39-89 OA.]3T~A.RgF_, NO. 39-89
A~ ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING TITLE XV, "BUILDING
REGULATIONS", CHAPTER 162, "SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS",
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING 162.004, "DEFINITIONS",
"ENTRANCE GATES" TO DELETE CRITERIA FOR RESIDENTIAL
SUBDIVISION IDENTIFICATION SIGNS FROM THE DEFINITION
OF ENTRANCE GATES; BY AMENDING SECTION 162.035,
"SIGNS PERMITTED AND REGULATED IN ZONING DISTRICTS",
SUBSECTION A, "RESIDENTIAL R-1AAA AND R-IAAA", BY
REPEALING SUBSECTION (A) ( 5 ) , AND RERUMBERING
S~SECTION (A)(6) TO (A)(5)", BY AMENDING SUBSECTION
B, "_RESIDENTIAL R-lA, R-1AAB, R-1AA ~ R-lAB" ,
SUB-SUBSECTION 1, BY ELIMINATING REFERENCE TO
SUBPARAGR~JPH ( A ) ( 5 ) , BY AMENDING SUBSECTION C,
"RESIDENTIAL RM-6 AND PRD 4, 7 , AND 10" ,
SUB-SUBSECTION 1 BY REPF~LING REFERENCE TO
SUBSECTION ( A ) ( 6 ) , BY AMENDING SUBSECTION D,
"RESIDENTIAL RM-10 AND RM-15",. SUB-SUBSECTION 1 BY
DELETING REFERENCE TO SUBSECTION {A) (6); BY ENACTING
A NEW SUBSECTION 162. 047, "RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION
ENTRANCE GATES", TO PERMIT RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION
ENTRANCE GATE SIGNS IN CERTAIN ZONING CATEGORIES AND
TO PROVIDE CRITERIA FOR ~ SIZE AND PLACEMENT OF
SUCH SIGNS; PROVIDING A GENERAL REPEj&T.~.R CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Title 15, "Building Regulations", Chapter
162, "Signs and Billboards", "Permitted Signs; Regulations", Section
162. 004, "Definitions" "Entrance Gates" be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"ENTRANCE GATES."- An identification structure located along
the main access to a city-approved subdivision or commercial
development and necessary directional signs. S~eh
s%~p -a~aee~ -%~ -~he -s~v~s~ -~ -appre~e~ -by -~he -e~¥? -
s~v ~ s ~ ~ - ~e~% ~ ~ ~e a%~e~ - s ~ - e~% s% ~§ -w~%h~ -a - ~ ~h~- ~ -way -
mea~a~ -as -e9 -8~½¥ -~7 -%9~B -sha~ -Be -eens~eme~ -a~gaee~% -~e -a
s~b~¥~s~em= --S~g~-- -e~ee~e~ -w~eh~m -%he -~h%-e~-w&y -sha~ -be
me~a~ -sha~ -Be -a% -}cas% -9~e -gee% -9~em -e~y -Da~e~ -~ea~wa¥= --A~¥
s ~ gns - app~ve~- 9 e~ - ~ee a% ~ e~ -w~ eh~n- %he- ~ ~h~ -e~ -way- e~ -me~ aa- sba
~Egh~-e~-wa¥ -e~ -me~Eaa -%0 -e=ee~ -%he -sE~a -~m -%he -~eq~es~e~ -a~
Section 2. .That Title 15, "Building Regulations", Chapter
162, "Signs and Billboards", "Permitted Signs; Regulations", Section
162.035, Subsection (A) Residential R-1AAA and R-1AAAB, the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby amended by
repealing Sub-Subsection (5) and renumbering Sub-Subsection (6) to (5).
Section 3. That Title 15, "Building Regulations", Chapter
162, "Signs and Billboards", "Permitted Signs Regulations", Section
162.035, "Signer Permitted and Regulated in Zoning Districts", Subsec-
tion (B) "Residential R-lA, R-1AAB, R-1AA and R-lAB", of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby amended to
delete reference to Section (A) (1) (5) and renumber Section (A) (1) (6)
to (A) (11 {5).
Section 4. That Title 15, "Building Regulations", Chapter
162, "Signs and Billboards", "Permitted Signs Regulations", Section
162.035, "Signs Permitted and Regulated in Zoning Districts", Subsection
(B) "Residential RM-6 and PRD47 and 10", of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby amended to delete reference
to Section (A) (1) (5) and renumber Section (A) (1) (6) to (A) (1) (5).
Section 5. That Title 15, "Building Regulations", Chapter
162, "Signs and Billboards", "Permitted Signs Regulations", Section
162.035, "Signs Permitted and Regulated in Zoning Districts", Subsection
(B) "Residential RM-10 and RM-15", of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby amended to delete reference to
Section (A) (1) 15) and renumber Section (A) {1) {6) to (A) (1) (5).
Section 6. That Title 15, "Building Regulations", Chapter
162, "Signs and Billboards", "Permitted Signs Regulations", of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby amended by
enacting a new section 162.047 to read as follows:
Sec. 162.047 Subdivision Entrance Gates Signs
Such residential subdivision entrance gates signs as defined
in Section 162.004 shall be permitted as follows:
[a) Such signs may be either one double faced sign or two
signs where there are two walls at the entrance and where
the sign is permanently affixed to the walls at the
entrance of subclivision.
(b) The sign faces shall be no greater than 36 square feet in
area.
{c) Such subdivision entrance Gates signs are permitted
within all residential zoning districts. They are
further permitted in any commercially zoned property
which is adjacent to a subdivision in existence as of
July 1, 1988.
(d) Such subdivision identification signs may be erected
within right-of-way or median strip adjacent to the
subdivision if approved by the City. A subdivision sign
may also be located within the setback~ of private
property within the subdivision or adjacent to the
subdivision within the guidelines set forth in Section
162.055 (b), if such sign was in existence as of July 1,
19B8.
(e) Any such sign erected within a right-of-way or setback
shall be at least 10 feet from a paved roadway and signs located within
a median shall be at least 5 feet from any paved roadway.
(f) Any signs approved for location within the right-of-way
or median, if such right-of-way or median is not within the jurisdiction
of the city, shall obtain written permission from the governmental
entity controlling the right-of-way or median to erect the sign in a
requested and approved location.
(g) Any signs proposed to be located on adjacent private
property shall have to be approved and permitted by the owners of the
adjacent property on which the sign is to rest. Any such signs lying on
ORD. NO. 39-89
(h) Ail signs proposed to be located within a right-cf-way or
median shall be reviewed by the Development Services Director for
compliance with this ordinance and then placed befo=e the City Commis-
sion for formal consideration of the proposed location.
Section 7. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances which
are in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby re~ealed.
Section 8. That should any section or provision of this
ordinance or any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence or word be
declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid such deci-
sion shall not effect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole
part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid.
Section 9. That this ordinance shall become effective ten
(10) days after its passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final
reading on this the llth day of July ~~_
MAYOR
First Readin~ June 27, 1989
Second Reading July 11, 1989
3 ORD. NO. 39-89