77-78 ORDINANCE NO. 77-78
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, REPEALING SECTION 3-14(E) (1) OF CHAPTER 3 '
"SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND EN-
ACTING A NEW SECTION (E)(1), PERMITTING THE MAIN USE SIGN
OF A SHOPPING CENTER TO DISPLAY THE NAME OF THE CENTER
AND/OR LIST THE NAMES OF THE RETAIL STORES AND SERVICE
ESTABLISHMENTS LOCATED THEREIN, ALSO PROVIDING THAT EACH
UNIT OF A SHOPPING CENTER MAY UTILIZE A FLAT SIGN~ PRO-
VIDING 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 3-14 of Chapter 3 of the Code of Ordinances
is hereby amended by repealing (E)(1) and enacting a new Section (E)(1) to
read as follows:
f (E) Commercial Districts.
i~ (1) Shopping Centers only.
!i (a) One main use sign which may be either: a free
standing sign, fixed projection sign, or flat sign
subject to the size limitations for such signs con-
tained in Section 3-14(E)(3) and (4)o The main
use sign may display the name of the shopping
~i center, list some or all of the names of the retail
stores and service establishments contained therein,
or may combine the shopping center name with, the
list of separate stores and establishments provided
that in all ~i~stances the a~ove referred to size
limitations 'are observed.
(b) In addition, each unit of a shopping center shall
be allowed one flat sign not to exceed ten (1~/o)
percent of such unit front face area and window
lettering not to exceed five (5%) percent of such
unit front face area.
Section 2. That should any section or provision of this ordinance
9r any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence or w~rd be declared by a
~ourt of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remainder hereof, as a whole or part ther~i~of other than
%he part declared to be invalid.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall become effective ten days
fter passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading
i n this the 13th day of November , 1978.
ATTEST: M A Y
LEON M. WEEKES
City Clerk
First Reading October 23, 1978
lecond Reading November 13, 1978