HomeMy WebLinkAboutCHAPTER #129CHAPTER NO. /~ ~
AN ORDINANCE Regulating the erection, construction and
maintenance in the City of Sebastian, Florida, of advertising
signs and billboards; defining billboards; imposing a license
tax upon the erection, construction and maintenance of bill-
boards in said City; fixing the amount thereof; providing the
manner ~ issuing such licenses and prescribing penalties for
violations hereof.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA:
Sec. 1. No person, firm or corporation shall erect,*
construct or maintain any advertising sign or billboard upon~
which advertising matter is placed, within the corporate limits.
of the City of Sebastian, Florida, a.~.a distance, closer.than'
fi~ty..-~2eet to any pub.t.i.e..~.e~ or. thoroughf, a~e .~h~n~ pro-.
vided, however, that this shall not prohibit the construction,
erection or maintenance of advertising signs, or billboards
on the business property of any person, finn or corporation engaged
in any business for profit within said City, which said signs or
billboards shall, however, be devoted exclusively to the adver-
tising of the business being so conducted upon the premise where
said sign or billboard is located and provided further that such
sign or billboard shall be so constructed and maintained as to
not obstruct the view of pedestrians or operators of motor
vehicles in the use of public streets and thoroughfares of the
said City..
Sec. 2. There is hereby imposed upon any person, firm
or corporation erecting, constructing or maintaining any bill-
board containing advertising matter within the corporate limits
of the City of Sebastian, Florida, an annual tax in the amount
of $~0.00 for each such billboard so erected, constructed or
maintained, and said license tax shall be due and payable at the
time and in the manner prescribed by the ordinances of said City
for the collection of occupational license taxes therein and all
provisions of the ordinances of said City relating to the.manner
and method and time of issuing occupational licenses shall be
applicable to the license to be issued under provisions of this
o~dinance. This Section, however, shall not be applicable to
the erection, construction or maintenance of billboards being
used by any person, finn or corporation engaged in business for ~
profit in the said City if said billboard is exclusively erected,
construGted and maintained upon the premise being used fo~ said
business and is devoted exclusively to the advertising of said
business.
Sec. 3. For the purpose of this ordinance, any ad-
vertising sign which shall contain t~irty-six (36) or more
Sec. 4. Any person, lien or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punished by fine not exceeding $~00.00 or by im-
prisonment not exceeding 60 days, either one or both in the
discreti°n of the Court trying the offender.
Sec. ~. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in con-
flict herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. 6. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayo~
or by its becoming an ordinance without such approval.
Passed by the City Council this~ay of
~ , 1951.
Attest:
City ~ ounc~]i
VOCELLE AND WALKER, VERO [~IEAOH, ~'LORi~A
To the Mayor of the City of Sebastian, Florida:
I hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance
was regularly passed by the City Council on the ~/D~
.,day of
C Clerk
Approved by me this. /~day of
~ , 1951.
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V~CI~-LLE AND WALKER, VERO BEACH, FLORI[)A