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Cleveland Clinic Akron General seeks three ground signs within setback at South Broadway entrance; planning staff recommends approval with conditions

Akron City Council (committee hearings) · September 30, 2025
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Summary

Cleveland Clinic Akron General requested permission to place three freestanding ground signs within required setbacks to improve wayfinding at multiple property frontages; planning staff and planning commission recommended approval subject to conditions; sign contractor testified signage would not hinder visibility.

Cleveland Clinic Akron General asked the planning committee for a conditional use authorization to place three destination ground signs within building setbacks at the hospital campus, citing unusually wide right-of-way and long building setbacks that reduce sign visibility from adjacent streets.

Planner Mike Antonucci described the proposal: a primary identification sign at the South Broadway entrance one foot from the right-of-way measuring 4 feet high by 8 feet wide (32 square feet), constructed of double-sided aluminum with internal illumination, plus two directional signs (18 square feet and 10…

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