HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008 08 11 Regular 601 Waive Sign Code for Real Estate Signage
COMMISSION AGENDA
ITEM 601
Consent
Informational
Public Hearin
Re ular
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August II, 2008
REQUEST: The Community Development Department requests that the City Commission
consider the request by representatives o flo cal realtors to waive the sign code for real estate signage.
PURPOSE: Staffhas been directed to bring this unspecified request to waive the City's sign code
forward to the City Commission for consideration on this date.
CONSIDERATION: The City staff received similar requests, from various sources, in the past
(approximately 2 previous e-mail requests), to unequivocally waive the entire sign code for realtor
open house events. These have always been denied, since they are inconsistent with Code, in terms of
content and procedure. No party making these broad-based requests has spoken with staff about the
process or cost set forth by the City. Staff has been directed to bring this request (Attachment "A")
forward to the Commission.
The City Code was amended on October 29, 2006, with the adoption of Ordinance No. 2006-18,
which updated the City's sign code. Section 16-52 of the Code sets forth the purpose and intent of
the regulation (Attachment "B"). The sign code provides exemptions for a reasonable amount of
small on-site signage, while prohibiting off-premises signage.
Section 16-51 defines an off-premises sign ("Off premises sign shall mean a sign identifYing an
activity which is not on the premises where the sign is located or products or services which are not
available on the premises where the sign is located."). Subsection 16-57 (II) prohibits off-site signs.
Subsection 16-57 (23) prohibits "Any sign not expressly authorized under the City Code." Section
16-77 further prohibits new off-premises signs.
Subsection 16-55 (6) of the City Code exempts (from the permitting process) ''Temporary signs that
do not exceed six (6) square feet, provided the signs meet the requirements set forth in sections 16-59
and 16-60." Subsection 16-59 (t) sets forth construction and maintenance standards for temporary
signs, specifYing materials that are acceptable and those which are prohibited.
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August 11, 2008
Regular Item 601
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Section 16-60 provides supplemental temporary sign requirements. Subsection 16-60 (b) states that
"On property zoned residential or used for residential purposes, no temporary sign shall exceed six (6)
square feet and the total number oftemporary signs on anyone residential property shall not exceed
four (4)." Subsection 16-60 (d) limits the maximum height oftemporary signs on residential lots to
four (4) feet; Subsection 16-60 ( e) requires that temporary signs be set back at least five (5) feet from
a right-of-way and 10 feet from other property lines. Subsection 16-60 (f) provides the following:
"Upon issuance of a building permit, areas under development pursuant to an existing
development order approved by the city shall be permitted one (1) additional non-illuminated
temporary sign not to exceed a sign area of sixteen (16) square feet and six (6) feet in height for a
single family lot or thirty two (32) square feet and ten (10) feet for multi-family, commercial,
industrial, and institutional development projects. Signs permitted hereunder shall be permitted for
one (1) year or until the building permits for the area under development have expired or been
revoked. All signs shall be removed when the project has been completed, suspended, or abandoned
for at least three (3) months."
Section 16-87 provides for on-premises banners on commercial, industrial, or multi-family zoned
property. The section sets forth a maximum size and duration.
Section 16-58 provides the relief mechanism from the sign code - a waiver, pursuant to Section 20-
34. It clearly states, however, that "...a waiver shall not be permitted from the provisions ofsections
16-56 and 16-57." Section 16-56 addresses non-conforming signs. Section 16-57 is the prolnbited
signs section (referenced above - off-premises signs are prolnbited by this section).
Stafffeel that the regulation of off-premises signs is one ofthe principal foundations for controlling
sign pollution within the City.
RECOMMENDA TION: Staff recommends the Commission continue to uphold the
integrity of its ordinances and deny this request.
ATTACHMENTS:
A June 28, 2008 letter to Mayor Bush
B Section 16-52 Sign Code Purpose and Intent
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ATTACHMENT A
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From: Barbara Coy <barbaracoy@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, lun 28,2008 at 7:35 AM
Subject: I will be at the July 28th meeting
To: jfbush@winterspringsflorida.org
Cc: jfu!lsll@>y.rim~I.sPIings_fLQIg
Mayor Bush,
Thank you for the tillle you gave me th'is week to discuss my sign issues as a
Realtor.
In keeping with our recent conversation regarding the sign ordinance, as you
requested, I am sending you this e-mail to remind you that I will be attending the
July 28th meeting and would like to address the members to give a brief talk
regarding the sign ordinances as they apply to Realtors. As a Realtor in Winter
Springs the ordinance regarding our "Open House" signs has caused a great deal
of hardship for us and our clients. These professional signs are only out for 2 to 4
hours on any given day and I would like to ask the board to consider an
amendment with specific wording allowing the signage.
J
I hope you enjoy your trip and I look forward to meeting you on the 28th of July.
Regards, Barbara
Barbara Coy, GRI, e-PRO
Your Real Estate Consultant for Life
Direct: 407-497-1777
www.barbaracoy.com
Referrals are my greatest source of business..... ".Thank you for remembering me".
RE/MAX Town & Country Realty
1315 Tuscawilla Road, Suite 10 1
Winter Springs, Fl. 32708
6/3012008
ATTACHMENT B
~ 16-51
WINTER SPRINGS CODE
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sign is located or products or services which are
not available on the premises where the sign is
located.
Pole sign is a ground sign supported by poles,
uprights, or braces, which are not concealed in an
enclosed base, but are permanently placed on or
in the ground and wholly independent of any
building for support.
Right-or-way is any land designated as city,
county, state, or federal roadway and private
roadways.
Roor sign shall mean any sign erected or in-
stalled upon a roof of any building or structure.
Signs shall mean anY surface, fabric, device, or
display, whether illuminated or non-illuminated,
designed to identify, announce, direct or inform
and can be seen off-site.
Snipe sign is any sign of any material whatso-
ever that is attached in any way to a utility pole,
tree or any object located or situated on a public
road right-of-way, or any sign which is installed
m property without the permission of the prop-
erty owner.
Spot or searchlight is any apparatus designed
to project a beam of light for the purpose of
advertisement during hours of darkness.
Temporary sign shall mean a sign displayed
before, during or after an event or occurrence
scheduled at a specific time and place, inclusive
for example, for rent signs, for sale, construction
signs, real estate signs, management signs.
Trailer sign is any sign mounted on a vehicle
normally licensed by the state as a trailer and
used for advertising or promotional purposes.
~(COde 1974, ~ 5-112; Ord. No. 675, 12-8-97; Ord.
... '.. No. 2001-50, ~ 2,10-22-01; Ord. No. 2003-36, ~ 4,
.:. .. 0-13-03; Ord. No. 2006-18, ~ 2, 10-23-06)
. . : Cross reference-Defmitions and rules of construction
. enerally, ~ 1-2.
Sec. 16-52. Purpose and intent.
(a) The purpose of this article is to regulate the
number, size, type, use, design, construction and
location of signs within the city. These regulations
. <ire established in order to promote the overall
.:lconomic well-being of the city, while at the same
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time providing for the health, safety and welfare
of the public by reducing the adverse effects of
signs on safety, property values, traffic, and the
enjoyment of the scenic beauty of the city. These
regulations are intended to avoid excessive com-
petition and clutter among sign displays in the
demand for public attention, eliminate danger-
ous, dilapidated andi unsightly signs and provide
for adequate maintenance and inspection of signs
within the corporate limits of the city, consistent
with constitutional guarantees and while provid-
ing for adeqrtate opportunities for effective means
of communication.
(b) For purposes of this article, any lawful sign
may display a noncommercial message in addi-
tion to, or in lieu of, any other message. All
noncommercial speech shall be deemed to be
i
on-premiseS. Nothing' in this article shall be con-
strued to regulate the content of the message
'displayed on any sign.
(Code 1974, ~ 5-111; Ord. No. 2006-18, ~ 2, 10-23-
06)
Sec. 16-53. Building permit required.
No person shall erect, alter, repair, replace, or
relocate within the city any sign, except as pro-
vided in section 16-55, without first obtaining a
building permit for such work. No permit shall be
issued until the city determines that such work is
in accordance with the requirements contained in
this article, and such work will not violate the
building, electrical, aesthetic or other codes of the
city. A sticker, provid~d by the city showing the
permit number and date of expiration of the
permit, if any, shall be displayed on each permit-
ted sign.
(Code 1974, ~ 5-118; Ord. No. 2006-18, ~ 2, 10-23-
06)
Sec. 16-54. Applications; permit fees; review
period; approval criteria; appeals.
(a) All sign permit applications shall be filed
on forms supplied by the city. The application
shall contain the following information and docu-
ments:
(1) The name, address and telephone number
of the property owner and applicant if
different than owner.
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Date: August 11, 2008
The attached photographs were distributed by
Attorney Garganese during the discussion of
Regular Agenda Item "601" during the August
1 l, 2008 City Commission Regular Meeting.
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