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• less, relating to business conducted on the premises. A sign on the face of the building for each business conducted on the premises shall not exceed fifteen percent or two hundred and fifty square feet, whichever is less, of the area of the face of the building actually occupied by the business. Division 5. Permits Section 3-13. Permits required. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person may install, construct, erect, alter, relocate, reconstruct, or cause to be installed, constructed, erected, altered, relocated, or reconstructed any sign without first having obtained a written permit from the chief engineer. (b) Sign permits shall be maintained on the premises upon which the sign is located and produced upon request by the chief engineer or the planning director. Section 3-14. Building permits. Persons applying for a building permit shall include sign applications for any signs that will be erected in conjunction with the improvements for which the building permit is requested. Section 3-15. Illuminated signs. A permit application for a sign which uses electrical wiring and connections shall be submitted to the electrical inspector. The electrical inspector shall examine the plans and specifications of all wiring and connections to determine if the plans and specifications comply with chapter 9, relating to electricity and chapter l4, article 9, relating to outdoor lighting The electrical inspector shall approve the application if the plans and specifications comply with chapter 9 and chapter 14, article 9, or disapprove the application if noncompliance with these chapters is found. Section 3-16. Permit application. An applicant for a sign permit shall file with the chief engineer an application signed by the owner of the sign, or the owner's agent, on a form furnished by the chief engineer, containing the 12