§ 895-13. Outdoor Advertising Sign Construction Permit.

A person may not construct an outdoor advertising sign without first obtaining an outdoor advertising construction permit from the director of buildings and inspections. Application for an outdoor advertising construction permit must be made on a form provided by the director. The outdoor advertising construction permit is required in addition to a building permit and any other permit or license required by law or ordinance. The fee for an outdoor advertising construction permit is $70.00 for each outdoor advertising sign face. An outdoor advertising construction permit may not be issued unless approved by the director as conforming to this chapter and all other applicable codes.

The director has the duty to inspect the construction of outdoor advertising signs. On determining that the construction has been completed in accordance with all applicable codes, the director has the duty to assign an outdoor advertising permit number to each outdoor advertising sign face. The owner of the outdoor advertising sign must permanently display the permit number and the owner's name on the sign or accompanying structure so that the name and number are clearly visible from the public right-of-way.

If the person displaying the sign is not the owner of record of the real property on which the sign is displayed, the person shall keep on file and make available for inspection on demand by the director, the name and address of the property owner or tenant in possession and documentation executed by the property owner or tenant in possession establishing the right of the applicant to display the sign.

If a holder of an outdoor advertising sign permit transfers ownership of an outdoor advertising sign, the person to whom ownership has been transferred must notify the director in writing of the transfer within 90 days of the transfer and provide the director with the name, address and telephone number of the person responsible for maintaining the sign in compliance with this chapter.

(C.M.C. 895-13; ordained by Ord. No. 65-1989, eff. Mar. 25, 1989; a. Ord. No. 115-1993, eff. Mar. 24, 1993; a. Ord. No. 186-1996, eff. June 12, 1996; a. Ord. No. 247-2002, eff. July 25, 2002; a. Ord. No. 0226-2007, § 7, eff. July 6, 2007; Emer. Ord. No. 163-2018, § 5, eff. July 1, 2018; a. Emer. Ord. No. 323-2018, § 2, eff. Oct. 10, 2018)