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The following types of signs are prohibited in all zoning districts:
(b) Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or government signs and signals;
(c) Signs attached to trees, rocks or natural formations or public property including but not limited to utility poles, benches, trash containers and parking meters, except as specifically authorized by the City;
(Ord. No. 1282-06. Passed 11-27-06, eff. 1-6-07)
Signs may be illuminated only in accordance with the following regulations:
(a) Controls. Sign illumination shall be designed and placed so as not to cause glare which may result in traffic hazards or which may interfere with the customary use of nearby residences.
(c) Districts. In Residential Districts, only nameplates and bulletin boards may be illuminated. All signs in non-residential districts may be illuminated.
(d) Electronic Message Centers. Signs displaying electronically-changing or animated messages (as defined in division (f)(2) of Section 350.03) are permitted as specified in the “schedules” referenced in division (b) of Section 350.14 and division (b) of Section 350.15 and as permitted in Section 350.161 governing wall murals.
(Ord. No. 1282-06. Passed 11-27-06, eff. 1-6-07)
The following regulations regarding the location and placement of signs are generally applicable to all zoning districts:
(a) Vertical Clearance. The lowest element of any sign which occupies the vertical space above a pedestrian or vehicular way and is designed to permit traffic thereunder shall be at least ten (10) feet above the finished grade of a sidewalk or other pedestrian way and at least sixteen (16) feet above the finished grade of a pavement used for vehicular traffic if such sign is located within eighteen (18) inches of the vertical projection of the pavement edge. Awnings or canopies displaying signs shall meet the clearance standards of Chapter 3113 of the Building Code.
(b) Visibility at Intersections. Signs shall be located and designed so as to maintain a substantially clear view between two and one-half (2.5) feet and eight (8) feet above grade in a triangle formed by intersecting street right-of-way lines and a line thirty (30) feet from the point where the street lines intersect. At the intersection of a driveway and a public street, such triangle shall be defined by the street right-of-way line, the driveway pavement edge and a line ten (10) feet from the point of intersection.
(c) Relation to Specific or Setback Building Lines. A free-standing identification or business sign located in front of a “Specific or Setback Building Line” or in a front yard area shall be set within a curbed, planted island or area a minimum of one hundred (100) square feet in area. (See also divisions 350.13(b), 350.14(c) and 350.15(c)).
(d) Relation to Traffic Devices. Unless regulated otherwise in the Traffic Code of the City, signs shall not be erected so as to obstruct sight lines along any public way or so as to obstruct sight lines to traffic control lights, street name signs at intersections or signals at railroad grade crossings. Signs visible from the sight lines along a street shall not contain symbols or words such as “stop”, “go”, “slow”, etc., or red, yellow or green lights that resemble highway traffic control devices.
(e) Projecting Signs. A projecting sign shall not extend above the wall to which it is attached, shall extend horizontally no more than four (4) feet from the wall surface, shall not extend closer than two (2) feet to a curb, and shall not be located within four (4) feet of an interior side lot line or party wall. The two (2) sign faces of a projecting sign shall be separated by no more than two (2) feet.
(f) Wall Signs. A wall sign shall not extend above the wall to which it is attached, and such sign shall be set back from the ends of the building or party wall lines a minimum distance of six (6) inches. A wall sign mounted on a vertically-oriented roof surface (as defined in division (f)(12) of Section 350.03) shall not extend above the top of such surface.
(g) Canopy Signs. A sign which is attached to the fascia of a canopy shall not extend beyond the edges of that surface.
(h) Roof Signs. A roof sign shall be set back from the ends of the building or party wall lines a minimum distance of two (2) feet.
(Ord. No. 3076-A-89. Passed 12-10-90, eff. 12-20-90)
In order to provide information to the highway traveler, a retail business located in proximity to a freeway interchange shall be permitted one (1) additional free-standing identification sign in accordance with the following regulations:
(a) Distance from Interchange. The use to which the sign refers shall be located within six hundred sixty (660) feet (one-eighth (1/8) mile) of the nearest freeway exit ramp, measured from the intersection of the center lines of the exit ramp and the public street to the nearest property line of the use.
(b) Height. The height of such sign shall not exceed eighty (80) feet above grade level at the base of the sign structure.
(c) Size. Sign face area shall not exceed two hundred and twenty-five (225) square feet and shall be permitted in addition to sign face area otherwise permitted for the property.
(d) Sign Location. Signs shall be located on the business premises and shall be set back a minimum of five (5) feet from the freeway right-of-way, ten (10) feet from other street right-of-way lines, twenty-five (25) feet from interior lot lines and fifty (50) feet from Residential District lines. Such sign shall be oriented for readability principally from the freeway.
(e) Retail Business. For purposes of this section “retail businesses” shall include all non-residential uses permitted in the General Retail zoning district.
(Ord. No. 3076-A-89. Passed 12-10-90, eff. 12-20-90)
Billboards, as defined in division (e)(1) of Section 350.03, shall be permitted only in accordance with the following regulations and other applicable regulations of this chapter:
(a) Zoning Districts. Billboards shall be permitted only in General Industry and Unrestricted Industry Districts, except that billboards directed at any angle toward a freeway may be permitted in Semi- Industry Districts. Billboards shall not be permitted in Cleveland Landmark Districts, Public Land Protective Districts. Business Revitalization Districts or on the opposite side of any street bordering such districts. No billboards shall be permitted on the cast side of State Route 176 (the Jennings Freeway) and only one (1) billboard shall be permitted on the west side of State Route 176 (the Jennings Freeway).
(b) Sign Types. Billboards shall be permitted as either free-standing or wall signs, unless otherwise restricted in these Codified Ordinances. In General Industry and Unrestricted Industry districts, billboards shall also be permitted as roof signs not exceeding permitted building height and meeting the standards of division (h) of Section 350.08.
(c) Size. Billboard sign panels shall not exceed eight hundred and twenty (820) square feet in area and shall be further limited in size by the setback regulations in divisions (g) and (h) of this section. For purposes of determining required setbacks, the measurement of sign panel area shall exclude “extensions” projecting beyond the otherwise rectangular or standard geometric panel dimensions, provided that these extensions do not exceed twenty- one percent (21%) of such standard panel area.
(d) Height. The maximum height of a billboard above the roadway surface to which it is oriented shall be fifty (50) feet. However, in no case shall the height of the billboard as measured from the grade of the lot on which it is placed exceed the maximum permitted height for main buildings.
(e) Spacing. Along freeways, the minimum distance between billboards located on one (1) side of the road shall be fourteen hundred (1,400) feet. Along freeways, the minimum distance between billboards located on opposite sides of the road and visible to approaching traffic shall have a minimum spacing of five hundred (500) feet. Along other roads, such distance shall be seven hundred fifty (750) feet between two (2) billboards which are each less than one hundred (100) square feet in area and shall be one thousand (1,000) feet in all other instances. Except for double-sided (“back-to-back”) billboard panels, not more than one (1) billboard panel may be located on a single structure.
(f) Distance from Street Lines. Billboards shall be located behind the required building setback lines of the lots on which they are located. In addition, billboards shall be located a minimum distance of twenty-five (25) feet measured in any direction from the point of intersection of the right-of-way lines of two (2) intersecting streets.
(g) Distance from Zoning District Lines. Billboards located along streets other than freeways shall be set back at least two hundred (200) feet from Residential, Local Retail and General Retail District lines. For such billboard panels exceeding three hundred eighty (380) square feet in area, all minimum setbacks from zoning district lines shall be increased one (1) foot for each one (1) additional square foot of sign panel area. Billboards along freeways shall be set back at least fifty (50) feet from Residential, Local Retail, and General Retail District lines.
(h) Distance from Bridges Not on Freeways and from Parkways. A billboard directed at any angle toward a bridge, not on a freeway or toward a bridge not on a freeway or toward a parkway shall be set back from the outer pavement edge a minimum of one (1) foot for each one (1) square foot of sign panel area. However, the minimum such setback shall be three hundred thirty (330) feet. Furthermore, as required by State regulations, no billboard may be located within five hundred (500) feet of the interchange of a freeway, as measured along the right edge of the main traveled roadway in the direction of travel from the beginning or ending of pavement widening at the exit or entrance to the freeway.
(i) Distance from Freeways. A billboard directed at any angle toward a freeway shall be located outside of the freeway right-of-way, but in no case closer than fifty (50) feet from the freeway pavement edge.
(j) Illumination. Billboards shall be illuminated only by means of continuous reflected light. Internally- illuminated or back-lit billboards shall not be permitted. Billboards shall not include automatic changeable copy signs (i.e., electronic message centers) as defined in division (f)(2) of Section 350.03.
(k) Referral to City Planning Department. Any Building Permit application for installation of a new billboard shall be referred to the Director of the City Planning Department for a determination of compliance with the location, spacing and setback regulations of this section. In making this determination, the Director and staff of the Department shall utilize a map maintained by the Department showing locations of existing billboards, zoning districts and other information necessary to make such determination.
(l) Nonconforming Billboards. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 350.19, a legal nonconforming billboard may be replaced or may be reconstructed to an extent greater than otherwise permitted if the City Planning Commission determines that such replacement or reconstruction will satisfy the following conditions:
(1) Site and Design Improvements. The site of the new or reconstructed billboard shall be landscaped and otherwise improved, through use of an ornamental base or frame, a streamlined support structure, or similar features effective in improving the appearance of the site. At a minimum, evergreen shrubs, at least three (3) feet in height at the time of planting and four (4) feet in height after two (2) growing seasons, shall be planted at maximum intervals of four (4) feet along any side of the base of the billboard oriented toward a public street. Such planting shall extend at least the full width of the billboard panel. In addition, all portions of the parcel(s) of land on which the billboard site is located shall be planted with grass or other suitable vegetative ground cover between the billboard and all public streets abutting the parcel(s).
(2) Degree of Nonconformity. The new or reconstructed billboard shall be no greater in size, height, number of panels, or any panel dimension than is the existing billboard, nor shall the new or reconstructed billboard be less conforming to any zoning regulation than is the existing billboard, except that a panel or sign face may be added to the back of a billboard where previously there had been no panel or sign face.
(3) Location. The new or reconstructed billboard shall be placed in precisely the same location as the existing billboard unless the City Planning Commission determines that a different location on the same parcel of land would be more effective in meeting the intent of the sign regulations, as stated in Section 350.01.
(4) Sign Type. With respect to the “sign types” defined in division (f) of Section 350.03, the new or reconstructed billboard shall be the same type as the existing billboard unless the City Planning Commission determines that a different sign type would be more compatible with the subject property or nearby properties.
(5) Changeable Copy. The new or reconstructed billboard may incorporate automatic changeable copy only if such copy is limited to a single billboard panel or two (2) back-to-back billboard panels and only if each such panel replaces two (2) or more billboard panels on a single parcel of property or two (2) or more billboard panels on adjacent properties. The replacement billboard panel shall not be larger than any of the billboard panels it is replacing. In the case of a sign utilizing changeable copy, each message shall remain fixed for at least eight (8) seconds.
(Ord. No. 1233-15. Passed 11-9-15, eff. 11-11-15)
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