Re: LeBron Banner DENIED by the City of Cleveland
(I'd also read the part on Wall Murals, maybe that could apply).
(12) Wall Mural. A sign that displays high resolution static or electronic graphic or photographic images, including decorative art and art used in commerce, placed on an unsightly wall of a building, or unsightly roof surface generally parallel to the building wall surface. A wall mural may display words in accordance with Section 350.161 and otherwise shall comply with Section 350.161. A wall mural may depict or direct attention to a specific business, product, service, entertainment activity, or other activity. Wall murals shall not be deemed billboards or wall signs for purposes of Chapters 350 and 341 of this Zoning Code and Chapters 161, 303, 3113, and 317 of the Codified Ordinances.
(c) Design Requirements.
(1) Primarily Pictorial. The sign shall display non-verbal graphic or non-verbal photographic images, and may display words. The aggregate area of all words on a static display exclusive of the sign nameplate and trademarks, service marks or other distinct product or company logos shall comprise no more than twenty percent (20%) of the area of the display.
(2) Type of Medium. The medium for the display shall be electronic as a static or moving image or a combination of each, or as a static image upon a single sheet of vinyl or other material that presents a high-resolution image (“other high-resolution material”). A display is “electronic” if its images, while being displayed on the wall mural, are generated by computer or otherwise by the controlled conduction of electrons or other charge carriers.
(3) Vinyl or other High-Resolution Medium. If the medium is vinyl or other high-resolution material, it shall comply with all of the following:
(i) The resolution of the display shall be a minimum of 300 dots-per-inch (“DPI”);
(ii) If vinyl, the grade of vinyl shall be a minimum twelve-ounce flex vinyl, twelve-ounce mesh vinyl, or twelve-ounce sailcloth vinyl;
(d) Size of Display. The total area of the display shall be no less than 80% of the total area of the wall on which the sign is located except where:
(f) Standards for Wall Placement and Removal.
(1) The wall mural shall be displayed on an exterior wall in a manner parallel with the wall surface;
(2) The wall mural shall not project more than 16 inches from the wall surface if the medium is vinyl or other high-resolution material, and not more than 28 inches if the medium is electronic;
(3) The wall mural shall be set back from each vertical and horizontal end of the wall a minimum distance of six inches;