Planning Commissioners' Procedures Manual - Hamilton County, Ohio

13-13.5 Transfer of Allotted Sign Area from Building Signage to a Freestanding Sign on Corner Lots
Having a Secondary Frontage............................................................................................ 13-16
13-13.6 Variable Message Signs in the Office District................................................................... 13-17
13-13.7 Transfer of Allotted Freestanding On-Premise Sign Area to allow for Freestanding Off-
Premise Advertising (Excluding Outdoor Advertising)..................................................... 13-17
13-14 LOCALIZED ALTERNATIVE SIGN REGULATIONS................................................................ 13-17
13-14.1 Submission of Regulations. ............................................................................................... 13-17
13-14.2 Conditions for Approval. ................................................................................................... 13-17
13-14.3 Application Procedure. ...................................................................................................... 13-18
13-14.4 Private Signage Agreements. ............................................................................................. 13-18
13-14.5 Changes to Approved Localized Alternative Sign Regulations......................................... 13-18
13-15 BILLBOARDS (OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGNS). ................................................................ 13-18
13-15.1 Zoning Certificate Required............................................................................................... 13-18
13-15.2 Exemptions. ....................................................................................................................... 13-18
13-15.3 State Permit........................................................................................................................ 13-18
13-15.4 Standards for Billboards. ................................................................................................... 13-19
13-15.5 General Spacing.................................................................................................................13-20
13-15.6 Buffer Spacing. .................................................................................................................. 13-20
13-16 ENFORCEMENT. ........................................................................................................................... 13-21
13-16.1 Violations........................................................................................................................... 13-21
13-16.2 Penalties for Violations...................................................................................................... 13-21
13-16.3 Revocation of Zoning Certificate/Sign. ............................................................................. 13-21
13-17 VARIANCES................................................................................................................................... 13-21
13-17.1 Variances. .......................................................................................................................... 13-21
13-17.2 Procedures.......................................................................................................................... 13-22
13-18 SIGN ADVISORY COUNCIL. ....................................................................................................... 13-22
14 BUFFER YARDS AND RESOURCE PROTECTION..................................................................14-1
14-1 PURPOSE. ......................................................................................................................................... 14-1
14-2 APPLICABILITY.............................................................................................................................. 14-1
14-3 TYPES OF BUFFER YARDS..........................................................................................................14-1
14-3.1 Boundary Buffer. ................................................................................................................. 14-1
14-3.2 Streetscape Buffer................................................................................................................ 14-1
14-4 PLAN REVIEW................................................................................................................................. 14-1
14-5 MODIFICATIONS AND WAIVERS................................................................................................ 14-2
14-5.1 Authority.............................................................................................................................. 14-2
14-6 GENERAL STANDARDS FOR BUFFER YARDS. ........................................................................ 14-2
14-6.1 Responsibility for Installation of Buffer. ............................................................................. 14-2
14-6.2 Location. .............................................................................................................................. 14-2
14-6.3 Structures Within Required Buffer. ..................................................................................... 14-2
14-6.4 Adjacent Parcels Owned by Same Owner. .......................................................................... 14-2
14-6.5 Adjacent Parcels Owned by Different Owners. ................................................................... 14-2
14-6.6 Existing Fence, Wall Berm or Landscaping on Adjacent Parcel. ........................................ 14-2
14-6.7 Existing Development on Both Sides. ................................................................................. 14-3
14-7 BOUNDARY BUFFER. .................................................................................................................... 14-3
14-7.1 Procedure. ............................................................................................................................ 14-3
14-7.2 Overlap. ............................................................................................................................... 14-7
14-7.3 Credit. .................................................................................................................................. 14-7
14-8 STREETSCAPE BUFFER................................................................................................................. 14-7
14-8.1 General Standards. ............................................................................................................... 14-7
14-8.2 Determination of Streetscape Buffer Requirements............................................................. 14-8
14-9 CLEAR SIGHT DISTANCE AT STREET AND ACCESS DRIVE INTERSECTIONS ............... 14-11
14-9.1 Purpose. ............................................................................................................................. 14-11
14-9.2 Definition........................................................................................................................... 14-11
14-9.3 Design................................................................................................................................ 14-11
14-9.4 Restrictions Within Clear Sight Triangles. ........................................................................ 14-11
14-10 WOODLAND PRESERVATION. .................................................................................................. 14-12
14-10.1 Quantity of Woodland........................................................................................................ 14-12
14-10.2 Location. ............................................................................................................................ 14-12
14-10.3 Credit. ................................................................................................................................ 14-12
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Hamilton County Zoning Resolution