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Stow draft sign rules: smaller wall signs, newer electronic‑message rules and an optional master sign plan
Summary
A proposed rewrite of Stow’s sign chapter would prohibit new cabinet signs, tighten wall‑sign limits while rewarding higher‑quality signage, permit larger electronic-message areas (up to 50% of sign area), and create an optional master sign plan process for coordinated signage on larger properties.
Stow City planning staff and the consultant team presented a comprehensive redraft of sign standards that would change how sign area is calculated, withdraw allowance for new cabinet signs, update electronic‑message-board rules, and create an optional master sign plan process for coordinated signage on large or multi‑tenant properties.
Consultant Jackie (project team) said the code rewrite seeks to improve the city's visual character, reduce driver distraction, and simplify enforcement. The draft offers a choice: regulate sign types and sizes by land use (the city’s current approach) or regulate by district to reflect pedestrian-scaled downtown areas versus highway-oriented commercial corridors; the consultant recommended district‑based differentiation and requested feedback.
Key proposed changes - Cabinet signs: New cabinet signs would be prohibited going forward; raceway-mounted individual letters…
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