Arcadia Municipal Code Part 1 Sign Regulations

A sign is anything placed on the exterior of a building or on a building site for the purpose of advertising or sales promotion and shall include the sign structure and all parts thereof, including supports.

No person shall install, add to, or alter, any sign or any part thereof without first obtaining a permit to do so from the Building Official and paying the required fees, except that a permit shall not be required for signs which are not regulated by provision of the Building Code or the Electrical Code.

An application for a sign permit shall be file on a form furnished by the Building Division. Two (2) sets of plans drawn to scale shall accompany the application and shall show all details, including details of all supporting buildings and structures, which demonstrate that the sign complies with the requirements of this Part.

Before a sign permit is issued under the provisions of this Part, a fee shall be paid to the City in accordance with the amount set forth by resolution of the City Council.

The provisions of the Building Code and the Electrical Code applicable to the issuance of permits and inspections of the work shall apply to the issuance of permits for and inspection of signs.

Whenever work is being done contrary to the provisions of this Part, the Building Division shall issue and serve a written Stop Notice on any person engaged in doing or causing the work to be done, and such person shall immediately stop such work until authorized by the Building Official to proceed again with the work.

Whenever a sign or part thereof is maintained in violation of the provisions of this Part, the Building Division shall issue and serve a written Notice to Comply to the owner or occupant of the property on which the sign exists. The owner or occupant shall immediately take action to remove the sign or to make necessary repairs or alterations. Issuance of such a Notice to Comply shall not prevent a misdemeanor prosecution for the violation.

All signs shall comply with the Zoning Ordinance, applicable provisions of the Building Code and Electrical Code, and the provisions of this Part.

No sign shall be installed unless the name of the person installing the sign is plainly set forth thereon.

(Former Chapter 7 (Sections 8710 through 8737) repealed and a new Chapter 7 added by Ord. 1443 adopted 12-21-71. Chapter 7 (Sections 8710 through 8718) repealed and a new Chapter 7, Part 1 added by Ord. 1719 adopted 5-5-81)