§ 7.56.04. Fees and maintenance.

A.

Purpose.

1.

The purpose of the annual permit fee is to offset the cost to the City of Bryant of enforcement of this chapter and should not be construed as a charge for the privilege of doing business.

B.

General administrative.

1.

Billboard building permit, one-time fee, is seventy-five dollars ($75.00).

2.

Annual billboard permit fees will be for the period January 1 through December 31 (annually).

3.

Billboard owners will be required to apply and pay annual permit fees to the City of Bryant Permit Office not later than January 1 of each year. If fees are not paid by January 30 of each year, section 7.56.05, enforcement, will apply as stated below.

C.

Annual permit fees for billboards within the Bryant city limits will be one hundred dollars ($100.00) annually for billboards larger than four feet by eight feet. Any billboard four feet by eight feet or smaller will incur an annual permit fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

D.

The owner shall maintain all free standing billboards and the premises surrounding the sign in a clean, sanitary, and inoffensive condition, free of all obnoxious substances, rubbish, and weeds.

E.

All billboards shall be properly maintained at all times. Exposed surfaces shall be clean and painted (if paint is required). Defective parts shall be replaced.

F.

Construction and placement of all billboards must conform to the applicable traffic codes of the city and in no way restrict the safe view and/or efficient movement of traffic.

( Ord. No. 2014-19 , § IV, 9-25-2014)