§ 14-903 — When a Permit is Required

§ 14-903. When a Permit is Required.

Notes 938 | Repealed and replaced, Bill No. 120430-A (approved January 14, 2013). (1) Zoning Permit Required. (a) No person shall perform any of the following actions without first obtaining a zoning permit from L&I pursuant to § 14-303(6). This provision is applicable to all signs, including any sign required by state or federal law, unless exempted by § 14-903(2). (.1) Erect a sign; (.2) Allow the continued placement of a sign; or (.3) Convert any portion of an existing sign to a different type of sign, including but not limited to conversion from an accessory to a non-accessory sign or conversion from a non-digital to a digital sign. (b) Any person owning, operating, or using any structure shall comply with the requirements of this Chapter and shall insure the compliance of all tenants with these requirements by lease or otherwise. (c) No zoning permit to erect or use any sign shall be granted unless that sign: (.1) Complies with the requirements of this Chapter 14-900 and the regulations issued pursuant to it; (.2) Complies with all other applicable provisions of this Zoning Code; (.3) Complies with the requirements of the Art Commission, where applicable; and (.4) Complies with the regulations of the Department of Parks and Recreation, where applicable. (2) Zoning Permit Not Required; Code Conformance Required. The following actions related to signs may be performed without obtaining a zoning permit, but the resulting sign must conform to the provisions of this Zoning Code, and failure to conform is a violation of this Zoning Code. (a) Reserved. (b) The placement of window signs, subject to the requirements of § 14-904(1)(i) (Window Sign). (c) The erection or placement of a directional sign required by state or federal law, subject to the requirements of § 14-904(1)(c). (d) The erection or placement of one temporary sign per street frontage not exceeding the following sizes: 940 (.1) In a Residential district: six sq. ft. per sign face. (.2) In a Commercial, Industrial, or Special Purpose district: 12 sq. ft. per sign face. (e) The erection or placement of any sign within a premises that is not located and designed to be viewed by members of the public outside the premises. This includes all interior signs located (i) more than 18 in. away from any window, door, or other aperture through which they could be viewed from outside the premises or (ii) at an angle of more than 45 degrees from the plane of any window, door, or other aperture through which they could be viewed from outside the premises. (f) The placement of any video or digital display with a screen area of less than one sq. ft. on a permitted primary structure, accessory structure, or piece of equipment and designed to be viewed only by an individual obtaining services or goods at that location. This includes digital or video screens on fuel pumps, car washes, and air filling stations. Notes 939 | Amended, Bill No. 130656-AA (approved July 1, 2015). 940 | Amended, Bill No. 130764 (approved December 18, 2013). (3) Zoning Permit Not Required; Code Conformance Not Required. The following actions related to signs may be performed without obtaining a zoning permit. The resulting sign need not conform to the provisions of this Zoning Code, subject to compliance with the provisions of § 14-305(8)(b) (Nonconforming Signs): (a) Changing sign content, including changes from commercial to non-commercial messages on signs, provided the content change does not involve any structural or electrical additions or changes. In the case of Special Effects added to a non-accessory sign, this is considered a content change that does not require a zoning permit. (b) The customary maintenance of any sign. Notes 941 | Added, Bill No. 130656-AA (approved July 1, 2015).