Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-06-20
ORDINANCE NO. $3.50

| REGULATING THE CONSTRUC-
TION, ERECTING. HANGING
LOCATION AND MAINTENANCE Il
Or ADVERTISING SIGNS. PLA-
CARDS AND BILLBOARDS
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIN
IT'S Or PORT CLINTON, OHIO;
PROVIDING PENALTIES AMI
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
BE It ordained by the Council of
the City of Port Clinton, Ohio:
Section ]. Wherever used in this
ordinance, the word sign or signs
shall be defined as any and all
signs, placards, billboards and /or
mechanical or electrical contriv-
-ances used for the purpose Of ad-
business or brand name within,
over. upon or within such prox-
unity to the public streets, side
walks. alleys or ways of the City
of Port Clinton, Ohio las to cause
or result in any risk to the public
using such streets or ways, from
failing, oYerhang, obstruction or
other cause. including obstruction
of view of traffic
Section 2. From and after the
effective date of this ordinance, no
person, firm or corporation shall
erect, construct, hang, locate, alter
maintain or repair any sign, as de-
upon approval of proposed plans
first obtained from the Building
Committee of Council. Such APP
)roval shall be granted or refused
by said committee, having due re-
gard to all questions of safety in
volyed by the nature, construction
or location of such sign
Section 3. Said Building Com
mittce of Council is hereby empow
cred to inspect any or all existing
signs and in the event any such
sign is found to be in bad repair or
to be dangerous or a hazard to
traffic or to the public in general,
Mayor of said City who shall
thereupon order said sign to be
properly repaired moved or re-
moved, which said order shall,
within ten days, be complied with
by the owner of said sign or the
owner of the property whereon the
same is located
Section 4 Any person. adversely
affected by the action of the Build
ing Committee or the Mayor, as
authorized in sections two and
three hereof, shall have the right
of appeal from such order or ac-
ton, provided said appeal is filed
with the City Auditor prior to the
next meeting of Council after such
finding, action or order. Such ap-
peal shall be addressed to Council
and the determination of Council
shall be final under this ordinance.
Section 5. Any person, firm or
corporation who shall fail to com
ply with any of the provisions of
this ordinance or to obey, and COM
ply with any order issued pur-
Suant hereto shall, upon convic-
ton, be fined not less. than Five
Dollars or more than Twenty i've
Dollars, plus costs of prosecution.
The failure of any such person to
comply with any order issued pur-
suant to this ordinance shall be a
separate offense for each day such
failure is continued after ten days
from the time the same is served
upon such person.
Section 6. This ordinance is
hereby declared to be an emer
gency for the reason that the pub
bile and citizens of this commun-
ity are affected and concerned by
such signs, presently existing and
proposed to be erected, and nee
essary for the immediate preser-
walton of the public peace, health
and safety and this ordinance shall
go into immediate effect upon pas
sage and approval.
Passed June 10 1852.
HAROLD NIELSEN.
President of Council.
Attest:
FRED NOBIS. Clerk
Approved May 81. 1852
1S-2t CARL BECKER, Mayor.