§ 7.56.03. Applications and registrations.

A.

Applications for billboards to be located within the city limits will have a plan sheet showing, but not limited to, the following: location, materials list, methods of construction, anchoring and supporting, landscape plan, and certification of compliance to all federal, state, and/or city codes.

B.

Applications will be turned into the planning commission office before the deadline for the regularly scheduled monthly meeting.

C.

All existing billboards or those under contract prior to the adoption of this chapter, which are located within the city limits, are not subject to application or building fees. However, all billboard owners, unless otherwise exempted in this chapter, will be required to register with the City of Bryant Permit Office for purposes of obtaining a valid permit and establishing the annual billboard permit fee.

D.

The planning commission shall take appropriate action on applications for permits under this chapter and issue a decision within thirty (30) days thereafter. Should a decision not be reached within thirty (30) days, the application shall be deemed to be denied.

E.

Should an application be denied, the applicant may appeal the decision to the planning commission within thirty (30) days of the denial. The planning commission shall hold a public hearing at the next regularly scheduled meeting. After the public hearing is closed, the planning commission shall make a decision based upon the regulations of this chapter and by evidence supported in the record.

F.

While any appeal is pending, status quo of billboards or proposed billboards shall be maintained, unless by virtue of its physical condition the sign presents immediate and significant threat to public safety.

G.

Substitution of any non-commercial message, in whole or in part, on any existing, legal sign, may be made without any permitting or approval.

( Ord. No. 2014-19 , § III, 9-25-2014)