§ 16.5-2. Administration.

The provisions of this chapter shall be administered and enforced by the code enforcement supervisor and/or his/her authorized representative of the City of Copperas Cove.

(a)

Compliance required. It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, construct, enlarge, move or convert any sign within the city or its extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) without first obtaining a sign permit from and paying a permit fee to the building official unless specifically noted otherwise in this article. A change of business requires a new sign permit.

(1)

No sign permit is required for on-site real estate "for sale" signs, candidate signs, government signs including traffic signs, private traffic-control signs, regulation address numerals, and memorial signs.

(2)

No sign permit is required for a change of copy on any sign, or for the repainting, cleaning and other normal maintenance or repair of a sign or sign structure for which a permit has previously been issued, so long as the sign or sign structure is not modified.

(b)

No person may install a sign or structurally alter an existing sign except in conformity with this article and other applicable city ordinances.

(c)

The primary beneficiary of any sign installed, moved, structurally altered, structurally repaired, maintained, or used in violation of this section shall be deemed responsible for the violation of this section.

(d)

The director of code enforcement or his/her designee shall enforce and implement the terms of this article, including without limitation:

(1)

Conducting appropriate inspections to insure compliance with this article;

(2)

Instituting legal proceedings, including suits for injunctive relief when necessary, to insure compliance with this article; and

(3)

Investigating complaints of alleged violations of this article. Other provisions.

(Ord. No. 2010-20, §§ 1, 2, 5-18-10; Ord. No. 2018-46, § 2, 10-16-18)