§ 3-47. Permits and fees.

(a)

No sign shall be erected, replaced, altered so as to change its overall dimensions or design, or relocated within the city without a permit first being obtained and the required fee paid, unless specifically exempted herein. Permits shall also be required for the modification, alteration or maintenance of signs when:

(1)

The nature or name of the business which the sign advertises is changed and the sign is to be changed or modified either in shape, size or message.

(2)

The sign is damaged by any means to the extent of more than fifty (50) percent of its replacement cost at the time of the damage.

(b)

Applications for permits, where required, shall be on forms provided by the administrator. The administrator, in addition to the application form, may require the submission of drawings, photographs, specifications or any other information required to determine compliance of proposed signs with this article.

(c)

Fees for permits, as well as other activities of the administrator in enforcing this article, shall be set by the board of aldermen. A schedule of fees shall be posted in the office of the administrator, and published one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation in the city.

(d)

Permits issued pursuant to this article shall expire six (6) months from the date of issuance, unless the activities authorized by the permit are initiated within that time.

(Ord. of 11-15-88, § 3.2)