§ 19.04.031. Permits and applications.

A.

Except as provided in Section 19.04.041, no person shall display, erect, relocate or alter any sign without first applying to the Town Manager and obtaining a permit under this Chapter. Except as the same may be modified or revoked under the terms of this Chapter, such permit shall be good for the life of the sign.

B.

The owner of property (or an agent for the owner) and the owner of the building (or an agent for the owner) and the owner of the business (or an agent for the business owner) shall apply for all sign permits for the property. It is the responsibility of the owner of the property to allocate sign area and types of signs for the lot. Private covenants or leasing agreements that are more strict than the requirements of this Chapter shall be enforced through the private agreements and not by the Town. The Town encourages the development of overall sign programs for all developments.

C.

Routine maintenance is encouraged. No permit is required for routine maintenance but replacing or repairing a sign or sign structure that has been damaged to an extent exceeding 50% of its replacement cost, as determined by the Town Manager, is maintenance only when the sign conforms to all of the applicable provisions of this Chapter and only when the damage resulted from an act of God or accident. The change of name of a business, the change of color or any element of a sign, the change of a logo and/or the change of the use to which the sign pertains shall require a permit except as allowed in Subsection E. of Section 19.04.032.

D.

No person issued a sign permit under this Chapter shall change, modify, alter or otherwise deviate from the terms or conditions of the permit without first requesting and obtaining approval to do so from the Town Manager.

E.

All applications for a sign permit shall be in writing on forms furnished by the Town Manager, shall be signed and shall include the proper fees.

F.

The applicant shall submit the following information as part of the application:

1.

The name, address and telephone number of the owner of the business to which the sign applies;

2.

The name, address and telephone number of the person or company intending to install the sign.

3.

The name, address, and telephone number of the owner or agent for the owner of the property and the name, address and telephone number of the owner or agent of the building upon which the sign is (to be) located.

4.

The street address of the lot for the location of the proposed sign structure. If an address is not available then a legal description of the property is required.

5.

A site plan and elevation drawings of the proposed sign, including the caption of the proposed sign.

6.

Plans indicating the scope and structural detail of the work to be done, including details of all connections, guy lines, supports, footings and materials to be used.

7.

A statement of valuation of the sign and costs of installation. Such valuation shall be based on comparable costs for similar commercially constructed and installed signs.

8.

If the sign is an electronic sign or illumination of the sign is intended, the sign permit application shall include information meeting the requirement of the National Electric Code.

9.

If the sign extends across the property line into a public right-of-way or public easement (such as in the case of a projecting sign or freestanding sign), then a request for a right-of-way encroachment permit shall accompany the sign permit application. The applicant shall provide evidence of adequate liability insurance as required by the Town.

10.

Any other information reasonably required by the Town Manager.

G.

A separate sign permit shall be required for each sign and for each sign of a group on a single supporting sign structure.

H.

In reviewing the sign permit, the Town Manager shall calculate:

1.

The total amount of signage allowed in the development, project or lot;

2.

The amount of signage for the sign for which the permit is being applied;

3.

The amount of signage consumed to date by other permits within the same development, project or lot;

4.

The total amount of signage remaining for the development, project or lot.

I.

No sign shall be lawful without a permit and without compliance with all building conditions placed thereon or until all necessary inspections are completed.

( Ord. No. 2015-06, § 4, 2-17-2015 ; Ord. 87-05 §1(part), 1987; Ord. 86-13 §1(part), 1986)