HomeMy WebLinkAbout725ORDINANCE NO. 725
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD,
FLORIDA AMENDING ARTICLE I1 TITLED
SIGNBOARDS AND BILLBOARDS, CHAPTER
3, SECTIONS 3-4 THROUGH 3-8 INCLUSIVE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. That Article II titled Sigabeards and Billboards,
Chapter 3, Sections 3-4 through 3-8 inclusive, be and the same is hereby
amended to read as fotlows:
ARTICLE II. Signboards and Billboards.
Section 3-4 Definitions: The definitions of signs and outdoor
displays are as defined in Chapter XXIII of the Building Code of
Sanford (Southern Standard Building Code).
Section 3-5 Classification, Construction ~ Structural Re-
quirements: All signs and Outdoor Displays
sball be classified and meet the requirements of Chapter XXIII
of the Building Code of Sanford.
Section 3-6 Ground Signs: (Location)
(a) All ground signs erected within 100 feet of the nearest
curb line of the nearest street intersection, and with the
lower edge of the face less than 9 feet above the average
ground level, shall be set back from all property lines a
distance equal to the overall height of the sign plus 5 feet.
(b) Ground signs with the lower edge of the face 9 feet or
more above the average ground level and maintaining clear
vision below the lower edge of the face except for necessary
supports and braces (as determined by the Building Official)
may be located on private property as desired by the owner.
(c) No sign shall be erected, constructed, or maintained in,
on, or upon any public property, or public street or thorough-
fare, of the City of Sanford except as hereinafter provided:
The City Commission may, upon petition in writing, or
upon recommendation of the City Manager, allow the
erection of a sign or signs on French Avenue after a
finding that said sign or signs are in the best interests
if the City of Sanford provided the following conditions
are met:
(1) Materials shall be non-combustible.
(2) Location shall be approved by the City Manager
(3) Copy shall advertise a Downtown Business and show
the direction thereto.
(4) Lower face of sign shall be not less than 9 feet
above the ground.
(5) Owner shall furnish public liability insurance in
amount as approved by the City Commission.
(6) Sign shall meet all requirements of Chapter XXIII
of Sanford Building Code.
Section 3-7 Existing Signs: Signs erected and existing on the
date of this ordinance may be maintained so long as, in the
opinion of the City Manager or building official, the same are
in and maintained in a good sate of repair and constitute no
haZard visual or otherwise to traffic flow and pedestrian
movement.
SECTION 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of August, A.D. 1960.
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CERTIFICATE
I, H. N. Tamm, Jr., City Clerk of the City of
Sanford, Florida do hereby certify that a true and correct
copy of the foregoing Ordinance No. ?25, Passed and Adopted
by the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, on
the 8th day of August 1960, was POSTED at the front door of
the City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida, on the 9th
day of August, 1960.