SEC. 13.10. PERMIT, APPLICATION, LICENSE, VARIANCE AND COUNCIL APPROVAL.

Subd. 1. Except as provided in Section 13.06 of this Chapter, it is unlawful for any person to erect, construct, alter, rebuild or relocate any sign or structure until a permit has first been issued by the City.

Subd. 2. Sign Application. The following information for a sign license shall be supplied by an applicant if requested by the City:

A. Name, address and telephone number of person making application.

B. Name, address and telephone number of person owning sign.

C. A site plan to scale showing the location of lot lines, building structures, parking areas, existing and proposed signs and any other physical features.

D. Plans, location and specifications and method of construction and attachment to the buildings or placement method in the ground.

E. Copy of stress sheets and calculations showing that the structure is designed for dead load and wind pressure in any direction in the amount required by this and all other laws and City Code provisions.

F. Written consent of the owner or lessee of any site on which the sign is to be erected.

G. Any electrical permit required and issued for the sign.

H. Such other information as the City shall require to show full compliance with this and all other laws and City Code provisions.

Subd. 3. License Issued if Application is in Order. The Building Official, upon the filing of an application for a license, shall examine such plans, specifications and other data and the premises upon which it is proposed to erect the sign. If it appears that the proposed structure is in compliance with all requirements of this Chapter and all other laws and City Code provisions, the license shall be issued. If the work authorized under a license has not been completed within sixty (60) days after the date of issuance, the license shall be null and void.

Subd. 4. Council Approval. When this Chapter requires Council approval for a sign, the application shall be processed in accordance with the procedural and substantive requirements of the Zoning Chapter for a conditional use permit.

Subd. 5. Variances. The Council may, upon application, grant a variance from the terms of this Chapter. The request for a variance shall be processed in accordance with the procedural and substantive requirements of the Zoning Chapter.

Subd. 6. Fees. Fees for the review and processing of sign license applications and variance requests shall be imposed in accordance with the fee schedule established by Council resolution.