Division 6 — ACTION ON PERMIT APPLICATIONS

The Director must determine whether or not an application is complete within 21 days after the application was first submitted. If deemed incomplete, the Director must provide written notice of incompleteness to the applicant and identify what is required to make the application complete. An applicant must make corrections to the application within 21 days after receiving notice to avoid paying a new application fee. If the Director fails to provide a notice of incompleteness within 21 days, then the application is deemed complete on the date of application. (Ord. 1122, passed 10-18-04)

• (A) The Director must issue a permit if:

• (1) The application was complete in accordance with this chapter;

• (2) There are no grounds for denying the permit; and

• (3) Applicant accepts the permit approval or conditional approval in writing.

(B) Use of any permit issued pursuant to this chapter must conform to the general permit conditions of this chapter and, if applicable, special permit conditions reasonably deemed necessary by the Director to protect public safety or welfare.

(Ord. 1122, passed 10-18-04)

A permit may be denied for the following reasons:

• (A) The application is incomplete;

• (B) The applicant failed to provide reasonable supplemental application information requested by the Director;

• (C) The proposed sign does not conform with this code including, without limitation, provisions of the uniform codes adopted by reference;

• (D) The applicant failed to obtain such additional permits as may be required by this code;

• (E) Information submitted by the applicant is materially false;

• (F) The applicant installed a sign in violation of this chapter and, at the time the permit application is submitted, such illegal sign was not rendered legal, removed, or listed in the application;

• (G) There is any other existing code violation located on the site of the proposed sign(s) (other than an illegal sign

that is not owned or controlled by the applicant and is located at a different business location on the site from that for which the approval is sought) at the time of the application;

• (H) The application is substantially the same as an application previously denied, unless:

• (1) Twelve months elapsed since the date of the last application, or

• (2) New evidence or proof of changed conditions is furnished in the new application;

• (I) The applicant has not obtained any applicable use permit.

• (Ord. 1122, passed 10-18-04)

If the Director denies a permit for a sign that would be acceptable by changing the sign's place or manner, then the Director will inform the applicant of such alternatives. Should the applicant accept the alternative place or manner, then the Director will issue a permit in accordance with this chapter.

(Ord. 1122, passed 10-18-04)

The Director's determination whether or not to issue a permit and, if issued, what conditions are placed in a permit, must be guided solely by the standards and criteria set forth in this chapter. (Ord. 1122, passed 10-18-04)