Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5501:2 - Division of Highways › Chapter 5501:2-2 - Erection and Control of Outdoor Advertising › Section 5501:2-2-10 - Advertising devices located on premises of professional sports facility

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) "Professional sports facility" means all
			 or any portion of a stadium, arena, or other capital facility in Ohio, the
			 primary purpose of which is to provide a site or venue for the presentation to
			 the public events of one or more major or minor league professional athletic or
			 sports teams that are associated with the state or with an Ohio city or region,
			 which facility is owned by, or is located on, real property owned by the state
			 or a governmental entity, and including all parking facilities, walkways, and
			 other auxiliary facilities, equipment, furnishings, and real property and
			 personal property and interests and rights therein, that may be appropriate for
			 or used for in connection with the facility or its operation.
(B) An advertising device located on the
			 premises of a professional sports facility is not required to have a permit
			 under section 5516.10 of the Revised Code or
			 rule 5501:2-2-05 of the
			 Administrative Code . However, if an advertising device
			 located on the premises of a professional sports facility fails to conform to
			 the following rules, it will be considered an  advertising device subject to the
			 statutes and rules governing advertising devices, including the need for a
			 permit.
(C) If a professional
			 sports facility is owned by, or located on, real property owned by the state or
			 a governmental entity and such real property is subsequently purchased by a
			 private corporation or partnership registered to do business in the state of
			 Ohio, any advertising device attached to the professional sports facility, or
			 subsequently placed thereon, may be considered an  advertising device subject to this rule,
			 provided that the private owners of the real property and/or the facility
			 obtain any and all necessary approvals to erect and maintain such device from
			 any and all necessary local zoning authorities or any other appropriate local
			 governmental authorities and request the approval of the director of the
			 department of transportation to maintain or erect an  advertising device. Such request shall
			 be submitted in writing to the director and shall include all necessary
			 documentation establishing all necessary approvals and shall set forth, among
			 other things, the name, address, and contact person, of the management company
			 or owner who has the authority to contract for the display of advertising
			 material on the advertising device. If the owners do not include, or have not
			 secured, all necessary approvals from the proper governmental authorities, the
			 director may reject the request and such advertising device shall be considered
			 an 
								advertising device subject to all applicable statutes
			 and rules governing such advertising devices, including
			 the need for a permit. The decision of the director shall be final. If a
			 professional sports facility is currently owned by or is located on property
			 held by a private corporation or partnership, who directly purchased such
			 property and/or facility from the state or another governmental entity, such
			 owners shall have one hundred twenty days from the effective date of this rule
			 to submit a request to the director of the department of
			 transportation.
(D) An advertising
			 device located on the premises of a professional sports facility will be
			 considered to be in accordance with division 
								(B) of section
			 5516.02 or division
			 
								(C) of
			 section 5516.06 of the Revised Code if
			 it meets the following requirements:
(1)
			 Number and size: only one advertising device with one sign face shall be
			 allowed on the premises of a professional sports facility. The maximum area for
			 such sign face shall be twelve hundred square feet, excluding decorative bases
			 and supports. Any additional advertising 
									device
			 located on the premises will be considered 
									an
			 advertising device subject to
			 
									all
			 statutes and rules governing such advertising devices.
(2) Location: the advertising device must be
			 located on, or within fifty feet of, the structure of the professional sports
			 facility and shall be affixed, attached, or otherwise made an integral part of
			 the professional sports facility.
For purposes of this rule, "structure" shall not include any
				parking, storage, or other secondary buildings or facilities attached to, or
				located on the same premises as, the primary facility used by the professional
				sports team for league play. No advertising device may be located at any other
				remote location which cannot be put to any reasonable use directly related to
				the professional sport for which the professional sports facility was
				originally constructed.
(3)
			 Lighting: an advertising device and sign face located on the premises of a
			 professional sports facility must meet the lighting requirements as set forth
			 in paragraph (A)(4) of rule
			 5501:2-2-02 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(4) Variable
			 or multiple message: an advertising device located on the premises of a
			 professional sports facility may be a multiple or variable message sign face.
			 If so, it must meet the requirements for such devices as set forth in paragraph
			 (B) of rule
			 5501:2-2-02 of the
			 Administrative Code.