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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2000-20 Unauthorized Signs ORDINANCE NO. 2000-20 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA AMENDING THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS CODE OF ORDINANCES, SECTION 16-56 DEALING WITH UNAUTHORIZED SIGNS PLACED IN OR ON PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs has determined that signs placed on or in the public rights-of-ways within the City are to be prohibited, and WHEREAS, the City of Winter Springs routinely removes said prohibited signs from its rights-of-ways, and WHEREAS, unauthorized signs placed on or in the public rights-of-ways within the city interfere with the public use of rights of way and constitute a public nuisance which pose a threat to the public health, safety, and welfare, and WHEREAS, upon removal of unauthorized signs, the storage of these prohibited signs is not practical and such signs should be subject to disposal by the city. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS HEREBY ORDAINS, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Winter Springs Code Section 16-56 is hereby amended as follows: (underlined type indicates additions and strikeout type indicates deletions, while asterisks (* * *) indicate a deletion from the Ordinance of text existing in Section 16-56. It is intended that the text in Section 16-56 denoted by the asterisks and set forth in this Ordinance shall remain unchanged from the language existing prior to adoption of this Ordinance). Section 16-56 Nonconforming Signs * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (b) Signs placed on public rights-of-way without authorization shall be subject to removal and disposal by the city. Section 2. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Ordinances and Resolutions. All prior inconsistent ordinances and resolutions adopted by the City Commission, or parts of ordinances and resolutions in contlict herewith, are hereby repealed to the extent of the contlict. City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2000-20 Page 1 of 2 Section 3. Incorporation Into Code. This ordinance shall be incorporated into the Winter Springs City Code and any section or paragraph number or letter and any heading may be changed or modified as necessary to effectuate the foregoing. Section 4. Severability. Ifany section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, whether for substantive, procedural, or any other reason, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida. ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a regular meeting assembled on the 24 day of July , 2000. Paul P. Partyka, Mayor ATTEST: Andrea Lorenzo-Luaces, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM AND SUFFICIENCY FOR THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS ONLY: Anthony A. Garganese, City Attorney First Reading: July 10, 2000 Second Reading: July 24, 2000 Effective Date: July 24, 2000 City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2000-20 Page 2 of 2 NOTICE OF CHANGES TO SECTION 16 OF CITY ORDI NANCES RELATING TO PRO HIBITED SIGNS IN THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA NOTICE OF AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 16, OF CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES IN THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS WILL HOLD A SEC- OND READING ON PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2000-20 TO CON- SIDER AMENDMENTS TO SEC- TION 16 OF THE CODE OF WINTER SPRINGS AT 6:30 P.M. ON JULY 24, 2000 AT THE WIN- TER SPRINGS CITY HALL THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS PROPOSES TO AMEND SECTION 16 OF CITY CODE DEALING WITH PROHIB- ITED SIGNS. A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SECOND READING OF PRO- POSED ORDINANCE 2000-20 WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CITY COMMISSION CHAM- BERS IN CITY HALL AT 1126 EAST STATE ROAD 434, WIN- TER SPRINGS, FLORIDA. IN- TERESTED PERSONS MAY AT- TEND AND BE HEARD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM JI- METTE COOK, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVI- SION CITY HALL, 1126 EAST STAT'E ROAD 434, WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 327-1800 #324. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE PROCEEDINGS SHOULD CONTACT THE EM- PLOYEE RELATIONS DEPART- MENT COORDINATOR 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING AT. (407) 327-1800 #236. THIS IS A PUBUC HEARING IF YOU DECIDE TO APPEAL ANY DECISION OR RECOMMENDA- TION MADE BY THE CITY COM- MISSION WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING, YOU WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, AND, FOR SUCH PURPOSES, YOU MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL is TO BE BASED. COR3411049 JULY 14, 2000 Orlando Sentinel Published Daily State of Florida SS COUNTY OF ORANGE Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Julia Nichols , who on oath says that he/she is the Legal Advertising Representative of Orlando Sentinel, a daily newspaper published at ORLANDO in ORANGE County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a NOTICE OF CHANGES in the matter of Ord. 2000-20 in the ORANGE Court was published in said newspaper in the issue; of 07/14/00 Affiant further says that the said Orlando Sentinel is a newspaper published at ORLANDO ,insaid ORANGE County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said ORANGE County, Florida, each Week Day and has been entered as second-class mail matter at the post office in ORLANDO in said ORANGE County, Florida, for a period of one year 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 discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in the said newspaper. The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 15th day of Sept., 2000, by Julia Nichols who is personally known to me and who did take an oath (SEAL)