18.60.080 Sign permits.
(1) General Provisions.
(a) No sign which is not specifically listed as exempt from the provisions of this chapter shall be erected, constructed, attached, relocated, or structurally altered without obtaining city approval.
(b) Such approval is not required for temporary signs, mounted signs that protrude less than 12 inches, signs listed as exempt, or for routine sign maintenance.
(2) Sign Permit.
(a) Permit Requirements. An applicant for a sign permit shall supply the following information on forms provided by city:
(i) Size, height, location, description and material of the sign;
(ii) Name of the manufacturer, contractor, owner and business advertised;
(iii) Scaled drawing(s) and description of copy, structure and lighting;
(iv) Photo(s) or drawing(s) of the proposed sign location(s);
(v) Signature of property owner or designee;
(vi) Other information required to demonstrate compliance with this chapter.
(b) Sign Permit Fee.
(i) The fee for a sign permit shall be as set forth in a resolution adopted by the city council.
(ii) The fee for a sign permit shall be waived if the permit application is to bring a nonconforming sign into compliance within the first eight years following the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter. (Ord. 466 § 2, 2012)