§ 2.0. Permits, fees, and inspections.
2.1
Permits required. Except as otherwise provided in this ordinance it shall be unlawful for any person to erect, construct, enlarge, move alter or convert any sign in the city or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a building permit for each sign from the building official as required by this ordinance. Permits are not required for routine sign maintenance.
2.2
Application for permit. Application for a permit shall be made to the city building official upon a form provided by the building official and shall be accompanied by such information as may be required to assure compliance with all appropriate laws and regulations of the city, including.
A.
Name and address of owner of the sign.
B.
Name and address of owner of the person in possession of the premises where the sign is located or to be located.
C.
Clear and legible drawings with description definitely showing the location of the sign which is subject to the permit and all other existing signs.
D.
Drawings showing the dimensions, construction supports, size, electrical wiring and component materials of the sign and method of attachment.
In the event that the application for permit as submitted by the applicant includes all information necessary to assure compliance with all appropriate laws and regulations, then in that event, the building official shall notify the applicant in writing within thirty (30) days of the date of the application whether or not his application will be issued or denied. In the event the building official fails to provide written notification to the applicant as to the disposition of said building permit application within the prescribed thirty (30) day period, said application shall be deemed to be approved and the building official shall issue a permit for construction of improvements described in said application.
2.3
Issuance denial. When a permit is denied by the building official, the building official shall give written notice to the proper applicant of the denial with a written statement of the reason or reasons for the denial. Said denial and statement shall be made as an attachment to the permit application.
2.4
Appeals of permit denial. An appeal of the denial for a building permit may be taken to the board of adjustment. At such time as the applicant receives notice of the denial by the building official of the applicant's permit, he shall have the right to notify the board of adjustment of his intent to appeal. The applicant shall submit an appeal for administrative review before the board of zoning adjustment, on forms provided by the city clerk, within thirty (30) days after the date the applicant has received notice of the denial of the permit application or he is deemed to have waived his right to appeal to the board of zoning adjustment. An appeal of the denial of a building permit for a sign shall be heard at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the board of adjustment, after compliance with application and notification procedures for said appeal.
2.5
Permit fees. Application for permits shall be filed with the building official, together with a permit fee, as specified by the building official for each sign in accordance with this ordinance. Building permit fees for signs shall be determined in the same manner as other building permits issued by the city.
2.6
Inspection of signs. The person erecting, altering, relocating, enlarging or converting any sign shall notify the building official upon completion of the work for which permits are required an issued. All freestanding signs shall be subject to a footing inspection and all signs to an electrical inspection by the building official.
2.7
Unlawful signs. Every sign in the city shall be maintained in good structural condition. The building official may inspect and shall have the authority to order the painting, repair, alteration or removal of signs which become dilapidated or abandoned or removal will be at the sign owner's expense.
(Ord. No. 03-1949, §§ 1, 2, 2-17-03; Ord. No. 03-1972, §§ 1—3, 6-16-03)