Except as otherwise provided herein, it is unlawful for any person to erect, alter, or relocate within the city or its extraterritorial jurisdiction any sign, as defined herein, without complying with the following requirements:
(1) 
Completion of a sign application;
(2) 
Payment of the required fee (as established in the city’s fee ordinance); and
(3) 
Review and approval by the code official, as set out in this chapter.
(Ordinance 2018-12-17-03 adopted –/–/18; Ordinance 2026-02-17-01 adopted 2/17/2026)
All representations, whether oral or written, made by the applicant or his agent on behalf of the application for a sign permit under this chapter become conditions upon which a permit is issued. It shall be unlawful for the permittee to vary from such representations unless the permittee first makes application, as required by the provisions of this chapter, to amend the permit and such amendment is approved in writing by the proper authority.
(Ordinance 2018-12-17-03 adopted –/–/18)
At the time the building and development services department accepts the sign application, the applicant shall pay the required fee per the city’s fee ordinance. An application may include all the proposed signs for a single lot or tract.
(Ordinance 2018-12-17-03 adopted –/–/18)
To be accepted for review, a sign application must be properly completed, signed and dated, and delivered to the city building and development services department.
(Ordinance 2018-12-17-03 adopted –/–/18)
No public notice is required for sign applications.
(Ordinance 2018-12-17-03 adopted –/–/18)
(a) 
Completed sign applications require approval by the code official.
(b) 
The code official shall approve, reject or approve upon condition, the sign application based upon its conformance with the provisions of this chapter and its aesthetic value. The code official shall determine that all signs requiring its approval under this chapter are in conformance with this chapter and in harmony with the character of the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
(c) 
Upon the approval by the code official, a sign permit shall be issued.
(d) 
Upon the denial of a permit by the code official, the applicant shall be given notification in writing defining the reason for disapproval and making recommendations to bring the sign into conformance with the provisions of this chapter.
(e) 
Sign applications requiring code official approval shall be reviewed within two (2) weeks of the time a complete application is submitted.
(f) 
The code official may, for any reason, elect to present any application to the zoning and planning commission for approval.
(Ordinance 2018-12-17-03 adopted –/–/18; Ordinance 2026-02-17-01 adopted 2/17/2026)
(a) 
Appeal from any determination by the code official or the zoning and planning commission pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may be filed with the city’s board of adjustment by any applicant within twenty (20) days following the date of the rejection, conditional approval or other determination. In the event of appeal, the board of adjustment may affirm, reverse, or modify the action of the code official or the zoning and planning commission.
(b) 
Variance requests of this chapter may be filed with the zoning and planning commission within thirty (30) days following the date of the code official’s rejection, conditional approval or other determination. The zoning and planning commission shall then affirm, reverse, or modify the action of the code official at the commission’s next regularly scheduled meeting.
(Ordinance 2018-12-17-03 adopted –/–/18; Ordinance 2026-02-17-01 adopted 2/17/2026)
Any person convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter shall be fined in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00). Each day of violation under this chapter shall be a separate violation.
(Ordinance 2018-12-17-03 adopted –/–/18)