§ 28-6-2. Permit Required for Signs.

Except as otherwise provided in this article, no sign may be erected, placed, replaced, moved, enlarged, or substantially altered in the City of Concord without a permit in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. No permit shall be issued until a Master Signage Plan is filed pursuant to Section 28-6-5, Master Signage Plan, with the City of Concord for the parcel on which a permit is being sought. A permit application and fee shall be submitted to the Code Administrator together with a set of plans at an appropriate scale, together with architectural elevations or photographs, showing the location, size, colors, copy, method of illumination, and materials proposed for said sign. The Code Administrator shall review the permit application, refer it for action to the appropriate Board or Committee if required by the provisions of this ordinance, or otherwise act to approve or deny it. If approval for development of the parcel on which a sign is to be located is required pursuant to the Site Plan Review Regulations in accordance with Section 28-9-4(b), Site Plan Review, of this ordinance, said site plan approval is inclusive of all signs proposed on the premises and must be received from the Planning Board prior to issuance of any permit for a sign on the premises. Other sign approvals are required pursuant to Section 28-6-9(f), Requirements for Architectural Design Review, and Section 28-3-4, Historic (HI) District, of this ordinance. In addition to the requirements of this ordinance, the terms and conditions of the issuance and expiration of sign permits are those imposed by the Building Code, and the Electrical Code.