§ 28-166. Revocable license for signs and/or awnings in the right-of-way.

(a)

The owner of any sign, awning, canopy, or marquee that will be placed in or hang over the right-of-way must complete an application for a revocable license and pay the required fee to the clerk's office. The application is available through the department of neighborhood and economic operations or on line at the city's website: www.cityofjackson.org . The application must be returned to the department of neighborhood and economic operations along with a color rendering of the proposed sign, awning, canopy, or marquee. The application shall include a drawing of the building facade depicting height and width dimensions, the location of the sign, and the dimensions of the sign, awning, canopy, or marquee.

(b)

The application must also include a general liability insurance certificate verifying that the owner of the sign, awning, canopy, or marquee is insured against personal injury and property damage arising out of erecting, altering, adding to, repairing of, or subsequent falling of the sign, awning, canopy, or marquee or sign parts. The owner shall also provide to the City of Jackson an insurance endorsement stating that the City of Jackson is an additional insured, and it must be in a coverage amount established by the city attorney to ensure the city's protection. If a revocable license is approved, the owner of the sign, awning, canopy, or marquee shall submit a renewal certificate of insurance and an insurance endorsement annually to the department of neighborhood and economic operations to prove the sign, awning, canopy, or marquee remains properly insured.

(c)

Upon receipt of a completed application for a revocable license, the department of neighborhood and economic operations shall review the request for code compliance. The application for the revocable license, along with a recommendation from the department of neighborhood and economic operations or other city department(s), shall be placed on the next regularly scheduled city council meeting for city council action. All applications for a revocable license must either be denied or approved and executed within sixty (60) days of receipt. If the revocable license is approved by the city council, the mayor and clerk shall execute the revocable license. Any application that is not denied within sixty (60) days of receipt shall be deemed approved.

(d)

If the owner of a sign, awning, canopy, or marquee having a revocable license seeks to enlarge, reduce in size, or change the sign, awning, canopy, or marquee, the owner must submit a new permit request and pay the required fee to the clerk's office. The sign inspector, along with legal staff, must review the new permit request to determine if a new revocable license is required. If a new revocable license is required, the new permit request must proceed under the process set forth in this section to obtain a new revocable license. A new permit shall not be required for ordinary servicing, repainting, cleaning or maintenance of an approved existing sign, and/or awning, provided that the condition of the original approval and the requirements of this chapter are not violated.

(e)

If the owner of a sign, awning, canopy, or marquee already has a revocable license and intends to relocate the sign, awning, canopy, or marquee previously approved to a different part of the existing building with equal or greater facade dimensions (width) without making any changes to the size, color, graphics, or wording, the owner shall submit a new application for a revocable license to the department of neighborhood and economic operations. The application will be processed according to the requirements set forth in this section for all new revocable license permits.

(f)

If the owner of a sign, awning, canopy, or marquee having a revocable license intends to relocate the sign, awning, canopy, or marquee previously approved to a different building, the owner shall submit a new revocable license application to the department of neighborhood and economic operations. The application will be processed according to the requirements set forth in this section for all new revocable license permits.

(Ord. No. 2016.07, § 2, 3-29-16)