§ 3375.02. Statement of purpose.

The purpose of this Graphics Code is to promote the general safety and welfare of the citizens of the city by facilitating communication between people and their environment through the establishment of a comprehensive system regulating graphics within this city. The general objectives of this Graphics Code are as follows:

A.

To require all graphics, including signs, to be properly constructed, installed and maintained;

B.

To permit public and private signs that are compatible with their surroundings, aid orientation, identify activities, advertise or promote the interests of persons, products or services, express local history and character, allow for freedom of expression, or to serve educational purposes;

C.

To encourage public and private signs that are appropriate to the zoning districts in which they are located;

D.

To encourage public and private signs that are readable;

E.

To reduce competition between public and private signs;

F.

To reduce visual clutter by controlling the number, size and location of private signs;

G.

To regulate private signs so that they do not obstruct vision or interfere with the functions of drivers;

H.

To control private signs located along the Interstate System.

(Ord. 2837-96 § 3 (part); Ord. No. 1200-2017 , § 10, 6-12-2017)