Planning staff backs form-based sign code for downtown to simplify rules and encourage projecting signs
Staff recommended applying Akron’s form-based sign regulations downtown to simplify sign rules, reduce wall sign area from 2 to 1.5 sq ft per linear foot and raise the projecting sign cap to 50 sq ft; committee discussion emphasized appeals go to the Board of Zoning Appeals, not council.
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Planning staff told the committee that the current legacy sign provisions in Title 15 are text-heavy and can be difficult to interpret. The city is proposing to apply its existing form-based sign regulations to the downtown area to provide graphics, clear tables and diagrams for measuring sign sizes.
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