§ 7.109. Required Permits and Fees.
A.
Building and sign permits shall be obtained prior to erecting, placing, constructing, altering, or changing the copy on any sign within the city except:
1.
The following temporary signs:
a.
Open house direction signs;
b.
Non-commercial signs;
c.
Sale, lease, or rent signs;
d.
Window signs;
e.
Menu signs; and
f.
Political signs.
2.
Residence and commercial, farm or ranch identification signs.
3.
Change of copy on reader panel signs or copy on any billboard.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, place, construct, alter, or maintain any sign, except those exempt signs listed in Subsection A herein, when all required permits have not been issued for that sign or billboard. Each day such a sign is allowed to exist without having obtained the required permits, shall constitute a new offense.
C.
The permit fees shall be in the amount established by City Council resolution or pursuant to Glendale City Code Section 2-3.
D.
An application for a sign permit must be made in writing on forms provided by the Development Services Center. The following information will be required on all sign permit applications:
1.
Address of the property.
2.
Business name.
3.
Business owner's name, address and telephone number.
4.
Sign contractor's name, address, and telephone number.
5.
Glendale sales tax number and contractor's license number.
6.
Valuation of the sign(s).
7.
Inventory of all existing signs on the property showing the type, dimensions, and location of each sign.
8.
Fully dimensioned plans and elevations showing the dimensions, design copy, and location of each proposed sign.
9.
Plans indicating the scope and structural detail of the work to be done; including details of all connections, supports, footings, and materials to be used.
10.
Required information for an electrical permit for all electric signs.
11.
Color, material, and letter samples when the sign is subject to design review.
Applications which do not include the required information shall not be accepted.
E.
Permits for copy changes only, shall be processed within one (1) business day of submittal of application.
(Ord. No. 1772, 6-23-93; Ord. No. 1874, § 1, 3-12-96; Ord. No. 2260, § 7, 6-11-02)