1105.10 FEES AND PENALTIES.

   (a)   Sign Permit Fee.

      (1)   Permanent Sign. Fee for the first fifty (50) square feet shall be twelve dollars ($12.00) with an additional two dollars ($2.00) for each additional twenty-five (25) square feet. The sign permit fee shall also include an inspection fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) and a three percent (3%) Ohio Board of Building Standards fee for commercial signs. If said sign is double faced the fee shall be calculated as if it were one side with double the area.

      (2)   Temporary Sign. A temporary banner may be permitted merely by applying to the Zoning Specialist for the period of no more than 60 days.

   (b)   Penalties for Violation of the Sign Regulations.

      (1)   Any person, firm or corporation which causes a sign to be displayed in conflict with these Sign Regulations or who owns, controls or occupies property on which a sign is displayed in a manner in conflict with these sign regulations, or who owns or controls the sign or the structure or equipment on which the sign is displayed in violation of the sign regulations is guilty of a Misdemeanor of the third degree. Every day in which the violation remains shall constitute a new offense. This provision is intended by the legislature to create a strict liability offense. A third degree misdemeanor carries potential penalties of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) and up to 60 days in jail. (Ord. 09-165. Passed 6-24-09.)