Engineering Required for Channel Letters?

[The Doo]

Curious as to how many of you have applied for sign permits only to discover the City requires engineering for every wall sign to be installed on a building.

This is a first for me. Did not include the fees in our quote.

AND.......what type of info is needed to get these drawings stamped (attachment method, wall type, anything else?)?

Input is appreciated. I don't like being sideswiped!

 

[Billct2]

We have towns that require a stamped drawing for a 1x8 dibond wall sign..permits cost way more than the sign.

 

[JBurton]

Even UL will let this fall into the realm of 'decoration' as opposed to electrical sign these days. I've never had to engineer anything on a building, plenty of pylons... knock on wood...