AB Code Supplement 8 - Chapter 17 PamphletCHAPTER 17 PAMPHLET
SUPPLEMENT NO. 8
July, 1989
CHAPTER 17
SIGNS AND ADVERTISING STRUCTURES
City of
ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA
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Chapter 17
SIGNS AND ADVERTISING STRUCTURES*
Art. I. In General, §§ 17-1-17-30
Art. II. Permit, §§ 17-31-17-35
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 17-1. Certain signs exempted from operation of chapter.
The following signs are expressly excluded. from the operation of this chapter:
(1) Decals affixed to or signs painted on store windows, store equipment, fuel pumps or
other types of vending equipment used for dispensing retail products.
(2) Signs wholly within a building.
(3) Memorial signs, tablets or plaques, or the name of a building and the date of erection,
when the same are cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of bronze or
other incombustible material.
(4) Small professional nameplates for physicians, surgeons, dentists, musicians, lawyers,
architects, teachers and other like professional persons placed on the premises occu-
pied by the persons, and not exceeding more than one (1) square foot in area, in all
areas except business or industrial zones.
(5) Occupational signs denoting only the name and profession of an occupant in a
commercial building or public institutional building, placed flat against the exterior
surface of the building and not exceeding three (3) square feet in area.
(6) Not more than one (1) real estate sign advertising the sale, rental or lease of only the
premises on which it is maintained. Such sign shall not be more than four (4) square
feet in area and shall conform to required setback lines. Also, not more than four (4)
off -premise real estate signs advertising an official open house which said open house
shall be of a duration of no more than four (4) continuous hours and said signs may
not be erected more than one-half hour before the open house and must be removed
within one-half hour after the end of the open house.
(7) Signs noting the architect, engineer or contractor when placed upon work under
construction; provided, the sign shall be removed within fifteen (15) days of comple-
tion of construction. The signs shall not be larger than necessary to display the
names of persons or firms performing labor or supplying materials to the premises.
*Cross references—Buildings and building regulations, Ch. 6; planning/zoning/appeals,
Ch. 14; occupational license for advertising, § 20-59; zoning and subdivision regulations, Ch.
24.
State law references—Authority to establish sign ordinances, F.S. § 166.0425; outdoor
advertisers, F.S. Ch. 479.
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(8) Traffic signs, legal notices, danger signs and temporary emergency or nonadvertising
signs, erected by the city, county, state or federal authorities.
(9) "No trespassing" and "private property" signs not exceeding sixty-six (66) square
inches in area.
(10) "Vacancy" or "no vacancy" signs not exceeding sixty-six (66) square inches in area.
(11) Directional signs, located off premise, of any religious, charitable, fraternal or civic
organization operated within the city, having a meeting place, clubhouse or other site
within the city for the purpose of indicating the place where such clubhouse, meeting
place or site is located in the city. Such directional signs shall not exceed twelve (12)
inches by eighteen (18) inches and be not more than ten (10) feet in overall height
above ground level. These directional signs shall not exceed four (4) in number for
each organization, as listed herein, and shall be no less than one thousand (1,000) feet
from another directional sign of the same organization. Any directional sign existing
on December 1, 1988, shall be allowed to remain until such time as the condition of
the sign becomes unsafe, unsightly or in need of major repairs, at which time it shall
be removed. Structural repairs to existing signs shall not be made without a permit.
Before any directional signs can be installed after December 1, 1988, a permit shall
be obtained from the city specifying design, duration, and location.
(12) Bulletin boards not over fifteen (15) square feet in area for public, charitable or
religious institutions, when the same are located on the premises of the institutions.
(13) Signs announcing the candidacy of a candidate for public office not exceeding four (4)
square feet in area. The signs shall be limited to four (4) locations within the city for
each candidate, and written authorization from the property owner for placing any
such sign shall be obtained and filed with the city manager by the candidate or his
agent. The placing of the signs on public property is expressly prohibited. All permit-
ted signs will be removed by the candidate within seventy-two (72) hours after final
election.
(14) Signs erected at entrances to subdivisions or new developments which contain not
less than ten (10) houses or lots. Any such signs shall not exceed twenty-four (24)
square feet in area.
(15) Signs posted on public service benches. Advertising signs on benches shall be regu-
lated by contract by the city commission.
(Code 1970, § 20-1; Ord. No. 60-81-4, § 1, 7-13-81; Ord. No. 60-88-5, § 1, 1-11-89)
Sec. 17-2. Signs permitted.
(a) Signs displayed or erected which advertise the particular building or property on
which the sign is located, or some merchandise or service dispensed or rendered on the same
premises on which the sign is located, are permitted, subject to subsection (b) of this section
acid all other provisions of this chapter. No other billboard, sign, banner, marquee, canopy or
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awning sign of any kind, except those signs specifically exempted in section 17-1,. shall be
displayed or erected in the city.
(b) The following signs, are permitted in the city, subject to the restrictions set out. below:
(1) Flat signs. A flat sign is any sign erected parallel to the face of or on the outside of
any building and supported through its length by such wall, or any sign in any way
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