§ 27-612. Authorization and procedures.

(a)

Except for signs exempt from permit requirements, as provided in Section 27-602, departures from sign design standards may be permitted by the Planning Board or Planning Director, or by a municipality if this authority has been delegated by the District Council to a Municipal Corporation or through the establishment of a Revitalization Overlay District.

(b)

No departures from design standards shall be permitted for any sign erected in violation of this Subtitle, and for which a sign permit was not obtained at the time the sign was erected.

(c)

No departures from design standards shall be permitted for any sign in the U-L-I Zone.

(d)

The Planning Board is authorized to approve departures from sign design standards, under procedures and requirements in Part 3, Division 5.

(e)

The Planning Director is authorized to approve administratively, without public hearing, limited departures from sign design standards, for a maximum of ten percent (10%) of standard requirements. The Director shall follow procedures and make the findings required in Part 3, Division 5.

(CB-108-1986; CB-1-1989; CB-24-1991; CB-59-1993; CB-116-1993; CB-1-1994; CB-33-1998; CB-42-2002)