§ 775. Procedures for sign permitting.

(a)

Submission. When required, a sign permit application shall be submitted to the department of public development for review and disposition.

(b)

Other permits. If a building or electrical permit is required, the application for sign permit shall be submitted simultaneously with an application for a building or electrical permit for the sign. Sign permit applications requiring a building or electrical report shall be submitted to the public development department for consideration by the building inspector in conjunction with an application for building and/or electrical permit, if required, for a sign. Building or electrical permits for a sign shall not be issued until a sign permit if required is issued.

(c)

Review. Incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant and will not be processed. Processing times from the date a complete application for a sign permit has been received, shall not exceed 15 calendar days, during which time the building inspector shall review the application for building and electrical permits, if required, and the public development department shall review the sign permit application for compliance with this article.

(d)

Decision. Upon determination that the application fully complies with the provisions of this article, and building and electrical codes if applicable, the department of public development shall issue the sign permit. Issuance of a sign permit shall be considered sufficient notice to the applicant that such sign permit is approved. Applications for sign permits which do not comply with the provisions of this article or applicable building or electrical codes shall not be approved by the county. A sign permit may be denied by the public development department if the applicant, landowner or lessee is responsible for and is presently maintaining any sign on the subject property in violation of this article.

(e)

Denial. If an application for a sign permit is denied, the applicant shall be given written notice stating the reason(s) for the denial. A property owner may reapply for the same sign which was previously denied a sign permit, in order to secure permission for a sign which complies with this article and applicable building and electrical codes. An applicant may appeal the denial of a sign permit in accordance with the provisions for appeals of administrative decisions, as specified in this UDC.

(Ord. No. 17-003 , § 1, 10-2-2017)