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.
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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
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KIDD Abseht
MILLER AbSeit
RANDELS
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SALAMONE
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