§ 771. Building and electrical permits for signs.

(a)

Building permit. A building permit, if required by the building code, shall be obtained from the building inspector prior to installation or placement of any sign. It shall be unlawful for any person to post, display, or erect a sign in the county without first having obtained a building permit, if required by the building code for said sign.

(b)

Electrical permit. An electrical permit, if required by the building or electrical code, shall be obtained prior to the installation or placement of any illuminated sign. All electrical service to a sign once installed shall be in compliance with the electrical code. It shall be unlawful for any person to post, display, or erect a sign with an electrical connection in the unincorporated portion of the county without first having obtained an electrical permit, if required by the electrical code for said sign.

(c)

Conformity. All signs for which a building permit or electrical permit is required shall be constructed and maintained in conformance with all applicable building code and electrical code requirements.

(d)

Application and structural plans. The applicant for a building permit shall submit application materials as specified by the building inspector, including a sketch or print drawn to an engineering or architectural scale showing pertinent information such as wind pressure requirements and display materials in accordance with requirements of the building code.

(e)

Plan certification. Plans required for issuance of a building permit for any projecting sign shall be certified as to conformance with all structural and wind-load resistive standards of the building code by a qualified structural engineer, or be prepared using standard drawings prepared by a structural engineer or other qualified professional meeting or exceeding all requirements of the building code.

(f)

Process. For signs requiring a building or electrical permit, the county shall process such permit applications in the same manner as required for any other building or electrical permit, according to procedures specified in the building or electrical code, whichever is applicable, and as administratively established by the building inspector and as administered by the department of public development.

(Ord. No. 17-003 , § 1, 10-2-2017)