Item 7A - Sign AmortizationAGENDA ITEM:
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BACKGROUND:
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY C OMMISS ION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
Sig n Amortization
Jeremy I fubsch ~
Buildin g a nd Zo ning Director T --'1
May 12,201 5
AGI•:NOA ITEM #7A
MAY 26,20 15
The Cit y's sign co de or igina ll y stated th at a ll nonco nformin g signs were to co me into
comp li ance by January 1, 20 15. In Dcccmb ero f 20 14 , th e deadline was chan ged to Jun e 1, 20 15
in o rd er to fo r t he c it y and staff to further eva lu ate the co de and to see how Ne ptun e Beac h
handle d th eir sign amorti za ti on. In March of20 15, Neptune Beach dec ided to remove the sun se t
prov is ion of their no nco nformin g s ign code. Thi s mea ns that nonco nfor min g signs wi ll be
a llow ed to remain in pl ace unti l th ey co me i nto comp liance natura ll y.
1\t the May 11 111 Co mm iss ion mee tin g, th e Co mmi ss ion vo ted to dir ec t s ta ff to crea te a sign
ordinance th at re mo ves th e s un se t prov isio n for nonco nfo rming signs. Thi s mea ns
nonco nforming signs will only have to co me int o co mplian ce wit h th e s ign code when th ey meet
the se co nditions: Any change to th e stru ctura l supports or stru ct ura l m aterial s, in cludin g
temp orary reloca ti on assoc iat ed with routine maint enance of a property any change whic h
in creases th e illumin at ion; any chan ge which in creases th e height of a s ign; any c hange, whi ch
a lt ers th e mat e riaJ used for the disp lay area or face area by more th an 25%; any replacement
requ ired as the result of an acc id ent a l ac t or wea th er-relat ed ac t; any rep lacement of an
abandoned sign; any change nece ssary fo r comp li ance with f lorid a Buildin g Code req uirement s.
The Co mmi ssion al so di scusse d crea tin g a waiver process for signs. The c urr ent sign co tl e all ows
property ow ners to apply for a zo ni ng var iance or \Vaiver rela ted to signage.
BUDGET: None.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve Ord in ance 60-15-20
ATTACHMENTS: Proposed Ordinance 60-15-20
REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER:
ORDINANCE NO. 60-15-20
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH,
FLORIDA, REPEALING SECTION 17-51(5) OF CHAPTER
17, ARTICLE IV OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES,
RELATING TO SIGNS AND ADVERTISING
STRUCTURES; REMOVING THE TIME DEADLINE FOR
NONCONFORMING SIGNS TO COME INTO
COMPLIANCE; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
AGENDA ITEM #7A
MAY26,2015
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida, made
substantial revisions to and amended the City's sign ordinances on September 9th, 2002; and
WHEREAS, the 2002 sign ordinance amendments included provisions for amortization
of non-conforming signs; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission now finds that a formal am01tization deadline is no
longer necessary and therefore desires to amend Section 17-51(5) of Chapter 17, Article IV, of
the Atlantic Beach Code of Ordinances.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON
BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. Code Amended. That Section 17-51(5) of the Code of Ordinances, relating
to the Signs and Advertising Structures of the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida, is hereby repealed
as follows:
Sec. 17-51. Nonconforming Signs
~ Not\vithstanding the preceding provisions of paragraphs ( 1)
through (4), all signs permitted within the commercial and
industrial zoning districts pursuant to section 17 6 of this chapter,
shall be made to conform v,rith the provisions of this chapter as
may be mnended on or before June 1, 2015.
ORDINANCE NO. 60-15-?
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SECTION 2. Conflict. If any portion of this ordinance is in conflict with any portion of
any other ordinance, then the provisions of this ordinance shall govern.
SECTION 3. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, then said holding
shall in no way affect the validity of the remaining pmiions of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its final
passage and adoption.
PASS ED by the City Commission on first reading this 26th day of May 2015.
PASS ED by the City Commission on second and final reading this 8th day of
June 2015.
ATTEST:
DONNA L. BARTLE,
City Clerk
CAROLYN WOODS,
Mayor, Presiding Officer
Approved as to form and cmrectness:
RICHARD KOMANDO,
City Attorney
ORDINANCE NO. 60-15-?
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