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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 07-1989ORDINANCE NO. 7 -89 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 653, SIGN CODE, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING THE POLITICAL SIGN REGULATIONS; REPEALING ALL PORTIONS OF THE CODE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida, as follows: SECTION 1. Section 653.21, Political Signs, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 653.21 Political Signs. No political signs shall be erected prior to the candidate qualifying for office. A. Specifications. The maximum size of a political sign shall not exceed thirty -two (32) square feet in face area. The minimum size of a political sign shall not be less than five (5) square feet in face area. A doubled -faced (back to back) sign, or a V- shaped sign attached at one end, shall be considered one sign. Political signs shall be constructed out of one -half (1/2) inch or thicker wood, hard plastic, masonite or flake board. No cardboard or paper shall be used in the construction of any political sign except as a paper face if it rests entirely on the aforementioned materials, and is securely attached to the backing by adhesive over the entire surface. Vehicle signs shall be allowed provided they do not increase the dimensions of vehicles in excess of one- eighth (1/8) inch in any direction. All political signs shall be securely fastened, anchored, placed and maintained so as not to constitute a hazard. B. Location. Political signs shall not be placed on any City owned property or within any road or street right -of -way. No signs shall be posted on trees, utility poles or fence posts. C. Permits. Each candidate shall obtain a sign permit ($10.00) from the Building Department. This permit covers all signs placed by the candidate. Written consent of the property owner is required to be submit- ted to the Building Department prior to erecting the signs. Written permission of the property owner is not required for placement of signs in Residentially zoned districts. D. Deposit. A forty dollar ($40.00) deposit shall be paid to the City before any political signs are erected. Said deposit shall be refunded provided the signs are removed within five days of the election in which the candidate's name appears. In the event the signs are not removed, this amount shall be used to defray the cost of removal of the signs by the City. ORDINANCE NO. 7 -89 PAGE 1 OF 2 E. District Regulations. Residential Districts (R -1, R -2 & R -3 Zones) - Two (2) political signs, five (5) square feet in area each, shall be allowed per lot. Commercial (C -1) and Industrial (M -1) Zones - Political signs not exceeding thirty -two square feet or less than five square feet are allowed. Only one political sign per candidate shall be allowed on any one lot or parcel of land, except for lots or parcels with two hundred fifty (250) feet or more frontage, where two signs shall be allowed. SECTION 2. Section 653.28, sub - paragraphs (A)(2), (B)(2), (C)(2), (D)(2), and (E)(2) and hereby amended to read as follows: Political signs in accordance with Section 653.21. SECTION 3. All portions of the Code in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, day of August , 1989. Attu sit : C y Clerk Approved as to Form: First Reading 7 -18 -89 Posted: 7 -19 -89 Advertised: 7 -20 -89 Second Reading: 8 -1 -89 NAME YES NO HOOG X KIDD Abseht MILLER AbSeit RANDELS X SALAMONE X ORDINANCE NO. 7 -89 PAGE 2 OF 2