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TMC Amendments re: Part 11 - Planning and Zoning Code
Plan Commission
L.Cottrell (x2342)
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Amending Toledo Municipal Code Part Eleven - Planning and Zoning Code by repealing three sections of Chapter 1113 - Sign Code, and enacting amended versions of those three sections; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
This ordinance is to amend the language in the Sign Code with respect to legal nonconforming signs. Plan Commission staff recommended these changes to lessen the burden and potential costs on business owners to comply with the Sign Code in certain circumstances. The proposed changes to the text are shown at Exhibit A. The proposed text amendments are consistent with the Forward Toledo Plan's Business Creation and Building Preservation goals and the stated purpose of the Zoning Code.
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NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That Toledo Municipal Code, Part Eleven, ?1113.0702 which states as follows:
1113.0702 Requirements for Legal Nonconforming Signs.
A legal nonconforming sign is permitted to remain in operation, subject to the following requirements:
A. No legal nonconforming sign or part of a nonconforming sign shall be structurally altered, constructed, converted from non-EMC to EMC or vice versa, re-erected, additionally illuminated, changed in size, or moved unless the entire sign and structure are brought into conformity with this Sign Code or removed by the owner of the premises. Poster panel replacements, cabinet re-faces, copy changes, same-size EMC replacements, and complete demolitions are permitted. Structural changes including changes to the pole, foundation, sign frame, or building materials on existing nonconforming signs are not permitted unless the sign is brought fully into compliance with this Chapter.
B. If the premises on which the sign is located undergoes Plan Commission review, including but not limited to a Site Plan Review or Specia...
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