HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-96-08ORDINANCE NO. 0- ~-~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 20A-
15.5 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING
TEMPORARY SIGNS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY,
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, AND PROVIDING FOR
AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Sebastian, Florida,
has enacted Ordinance No. 0-95-2--1, providing for temporary use
permits, and
WHEREAS, said Ordinance provides that activities or events for
which a temporary use permit has been obtained shall not be counted
toward the three (3) event maximum for temporary signs for special
events as provided in Section 20A-15.5{P) (1), and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Sebastian, Florida,
desires to amend Section 20A-15.5 (F) to reflect said provision.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, THAT:
SECTION 1. Section 20A-15.5 (F) of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Sebastian, Florida is hereby amended to
read as follows:
F. Public, charitable, educational, religious, short term
special sales promotion, or special event signs. Temporary signs
announcing any public, charitable, educational, religious or other
special event or function may be installed subject to compliance
with the following conditions:
1. Timing of placement and removal. Such signs shall be
placed not more than fourteen (14) days prior to the event and must
be removed not later than twenty-four (24) hours after termination
of the event. A maximum of three 3) separate occasions or special
events may be permitted within any three hundred sixty-five-day
period, provided, however, that any activity or special event for
which a temporary use permit has been obtained shall not be counted
toward said maximum.
Exception: Any new business or relocation of an existing
business within the City of Sebastian shall be allowed grand
opening signs not to exceed thirty (30) days. These signs shall
not count as a special event sign as described above.
2. Character of signs. Such signs shall not exceed the
following requirements:
(a) Properties with less than one hundred (100) feet of
frontage shall be permitted a total of thirty-two (32)
square feet of sign area.
(b) Properties of more than one hundred (100) feet of
frontage shall be permitted a total of sixty-four (64)
square feet of sign area.
(c) Banners are permitted to be utilized as a temporary
promotional sign.
3. Waiver from requirement of subsection. The building
official shall advise any applicant desiring relief from subsection
20A-15.5(F) of his right to approach the city council to request a
waiver of such requirements. Upon request of an applicant, the
city council may alter or waive the requirements of subsection 20A-
15.5 (F) of this article.
SECTION 2. All other Ordinances or parts of Ordinances,
Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 3. If any clause, section, or other part or
application of this Ordinance shall be held by any Court of
competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, such
unconstitutional or invalid part or application shall be considered
as eliminated, in no way affecting the validity of the remaining
portion or applications, which shall remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30)
days after its passage and adoption.
PASSED BY THE CiTY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, ON
FIRST READING, THIS /~DAY OF ~/~z~w~3_~ , 1996. PASSED AND
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TH~S CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, ON
SECOND AND FINAL READING, THIS /~.~DAY OF fT/?~./_~/J , 1996.
The foregoing Ordinance was moved for adoption by
Councilmember ~/~.~/~J The motion was seconded by
Councilmember ~/~. ~,/~, -Z.~-~3 ~
the vote was as follows:
and, upon being put into a vote,
Mayor Arthur L. Firtion
Vice Mayor Carolyn Corum
Councilmember Norma J. Damp
Councilmember Ray Halloran
Councilmember Louise R. Cartwright
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The Mayor thereupon declared this Ordinanc~e duly passed and
adopted this /,~. day of ~/~..Lj// , 1996.
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
Arthur L. Firtion, Mayor
ATTEST:
Katht]/ngM. 'O'Halloran, CMC/AAE
Approved as to Form and Content:
C--lift0~ ~A. McClelland, Jr.
City Attorney