§ 17.5-11. Sign permit procedures.

The following procedures shall govern the application for, and issuance of, all sign permits under this chapter, including temporary sign permits, and the submission and review of signage plans:

(1)

Applications. All applications for sign permits of any kind shall be submitted to the director on an application form and shall include all information stated in this chapter.

(2)

Application fee. A nonrefundable application fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be paid to the city upon application for any sign permit.

(3)

Permit for new sign or for sign modification. An application for construction, creation, or installation of a new sign or for modification of an existing sign shall contain such information as the director shall require including, without limitation, the following:

a.

The applicant's name, address and phone number;

b.

All permits (duly issued by the appropriate governmental authority) which are necessary or required in connection with the erection of such sign including, without limitation, a building permit, any electrical permit and/or any permit required by the Missouri State Highway and Transportation Commission pursuant to RSMo §§ 226.500 to 226.600, as amended (the "state sign law"). With respect to any applicant who maintains that a permit is not required by the state sign law, a written certification to the city, in form and substance satisfactory to the city and its counsel, of the reasons why such permit is not required by the state sign law;

c.

The location of the building, structure or lot to which or upon which the sign is to be attached or erected;

d.

Documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the director demonstrating the applicant's right to occupy the property on which the sign is to be located;

e.

A site plan of the property showing the sign location in relation to all buildings, roads and streets;

f.

A copy of the plans and specifications of the sign including the method of construction and attachment and an elevation showing the dimensions and height of the sign from ground level;

g.

A copy of the street sheets and calculations showing the sign is designed for dead load and wind pressure in any direction in the amount required by this chapter and all other laws and ordinances of the city; and

h.

Such other information as the director or his or her designee may request from time to time to ensure full compliance with this chapter and all other laws and ordinances of the city.

(4)

Inspection. The applicant shall call for a final inspection after the installation of the sign is complete, and in the case of signs involving electrical connections, after the electric inspections have been made and passed. If the sign has been installed in accordance with the permit provisions, the sign shall be approved. In the event the sign was not installed in accordance with the permit provisions, the inspector shall notify the applicant of the deficiencies. The sign is not considered an approved sign until all deficiencies have been corrected. If, after six (6) months, the sign construction has not been approved, the permit shall lapse and become void and the city may take appropriate steps as indicated in section 17.5-15.

(5)

Assignment of sign permits. A current and valid sign permit shall be freely assignable to a successor as owner of the same type of business or holder of a business license for the same premises. However, nonconforming signs still must be brought into compliance or removed by December 31, 1998.

( Ord. No. 1085 , § 1, 11-17-15)