(A) The township finds that signs and other visual outdoor advertising tend to promote commerce and are related to the health, safety, and/or general welfare of the residents of the township, and that the preservation of the existing character of the township requires regulation of signs and of other visual outdoor advertising.
(B) The township finds that failure to regulate the size, location, and construction of signs and other outdoor advertising may have an adverse effect upon the promotion of business and commerce in the township, may lead to poor identification of businesses, may have an adverse effect upon the existing aesthetic character of the township, and may cause deterioration of business and residential areas of the township.
(C) The purpose of this section is to permit the signs and visual outdoor advertising that will not, by reason of their size, location, or manner of display, endanger public health and/or safety; confuse or mislead traffic; or obstruct vision necessary for traffic and pedestrian safety; and further, to regulate signs and other visual outdoor advertising in a way so as to prevent the placement of signs, and other visual outdoor advertising in a manner that will conceal or obscure other signs and other visual outdoor advertising on adjacent businesses.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 20.01; Am. Ord. 173, passed 11-10-2008; Am. Ord. 09-177, passed 3-18-2009)