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Lorain planning staff opens hearing on proposed change to allow pole and off‑premise signs in industrial districts
Summary
At a May 7 public hearing, city planning staff described a proposed ordinance to amend the Lorain zoning code to permit pole signs and off‑premise/electronic changeable message signs in I‑1 and I‑2 districts with standards mirroring B‑1/B‑2 rules; no final action was taken at the hearing.
City planning staff opened a May 7 public hearing to present an ordinance that would amend the Lorain zoning code to permit pole signs and certain off‑premise and electronic changeable message signs in light‑industrial (I‑1) and heavy‑industrial (I‑2) districts.
Planning staff said the proposal would add language to Chapter 4‑21, Section 11‑51.06 (Permitted Signs by District) and to the associated signs‑by‑district table to allow regulated pole signs, off‑premise billboards and electronic changeable message signs for marketing and advertising in B‑2, I‑1 and I‑2 districts. “Since pole signs are not permitted, they are expressly prohibited for our code,” the staff presenter said, explaining that the ordinance would create exceptions and mirror the sign and electronic standards already applied to B‑1 and…
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