(a) A permit shall be required for all permanent signs as follows:
(1) Mixed use districts; all signs.
(2) Single-family and multi-family districts; if the sign exceeds four square feet in area.
(3) Apartment and retail districts; all signs except nameplates two square feet or less.
(4) Industrial district; all signs except nameplates two square feet or less.
(b) Application for permits to erect, place, paint or alter a sign shall be made by the owner or lessee of the property upon which a sign is proposed and submitted on forms required by the Building Inspector. The application shall be made either separately or included with a permit for a building. The fee shall be established by separate ordinance.
Each application shall be accompanied by drawings to scale showing:
(1) The design and layout proposed, including the total area of sign the size, character and color of letters, lines and symbols;
(2) The method of illumination, if any;
(3) The exact location of the sign in relation to the building and property; and
(4) Details and specifications for construction, erection and attachments as may be required by the Building Code.
(Ord. 82-58. Passed 9-21-82; Ord. 2013-68. Passed 12-17-13.)