Ordinance No. 60-93-7 v ORDINANCE NO. 60-93-7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
ATLANTIC BEACH AMENDING CHAPTER
17 ; SECTION 17-1 , CERTAIN SIGNS
EXEMPTED; PROVIDING FOR
LIMITATIONS AND REGULATIONS FOR
CANDIDATE SIGNS ; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC
BEACH:
SECTION 1 . Chapter 17 , Section 17-1 , paragraph ( 13 ) is hereby
deleted and replaced as follows :
Sec. 17-1 . Certain signs exempted from operation of chapter.
The following signs are expressly excluded from the operation of
this chapter:
( 13 ) "Signs placed by property owners promoting the candidacy
of a candidate for public office , not exceeding four ( 4 )
square feet in area and limited to one such sign per
candidate per occupied residential property. These signs
shall not be placed on public property. No such sign may
be placed closer than ten feet from any other such sign.
Signs promoting the candidacy of any person shall not be
placed prior to the qualification of that person as a
candidate . All candidacy signs shall be removed within
seventy-two ( 72 ) hours after final election. "
SECTION 2 . Severability.
If any section, sentence , clause, word, or phrase of this
Ordinance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court
of competent jurisdiction, then said holding shall in no way
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance .
SECTION 3 . This Ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon final passage .
PASSED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON FIRST READING: May 10 , 1993
PASSED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON SECOND READING: FAILED 5/24/93
William I . Gulliford, Jr.
ATTEST:
Maureen King, City Clerk
Approved as to Form and Correctness :
Alan C. Jensen, Esquire
City Attorney
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