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and not less than ten ($10) dollars for any sign valued at more than fifty ($50) dollars. In ad- dition, when any sign is hereafter erected, placed, installed or otherwise established on any property prior to obtaining permits as required by this Section, the fees specified hereunder shall be doubled but the payment of such double fee shall not relieve any person from comply- ing with other provisions of this Section or from penalties prescribed herein. (1) On-premise Signs. All on-premise signs visible from a public street shall be calculated at a basis of thirty (30) cents a square foot. (a) The calculation on a free-standing pole, ground, monument or any similar or roof sign shall be based only on one face of the sign. That calculation shall be based on the largest face of the sign. (b) Facia or wall signs: only the copy area as calculated in this Code shall be included in the above-mentioned fee. (2) Off-premise Signs. Oft-premise signs shall have a fee based at tive (5) cents a square toot. This fee shall relate to only one face at the sign but be calculated on whichever is the largest exposed face of the sign and shall be based on the total changeable copy area of the largest face on the off-premise signs that can be seen at anyone given time. ., Sec. 3.11. Sign Permit Appeals (1) Appeai from deniai of permit. Appeal may be taken to the Sign Code Board of Appeals from the Administrator's Denial of a sign permit. (2) Appeal from failure of Administrator to grant permit within thirty (30) days. The Admini- strator's failure to either formally grant or deny a sign application within thirty (30) days of the date an application meeting the requirements of this Code is filed shall be grounds for appeal to the Sign Code Board of Appeals, under the terms of Section 12 of this Code. ~ '@ ~~ ~ I I ~ :>1 1'1 Ii Sec. 3.12. Notice of Change of Sign Owner or User Whenever there is a change in the sign user, owner, or owner of the property on which the sign is located, the new sign user, owner, or new property owner shall forthwith notify the Administrator of the change. No new sign permit is required, unless the sign is altered or relocated. Sec. 3.13. Inspection The person erecting, altering or relocating a sign shall noti1y the Administrator upon completion of the work for which permits are required. {a} Inspections. All free-standing signs snat! be" subiect to a footing inspection and all signs to a final electrical inspection by the Administrator, '{b) Sign pg.....lt RlOn~"'al and Oc..lH~~ulloll. (1) All signs erected shall be inspe ed every two years to determine that the sign has been maintains 'n such a manner as to ensure that the sign is in a safely maintained con- dition as to e electrical, ructural and material specifications of this Code, and shall be tagged to s signify. (2) Any sign for whl h the t a-year inspection permit has not been secured and the sign duly tagged with ate the appropriate month shall be removed at the owner's expense after thirty (30) da rom written notification. The written notification shall come from the Administrator. (3) Fees for the lw ear inspection permit shall be one-half of the original application fee. (4) Ail Sl ns al ear a t by four (2 x 4) inch label provided by the Administrator which idenHfi t permit numb under which the sign was constructed. These labels shall be Iffe nt color for alternate ars and shall indicate month and year of issue in 1 ch letters. 16