The purpose of this subchapter is to protect the general health, safety, and welfare of the community by providing an instrument for protecting the physical appearance of the community and for encouraging high quality, effective outdoor graphics for the purposes of navigation, information and identification. Specifically, it is the intent of this subchapter to provide businesses in the municipality with equitable sign standards in accord with fair competition and aesthetic standards acceptable to the community, to provide the public with a safe and effective means of locating businesses, services and points of interest within the municipality, and to provide for a safe vehicular and pedestrian traffic environment. This subchapter is based on the premise that signs are as much subject to control as noise, odors, debris and other similar characteristics of land use, that if not regulated, can become a nuisance to adjacent properties or the community in general, or depreciate the value of other properties within the community. It is also the intent of this subchapter, as with the entire Dublin Planning and Zoning Code, to guarantee equal treatment under the laws through accurate record keeping and consistent enforcement. Finally, it is the intent of this subchapter to comply with all requirements of the U.S. and Ohio constitutional, statutory, and case law decisions requiring that sign regulations remain content neutral.
('80 Code, § 1189.01) (Ord. 66-94, passed 3-20-95; Am. Ord. 12-21, passed 4-12-21)