CORRESPONDENCE
The City of Boynton Beach
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISON
100 E. Boynton Beach Boulevard
P.O. Box 310
Boynton Beach, Florida 33425-0310
TEL. 561.742.6260
FAX: 561.742.6259
www.boynton-beach.org
September 9,2003
Mr. Celso Pessotti
4331 NW 1st Place
Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442
Re: First Impressions Academy
MMSP 03-073
Dear Mr. Pessotti:
In response to your request dated August 29, 2003 for the
administrative review and approval of the modifications proposed to
the above-referenced approved site plan, depicting the following :
. Installation of a double-sided monument sign with associated
landscaping(as depicted on the attached drawing) .
please be informed that the proposed changes on the revised plan
date stamped 08/29/03 are "minor" as defined within the Land
Development Regulations, Chapter 4- Site Plan Review. This project
may continue to be processed by the Building Division as a permit
application, subject to the following conditions:
I. The sign be reduced in size to four (4) foot tall by six (6) foot
in width, with a pedestal not exceeding two (2) foot in height.
2. The numerical address (3520) be placed in the top quadrant of the
sign face, for ease of motorist identification.
3. The sign be placed no closer than ten (10) feet to the north
property line and that it not be placed in the sight angles
associated with the driveway.
4. That landscaping approved by the City Forester be planted around
the base of the sign, irrigated and screening any appurtenances not
screened by the skirting of the pedestal.
5. The former "A Little Dude Ranch" wooden sign, currently covered
with a banner for the new business, be removed.
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Be advised that the proposed changes may
the building permit. Please contact me at
additional questions.
Sincerely,
Ed Breese, Principal Planner
Cc: Karen Main, Plan Review Analyst
Docl.lmeml
September 9, 2003
require a modification to
(561) 742-6260 if you have
Community Design Plan
B. Vehicular and Pedestrian Circulation.
I. Separate vehicular and pedestrian
circulation systems on a site are encouraged.
2. Vehicular and pedestrian circulation
systems on adjacent properties shall be linked to
encourage cross-access.
3. Parking lots and other vehicular use
areas shall be integrated with surrounding structures
and with the building, or group of buildings, that
they serve.
4. Design emphasis shall be given to the
entrances and exits to parking areas, through use of
landscaping.
C. Service Areas.
1. Unloading and loading areas shall be
screened from streets and public view by a buffer
wall or continuous vegetative buffer. Vegetative
buffers shall be comprised of shrub and tree species
having dense foliage and of a size and spacing to
form a continuous screen of plant material as
required by the Landscape Code.
2. All dumpsters and recycling receptacles
shall be located on site so that they are easily
accessible for pickup. No trash receptacles shall be
located in a parking space.
3. All dumpsters, recycling receptacles
and lift stations shall be screened from public view
with a six foot high, concrete block stuccoed wall.
Such enclosure openings shall have gates.
4. Exterior utility boxes, meters,
transformers, etc. shall be screened from public view
by a buffer wall or continuous vegetative buffer as
required by the Landscape Code.
E. Walls, fences, enclosures, and similar
incidental site structures shall resemble, with respect
to color and materials, the design of the principal
buildings and shall be integrated with other site
elements.
F. Exterior Lighting.
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I. Lighting fIXture height, style, design
and illumination level shall be compatible with the
building design and height and shall consider safety,
function and aesthetic value.
2. Lighting shall not be of an intensity that
produces glare on adjacent properties.
3. Feature lighting emphasizing plants,
trees, barriers, entrances, and exits is encouraged.
4. Lighting may be used to illuminate a
building and its grounds for safety purposes and to
enhance its beauty. However, the visual effect shall
be subtle.
5. Lighting shall not be used as a form of
advertising in a manner that draws more attention to
the building or grounds at night than in the day.
6. Lighting attached to the form of the
exterior of the building or part of the building
exterior or visible from the exterior of the building
shall not be permitted if it is contrary to the
architectural style of the building.
H. Sculptures, fountains, gardens, pools,
trellises and benches shall be encouraged within the
site design.
I. Signs.
I. Signs shall be designed and treated as
part of the architecture of a building and shall be
reviewed at time of site plan review.
2. A single sign style (such as cabinet,
channel, reverse channel) shall be used for wall
signage on all buildings on a site.
3. Sign colors shall be complementary to
the colors of the structure on which it is located. The
number of colors used for tenant signage for multiple
tenant buildings and their outbuildings and outparcels
shall be limited to two, in addition to white and
black. Colors of nationally registered copy of tenants
within the building shall be included in this limitation.
4. Non-word depictions on signs shall be
limited to 20% of the area of the sign erected. Color
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limitations shall not apply to non-word depictions on
signs.
5. Freestanding directory signs, internally
located within the site are encouraged rather than
multiple tenant listings on freestanding identification
signs.
6. Sign lettering shall be easy to read and
in scale with the building or tenant space on which it
is located.
7. Small lettering on freestanding
identification signs located close to entrances shall not
be allowed. Lettering size shall take into
consideration the traveling speed of the adjacent
street.
8. The number of different lettering styles
on tenant signage on multiple tenant buildings and
their outbuildings and outparcels shall be limited to
one in addition to the lettering styles of the nationally
registered copy of all tenants located within the
building and its outbuildings and outparcels.
(Ord. No. 95-04, ~ 1,3-21-95; Ord. No. 96-59, ~ 2,
1-21-97)
Sec. 11. Exterior Building Design.
A. Building design approval shall be based on
the use of the structure, its relationship to the site,
and its compatibility with the surrounding natural and
built environment.
B. When a distinct development or
architectural pattern exists within a surrounding two
block area, consistency with that pattern shall be
required, unless the pattern of development is in a
dilapidated condition. This provision shall not
require buildings to be exact copies of each other.
C. Buildings or structures which are perceived
as part of a present or future group of buildings shall
exhibit similar, unifying design elements.
D. When the area involved forms an integral
part of, or is immediately adjacent to, or otherwise
clearly affects the future of any established section of
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the city, the design, scale and location on the site
shall enhance rather than detract from the character,
value, and attractiveness of that section of the city.
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E. Rooftops will be treated as part of the
building elevation. All rooftop equipment must be
completely screened from view at a minimum distance
of 600 feet.
F. All building designs shall achieve a sense of
human scale through use of insets, balconies, window
projections and other building elements in the design
of a structure.
G. Buildings, which are of symbolic design for
reasons of advertising, unless otherwise consistent
with the criteria herein, shall not be allowed.
Symbols attached to buildings shall not be allowed,
unless they are secondary in appearance to the
building and landscape and are an aesthetic asset to
the building.
H. Drive-up or walk-up windows for
commercial uses shall not be located on a building
facade that faces a public or private street, unless the
following requirements are met:
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1. The building facade shall have windows
that occupy no less than 25 % of the facade and that
are located at the pedestrian level. A maximum of
10% of this 25% may be simulated windows.
2. The building facade shall be modulated
and divided into smaller identifiable pieces to
articulate the plane of the facade.
3. The building facade shall have at least
one offset having a pitched roof.
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Chapter 21
Art. I. In General
Art. II. Variances/Exemptions and
Prohibitions
Art. III. Special Conditions
Art. IV. Signs Allowed
ARTICLE 1. IN GENERAL
Sec. 1. Short title.
This chapter shall hereafter be known and cited
as "The Boynton Beach Sign Ordinance."
(Ord. No. 00-78, ~ 2, 1-2-01; Ord. No. 01-50, ~ 3,
12-4-01)
Sec. 2. Dermitions.
Sign. Includes any letter, figure, character,
mark, plane, point, marquee sign, design, poster,
pictorial, picture, banner, stroke, stripe, line,
trademark or reading material which shall be
constructed, placed, attached, painted, erected,
fastened, manufactured or displayed in any manner
whatsoever for the purpose of informing of or
advertising about the nature, type or quality of goods,
services or activities available; or to advertise the
name of any firm, corporation business or any other
enterprise, or its nature, type or quality of goods,
services or activities; or to attract to or identify any of
the aforementioned or by its nature, act to draw
attention to a business. Every sign shall be classified
and shall conform to the requirements set forth in this
chapter.
(Ord. No. 01-50, ~ 3, 12-4-01)
Sec. 3. Purpose.
The purpose of this article is to create the
framework for a comprehensive and balanced system
of sign control. It recognizes the need for a well
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maintained and attractive appearance in a community
and the need for adequate commercial and non-
commercial site identification, advertising and
communication. It is the intent of this chapter to
promote the health, safety, convenience, aesthetics and
general welfare by controlling signs which are
intended to communicate to the public and to authorize
the use of signs which are:
A. Compatible with their surroundings.
B. Designed, constructed, installed and
maintained in such a manner that they do not endanger
public safety nor contribute to vehicular visual
distraction.
C. Efficient in transfer of information.
D. Aesthetically pleasing, and do not cause a
visual distraction to pedestrians.
E. A safeguard and an enhancement to property
values within the community.
F. Designed to preserve the beauty and unique
character of the city.
Any sign containing noncommercial copy shall be
deemed an on-premises sign, and any sign authorized
in this chapter is allowed to contain noncommercial
copy in lieu of any other copy.
(Ord. No. 00-78, ~ 2, 1-2-01; Ord. No. 01-50, ~ 3,
12-4-01)
Sec. 4. Penalties; enforcement.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this
chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine not
exceeding five hundred ($500) dollars. Each day such
violation is committed or permitted to continue shall
constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as
such hereunder.
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Q. Unauthorized signs on property owned by or
under control of the City of Boynton Beach.
R. Banners unless approved pursuant to this
chapter.
S. Off premises signs, except those permitted
under Chapter 21, Article III, Section 6 (Special
Signs) or Chapter 22, Article II, Section 7, Paragraph
o (Neighborhood Identification Signs).
T. Electrical or illuminated signs in residential
zoning districts, except that in a development where
models are being demonstrated, an illuminated sign,
meeting the other requirements of this chapter, may be
used provided no illumination is shown between the
hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day.
U. Billboards.
V. Non-geometric signs shaped to depict figures
or demonstrative shapes used to attract attention to the
business activity with which the sign is associated.
W. Painted Wall Signs.
(Ord. No. 96-61, ~ 2, 1-21-97; Am. Ord. 98-01, ~ 3,
1-20-98; Ord. No. 00-78, ~ 2, 1-2-01; Ord. No.
01-50, ~ 3, 12-4-01)
ARTICLE III. SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Sec. 1. Traffic hazards.
No sign or structure supporting a sign regulated
by this chapter shall be erected at the intersection of
any streets in such a manner as to obstruct free and
clear vision; or at any location where, by reason of the
position, shape or color, it may interfere with,
obstruct the view of or be confused with any
authorized traffic sign, signal or device.
(Ord. No. 00-78, ~ 2, 1-2-01; Ord. No. 01-50, ~ 3,
12-4-01)
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Sec. 2. Obscene matter/misleading advertising.
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It shall be unlawful for any person to display
upon any sign or other advertising structure any
obscene or indecent matter.
It shall be unlawful for a person to display false
or misleading statements upon signs, calculated to
mislead the public as to anything sold, any services to
be performed or information disseminated. The fact
that any sign or display shall contain words or
language sufficient to mislead a reasonable and
prudent person in reading same, shall be prima facie
evidence of a violation of this section by the person
displaying the sign or permitting same to be displayed.
(Ord. No. 00-78, ~ 2, 1-2-01; Ord. No. 01-50, ~ 3,
12-4-01)
Sec. 3. Aesthetics.
The aesthetic quality of a building or an entire
neighborhood is materially affected by achieving
visual harmony of the signs on or about a structure
supporting a sign as it relates to the architecture of the
building or the adjacent surroundings. In addition to
the mechanical limitations on signs imposed by this
section, there are certain aesthetic considerations
which must be met and are therefore subject to review
by the Planning and Development Board when
required.
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A. The scale of the sign must be consistent with
the scale of the building on which it is to be placed or
painted and the neighborhood in which it is located.
However, in no case shall it exceed the size provided
for in other sections of this chapter.
B. The overall effect of the configuration or
coloring of the sign shall be consistent with the
Community Design Guidelines. The configuration and
colors shall be complementary with other signs
already on the building and on adjacent properties.
All freestanding signs shall be landscaped in an
attractive manner, appropriate to the specific location,
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August 29 of 2003
City of Boynton Beach
Planing and Zoning
Mr. Ed Breese
The proposed sign for First Impressions Academy, located at 3520
Old Boynton Road, is a double sided monument sign, illuminated with
6' feet fluorescent lamps as per engineered drawing, painted light
brown to match building colors. The cabinet box is 6 feet high, 8 feet
wide, and 1 foot deep. It is going to be 3 feet above ground and held
by a steel pole, as per engineer drawing. The pole is going to be
covered by an aluminum skirt 3 feet high, 6 feet wide, and 10 inches
deep. Numerous bushes and flowers will be installed in a 2 feet radius
around the signs. bushes will be 2 feet high. The sign will be located
10 feet south of the sidewalk. The sign faces will be yellow
background, blue lettering, and brown bear as per artwork, to match
company's logo.
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PROJECT NAME: First lmpressions Academy
LOCATION: 3520 Old Boynton Road
PCN: 08-43-45-19-05-053-0010
I FILE NO.: MMSP 03-073 II TYPE OF APPLICATION: I
AGENT/CONTACT PERSON: OWNER:
Celso Pessotti PHONE:
PHONE: 954-818-2276 FAX:
FAX: ADDRESS:
ADDRESS: 433INW 1st Place
Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
Date of submittal/Proiected meetinl! dates:
SUBMITTAL / RESUBMITTAL 9/2/03
1ST REVIEW COMMENTS DUE: N/A
PUBLIC NOTICE: N/A
TRC MEETING: N/A
PROJECTED RESUBMITTAL DATE: N/A
ACTUAL RESUBMITTAL DATE: N/A
2ND REVIEW COMMENTS DUE: N/A
LAND DEVELOPMENT SIGNS POSTED N/A
(SITE PLANS):
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD N/A
MEETING:
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT N/A
AGENCY BOARD
CITY COMMISSION MEETING: N/A
COMMENTS:
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