A. Applicability. Any nonexempt sign for which a permit is required shall comply with the procedures established by this section.
B. Permit Application Requirements. No sign permit application shall be accepted unless it is complete. Application for a sign permit shall be submitted to the Director on forms provided by the Director and shall be accompanied by all applicable fees, deposits and bonds in the amounts set from time to time by resolution of the Village Council. An application for a sign permit shall at a minimum contain or have attached to such application the following information and material, in sufficient detail to illustrate clearly the design for which approval is being sought and its relationship to the structure it serves:
1. Name, address and telephone number of the owner of the property;
2. Name, address and telephone number of the applicant (owner of the sign);
3. Name, address and telephone number of the sign contractor, and where applicable, the name, address and telephone number of the electrical contractor;
4. Address or location of building, structure or lot to which, or upon which, the sign is to be attached or erected;
5. Application for certificate of appropriateness and, where applicable, application for building permit;
6. Illustrated calculations of the aggregate size of all signs existing on the premises at the time of making such application;
7. Such other information as the Director or the Board shall require to show full compliance with this chapter;
8. Ten (10) copies of the following materials or information:
a. Drawings showing the position of a proposed sign in relation to adjacent signs, buildings and structures,
b. Information, drawings, samples, or other materials regarding the design and size, structural details, materials and colors, and placement on the premises of a proposed sign or sign structure,
c. Current color photographs showing existing signs on the premises and adjacent property, and the date that the photographs were taken.
C. Review of Sign Permit Applications; Requests for Additional Information. Permit applications shall be examined by the Director to determine if the application materials meet the requirements of this code. The Director may request such additional information or clarification as is necessary to complete review of the sign permit application. If it appears that a proposed sign is in compliance with the minimum requirements of this chapter, and with other laws and ordinances of the Village, the Director shall promptly refer the application materials to the Board for consideration of the granting or denial of a certificate of appropriateness.
E. Display Case Signs. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, applicants for a permit to install a display case sign shall not be required to submit an application for, or obtain, a certificate of appropriateness to obtain a sign permit.
(MC-3-2020 § 7, Amended, 8/18/2020; Ord. MC-209-98 § 2 (part), 1998: prior code § 27.14)