Sign Permit Application

We recently made some changes to the Building applications & forms. You are now able to submit the application online and pay for the permit in a few quick & easy steps. The two payment options are by check or credit card. Please note that for online credit card payments, a 2.80% processing fee will be added to the total permit fee. Also, if paying by check, your application will not be processed until payment is received by our office.

In order to install signs in the City of De Pere, a sign contractor must be licensed with the City. A sign license is an annual license and the cost is $130. If you are not licensed or are unsure whether your license is current, please contact the Building Inspection Department at 920-339-4053.

Sign Contractor:

Sign Contractor Phone Number:

Sign Contractor Email:

Property Owner Phone Number:

Property Owner Email:

Is the property owner the same as the business owner?

Yes

Business Owner/Lessee Phone Number:

Business Owner/Lessee Email:

Sign Copy:

Scope of Work:

Erect

Alteration

Repair

Relocated

Enlarge

Other

Square Footage of Sign:

Height Above Grade:

Height of Sign:

Width of Sign:

Number of Faces:

Setback:

Illumination:

Internally Illuminated

Externally Illuminated

Back Lit

Non-illuminated

Electronic Message

A separate electrical permit is REQUIRED for any sign that requires electricity.

Estimated Cost of Sign:

Please provide the following information in pdf format:

A. A scaled & dimensioned site plan showing:
i. All buildings on subject property.
ii.The location, size, and types of existing signs on the subject property.
B. Clear and legible scale drawings with:
i. Description and nominal dimensions of the proposed sign.
ii. The construction, size, dimensions, and kind of materials to be used in such structure.
C. A time-stamped photo of the proposed sign location, with the photo no more than one year old.
D. A color rendering showing before and after images of the sign at the proposed location.

Please provide the necessary attachments as outlined above.

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Signs Encroaching on Right-of-Way:

1. Property owner/lessee agrees to save and hold the City of De Pere harmless from any and all injury that may occur to any party as the result of the requested sign encroachment upon the right-of-way referenced hereunder. This provision is intended to indemnify and hold harmless the City of De Pere to the fullest extent permitted by law and includes the payment of reasonable attorney fees for the defense of any claims brought which can fairly be said to be under the intent and purpose of this hold harmless agreement. To secure such hold harmless agreement, property owner/lessee shall maintain a general liability insurance policy on its business operations in an amount of not less than One Million Dollars per occurrence and has produced a Certificate of Insurance that the City is named as an additional insured and is entitled to coverage thereunder under the terms and conditions of this permit.

2.If the City right-of-way is required for another use deemed by the City of De Pere to be inconsistent with continued encroachment under this permit or if the City determines that the sign installation creates conditions adverse to the best interests of right-of-way users, the general public, or presents a threat to street safety, then property owner/lessee, upon notification by the Building Inspector, shall promptly remove the encroaching sign from the right-of-way upon ten (10) day written notice to property owner/lessee. The sign shall be removed by property owner/lessee at property owner/lessee’s sole cost and in accordance with all rules and regulations then applicable.

3. The authority to encroach upon right-of-way shall not transfer to any new business or property owner. A new permit is required.

Please upload a Certificate of Insurance.

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How do you plan on paying for your application?

Online with a credit card

Mail a check

Total Due:

Applicant Signature

First Name

Last Name

Choose how to sign

Draw Type

The undersigned hereby applies for a permit to do work according to the above description and the plans and specifications submitted herewith. The undersigned agrees that such work will be done as described and that they will comply with all applicable statutes of the State of Wisconsin and Ordinances of the City of De Pere, Wisconsin. I agree that my electronic signature hereto creates a legally binding contract between the City of De Pere and myself, or the entity I am authorized to represent. I understand and acknowledge that I am authorized to complete this form and information about my user session may be stored.