City Beautiful Award

The City of Dayton is recognizing owners and occupants of properties demonstrating civic and neighborhood pride with the monthly City Beautiful Award. Nominations will be accepted from May through December and will recognize properties throughout the city.

Winning properties may be residential or commercial and must meet one or more of the following criteria: aesthetic appeal; landscaping—design, color, balance; architectural design and placement; maintenance of landscape or building; treatment of parking areas; preservation of trees and natural amenities; awareness of City codes and ordinances; appropriate placement/design of new construction; use of paint or other materials to complement buildings; enhancement of the area or neighborhood; or removal of blight.

Award winners will receive a yard sign for display and invitation to a City Commission meeting for recognition of their efforts.

The award is a reinvention of former Dayton City Beautiful programs that recognized outstanding properties, design and beautification throughout much of the 20th century. More than two dozen properties were honored in 2017.

To submit a nomination online, go to daytonohio.gov/citybeautiful. Forms may also be picked up or submitted at 101 W. Third St., 6th floor (Department of Planning and Community Development).