19-90 ORDINANCE NO. 19-90
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING TITLE 15, "BUILDING
REGULATIONS", CHAPTER 162, "SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS",
SECTION 162.040, "DIRECTIONAL SIGNS", OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, BY
AMENDING SUBSECTION 162.040(A), TO CLARIFY THAT
DIRECTIONAL SIGNS REFERRED TO IN OUR OFF-PREMISE
SIGNS BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (C), BY ENACTING A NEW
SUBSECTION (C) TO PERMIT DIRECTIONAL SIGNS WITHIN
RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS AND DEFINING CRITERIA
THEREOF; PROVIDING A GENERAL REPEALER 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", Section 162.040, Subsection (A) of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be and the same is
hereby amended to read as follows:
(A) Seme~a~ Directional signs limited to a maximum of six per
civic organization, church, or recreational facility and limited to
a maximum of four per business or residential development may be
permitted in city street right-of-way subject to the approval of
the Public Works, engineering, and Building Departments. Signs
located other than on city rights-of-way shall be permitted to
continue at appropriate locations until otherwise notified. The
designation of the maximum number of directional signs is not
intended to imply that each qualifying applicant is entitled to the
maximum. The number of directional signs permitted for each
qualifying applicant, up to the maximum, shall depend upon the
needs of the traveling public as determined by the above city
departments. The dimensions of the directional signs shall be 8
inches by 30 inches per sign. The signs will be designed and
installed in accordance with city specifications at the expense of
the applicant. When directional signs are located at a street
intersection, they shall be placed on the side of the street
opposite the side on which there are street signs.
Section 2. That Title 15, "Building Regulations", Chapter
162, "Signs and Billboards", Section 162.040, "Directional Signs", of
the Code of Ordinances of the City of De!ray Beach, Florida, is hereby
amended by repealing Subsection (C).
Section 3. That Title 15, "Building Regulations", Chapter
162, "Signs and Billboards", Section 162.040 "Directional Signs", is
hereby amended by enacting a new subsection (C) to read as follows:
(C) Residential subdivisions containing twenty-five (25) or
more living units may have a maximum of four (4) directional signs
placed in the public or private rights-of-way located wholly within
the subdivision. Such directional signs shall be limited to 8 feet
in height, with a sign face not exceeding 16 square feet or 4 feet
in width or height. The directional sign will contain information
related only to the internal street system of the residential
subdivision. Directional signs with sign faces greater than 4
square feet shall be subject to review and approval by the
Community Appearance Board.
Sectio~ 4. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances which
are in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 5. 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 6. That this ordinance shall become effective ten
(10) days after its passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular sessio~on second and final
reading on this the 12th day of June ~~
AT~EST:
City Cl~r~
First Reading May 8, 1990
Second Reading. June 12, 1990
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