§ 28-52. Permit conditions and penalties.  


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  • Permit duration. If the work authorized by a permit issued under this section has not been commenced within one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of issuance, the permit shall become null and void, unless otherwise noted in this article. If the work authorized by a permit issued under this ordinance has been commenced but is not completed within thirty (30) days after the date of commencement of the work, the permit shall become null and void and any portion of the sign erected must be removed and the site restored to the condition existing prior to the commencement of the work; it may be the case that the building official shall grant an extension of the permit period if the applicant shows good cause outside of the applicant's reasonable control for the delay in completion of the work, and the applicant pays a new permit fee.

    Lapse of permit. A sign permit shall lapse if the use of a building/premises by a specified business or other establishment is discontinued by the owner or occupant for a period of ninety (90) days or more. Any sign for which a permit lapses shall be considered an abandoned sign and shall be removed as provided by this article.

    If any sign is installed or placed on any property prior to receipt of a permit, the specified permit fee shall be doubled; payment of the doubled fee shall not relieve any person of any other requirements and/or penalties prescribed in this ordinance.

(Ord. No. 2017-O-044 , § 1, 10-3-17)