3113.01 Scope
3113.02 Zoning Code Controlling
3113.03 Permits; Conditions and Exemptions
3113.04 Action on Illegal Signs
3113.05 Bill Posting Restricted
3113.06 Reserved
3113.07 Obstructing Signs Prohibited
3113.08 Wind Loads and Allowable Stresses
3113.09 Connections, General Construction Requirements and Marking
3113.10 Ground Signs
3113.11 Roof Signs
3113.12 Wall Signs
3113.13 Projecting Signs
3113.14 Marquee Signs
3113.15 Fixed Awning Signs
3113.16 Temporary Signs
3113.17 Reserved
Note: The legislative history of this chapter, except where specifically noted at the end of a section, is as follows: Ordinance No. 1116-A-85, passed February 10, 1986.
The provisions of OAC Chapter 4101:2-29 and this chapter shall govern outdoor signs and display structures with respect to safety, construction, erection, attachment, support, anchorage and maintenance. Sign wind pressure requirements shall be as provided in Section 3129.07.
(Ord. No. 2933-90. Passed 2-4-91, eff. 2-11-91)
(a) Excepting only outdoor signs and display structures specifically exempted by division (c) of this section, no outdoor sign or display structure shall hereafter be erected and no outdoor sign or display structure shall be affixed, attached to, suspended from or supported on a building or other structure until a permit has been issued by the Commissioner.
(b) Permits shall be obtained for all electrical wiring and electrical installations in connection with signs or outdoor display structures. All such electrical wiring and electrical installations shall be done in conformity with the provisions of Chapter 3137.
(c) Exemptions. No permit shall be required for the affixation or erection of the following signs. Such exemption shall, however, apply to the requirement for a permit only and shall not be construed as relieving the owner of such sign from responsibility for its erection and maintenance in a safe condition, or from conformity with applicable provisions of this chapter governing material, construction and erection.
(2) Noncombustible tablets built into the wall of a building or other structure and used for inscriptions or as memorial tablets or for similar purposes;
(3) Posting of bills, signs or posters on billboards or display structures legally erected and maintained for such purpose;
(4) Municipal street, traffic or emergency signs, and railroad sign;
(5) Legal notices and house numbers;
(6) Temporary signs on buildings under construction.
(d) Issuance of required permits shall be by the Commissioner. No permit for a sign over public property shall be issued until the application for the permit has been approved by the Director of Capital Projects.
(e) The application for a permit shall be submitted in such form as the Commissioner may prescribe and, when deemed necessary by him or her, shall be accompanied by such drawings and descriptive data as are required to verify compliance with the provisions of this Building Code and OBBC. Whenever the conditions of installation are such as to require unusual structural provisions, and for all roof signs, the Commissioner may require that the structural design drawings be prepared by and bear the seal of a registered architect or registered professional engineer competent to design such structure, and that the work be supervised and inspected either by the person who prepared the approved structural design, or by other competent persons acceptable to the Commissioner.
(f) No permit to erect, alter, enlarge or maintain a sign or sign structure beyond a street or alley line shall constitute a permanent easement. Every such permit shall be revocable at any time by action of Council, and the City shall not be liable for any damages to the owner by reason of such revocation.
(g) Any permit issued for an outdoor sign or display structure shall be valid only while such sign or display structure is maintained in a safe, sound and non-hazardous condition. The Commissioner shall revoke any permit when unsafe conditions are not promptly corrected by the owner of the sign, display structure or premises.
(Ord. No. 1233-15. Passed 11-9-15, eff. 11-11-15)
(a) Whenever any outdoor sign or display structure is erected or put in place in violation of this Building Code and OBBC or without a required permit, or with a permit but not in accordance with this Building Code and OBBC, the Commissioner shall act in accordance with the provisions of Sections 3103.07 and 3103.11.
(b) Whenever any outdoor sign or display structure is deemed to be in an unsafe condition the Commissioner shall act in accordance with Section 3103.09.
(c) Whenever the removal of any outdoor sign or display structure has been ordered by the Commissioner and the person, firm or corporation for, or by whom, or on whose premises, such outdoor sign or display structure has been erected, affixed, attached, or maintained fails to remove such outdoor sign or display structure within forty-eight (48) hours after receiving notice to do so from the Commissioner, the Commissioner may remove or cause to be removed such outdoor sign or display structure at the expense of the person, firm, or corporation for whom, or on whose premises, it was erected, affixed, attached, or maintained, and each such person, firm or corporation shall be individually and separately liable for the expense incurred in the removal of such outdoor sign or display structure.
(a) No bills, signs or posters shall be posted in violation of Section 623.12 of the Codified Ordinances.
(b) No bills, signs, or posters shall be posted, nor shall any signs be affixed, of such size or in such location as to be in violation of any provision of this Building Code and OBBC.
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