and telephone number of the applicant and name of the firm;
(2) Valid identification card;
(3) One hundred thousand dollar general liability insurance policy with the city named as the certificate holder;
(4) State of Texas Electrical Sign Contractor License;
(5) State of Texas Master Electrician or Master Sign Electrician License; and
(6) Registration fee as set forth in the city adopted fee schedule.
(C) Permit requirements.
(1) Application for a sign permit shall be made upon a form provided by the city and shall contain and have attached the following information:
(a) Name, address and telephone number of the applicant and name and firm of person erecting sign;
(b) Location of building, structure, address or legal lot and block to which or upon which the sign or other advertising structure is to be attached or erected;
(c) Site plan, indicating street frontage, property lines, sight visibility triangles, proposed and existing right-of-way, location of sign on property, relationship of proposed sign to ingress and egress points, and relationship of proposed sign to any other sign on the same parcel of the proposed sign;
(d) Height and area calculations demonstrating compliance with this subchapter;
(e) Copy of stress diagrams and an engineered foundation design or plans containing information necessary for the Administrative Official to determine safety and structural integrity of sign;
(f) Indicate whether the sign will require electricity, and if so, obtain an electrical permit as required;
(g) Copy of permit approved by TXDOT if state law requires a state permit; and
(h) Such other information as the Administrative Official shall require to show full compliance with this and all other standards of the city.
(2) Upon the filing of an application for a permit, the Administrative Official shall:
(a) Examine the plans and specifications and the premises upon which the proposed structure shall be erected as needed; and
(b) Issue a permit if the proposed structure complies with the requirements of this subchapter and all other standards of the city. If the work authorized under a sign permit is not completed within six months after the date of issuance, the permit shall become null and void.
(D) Permit fee. Every applicant, prior to issuance of a permit, shall pay the city a nonrefundable fee in an amount determined by the city adopted fee schedule.
(E) Revocation of permit. The Administrative Official may revoke any permit where there has been a violation of the provisions of this subchapter or a misrepresentation of fact on the permit application.
(Ord. 12-0515A, passed 5-15-2012; Ord. 21-0720B, passed 7-20-2021)