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COMMISSION AGENDA
ITEM G
Consent
Informational
Public Hearing X
Regular
October 11 ~ 1999
Meeting
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REQUEST:
The Community Development Department-Code Enforcement Division requests the City
Commission hold a public hearing for the first reading of Ordinance No. 748 establishing a
moratorium prohibiting the installation of new billboards.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this agenda item is to hold a public hearing for the first reading of Ordinance
No. 748 to amend Section 20-454 (t), 20-466 (t) and 16-77 of the City code establishing a
moratorium on the permitting and installation of billboards within the City of Winter
Springs until a code change regulating billboards is drafted and adopted. The moratorium would
continue up and through January 31, 2000.
APPLICABLE LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY:
Current regulations prohibit billboards in the S.R. 434 Corridor Vision Plan New
Development and Redevelopment areas (Section 20-454 (t) and Section 20-466 (t). Section 16-
77 of the City Code regulates placement of billboards in other areas of the City.
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CONSIDERA TIONS:
. The visual character of a community, i.e. the appearance of its streets, neighborhoods and
business areas, is essential to its long-term economic viability. Sign control is an integral part
of improving visual character and quality of life.
· Billboard control helps communities by preserving and improving community appearance,
enhancing quality of life, protecting property values, fostering tourism and economic
development, and improving motorist safety.
. The Highway Beautification Act has fallen short of its intent to control billboard
proliferation. Loopholes and subsequent legislation have made it nearly impossible to
remove nonconforming billboards. The responsibility for billboard control is now with local
government.
· Four states; Vermont, Hawaii, Alaska and Maine, and more than 200 Florida communities
have completely banned billboards.
. Staff needs additional time to draft permanent legislation regulating billboards. A temporary
moratorium would protect the community from any new billboards until the new legislation
is drafted and adopted.
IMPLEMENTATION:
The City Commission will hold a public hearing for the second reading and adoption of
Ordinance No. 748 on October 25, 1999. The moratorium will take effect
upon adoption of Ordinance No. 748
FUNDING:
n/a
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Commission hold a public hearing to approve the first reading of
Ordinance No. 748 and move to hold a second reading of Ordinance No. 748 on
October 25, 1999.
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ATTACHMENTS:
A. Ordinance No. 748
B. Sections 20-454, 20-466, and 16-77 of City Code
COMMISSION ACTION:
CDD/October 1,1999110:25 AM
ORDINANCE NO. 748
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER
SPRINGS, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A
MORATORIUM ON THE CONSTRUCTION
AND/OR ERECTION AND/OR LOCATION
AND PLACEMENT OF ANY BILLBOARDS
WITHIN THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS,
FLORIDA; SAID MORATORIlJM TO
CONTINUE UP TO AND THROUGH
JANUARY 31, 2000, PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs,
Florida, recognizes that scenic beauty helps communities attract visitors and
residents, boosts local economics and enhances our quality of life, and
WHEREAS, billboards are recognized as detrimental to the scenic
beauty of our community, and
WHEREAS, sign regulations are established to achieve the purpose of
protecting property values, public investment and overall neighborhood
character by preventing conditions which have undesirable impacts on
surrounding properties, and
WHEREAS, the law regulating billboards requires additional
analysis prior to the implementation of a City policy on the construction and/or
erection and or location and/or placement of billboards,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I - A moratorium prohibiting the construction and/or erection
of billboards is hereby enacted in the City of Winter Springs, Florida, up to and
through January 31, 2000.
SECTION ll- A billboard shall be defmed as an outdoor sign advertising
services or products, activities, persons or events which are not made produced,
assembled, stored, distributed, leased, sold, or conducted upon the premises
upon which the billboard is located.
SECTION ill - Conflicts. All Ordinances in conflict with the provisions of
this Ordinance are hereby superceded and this Ordinance shall prevail.
SECTION IV-Severability. If any words, phrase, sentence or portion of
this Ordinance is stricken by a Florida Court of competent jurisdiction, all other
terms and conditions of the Ordinance not specifically stricken shall remain in
full force and effect.
SECTION v-
Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective
upon its passage.
DONE AND ENACTED in regular of the City Commission of the City of
Winter Springs, Florida this day of , 1999.
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
Mayor Paul P. Partyka
ATTEST:
Andrea Lorenzo-Luaces, City Clerk
(e) Additional Signs/Variances: Under special circumstances, such as for parcels on corner lots,
additional signs consistent with these design standards may be approved by the City
Commission, upon a request submitted to the Board of Adjustment pursuant to Sec. 20-82
and 20-83 of the City Code. The Board of Adjustment shall recommend variances of this
sign code in specific cases where such variances will not be contrary to the public interest
and where, due to special conditions, a literal translation of this sign code would result in
unnecessary hardship. All requirements, procedures, findings and appeals of sign code
S . . -- variances shall follow those provisions for zoning variances.
ectIOn 20-454 .
(f) Commercial Outdoor Advertising (i.e. Billboards)
Off-site advertising signs such as billboards are prohibited.
(g) Changeable Copy Signs: In order to create continuity throughout the corridor all
changeable copy signs shall be as follows: .
(1) The sign cabinet shall be all aluminum extrusion or better as approved by staff
Changeable copy signs may be incorporated into permitted signs and shall be included
as part of the permitted sign area as described below:
a. Changeable copy signs shall not comprise more than twenty-five (25%) percent
of the permitted sign area;
b. Movie theaters and other performance/entertainment facilities may utilize up to
eighty (80%) percent of the permitted sign area for display of films, plays or
other performances currently showing. Such copy area shall be included as part
of the permitted sign area.
c. Movie theaters may use up to eighty (80%) percent of permitted wall sign area
for display of names, films, plays or other performances currently showing.
d. One changeable copy sign advertising the price of gasoline is permitted on
gasoline station sites provided it shall not exceed twelve (12) square. feet per sign
face.
(2) The sign face shall be acrylic Pan X 15 or Equal.
(3) The letters and track shall be Wagner Zip-Change or Equal.
(h) Backlit Signs: Backlighting of awning signs shall be prohibited.
(i) Window Signs: Window signs may he permitted under special circumstances for retail
establishments such as signs inside and on a window or in a display of merchandise when
incorporated with such a display. The total area of all window signs,
shall not exceed twenty (20%) percent of the window glass area to be calculated separately
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New Development Area
(1) Shall only advertise one (1) person, firm, company, corporation or major enterprise
occupying the premises.
(2) The identification sign is located on the exterior wall of a building.
(3) The sign shall be clearly integrated with the architecture.
(4) The sign shall not project above any roof or canopy elevations, and the top of the sign
shall not be higher than fourteen (14) feet above the main entry floor.
(5) The sign shall display only one (1) surface and shall not project more than six (6)
inches from any wall.
(6) Signs shall conform to the following schedule:
Building Size (Gross Floor Area)
Max. Copy Area
Max. Letter Height
Less than 50,000 square feet
50,000 to 100,000 square feet
Over 100,000 square feet
16 square feet
32 square feet
48 square feet
2 feet
25% Height of Building
25% Height of Building
(e)
Additional SignsNariances: Under special circumstances, such as for parcels on corner lots,
additional signs consistent with these design standards may be approved by the City
Commission, upon a request submitted to the Board of Adjustment pursuant to Sec. 20-82
and 20-83 or the City Code. The Board of Adjustment shall recommend variances of this
sign code in specific cases where such variances will not be contrary to the public interest
and where, due to special conditions, a literal translation of this sign code would result in
unnecessary hardship. All requirements, procedures, findings and appeals of sign code
variances shall follow those provisions for zoning variances.
Section 20-466
(t)
Commercial Outdoor Advertising (i.e. Billboards)
Off-site advertising signs such as billboards are prohibited.
(g) Changeable Copy Signs: In order to create continuity throughout the corridor all
changeable copy signs shall be as follows:
(1) The sign cabinet shall be all aluminum extrusion or better as approved by stat[
Changeable copy signs may be incorporated into permitted signs and shall be included
as part of the permitted sign area as described below:
a. Changeable copy signs shall not comprise more than twenty-five (25) percent of
the permitted sign area;
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SIGNS AND ADVERTISING
(2) Within two (2) years of the effective date of
this division, all nonconforming outdoor ad-
vertising signs and their supporting mem-
bers shall be removed.
(3) Any nonconforming identification sign may
be allowed to continue, provided the busi-
ness or use it advertises remains in opera-
tion. When the business or use is discon-
tinued, the sign must be removed, and any
replacement sign must conform to all ex-
isting regulations.
(b) Signs placed on public right-of-way without
authorization shall be subject to immediate re-
moval by the department of public works of the
city.
(Code 1974, ~ 5-114)
Sec. 16-57. Prohibited signs.
The following signs are hereby prohibited:
(1) Snipe signs;
(2) Freestanding signs;
(3) Obscene signs;
(4) Hazardous signs;
(5) Flashing, running or revolving illuminated
signs;
(6) Bus stop shelter signs;
(7) Any sign placed on public right-of-way for
more than twenty-four (24) hours which does
not comply with this regulation;
(8) Balloon displays;
(9) Spot or search lights.
(Code 1974, ~ 5-115)
Sec. 16-58. Variances.
(a) Variances to this article, except for those
decisions made by the site plan review board or
staff review, may be granted by the city board of
adjustment pursuant to sections 20-82 and 20-83
of the City Code.
(b) Decisions made by the site plan review board
may be appealed to the city commission pursuant
to section 9.348 of the City Code.
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(c) Decisions made by the staff review may be
appealed pursuant to section 20-355 of the City
Code.
(Code 1974, ~ 5.117)
Sees. 16-59-16-75. Reserved.
DIVISION 2. STANDARDS*
Sec. 16-76. Generally.
All signs shall be maintained in original condi-
tion. No sign shall be placed in a city-controlled
right-of-way with the exception of directional signs.
Any sign erected on private property that exceeds
six (6) square feet in area requires the payment of
a fee to and a permit from the building depart-
ment, and shall display an official city sticker
showing the date of expiration. No sign shall ob-
struct the sight of any roadway or driveway in-
tersection or approach between two (2) feet and
five (5) feet from ground level.
(Code 1974, ~ 5-113(a))
Sec. 16-77. Outdoor displaylbillboard~-Off-
premises signs.
(a) Any outdoor advertising displaylbillboard
off-premises sign shall be set back a minimum of
twenty-five (25) feet from the right-of-way on all
state, county, and municipal roads.
(b) S~ch signs shall not be located nearer than
five hundred (500) feet to the nearest residential
district.
(c) On all state, county and municipal roads,
such signs shall be placed a minimum distance of
two thousand (2,000) feet apart. No new such sign
shall obstruct the sight of an existing permitted
sign.
(d) Such signs shall not exceed one hundred
sixty (160) square feet of copy area, or project
more than twenty-five (25) feet above the crown
of the road which the sign is designated primarily
to serve. The copy area limit allowed on both
sides is a total of three hundred twenty (320)
square feet. "V" signs are permitted, provided
they are constructed with an inner angle not to
exceed thirty (30) degrees.
.Cross reference-Buildings and building regulations, Ch.
6.
959
~ 16.77
WINTER SPRINGS CODE
(e) Such signs shall not be erected or maintained
within five hundred (500) feet of a church, school,
cemetery, public recreation area, state or national
forest, railroad intersection, or any residentially
zoned property, measured along a common right-
of-way.
(f) Such signs shall be reviewed by the site plan
review board and shall be permitted in industrial
and commercial zoning classifications only.
(g) Such signs require a permit, valid for a max-
imum of two (2) years, which may be renewed.
(Code 1974, ~ 5-1l3(b))
Sec. 16-78. Same-On-premises signs.
(a) Any outdoor advertising display/billboard
on-premises sign attached to a building shall have
a total allowable copy area, including identifica-
tion and advertising, of one (1) square foot for
each lineal foot of store frontage.
(b) Such signs not attached to a building shall
be placed not less than twenty-five (25) feet from
any intersection, with a maxim'um copy area of
thirty-two (32) square feet on each side. Double-
sided or "V" signs are permissible provided they
are constructed with,an inner angle not to exceed
thirty (30) degrees.
(c) Signs not attached to a building, proposed
as part of a development plan, shall be reviewed
by the site plan review board, or staff review, as
appropriate, during initial site plan review.
(Code 1974, ~ 5-1l3(c))
Sec. 16-79. Trailer signs.
(a) A trailer sign shall be considered a tempo-
rary sign, and as such the copy area of a trailer
sign shall not be considered as part of the maxi-
mum allowable copy area for an outdoor advertis-
ing display/billboard on-premises sign.
(b) Any person engaged in the renting, leasing,
owning or otherwise providing for hire of any
trailer sign shall be properly licensed as required
by law.
(c) Prior to the display of any trailer sign upon
any premises, a permit for each sign from the
building department is required. A permit shall
be valid for no longer than a period of thirty (30)
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days. A permit cannot be renewed, nor can a per-
mit be obtained for the same business within a
period of ninety (90) days.
(d) Trailer signs must be placed entirely on pri.
vate property and may be placed immediately
adjacent to the property line provided no traffic
hazard is thereby created as determined by the
building official, and provided such sign is placed
not less than ten (10) feet from the edge of the
paved surface of any road.
(e) No trailer sign may be placed in a parking
space which is required to meet the minimum
parking requirements for that development.
CD Trailer signs shall be permitted in commer-
cial and industrial districts only.
(g) No more than one (1) trailer sign per busi-
ness location shall be permitted. Trailer signs on
the same side of the road shall be placed not less
than two hundred (200) feet apart. No more than
three (3) trailer signs for every one thousand (1,000)
feet on the same side of the road shall be permitted.
(h) The exterior measurements of any trailer
sign, exclusive of the transportation mechanism,
shall not exceed six (6) feet in height or ten (10)
feet in length, and shall not exceed sixty (60)
square feet in area per face. No trailer sign shall
be located in such a manner as to obstruct an-
other sign.
(i) All bulbs in or attached to any trailer sign
shall be approved weatherproof rated outdoor lamps.
Spot-type bulbs and flashing, running, or revolv-
ing illumination are prohibited.
(j) Each trailer sign shall have permanently
affixed and prominently displayed the name, busi-
ness address and/or telephone number of the owner
of the sign.
(k) Each trailer sign, when in use, shall in some
manner Qe securely fastened to a permanent struc-
ture or to the ground and shall have its wheels
locked so that only the person renting, leasing,
owning, or providing the sign shall have the ca-
pability of unlocking the wheels.
(1) A permit for a trailer sign shall be valid
only for the sign location designated on the per-
mit. If a trailer is moved from the location desig-
nated on its permit, the permit shall become void,
and no refund of the fee shall be due.
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