§ 10-112. Commercial sign operator license.

(a)

License required . Any person engaged in the business of erecting, painting, maintaining or servicing commercial signs must be licensed as a commercial sign operator by the city.

(b)

Examination required; application . Before a billboard operator's license may be issued, each person seeking such a license shall take an examination and file an application for the examination with the building official.

(c)

Qualifications . Prior to taking the examination required by this chapter, each applicant shall demonstrate to the building official an ability to read and write English, and show proof of at least two (2) years of experience in commercial sign installation working under a licensed commercial sign operator, or a licensed commercial sign operator from another city provided that the licensing qualifications and examinations are similar in design and quality to that of the city as determined by the building official, or can show proof of at least four (4) years of experience in commercial sign installation, provided the verification of experience shall be provided to the building official in a manner established by written policy. The applicant shall also submit to the building official an affidavit, duly sworn, setting forth his experience. Proof of the applicant's experience shall be included with the affidavit.

(d)   

Examination fee; test score; issuance of license . Examinations are administered by an approved third party, and the associated examination fees are paid directly to the approved third party by the applicant. After the building official has approved the application, the applicant has passed the required examination, and the applicant has paid the license fee in accordance with the city approved fee schedule, the building official shall issue the applicant a commercial sign operator license.

(Ord. No. 2018-06-21-0493 , § 1, 6-21-18)