§ 202-6. Sign permits., Chapter 202. SIGNS, Code of Ordinances, Rockwood

Building Official and Planning Commission approval. Any permanent sign, not otherwise exempted from a permit requirement under this chapter, must be approved by the Building Official before a sign permit is issued. If the sign is a freestanding pole or vertical in-ground sign, a marquee or projecting sign or a billboard which changes the original approved site plans, said sign shall be approved by the Planning Commission before approval by the Building Official.

Building and electrical permits. Except as provided in § 202-7, it shall be unlawful for any person to construct, erect, re-erect, move, alter, enlarge or illuminate any sign unless a building permit shall have been first obtained from the City Building Department. Any sign that makes use of electricity shall, in addition to a sign permit, require an electrical permit, regardless of size.

Permit applications. Applications for sign permits shall be made upon forms provided by the City for this purpose and shall contain the following information:

(1)

Name, address and phone number of the applicant.

(2)

Location of the building, structure or lot on which the sign is to be attached or erected.

(3)

Position of the sign on the building, structure or lot on which the sign is to be attached or erected.

(4)

Position of the sign in relation to nearby buildings, structures, signs, property lines and rights-of-way, existing or proposed.

(5)

Zoning district in which the sign is located.

(6)

Two copies of the sign plans and specifications for method of construction and attachment to the building or in the ground. The sign plans shall include all pertinent data, including the highest point, low-point clearance, face outline and total face area, with method of calculation. When public safety so requires, the specifications shall include the certificate or seal of a registered structural or civil engineer as a condition to the issuance of the permit.

(7)

Name and address of the sign erector, with a copy of his or her license and insurance policy.

(8)

Such other information as the Building Department may require to show full compliance with this chapter, the building and zoning code and all other applicable laws of the City and the state.

Sign maintenance or change of message. No permit shall be required for ordinary servicing, repainting of existing message, or the cleaning of a sign. No permit is required for change of message of a sign designed for periodic message change without change of structure, including, in particular, a bulletin board, but not including a sign to which a new permanent face must be attached to change the message.