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Faizan
Question: What do I have to do to put up a Sign?
Answer: That is a loaded question, kind of like "what do I need to build a house." The answer is fairly complex, but let me see if I can at least hit the high points.
The first thing you need to do is to check with your local city or county planning department to learn what the regulations for the address where you want the sign placed.
What they will tell you first is whether the zoning in that area allows for a sign, and if so, what is the maximum size for that sign, if you are allowed to have an internally illuminated sign or neon sign or electronic readerboard or just a monument type sign, or even just a banner or a 4 foot by 4 foot plywood sign. Not to worry, there's a regulation for everything you do in your business in most 1st World countries (such as the US, Canada, and W.Europe).
Assuming that you can put a sign in the zone you want to place your business in, they will require you to provide some sort of drawing that shows how your sign will be installed.
If you are planning some type of monument sign with metal letters or the like, or an electrical sign mounted on a monument or a pole, it is likely, especially if it is a large electrical sign mounted on a very tall pole 20' or taller, that you'll need to have an engineering firm clear the installation method for wind load and weight and whatever else engineers sign off on for loads of cash.
Once the engineer and/or the city planning department has signed off on their approval that the sign will not fall on their Mom, they'll issue you a sign permit for anywhere from a few dollars (in small towns) to ridiculous sums of money that would make George Washington go bald... oh, wait, he was bald.
Once that is done, often in conjunction with a professional sign company, now you are ready to have the sign put up - unless you are particularly skilled and have the tools to do it yourself.
Answer: That is a loaded question, kind of like "what do I need to build a house." The answer is fairly complex, but let me see if I can at least hit the high points.
The first thing you need to do is to check with your local city or county planning department to learn what the regulations for the address where you want the sign placed.
What they will tell you first is whether the zoning in that area allows for a sign, and if so, what is the maximum size for that sign, if you are allowed to have an internally illuminated sign or neon sign or electronic readerboard or just a monument type sign, or even just a banner or a 4 foot by 4 foot plywood sign. Not to worry, there's a regulation for everything you do in your business in most 1st World countries (such as the US, Canada, and W.Europe).
Assuming that you can put a sign in the zone you want to place your business in, they will require you to provide some sort of drawing that shows how your sign will be installed.
If you are planning some type of monument sign with metal letters or the like, or an electrical sign mounted on a monument or a pole, it is likely, especially if it is a large electrical sign mounted on a very tall pole 20' or taller, that you'll need to have an engineering firm clear the installation method for wind load and weight and whatever else engineers sign off on for loads of cash.
Once the engineer and/or the city planning department has signed off on their approval that the sign will not fall on their Mom, they'll issue you a sign permit for anywhere from a few dollars (in small towns) to ridiculous sums of money that would make George Washington go bald... oh, wait, he was bald.
Once that is done, often in conjunction with a professional sign company, now you are ready to have the sign put up - unless you are particularly skilled and have the tools to do it yourself.
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