A. No sign shall be constructed, erected, altered or relocated until a sign permit has been issued by the Permit Administrator. Application for a sign permit shall be made by the property owner to the Permit Administrator on forms he shall prescribe. The Permit Administrator may refer an application for a sign permit to the Planning Board for an advisory opinion. The Common Council, from time to time, shall establish a schedule of sign permit application fees to defray the administration costs in processing the application.
B. An application for a sign in public space shall be approved by the Common Council before the issuance of a sign permit.
C. Signs, including support structures, shall be removed within 60 days following the closing of the permitted facility for which the sign was issued.
D. This section regulates the number, size, placement and physical characteristics of signs. The regulations are not intended to and do not restrict, limit or control the content and message of signs. The regulations of this section apply to all districts in the City.
E. No sign may be erected unless it conforms to the regulations of this article.
F. Nonconforming signs are addressed in
§ 280-87: Nonconforming signs.
