18.55.090 Sign permits – Permanent signs.
(1) Permit Required. Except as provided for under CMC 18.55.060, no person shall erect, alter, or relocate any permanent sign without first receiving an approved sign permit from the City pursuant to the requirements herein.
(2) Review Type. The review and approval of permanent sign permits is a Type I land use decision pursuant to Chapter 14.30 CMC, as amended.
(3) Application Requirements. A complete permit application for permanent signs shall consist of the following:
(a) Application Form. A completed permanent sign permit application shall be submitted on a form provided by the City. If the applicant is not the property owner, then the property owner must be identified and the application must include an affidavit from the property owner, verifying that the property owner has given permission to the applicant for the submission of the sign permit application and for the installation/posting of the sign on the property owner’s property.
(b) Building Elevation/Site Plan. Signs proposed to be mounted on a building require a building elevation drawn to scale that specifies the location of the sign and drawings or photographs that show the scale of the sign in context with the building. Freestanding signs require a site plan indicating the proposed sign location as it relates to property lines, adjacent streets, and adjacent buildings.
(c) Scaled Design Drawing. A colored rendering or scaled drawing, including dimensions of all sign faces, and descriptions of materials to be used, including color samples.
(d) Scaled Installation Drawing. A scaled drawing that includes the sign description, proposed materials, size, weight, a manner of construction, and method of attachment, including all hardware necessary for proper sign installation.
(e) Lighting. A drawing indicating the location and fixture type of all exterior lighting for the proposed sign. The drawing shall specify wattage and bulb type to ensure compatibility with the lighting standards in this chapter.
(f) Fees. The applicable permit application fee, pursuant to the City’s current fee resolution in effect at the time of application, shall be paid upon submission of the sign permit.
(4) Criteria for Approval. Sign permit applications shall be reviewed by the Community Development Director for consistency with the standards in this chapter, according to the sign type and all other applicable regulations. A sign permit shall not be issued unless the Director makes findings that the criteria applicable to each sign type, as well as the general standards in this chapter, are satisfied. Sign permit applications shall be reviewed by the Building Official for consistency with the Building Code.
(5) Notice of Final Decision. The Director shall issue a notice of decision incorporating the decision on the sign permit application not more than 120 days after issuance of the determination of completeness for the same application.
(6) Expiration of Permit. A permanent sign approved under a permanent sign permit must be installed within 180 days of issuance of the permit or the permanent sign permit will expire. No sign may be erected if a sign permit has expired. (Ord. 08-18 § 2 (Exh. A))