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Subdividers Ordinance
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Text from the PDF text layer; check the PDF for anything that matters. Table 1 - Signs
Number and Area Regulations for Signs in Commercial and Industrial Zones
Maximum Sign Size Per Sign Face
Limit on Number
Including Ground, Wall and Other Signs
Advertising and of Advertising
Requiring Permits
Business Sign and Business
Type of Sign Permitted
Patio to Street Ground Sign
Zone Frontage (1) Structures Per Business (sq. ft.) Advertising (sq. ft.)
Zoning Lot (2)
Permitted
Permitted Special Permitted Special Special Permitted Special Permitted Special
(3)
C-1B Business * 2:1 3:1 1 3 75 150 - -
C-1O Business * 2:1 3:1 1 3 75 150 - -
Business
C-2B * 3:1 (4) 4:1 1 3 150 (5) 300 250 300
Advertising
Business
C-2S * 3:1 (4) 4:1 1 3 150 300 250 300
Advertising
Business
C-2O * 1:1 2:1 1 3 150 300 250 300
Advertising
C-1S Business * 1:1 2:1 1 5 250 500 (6) - -
Business
M-1 * 2:1 3:1 1 3 150 300 - 300
Advertising
Business
m-2 * 2:1 3:1 1 3 150 300 - 300
Advertising
* Any Permitted Sign that exceeds the standards provided in the "Permitted" columns, but does not exceed the stated standards in the
"Special" columns, may be processed as a Special Use. Any requirements to exceed the standard stated in the "Special" Column (with
the exception as noted by footnotes) must also apply for a Variation as provided under the Zoning Ordinance.
(1) Total sign area permitted in square feet: compared to lineal feet of street frontage.
(2) Number limit shown is for all sign structures erected on the ground that may or may not have one or more signs or sign faces on
each sign structure.
(3) For corner lots, one ground sign structure is permitted per street frontage provided that not more than one of these structures may be
used for any Advertising Signs.
(4) The maximum total sign area in square feet compared to lineal feet of street frontage for permitted signs shall not exceed one
thousand (1,000) square feet. Proposals to exceed this maximum must follow the provisions for Special Use under the Zoning
Ordinance.
(5) Signs within one hundred (100) feet of the C/S-3 District shall be limited to a maximum sign size per sign face of seventy-five (75)
square feet.
(6) One temporary business sign to promote new attractions in the C/S-1 zone, not to exceed twenty-four (24) months, may be
authorized with a maximum of six hundred fifty (650) square feet.
(7) Each one (1) lineal foot of neon tubing, attached to a building or structure for attention attracting purposes shall be counted as one
(1) square foot of signage and shall be calculated as part of the maximum total sign area permitted for a particular use or development.
(Amended Per Ord. No. 99-134, December 6, 1999)
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Adopted November 14, 2007
Sources
- citycode: Subdividers Ordinance (Tiffin-Zoning-Ordinance-2007-287.pdf) — where it was found ↗ first seen Oct 12, 2026
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