(a) The purposes of these sign regulations are:
(1) To encourage the effective use of signs as a means of communication;
(2) To maintain and enhance the pleasing look of the municipality;
(3) To maintain a community that is attractive to residents and businesses;
(4) To protect the municipality from sign clutter and visual blight resulting from excessive, out-of-scale, and redundant signs;
(5) To be architecturally compatible with the style, composition, and details of the building and its vicinity and contribute to the character of Newton Falls;
(6) To improve pedestrian and traffic safety; and
(7) To minimize the possible adverse effects of signs on nearby public and private properties.
(b) These sign regulations recognize that careful attention to attractive and citizen friendly design is in the economic interest of a municipality, its citizens, and business owners. Attractive and integrated design features tend to improve a municipality's image, raise overall property values, attract new businesses and residents, and improve the quality of life.
(c) A principal purpose of this chapter is to ensure that signs in the community are
compatible with the small-town image sought by Newton Falls and in which the municipality continuously invests.
(Ord. 2022-42. Passed 10-5-22.)