This chapter is intended to:
(A) Enhance and protect the physical appearance of the City of Burton.
(B) Promote and maintain visually attractive, residential, commercial and industrial areas.
(C) Promote the economic well-being of the community by creating a favorable physical image.
(D) Ensure that signs are located and designed to:
(1) Provide an effective means of way-finding in the community;
(2) Afford the community an equal and fair way to advertise and promote its products and services;
(3) Reduce sign clutter and the distractions and confusion that may be contributing factors in traffic congestion and accidents, and maintain a safe and orderly pedestrian and vehicular environment;
(4) Minimize the disruption of the scenic views which when maintained protect important community values; and
(5) Afford businesses, individuals, and institutions a reasonable opportunity to use signs as an effective means of communication.
(E) Provide review procedures that assure that signs are consistent with the city’s objectives and within the city’s capacity to efficiently administer the regulations.
(F) Prohibit all signs not expressly permitted by this chapter.
(Ord. 2017-153, passed 12-18-2017)