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Intensity & Dimensional Standards
Ground Sign Standards TMC Text Amendment
Zoning & Planning Committee
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Amending Toledo Municipal Code (TMC), Part Eleven, Subsections 1106.0101 Intensity and Dimensional Standards-Residential Districts; and TMC 1103.0403 Ground Sign Standards; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
Aligning the side setback standards with equal intensity and less intense zoning districts (i.e., RD6 & RS6) will allow the RM12 zoning district to be more compatible and conforming to the overall development standards. The development standards are intended to ensure that new development will be compatible with the City's character and provide certainty to property owners, developers, and neighbors about the limits of what is allowed.
The City of Toledo Sign Code was updated and adopted in April 2024 (Ord. 166-24) as an amendment to the Toledo Municipal Code Chapter Eleven - Planning & Zoning Code. As implementation of the new standards has progressed over the past six-months, staff has identified the omission of specific standards on the installation of ground signs within residential zoning districts. As stated within section TMC?1113.0304 (F), building signs that are located within any residential zoning classification are only permitted on a property with frontage on a Major Street, or to advertise a development with at least 5,000 square feet of total floor area. This regulation currently pertains only to building signs within residential districts and not listed within the ground sign standards of TMC?1113.0403. Including a similar standard to ground signs within residential districts will conform with other sign standards and be compatible with surrounding properties while ensuring the preservation of the residential character and reducing the negative impact on neighborhoods.
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