(A) The following Sign Overlay Districts are established, and are mapped in division (C) below:
(1) Residential Sign Overlay District. The purpose of the Residential Sign Overlay District is to ensure proper regulation of signs common to residential areas for both limited non-residential uses that need to identify their location and services, and the variety of temporary and non-commercial signs residents may require, provided in a manner that is not contrary to the established predominant residential character of the district.
(2) Commercial Sign Overlay District. The purpose of the Commercial Sign Overlay District is to ensure that signs within these areas are able to balance the needs of commercial users located adjacent to or within residential neighborhoods to identify their premises and the goods and/or services sold on the premises without negative impact to the character of the surrounding residential neighborhoods.
(3) Uptown-Transit Oriented Development Sign Overlay District. The purpose of the Uptown Transit Oriented Development (U-TOD) Sign Overlay District is to ensure that signs within the Uptown central business district, Vermont Street Station area and Old Western Historic District are compatible in character and image and provide businesses with a number of alternatives for identifying their premises and the goods and/or services sold on the premises to pedestrian and automotive patrons.
(4) Industrial Sign Overlay District. The purpose of the Industrial Sign Overlay District is to ensure that signs provide an effective means of identifying their premises and the goods and/or services sold on the premises, as well as presenting a positive and coordinated appearance along the roadway. Signs within the industrial areas are to be primarily oriented toward the automobile.
(B) Hospital use. A hospital that falls within any of the Sign Overlay Districts established is subject to the regulations for a hospital, as defined in this subchapter, provided under § 165.117(H).
(C) Sign Overlay District location.
(Prior Code, § 166.113) (Ord. 2014-040, passed 7-8-2014; Ord. 2021-062, passed 12-14-2021) Penalty, see § 165.999