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CHAPTER 1329
Signs
1329.01   Intent.
1329.02   Establishing regulations.
1329.03   Classification of signs.
1329.04   Measurement standards.
1329.05   Design standards.
1329.06   Illumination of signs.
1329.07   Signs: Residential Districts.
1329.08   Signs: Apartment ML and MH Districts.
1329.09   Signs: Commercial, Office C1, Commercial, Retail C2; Commercial General Business C3; Commercial, Public School C4 Districts.
1329.10   Signs: Industrial I District.
1329.11   Sign schedules. (Reserved)
1329.12   Application for permits.
1329.13   Maintenance and removal of signs.
1329.14   General conditions and materials.
1329.15   Nonconforming signs.
1329.16   Wireless telecommunication facilities.
1329.17   Appeal procedure.
1329.99   Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
         Power to regulate - see Ohio R. C. 715.65
         Advertising on State and Interstate highways - see Ohio R. C. Ch. 5516
         Billposting - see GEN. OFF. 541.08
         Permit fee - see BLDG. 1309.06
1329.01 INTENT.
   (a)   Sign regulations, which control the type, design, size, location, illumination and maintenance thereof, are established in order to achieve, among others, the following purposes:
      (1)   To provide reasonable, yet appropriate, conditions for identifying and advertising goods sold or services rendered within the City by relating the size, type and design of signs to the type and size of establishments;
      (2)   To control the design of signs so that their appearance will be aesthetically harmonious with their surroundings and an overall urban design for the area;
      (3)   Promote pedestrian and traffic safety by minimizing sign hazards and obstructions;
      (4)   To promote attractive and maintain high value residential districts.
   (b)   In establishing these objectives the City has determined that, clearly articulated regulations and design standards will effectively promote high quality signs that enhance the appearance, function and character of the community. All signs not conforming with the provisions of this chapter are hereby declared a nuisance. It is further declared that the regulations
contained in this chapter are the minimum regulation necessary to abate the nuisance and to achieve the purposes of this chapter. (Ord. 2-16. Passed 4-18-2016.)
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