91-87 ORDINANCE NO. 91-87
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, A~ENDING CHAPTER 9, 'BUILD-
INGS AND CONSTRUCTION~, ARTICLE VIII, 'SIGNS AND
BILLBOARDS', SECTION 9-212, 'CLEARANCE HEIGHT AND
SETBACKS', SUBSECTION B, 'SETBACKS', BY ENACTING A
NEW SUBSECTION (3) TO PROVIDE STANDARDS FOR SIGNS
LYING PARTIALLY IN THE SETBACK~ PROVIDING A SAVING
CLAUSE~ PROVIDING A GENERAL REPEALER CLAUSE~ PRO-
VIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS=
~. That Chapter 9, 'Buildings and Construction',
Article VIII, ~Signs and Billboards', Section 9-212, 'Clearance Height
and Setbacks~, 'subsection (B), 'Setbacks', be amended to enact a new
subsection (3), to read as follows=
(3} Subject to Section 9-200(b}(3), any applicant who wishes
to construct a free standing sign, which is the sole
identification sign on the premises, may construct such a
sign partially within and without the setback line,
provided permission to erect such a sign is granted by
the City of. Delray Beach. Such a sign shall not-exceed
seven (7) feet in height nor 40 square feet per sign.
Furthermore, the area ~f the sign within the setback area
can not be greater than twenty (20) square feet and the
area of the sign in the normal buildable area can not be
greater than twenty (20) square feet.Such application
shall be further expressly subject to approval by the
City after the City determines that the placement of the
sign in the requested location does not present a hazard
to pedestrians or vehicular traffic. An applicant who
has permission to erect a sign within a setback shall be
required to sign an agreement which shall be counter-
signed by the property owner indicating that it is the
obligation of the owner of the sign and/or property owner
to relocate the sign in such time as the City determines
that additional right-of-way or setback is required for
City purposes. The City may also require insurance or
bonds in specific circumstances.
~L~. 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
decision shall not effect the validity of the remainder hereof, as a
whole or a part thereof, other than the part declared to be invalid.
Sect.'~. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewf.th be and the same are hereby repealed.
Sect.,.on 4- That this ordinance shall become effective immedi-
ately upon second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final
reading on this 27th day of October 1987.
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