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Exhibit B: Chapter 1163 Signs (Proposed) <br />1163.01 Purpose _ <br />Sign regulations, including provisions to control the type, design, size, location, motion, <br />illumination, enforcement and maintenance thereof, are established in order to achieve, among <br />others, the following purposes: <br />A. Topromote traffic safety ay preventing obstructions within public rights-of-way, minimizing <br />visual distractions to_m.atorists,_ensuring,thatsign„size-and , height are appropriate to their <br />locatio1.n and preventing conflicts, wlth.p,ubllc safety signs and police, and fire „protection. and, <br />A,B. To maintain high quality districts of all land uses, and attractive public and private <br />facilities of all types, by permitting only signs appropriate to their environs; <br />&C,..._, To provide for reasonable and appropriate methods for locating goods, services and <br />facilities in all zoning districts by relating the size, type and design of signs to the size, type <br />and design of the uses and districts;, and <br />>rrlr i iztng tak€#istractiorts-tsemote€fists,-ensuringAbatsvn•stze-and height are-apprWiate <br />to lbeir€oaflwA ittr pctbticsafetysigns-and pekoe =arid fire <br />pretsctier+=and <br />D. To control the design and size of all signs so that their appearance will be aesthetically <br />harmonious with an overall design for the area, in accordance with commonly accepted <br />community planning and design practices, and the City's Master Plan. <br />The City does not intend to infringe on the rights of free speech as protected by the First <br />Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, §11 of the Ohio Constitution. All <br />regulations in this chapter are to be construed, whenever possible, in favor of vigorous political <br />debate and accommodation of the rights of persons to speak freely. <br />1163.02 Severability <br />_.__11,___-.___...__...._w,,,,,,,,,,,,,. --,.__ <br />If any provision of this chapter is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such <br />finding shall not affect the validity of other provisions of this chapter that can be given effect <br />without the invalid provision. <br />1163.03 Substitution Clause <br />The commercial message sign area allowed for any sign permitted in this chapter may be <br />substituted with a noncommercial message. <br />1163.04 _ Reclassification of Signage <br />If any legal existing sign permitted by variance at the time of this ordinance falls within the <br />definition of a new sign type permitted by right under this chapter, then any variances for sign <br />quantity associated with the preexisting signs that have been reclassified shall terminate. <br />1163.06 General Applicability <br />., .. <br />A. It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to erect, place, relocate, expand, modify, <br />maintain or otherwise alter a sign in the City except in accordance with the provisions of this <br />chapter. <br />B. Unless otherwise provided, this chapter shall apply to any sign, in any zoning district, that is <br />visible from a public right-of-way or from an adjacent property. <br />_......... ... ...... <br />Page 1163-1 City of North Olmsted Zoning Code <br />