Sign Contractor License ($10,000) Bond - Village of South Russell, OH in Ohio

Brief Summary

In South Russell the sign permit and your contractor registration are two different things, and the sign permit form asks for your Village registration number. Post the $10,000 bond, register once for the year, and every sign permit after that is just the job fee.

Sign installers working in the Village of South Russell register as contractors under Chapter 1446 of the Codified Ordinances and give a $10,000 bond to the Village under Section 1446.10. The registration costs $100, expires every December 31, and is separate from the sign permit fee of $25 plus 25 cents per square foot for a new or relocated exterior sign.

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How to Apply for a Sign Contractor License ($10,000) Bond:

• Ask the Building Department which classification on the contractor registration form covers your sign work.
• Complete the registration form with your experience and references, signature notarized.
• Get the $10,000 bond on the form prescribed by the Building Commissioner, naming the Village of South Russell as obligee.
• File the bond, proof of insurance and the $100 registration fee with the Village.
• Put your SRV Registration number on each sign permit application and pay the sign permit fee for that job.
• Pull an electrical permit for any lighted sign.

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Registration first, then the sign permit

The Village miscellaneous permit application covers signs and asks for the installer's SRV Registration number. That number comes from contractor registration under Chapter 1446, and Section 1446.09 bars permits for contract work to anyone who is not a registered contractor. Sign companies often expect to pay a permit fee and get to work. In South Russell the registration and bond come first.

Why a sign company is a contractor here

Section 1446.08 defines a contractor as anyone who constructs, alters, repairs or adds to any building, structure or appurtenance, and it includes specialty contractors whose work calls for special skill. Erecting, relocating or repairing a sign fits that description. Ask the Building Department which classification on the registration form fits your sign work before you apply.

The bond

Section 1446.10 requires each applicant to give bond to the Village in the principal sum of $10,000. It is one flat amount with no tiers. The bond is conditioned on doing the work in line with approved plans and specifications, Ohio law and Village ordinances, and no registration becomes effective until it is filed. The Building Commissioner prescribes the bond form.

Sign permit fees and lighted signs

Section 1440.05(c) sets the sign permit fee at $25 plus 25 cents per square foot for a new or relocated exterior sign, and $15 for repair or maintenance. The Village permit application notes that lighting requires an electrical permit, so an illuminated sign brings in an electrical permit as well.

Renewal

Every registration expires December 31 of the year it was issued under Section 1446.03. A sign company that registers in November renews within weeks. Renewal opens 30 days before expiration.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Ohio Sign Contractor License ($10,000) Bond:

• Bond amount of $10,000 under Section 1446.10, with no tiers.
• Village of South Russell as obligee, on the Building Commissioner's form.
• Proof of insurance filed with the Village under Section 1446.01(b): $300,000/$500,000 for bodily injury, premises liability and product liability, and $100,000 for property damage. One proof of insurance covers multiple licenses.
• Registration fee of $100 per classification.
• Sign permit fee per Section 1440.05(c): $25 plus 25 cents per square foot for a new or relocated exterior sign, $15 for repair or maintenance.
• Registration expires December 31 every year.

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