A permit issued by the Zoning Officer for the City of Northfield shall be required.

The permit application form and process shall be in a form and manner acceptable to the Zoning Officer of the City of Northfield.

Sign permits shall be valid through December 31 of the year they are issued and are subject to annual renewal, in January of each succeeding year.

The application fee shall be $40; annual renewal shall be $20.

Any new application for a permit filed on or after June 2 of each licensing year shall be issued, upon approval, at 50% of the annual fee.

Applications for renewal of a sign permit issued pursuant to this section shall follow the same procedure as outlined for a new application. Sign permit holders are responsible for annually renewing their sign permit without further notice by the City of Northfield; renewal notices or reminders will not be sent.

Sign permits are not assignable or transferable.

No rebate or refund of any permit fee or any part thereof shall be made for any reason.

Whenever the Zoning Officer determines that any sign is not exhibited in accordance with the Code of the City of Northfield, this chapter or constitutes a safety hazard to motor vehicle or pedestrian traffic in the vicinity, he/she shall serve written notice of his/her determination upon the permittee and the property owner, directing them to immediately render said sign compliant or remove same until the violation is cured.

Failure to immediately remove or render compliant shall constitute a violation of this section by both the permittee and property owner and may result in revocation of the permit by the Zoning Officer.

Violations; penalties. Any person violating any part of this chapter shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $2,000.