§ 21-4. Application information.

(a) Applications for sign permits required by this chapter shall be filed by the sign owner or the owner's agent with the director or his/her designee. The application shall describe and set forth the following:

(1)

The street address of the property upon which sign is to be located and a plat map of the property which bears an indication of the proposed location of the sign;

(2)

The name(s) and address(es) of the owner(s) of the real property upon which the subject sign is to be located;

(3)

Consent of the owner, or the owner's agent, granting permission for the placement or maintenance of the sign;

(4)

Name, address, phone number and occupational tax certificate number of the sign contractor;

(5)

The type of sign to be erected, the area of the sign, the height of the sign, the shape of the sign, how the sign is to be illuminated (if at all) and an explanation of how the sign is to be mounted or erected;

(6)

The size of the lot on which the sign is to be placed;

(7)

The payment in full of the applicable application fee; and

(8)

Application for ground signs shall include a site plan drawn to scale, including a closed boundary survey of the property gross acreage, the proposed location of subject sign, location of all ground signs on the property, entrance driveways from public streets, street rights-of-way, public or private easements, building locations, gross area of buildings and floor area occupied by subject owner or tenants.

(b)

The director shall develop such forms as may be necessary to facilitate the permit application process.

(c)

The applicant shall apply for all other permits or licenses required by county ordinances and state laws and regulations. No sign permit shall be valid unless other required permits or licenses have been issued by the authority responsible therefor.

(d)

Each application shall contain an agreement to indemnify and save the county harmless of all damages, demands or expenses of every character which may in any manner be caused by the sign or sign structure. Each applicant shall present to the department, on a request, a certificate of liability insurance prior to the issuance of a sign permit.

(Ord. No. 13-03, Pt. I, 6-10-03)