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(5) Details and specifications for construction, erection and attachment as may be required by the Building Code. (c) A sign permit is applicable only to the specific sign for which it is granted. Once a sign permit is granted, no temporary or permanent signs shall be attached or added to the given sign. (d) All signs shall be approved by the Board of Building Standards. However, the Building Commissioner is authorized to issue canopy, wall, window and awning signs, as defined in Section 1329.03(c)(1), (7), (8) and (9), without additional Board approval, for any structure that has been previously reviewed by the Board of Building Standards / Architectural Board of Review, where a building standard for uniform signage has been established for two or more retail, mercantile or other business occupancies and where the new signage is in conformity with the general plan for the building and complies with all other applicable sections of this chapter. (e) The Building Commissioner may issue permits for temporary signs, as defined in Section 1329.03(b)(10, not to exceed four permits to an applicant relative to a specific sign per twelve -month period. (t) The repainting of existing signs tine same color, size and message shall be considered maintenance, and no permit shall be required. 1329.13 MAINTENANCE AND REMOVAL OF SIGNS All signs, canopies and awnings shall be kept and maintained in good repair to preserve safe, clean and orderly condition and appearance. Signs which no longer serve the purpose for which they were intended, or which have been abandoned or are not maintained in accordance with this chapter and other applicable regulations of the City shall be removed by the latest permit holder or by the City at the expense of such permit holder. Whenever the removal or maintenance of any sign has been ordered by the Building Commissioner, tine person, firm or corporation who erected such sign or on whose premises such sign or display structure has been erected, affixed or attached shall remove or maintain such sign within forty-eight hours after receiving such notice. in the event of noncompliance, the Commissioner may remove or cause to be removed or maintain such sign at the expense of the person, firm or corporation who erected such sign or on whose premises it was erected, affixed or attached; each such person, firm or corporation shall be individually and separately liable for the expense incurred in the removal of such sign. 1329.14 GENERAL CONDITIONS AND MATERIALS. (a) Allowable Stress. All materials used in structural elements of outdoor signs or display structures, and the allowable stresses for such materials, shall be in conformity with the applicable provisions of this chapter. The allowable stresses in chains, cables and guy rods and their fastenings shall not exceed one - fourth their ultimate strength. (b) Noncombustible Signs. When noncombustible outdoor signs or display structures are required by this chapter, all parts including the supporting structure shall be of noncombustible material; provided, however, that