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Zone lot. A parcel of land that is of sufficient size to meet minimum zoning requirements for area,coverage,and use,and that can provide such yards and other open spaces as required by the zoning regulations. 14.14.04. Sign permits-generally A. Generally. It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, alter, relocate or keep within the city of Batesville, Arkansas, any sign or other advertising structure as defined in this ordinance, except as exempted under Table One without first obtaining a sign permit from the Code Enforcement Officer and paying any required fee. All illuminations of signs shall, in addition, be subject to obtaining a permit and maintaining the provisions of the applicable electrical code. B. Application for sign permit. Applications for sign permits shall be made upon forms provided by the Code Enforcement Officer and shall contain or have attached thereto the following information: I. Name,address,and telephone number of the applicant. 2. Location of building, structure, or lot to which or upon which the sign(s)or other advertising structure(s) is/are to be attached or erected. 3. Position of all signs or other advertising structure in relation to nearby buildings or structures. Line-of- sight drawings may be required to insure the proposed sign does not interfere with or obstruct vehicular or pedestrian vision. 4. Two (2) blueprints or ink drawings of the plans and specifications and method of construction and attachment to the building or in the ground for all signs on the zone lot. 5. Name of person,firm,corporation or association erecting the structure. 6. Written consent of the owner of the building, structure, or land to which or on which the structure is to be erected. 7. Any electrical permit required and issued for said sign. Application requesting electrical permit for proposed sign shall accompany sign application. 8. Such other information as the Code Enforcement Officer may require showing full compliance with city ordinance. C. Issuance of sign permit. It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer, upon the filing of an application for a sign requiring a permit, to examine such plans and specifications and other data and the premises upon which it is proposed to erect the sign or other advertising structure. Within five (5) business days of receiving an application for a sign permit, the Code Enforcement Officer shall review it for completeness. If the Code Enforcement Officer finds that it is complete, the application shall then be processed. If the Code Enforcement Officer finds that it is incomplete, the Code Enforcement Officer shall, within such five (5) business day period, send the applicant a notice of the specific ways in which the application is deficient with the applicable section of this ordinance. No work on the proposed sign may begin until all required information is complete and approved by the Code Enforcement Officer and the necessary permit issued. If the work authorized under the permit has not been completed within six (6) months after the date of issuance, the said permit shall become null and void and any fee(s) associated with the permit received by the city shall be forfeited. Upon issuance of the permit by the Code Enforcement Officer, no further permit or renewal of permit for that particular sign is required, unless and until there is a change in the size or shape of the sign. D. Fees. Each application for a sign permit shall be accompanied by the applicable fees. 14-57 03/08/2016