Sign permits, fees, and rules for getting them

Except as otherwise provided in this Article, it shall be unlawful for any person to install, construct, erect, alter, relocate, reconstruct, cause or permit to be installed, constructed, erected, altered, relocated, or reconstructed after May 15, 1987, any sign without first having obtained a permit in writing from the County Engineer, and making payment of the fees required in this Section.How Obtained. Any applicant for a permit shall file with the County Engineer an application, furnished by the Department of Public Works, which must be signed by the owner of the property and owner of the sign, or their duly authorized agent. The application shall contain the following information:The name and address of the applicant, and of the person, persons or organizations by whom the sign is to be constructed, erected, altered, relocated, or reconstructed.An accurate description of the actual or proposed location of the sign.A plan or design of the sign showing its weight, dimensions, lighting equipment, material, composition, details of its attachment to any building or structure, and position relative to the nearest roadway or walkway.Any electrical permits required and issued for the sign.Other information pertinent to the application as may be required by the County Engineer.Illuminated Signs; Approval by County Engineer. The application for a permit for a sign in which electrical wiring and connections are to be used shall be first submitted by the applicant to the County Engineer. The County Engineer shall examine the plans and specifications to determine if the electrical wiring and connections comply with the Electrical Code of the County of Kaua'i. He or she shall approve or disapprove the application accordingly.Fees. Every applicant, before being granted a permit shall pay to the County Engineer for each sign to which the permit is applicable, a fee which shall be determined as follows:Total Estimated Valuation of WorkFee to Be ChargedFrom $0.01 to $500.00$20.00From $500.01 and above$20.00 plus $3.00 per $100.00 or fraction thereof of the total estimated valuation of work.Disposition of Fees. The County Engineer shall record, in a form approved by the Auditor, all fees received, and shall deposit such fees with the Treasurer to the credit of the General Fund.Permit Issued If Application In Order. It shall be the duty of the County Engineer, upon the filing of an application for a permit under this Section, to examine the plans, specifications, other relevant data and/or the premises upon which the sign is located or is to be erected. If the proposed sign will be in conformity with all requirements of this Article, applicable statutes and ordinances, he or she shall issue a permit within thirty (30) calendar days of the date that the application was filed. If the permit is not issued or denied within the thirty (30) day period the applicant may install, construct or erect the sign, subject to, however, the sign's actually being in compliance with all applicable provisions of this Article and provided that the applicant continue the process to obtain, and does obtain a permit.Revocation of Permit. A permittee shall notify the County Engineer immediately of the completion of the installation, construction, erection, relocation or alteration of any sign for which a permit was issued. The County Engineer shall thereupon cause an inspection to be made of such work. The County Engineer shall revoke any permit for the failure of the permit holder to comply with any applicable provision of this Article.Nullification of Permit. If the work authorized under a permit has not been completed within six (6) months after the date of issuance, then the permit shall become void and any sign installed, constructed, erected, relocated, or altered thereafter shall be in violation of this Article.Work Without a Permit. Except when the sign work may be commenced without a permit, the fee for work commenced without a permit shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) plus the fee specified in Subsection of this Section.