Owners of downtown parking garages and lots are irate over a city policy they say is muddling safety requirements with small aesthetic nitpicking.
Last August, Cleveland City Council passed legislation that required the owners of parking facilities to be licensed, which included requirements to post signage on how exactly they are keeping garages and lots safe, among other items.
The action was in response to distress over thefts and car break-ins that had long worried both the Cleveland Parking Association and visitors who use the parking spaces…