19.100.040 Permits.
(A) A sign permit shall be required before A-frames, banners, freestanding signs, permanent signs or signs mounted, painted, placed on, attached or affixed to semi-trailers, as allowed in this section, may be placed, constructed, reconstructed, or altered within the City of Show Low, with the exception of the following:
(1) Nameplate signs and address signs as allowed in residential zones.
(2) Repainting or maintenance of signs, provided there is no change in size or shape. (Changes in wording or color shall be allowed without a permit.)
(3) Property for sale, rental, or lease signs.
(4) Temporary construction signs.
(5) Directional signs as allowed in this chapter.
(6) Dedication Plaques. Nonilluminated names of buildings, dates of erection, monument citations, commemorative tables and the like when carved into stone, concrete, metal, or any other permanent type construction and made an integral part of a permitted structure or made flush to the ground.
(7) Fixed aerial displays, balloons, pennants, including strings of flags, streamers, commercial flags, or devices affected by the movement of air shall be allowed for a maximum of forty-five (45) days in any one (1) calendar year.
(B) An application for a sign permit shall be filed with the planning and zoning director on a form prescribed by the planning and zoning director. The application shall include the following:
(1) Sketch showing size, height and shape of sign, setbacks to property lines, easements, and existing or proposed buildings.
(2) Description of materials used, method of mounting, and method of lighting if applicable.
(3) Any existing or planned landscaping.
(4) Existing signs including, but not limited to, relationship of new signage to existing signage, square footage of existing signage.
(5) Calculation of allowable sign area as per this Code.
(6) Any other information the planning and zoning director might need to evaluate the sign proposal.
(7) Payment of the filing fee in an amount established by a schedule adopted by resolution of the city council. No part of the filing fee shall be returnable. Payment of the filing fee shall be waived when the petitioner is an official agency of the city, county, state or federal government.
(C) Plan Review. Upon receipt of a completed application for a sign permit, the planning and zoning director or his/her designee shall review the sign plans and deny, approve, or conditionally approve said plans, basing his/her decision on the conformity of the proposal with the provisions of this section.
(D) Inspections.
(1) As part of a sign permit, should the City of Show Low building and safety department deem it necessary, a structural inspection will be required.
(2) Should electrical service be a component of a sign, a separate electrical permit will be required from the building and safety department along with the necessary inspections prior to erection of said sign. (Ord. No. 429, § 2, 1-6-98; Ord. No. 2009-08, §§ 1, 2, 6-2-09; Ord. No. 2010-08, §§ 1, 2, 5-4-10; Ord. No. 2014-04, §§ 1, 2, 9-2-14; Ord. No. 2017-04, §§ 1, 2, 3-7-17. 1976 Code § 15-1-45(D))