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ORDINANCE NO. 616
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA,
PLACING A SIX-MONTH MORATORIUM ON THE CONSTRUCTION
AND/OR ERECTION OF ANY OUTDOOR ADVERTISING
DISPLAY /BILLBOARD OFF-PREMISES SIGN AS DEFINED BY
SECTION 16-77, CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF WINTER
SPRINGS, FLORIDA; AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission for the City of Winter Springs, Florida, has
determined it to be in the best interest of the public's health, safety and welfare that it evaluate
and analyze the erection and placement of billboard signage within the City limits of the City
of Winter Springs, Florida, and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that the study of the erection and
placement of billboard signage is necessary to assure the avoidance of blight and/or damage
to the aesthetics of the environment;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF WINTER
SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: The City of Winter Springs, Florida, hereby places a moratorium on the
erection and placement of any outdoor advertising display/billboard off-premises, as provided
for by Section 16-77, Code of Ordinances, City of Winter Springs, Florida. No outdoor
advertising display/billboard off-premises sign shall be erected or constructed for a period of
six (6) months from the effective date of this ordinance.
SECTION II: The City of Winter Springs, Florida, shall during the six (6) month
moratorium period conduct a study and provide recommendations regarding the erection of
outdoor advertising display/billboard off-premises signs.
SECTION III: This moratorium established herein shall not apply to the repair and
maintenance of existing outdoor advertising display/billboard off-premises signs within the
City of Winter Springs, Florida.
SECTION IV: This Ordinance takes effect upon passage in accordance with Florida
law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of February, 1996, in Chambers at
the City of Winter Springs, Florida.
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
John F. Bush, Mayor
ATTEST:
Margo M. Hopkins
CITY CLERK
First Reading: January 22. 1996
Posted: January 23. 1996
Second Reading and Public Hearing:
February 12. 1996
The Orlando Sentinel
Published Daily
. $94.61
in the ~l: MINOLF
was published in said newspaper in the issue; of 0;:: In ~/9h
Court,
NOTICE OF PUBUC HEARING
CITY OF 1LWI.SASPRINGS,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, by
the City Commission of the City
01 Winter Springs, Florida, that
said CommissIOn will hold a
Public Hearing on an ordinance
entitled as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 616
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF WINTER
SPRINGS, FLORIDA. PLAC-
ING A SIX-MONTH MORA-
TORIUM ON THE CON-
STRUCTION AND/OR
ERECTION OF ANY OUT-
DOOR ADVERTISING DIS-
PLAY/BILLBOARD OFF-
PREMISES SIGN AS DE-
FINED BY SEGTION 16-77,
CODE, OF ORDINANCES,
CITY OF WINTER
SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AND
PROVIDING FOR EFFEC-
TIVE DATE.
This Public Hearing will be held
at 7:30 p.m. on February 12,
1996, or as soon thereafter as
possible In the Commission
Chambers, City Hall, 1126
E.S.R. 434, Winter Springs, FL
32708.
Copies of the proposed ordi-
nance ,are available In the office ,
01 the City Clerk lor inspection.\,
Interestecf parties ma appear at
this hearing and be ~eard with
respect to this proposed ordi- i
nance.
Persons with disabilities need-
ing assistance to participate in
any 01 these proceedings
S,hO, uld contact the, EmplOl'ee
Relatlona Dapartment ADA C0-
ordinator 48. hours in advance
01 the meeting at (407) 327-
1800.
Persons are lIdvised that n they
decide to appeal any decisions
made at these meetings/hear-
Ings, they will need a record of
the proceedings and for such
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the proceedings is made, which
includes the testimony and evi-
dence upon which the appeal is
based, per Section 286.0105
FlOrida Statutes.
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS
/S/Mar~ M. Hopkins
~.a~lerk HopkIns,
C~67163 FEB.03,1996
~tatt of jflortba } S.S.
COUNTY OF ORANGE
Befof(, ~1 unier~ed authority personally appeared
eye 0 , who on oath says
that he/she is th~ Legal Advertisin~Be~~sentative of The Orlando Sentinel, a dal!y
ney.'fF.a~er published at CAS ~ i:...L K I: RRY In
S t. I Ol [ Counrr, Florida;
that the attached copy of advertisement, being a NOT T (f 0 F P 81 T C
in the matter of Ordinance No. 61 6
Affiant further svs that the said Orlando Sentinel is a newspaper published at
CASSELBERR ,in said
SEMINOLE County, Florida,
and tha~ the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in
said SEMINOL [ County, Florida,
each Week Da~ ~md has been entered as second-class mail matter at the post
officElin ~ar t.LBERRY in ~aid
St.MI . County, FlOrida,
for a period of one vear next preceding the first publication of the attached
copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he/she has neither paid
nor promised any person, firm or corporation any di nt, rebate,
commission or refund for the purpose of securi 9 this dve t ement for
publication in the said newspaper.
The foregoing instrument was acknowledg
February , 19~, by Kel
who is personally known to me and wh
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