132-85 ORDINANCE NO. 132-85
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 9, "BUILDINGS AND
CONSTRUCTION", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING ARTICLE VII,
"SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS", SECTION 9-217, "REMOVAL WHEN
BUSINESS DISCONTINUED", TO ALLOW UNUSED STRUCTURES
CONTAINING SIGN PANELS TO REMAIN AFTER THE BUSINESS
USING SUCH STRUCTURE IS DISCONTINUED, AND TO FURTHER
CONSIDER THE STRUCTURE UPON ISSUANCE OF A NEW SIGN
PERMIT FOR THE SITE; OR IF NOT USED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR,
TO REQUIRE REMOVAL THEREOF; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 9-217, "Removal when business discontinued", of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 9-217. Removal when business discontinued.
(a) When a business or service using any sign or signs is discontinued, all
signs an~--s4~n--~t-r~e~res relating to this business or service shall be removed within
ten (10) days from the date of discontinuance.
(b) The sign structure may remain until approval of a new sign is received,
and if the new business does not use the same sign structure, then the structure shall
be removed within ten (10) days from the date of approval of the new sign.
(c) In any event, any unused sign structures shall be removed by the
property owner no later than one (1) year after the discontinuance of the businesS.
Section 2. 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 affect the validity of the remainder
hereof as a whole or part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid.
Section 3. 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 17th day of December , 198 5
ATTEST:
City ~rk
First Reading November 26, 1985
Second Reading December 17, 1985