2014-002 Amending Chapter 28, Signs and Billboards, of the Code of Ordinances providing for regulations applicable to temporary signs, billboards and administrative issues

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(4) The maximum sign area of a billboard shall not include the base or apron, trim supports, and other structural elements. Temporary embellishments shall not exceed twenty (20) per cent of the maximum sign area allowed. (f) Lighting. Illuminated billboards shall be in accordance with Sec. 28 -9 of this chapter. (g) Electronic billboards. Billboards that are illuminated by any flashing, intermittent, or moving light or lights are prohibited, except as permitted in Sec. 28 -4 (c) of this chapter. (h) Nonconforming structures. Nonconforming billboards shall be subject to the provisions of Sec. 28 -10 of this chapter. Sec. 28 -7. Sign Contractor's License. (a) No person shall install, erect, or maintain any sign, nor contract for such service, until such person has applied to the building official for a license to install, erect, and maintain signs, and until such license has been approved and issued. The fee for such license shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) for the initial year and an additional fee of twenty -five dollars ($25.00) per year for each renewal thereof. (b) The license of any sign contractor may be cancelled by the city council, upon the recommendation of the building official, when such contractor persistently violates the requirements of this chapter. Conviction, whether appealed or not, of three (3) such violations over a period of two (2) calendar years shall constitute evidence of persistent violation. Any license thus cancelled shall not be renewed for such contractor or anyone operating his shop until all such violations have been corrected. Upon correction of the violations, the contractor's license may be renewed upon furnishing liability insurance as required by Sec. 28 -8. (c) Installation of sign by owner. Signs, except off - premise signs, may be installed by a property owner or business owner which advertises the business, profession or product manufactured or sold on the same premises without a sign contractor's license or liability insurance, but all other provisions of this chapter shall be complied with including the requirement that a sign permit be obtained. (d) Electric signs. Installation, repair, or maintenance of electrical devices and wiring for electric signs shall be installed by a state - licensed electric contractor or a state - licensed electrical sign contractor registered with the City of Paris. Sec. 28 -8. Sign Contractor's Liability Insurance. All sign contractors shall provide to the building official a copy of their general liability policy or a valid certificate of insurance. The insurance policy or certificate of insurance shall: Page 14 of 31