§ 244-2 — Permits

244-2. Permits.

1. PERMIT REQUIRED. a. No person shall erect, construct, enlarge, move, relocate or maintain any sign or billboard regulated in this chapter or ch. 295 without first obtaining a permit therefor from the commissioner of city development and paying the fee prescribed in this section. b. In addition to the permit required in par. a, a permit shall also be obtained for electrically illuminated signs and billboards as regulated in ch. 222. c. No permit shall be required for the following: c-1. Signs listed in s. 295-407-8. c-2. Permanent and temporary window signs as regulated under s. 295-407-2-b-7 and 8. c-3. Entrance and exit signs which are in compliance with the requirements of s. 295-407-3-e. d. A permit shall be required for any sign permitted by a variance granted by the board of zoning appeals or the standards and appeals commission. 2. APPLICATION FOR PERMITS. a. Applications for permits shall be as regulated in s. 200-26, except that at the option of the commissioner of city development the requirements for the submitting of plans (drawings), data, specifications and certified survey map or plot plan may be modified or waived, provided the proposed sign or billboard is sufficiently described in the application for permit. In order to gain an understanding of the location of existing and proposed signs, the commissioner may require the applicant to submit photographs of the premises. b. Applications for permits to erect signs or billboards in which plastic materials will be employed shall set forth either the manufacturer's trade name for, or the common name of the plastic material to be used; and the applicant shall certify either that the plastic material is noncombustible or that the plastic material has been tested by a recognized testing laboratory and rated as an approved combustible plastic. c. All off-premises sign permit applications shall be accompanied by data acceptable to the commissioner of city development identifying the specific location of such off-premise sign. d. All permit applications for off premise signs visible from an expressway shall be accompanied by evidence of a state permit. 3. PERMIT FEES. The fees for permits for outdoor advertising are as contained in s. 200-33. 4. PERMIT ISSUANCE. The commissioner of city development shall issue a permit for any proposed sign that meets the regulations of this chapter.