§ 118-128. Operating permit application procedure.

(a)

The application for an operating permit required under this division shall be submitted in such form as the sign administrator may prescribe and shall be accompanied by drawings and descriptive data to verify compliance with this chapter. Permit applications for new ground signs when erected or constructed to heights exceeding 30 feet above the ground level or for new roof signs when erected or constructed to heights exceeding 30 feet above the ground level or for new roof signs when erected 30 feet above the roof level shall be accompanied by a drawing of the sign structure and the sign prepared by and certified by a professional engineer registered in the state. The sign administrator, at his option, may also require similar certification by a registered professional engineer where any unusual structural provisions of a proposed sign indicate such certification is necessary in the interest of public safety.

(b)

Every initial application for an off-premises sign shall be executed and verified under oath by both the owner of the premises upon which the sign is to be or has been constructed or the authorized lessee of such premises and the sign company. The applicant shall state in such application that the sign is authorized to be erected or to be thereafter maintained on the premises, and the application shall contain the sworn affidavit of the owner or lessee and the sign company that the sign does not violate any applicable deed restrictions or other similar restriction on the premises. Subsequent renewal applications for off-premises signs do not require the affidavit or signature of the landowner.

(c)

If the location, plans and specifications set forth in any application for a permit conform to all of the requirements of this chapter and other applicable provisions of the building code, the sign administrator shall issue the permit.

(Code 1967, § 25½-5(E); Ord. No. 3593, § 1, 4-14-83; Ord. No. 3705, § 1, 10-27-83; Ord. No. 4123, § 2, 4-11-85; Ord. No. 5360, § 1, 9-14-89; Ord. No. 5493, §§ 1, 2, 3-8-90; Ord. No. 7215, § 1, 1-26-95; Ord. No. 7746, §§ 1, 2, 7-11-96)