§ 6-34. Sign permit and certificate of appropriateness.

(a)

Permit required. A permit shall be necessary to erect, construct or display a sign. Application for sign permit shall be submitted to the designated village official on forms provided by the village by any person erecting or constructing any such sign. Such application shall also be considered an application for certificate of appropriateness and shall be accompanied by a permit fee to be set from time to time by ordinance of the village board of trustees.

(b)

Application for certificate of appropriateness. Application for a certificate of appropriateness shall be considered by the board only after such application has been filed with the designated village official.

(c)

Issuance of permit. Except as provided for in subsection (a) of this section, no sign permit shall be issued by the village board of trustees prior to the granting of the certificate of appropriateness by the village board of trustees.

(d)

Permit fees. The fee for a permit to construct a sign less than 300 square feet in total area shall be as set forth in the village's zoning, land use and development permit fee schedule which may be amended by the village from time to time by resolution or ordinance. The fee for the construction of a sign of 300 square feet or greater of total area shall be as set forth in the village's zoning, land use and development permit fee schedule which may be amended by the village from time to time by resolution or ordinance. This fee is for the construction of new signs and not for the replacement of existing signs.

(e)

Consideration of applications. Whenever the designated village official shall receive an application for a sign permit, it shall be his duty to examine the plans, specifications, and other submitted data, and if it appears that the proposed sign is in compliance with the minimum technical rules, regulations, and guidelines found in this article, and other laws and ordinances of the village, he shall promptly issue a permit authorizing the construction and installation of the sign. If the sign application and the data submitted to the designated village official does not comply with the minimum technical rules, regulations, and guidelines found in this article, and the other laws and ordinances of the village, the designated village official shall promptly refer the application and other submitted data to the planning and zoning commission for further findings and review.

(f)

Petitioners for commercial signs; procedure. Petitioners for all commercial signs as regulated by section 6-41 which are less than 15 feet in height as measured from the normal sidewalk level, shall submit their application to the designated village official. The designated village official shall forward his recommendation to the president of the board of trustees who shall seek the advisory opinion of the board of trustees. If the president of the board of trustees receives a favorable review from the board of trustees, a sign permit shall be issued to the petitioners. If the president of the board of trustees has not made a decision within three weeks from the date the petition was tendered in proper form to the designated village official, the petition shall be deemed granted unless the petitioner is advised that additional information is needed by the village to adequately process the application, but in no event shall the village have more than 20 days to make its decision once all information has been tendered.

(g)

Application for sign permit. Application for a sign permit shall, at a minimum, contain or have attached thereto the following information and material:

(1)

The name, address and telephone number of the owner of the property;

(2)

The name, address and telephone number of the applicant (owner of the sign);

(3)

The name, address and telephone number of the sign contractor, if any;

(4)

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

(5)

Two copies of a drawing and other material showing:

a.

The position of a proposed sign in relation to adjacent signs, buildings and structures;

b.

The design and size, structural details, material, and placement on the premises of a proposed sign or sign structure;

c.

Current color photographs showing existing signs on the premises and adjacent property, and the date on which such photographs were taken;

d.

A statement denoting the aggregate size of all signs existing on the premises at the time of making such application;

e.

Such other information as the designated village official or the planning and zoning commission shall require to show full compliance with this article;

f.

The information submitted by the applicant shall be in sufficient detail to illustrate clearly the design for which approval is being sought and its relationship to the structure it serves. One set of such items shall be retained by the board and the other set shall be returned to the applicant.

(Code 1974, § 3-9; Ord. No. 2016-20, §§ 5—9, 5-17-2016; Ord. No. 2016-25, § 2, 8-1-2016)