O91-10ORDINANCE NO. O91-/~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, AMENDING
CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES,
MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE BOYNTON BEACH
SIGN CODE BY AMENDING SECTIONS 21-5 TO
CLARIFY GUIDELINES, 21-13 TO CLARIFY
QUALIFICATIONS GOVERNING SIGN WORK, 21-14
TO CLARIFY DESIGN LOAD REQUIREMENTS,
21-16 TO CLARIFY CRITERIA FOR VARIANCES,
AND 21-32 TO CLARIFY THE AMORTIZATION
SCHEDULE AS APPLIED TO NONCONFORMING
SIGNS AND SIGNS IN AREAS BEING ANNEXED
INTO THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR A CONFLICT
CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. That Chapter 21, Section 21-5. Application
~or permit, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Boynton
3each, Florida, is hereby amended by deleting the words and
~igures in struck-through type and by adding the words and
~igures in underlined type, as follows:
~ec. 21-5. Application for permit.
Application for permits shall be made upon blanks
)rovided by the Building Department and shall contain or
Lave attached thereto the following information:
(a) name, address and telephone number of the
applicant;
(b) location of building, structure or lot to which,
or upon which, the sign or other advertising
structure is to be attached or erected;
(c) position of the sign or other advertising
structure in relation to nearby building,
structures and property lines.
(d) two (2) blueprints or ink drawings of the plans
and specifications and method of construction and
attachment to the building or in the ground.
Plans must include all proposed sign colors.
(e) copy of stress sheets and calculations showing
that the structure is designed for dead load and
wind pressure in any direction in the an amount o~
consistent with the requirements cont~ned in th~
Standard Building Code ~ty--%5O~--pounds--per
square-{oot and as required by this and all other
laws and ordinances of the city. The seal of a
Florida registered engineer or architect shall be
affixed to drawings of signs or sign structures
which have an area exceeding thirty-two (32)
square feet and/or exceeding ten (10) feet in
height, certifying that such signs are designed to
meet the required dead load and wind load. In
cases when required by the Building Official,
signs by a designer shall show calculations for
wind loading.
(f) name of person, firm, corporation or association
erecting the sign structure.
(g) written consent of the owner of the building,
structure or land to which or on which the
structure is to be erected;
(h) the type of sign or sign structure as defined by
this chapter;
(i) the estimated value of the sign and/or sign
structure;
(j) all electrical details, required to determine code
compliance for the sign; and
(k) all such other information as the Building
Department shall require to show full compliance
with this and all other laws and ordinances of the
city.
Section 2. That Chapter 21, Section 21-13. Licensing,
:ompetency of contractors, of the Code of Ordinances of the
lity of Boynton Beach, Florida, is hereby amended by
ieleting the words and figures in struck-through type and by
.dding the words and figures in underlined type, as follows:
ec. 21-13. Licensing, competency of contractors.
A person shall not engage in the business of erecting,
)ainting, wiring or maintaining signs within the city
~ithout first having procured an occupational license for
~uch business. Such person shall meet the occupational
~equirements set forth herein. Furthermore, applicants for
iuch occupational license shall exhibit proof of a valid
~alm Beach County occupational license and certificate of
~ompetency in the category applied for. The following
ualifications shall govern the categories of sign work:
(a)
Sign contractor~ electrical. Those who are
qualified and licensed to install, repair, alter,
add to or change any electrical wires, apparatus,
raceways, conduit or any part thereof on
electrical signs and who are also qualified to
erect signs. Such contractor may connect to any
existing sign circuit and may contract and secure
permits for the erection of electrical signs or
sign structures.
(b)
Sign contractor, non-electrical. Those who are
qualified and licensed to install, repair, add to,
paint or change non-electrical signs, according to
the building code and who may secure permits for
the erection of electrical signs or sign
structures.
(c)
Owners, lessees. Notwithstanding either of the
above classifications, nothing herein contained in
this section shall be construed to prevent an
owner or lessee of property from constructing and
erecting a non-illuminating sign or sign
structure, not exceeding thirty-two .(32) square
feet in area and/or six (6) feet in height, on
said property. Such work shall be erected in a
professional manner and further, shall comply with
all other sections of this chapter.
Section 3. That Chapter 21, Section 21-14. Wind
ressure and dead load requirements, of the Code of
)rdinances of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, is hereby
tmended by deleting the words and figures in struck-through
;ype and by adding the words and figures in underlined type,
ts follows:
~ec. 21-14. Wind pressure and dead load requirements.
All signs and other advertising structures shall be
|esigned and constructed to withstand a wind pressure e{-not
:ess-than-~tY-~58~-p~Unds-per-square-~e~-e~-a~ea and to
~eee~ve dead loads as required ~n by the Standard B~ilding
~ode bu~k~ng-=ede or other ordinance of the City of Boynton
~each.
Section 4.. That Chapter 21, Section 21-16. Variances.
~f the Code of Ordinances of the City of Boynton Beach,
Florida, is hereby amended by deleting the words and figures
If any nonconforming sign is damaged by any cause or
s otherwise in need of repair, to such an extent that the
:ost of repairing the sign equals fifty (50) per cent or
ore of the original cost of the sign, then its
lassification as a "nonconform~.ng" sign under this section
hall be automatically revoked ~nd repairs shall be made so
hat said sign shall meet al the requirements of this
hapter.
Section 6. That all ordin
n conflict herewith be and the
ances or parts of ordinances
same are hereby repealed.
Section 7.
rdinance or portion hereof,
ord be declared by a court of
nvalid, such decision shall
his ordinance.
Section 8.
rdinance.
Authority is
Section 9. This ordin~
mmediately upon passage.
FIRST READING this _/~ ~
991.
SECOND, FINAL READING and
~/,g~/ , 1991.
Should any s~ction or provision of this
.ny paragraph, sentence, or
~ompetent jurisdiction to be
ot affect the remainder of
ereby granted to codify said
~ce shall become effective
ay of ~~/~F ,
PASSAGE thi/s~ ~ day of
for
!e Mayor
c ,mmissioner
C( missioner
~}~issi~ner
TTEST:
i't~'Clerk
Corporate Seal)
MDSGN.JAC
t~r~. wJ~tClt, to t~e e~tcnt oF t~fty (~0) per cent or more of their
v~lue, ar~ deaf, eyed by wind, detor~oratlou or o~er damage shall
be ma~ to oonf~-~ with all thc r~qu~rement~s of ~ts Argcle, or
be completely, remoyed.
t~.06) Re~b~)~ of ;~Ac~n~;'~;tf s~&' The direct~ sha~l
inventory all exietinil st~rrd and li~ structure?, k~ep an ul~atod
record of all such sims and structures that ex,st in the city, and
send a not, ce to tho property owner, as shown on the latest tax
records, of tbs nonconformity of any such sL~s and sirn struc.
turce and the removal and amortization Khedu~e ~hey m~ follow.
~,.em~ca: l~o confo, a~n& stGu or slin s~ruc~ure sl~ll be ere~ed
on the tame pr~mlsee with an existin~ noncord'orminj siam
tl~o noncenformin$ siL'n ha~ been made r~ conform wl~h ell the
requirements et* this Article. ~ltis section shall not prohibit re.
placement of illegal oe r~cnconforminf~ signs with signs that con.
form~ nor shall it require remoy8l of lawful nonconforminf stn~s
prior tc their sl~ecifle~ removal date.
or si~s identif~ln~ & residential ftruct~u~ whicl~ were existing
and legally permitted as of Aurust'21, 1979, loc.a.t.e.d on ar~, lot,
tract or l~cel of land in the RM-~6 use d~rict mthm the City of
Hallandale are hereby dec!areal to be exempt from the amortize.
teen provisions et' subsectton $.0~ heretnabove. SiC,ms ezempt ·
under th~ subsection may be replaced durin~ ~he life of the
residential structure wi~h which ~he exempt sim is associated.
proytded that such replacement stSn is no iTea~er in squ~re feet
than the silva it replaces end does not enlarfe, increase, expand,
extend or intensify the previous si~n use. Si~'n8 having anF com-
mercial content or wMch ~re prohibited under subsection 4.04 of
Article XII of the Zoninff and Land Development Code M'e not
exempte~ by this subsection.
(Ord. No~ B?4, t 1, 4-21-87)
See. 9. Adminletrutton and enforcement.
'l'ae requirement~ el~ this A~ticle shall be adminbtered and
enforood by the director. '
(~.~ ~a~ ~' ~~ g~e~' All ~n~m.
oo~o~ ~ th~ ~v~mom o~ ~s ~cle, ~dmg ~ the folio
in~ ~hedu~ (~1 of ~e ~ollo~ng time ps,ods ~ ~rom tbs eE~.
tlr. da~ ~ ~ ~icle u~e~ othe~ise p~d~ tn ~b~ion
(8.0t)):
(1) Immediately: Swlngtn$, ri/sting, tle~ing and animated
movemen~ of signs.
(2) Within one (D month: Paper win~w signs, snipe signs,
~idewslk or sandwich signs, banners, fast.ns cf lights and
decorations, unauthol~iz, ed off. premises signs, bus bench
~nd waste recep~cle'mgna not speclficall)' permitted by
~I~ etl~y em~0n, ~ no~ properly maintained or haz-
ardous ~o traffic or pede~trlans, al~d other types of
whie~, do not comply with the terms, conditions, provisions
and in~ant of this Article and are not specifically men.
tiona~l in the followine paragraphs of this ~hedule.
(3) Withi]l ~ (6) months; l~o~.occ~pant identification signs.
and all chttrch, synagoi,me and earle si~a in violation of
this Article,
(4) Withl~ four (41 ~ear~ All no~conformlng a~d non.illuminated
sagas of le~ than sixty-five (65) square feet in sign area.
(5) Within six (6) years: All nonoon~ceming illuminated signs
of les~ San slx~y.ftve (65) square feet in ,i~n area.
(6) Wi_ti.t- eight ($) years: All nonconformin$ non.illuminated
st~s with I sign area cf sixty.five (65) square fee~ or
l~r~er.
~) Witht~ ~en (10) ye~; All uon~onfcrmin~ illuminated
with a [l~l~ azea of lixtlr-five (6~) squar~ feet or
($,0~) ,qtructural alte~otiont: l~onconformin~ signs shall not be
m~turall~ altered or enlarged unless they are mad~ to conform
with all the reauiremenM of thi~ Article, except that substitution
cr interchange of copy shall be permitted until ~he expiration
date for removal of said signs.
8u~ N~ t? ~-665
~eir ~un~tton ~ purple a{ d,term~ bX the direc~r.
(3) ~ax be di~layed u~
If
(4) ~ be p~rmi~d by
~r~ ~ ~rmi~ ~ be4n imsu~ pursuant to A~icle
tions (Z) and i3) a~, they may ~ly be di~l~ed cluing
~he spe~c pe~ of time for whi~ ~e pe~it wee issued.
{Ord. No.
Sec. 8. Nonc~nformtns
($,0J} D,Zarnii~i0~t of~onoon~o~'m~t~. Ev~ ~ or si~ ~c-
tu~ la~ull~ in existence and not nonconformin~ prior to
~ffs~ da~ of ~ o~nan~, whi~, by virus ~the limi~tions
on the nu~e~, helghk ~[~ ~ s~e, l~tion, u~e or ~(ructural
sup~ ccn~in~ ~n ~i~ o~nan~, d~s ~t ~nform with thio
or~in~, ~h~l ~ome non~orming and subject to ~e
moral and ~ization ~hedule specified in subs~ion
~he pe~e of ~inance No, t0~ (~b~ ~1, t97~),.or
valid nonco~ormin~ u~s on ~o~r gl, ~75, end ~nttn~
nonco~o~ing ~ by Ordlnan~ No. 10~3, and which
~ ~ no~o~o~in~ by ~his ordinance, ~ll have Oo~b~r 21,
1975, ~ ~e co~en~ment da~e ~ ~eir removal ~d
tion ~hedule speci2~ by ~u~lon (8.0~).
Si~na or ei~ ~mem~n ~at have never been la~ly permUt-
ed and never were z valid nonconfo~in~ use shall be ~ubj~t to
i~edia~ ~oval ~cut benefit of any amo~i~fion. All
or aisn ,~uot~e~ that were Irec~
8upiL 1~o, 14
j 4~*f~.13 Pr. LAUi~Aqi~ALE CO E · ~ 4~NtlSA
(b) Th~ .eighteen (18) month a~.t. ion ptrb~ pFevided for
in n~soet:on (a} aboMe, shill n~t be appbtable to ottde~v adver-
tis~g rli~)ln.y signs. A .mmcoflhrmmg o~td~, advertising dis.
~laY. sign may b? ,c~tinu~l. and shah be mmntained
~ndit~on as r~nil'e~ ~)~ 8~msection 47-~0.8(J1 but ~t shah not be:
(!) .~.truRMrn]ly ehtnged to tn, ther n~nconforming sign, but
Its pictorial tontent tr~y be changed.
(2} StrucLura~Jy aJt~red to pzolong the life of a sign, except to
meet snfe~y mquimmeut~
(3) AJtered in any manner that increases the de~ree of
(4) Expande~
(5) C~ontinued in use after eer~ation for ii
(6) ReTmtablished afar destmcti~.
~onfinue~.in use .when& .c~mf'c~nin[ s~n is~On the
~ ?ev.e~Ta..!or um wmcA connk~ ~dher than · mgn use
amy. tt;r(L rfo. C-77.84. § 2, 7.19.77; Ord. No. C~7.$?, i§
1, 5, 7-21-87}
advisory ~ommittee.
.~uan.t to the au .~.orJty ~f the city charter. The committee exists
,~..vtrtue ~..ot~.?n ~.gp. et* the Oode, and is charged with the
~_uues pmst~be~ tn .~.m~t;~)ns 2~97 and 47~ of the Cede. {Ord. ~o.
C-77~4, § 2, 7-19-77, Ord. No. C4M~23, j 2, 3-1S41); ORJ. No.
C-83-89, § l, 9-20-83)
Sec. 47.[O.13~..Outdoor. adv _erflalng displnysifts; landseap-
xng an( nonpoint of purchase sfgns.
Dtfmit~.J,. 0...u~l,~or. iidwrtis..in~ display .~1. mean a detathd
.eu~o~r. ~advertizing .mgn c, mi~ting d'.fsbr~..ted ~ign iin~L Mruc-
.n.8~l aewm, p.an?ls, ere., flMr~..~ intended b iith-act the
tion of the pubhc to the mnt~.r .~f~l~ved thereon for a~ve~tising
a,ch ,dvert ns di t.a. sign bein commonly
err~ to u a ~imx)er~, poster beard, d~p]~ ~ ~r outdoor
Tg__e obje~e ~ this section is to improve the appetrtnce of'
egall~ erected b,lJboards smtto protect and preserve the appear-
.~sl'l~-~--c~oseB by such mu~hanLs
~ri~ of such ti~tr~
;~+' ~~u f~ in~atma
Sec~ 4740.11. Penni~.
P~rmitu must be.~h~ ~ ~Y ~ is erred. A p~
~1 ~ su~, and ~ll ~ But ~mplyt~ ~!~ ~ith th~
~ ~ · a ~w ~ is
~rmit for
See- 47,60,12. l~onconform;ngsigns-
(4, Ali .it,-ns in Ih{SI compliance with chis...~-Iio. ,47-.$0
_L~I'~ ~- ...~,~,~.,.4 or made to comity wtZh ~tl pm,flnX)F~ nO muir
d' ~is onlia,,ac~-
(11 Any f_.~e.standing, dt, t~]~_, si~_w_h_ic~h ,? _ee~' the
~ . - . -- · - ~~ are
[ ln~ ~ th~s ~uou, p,o~dM all d~ ~
as ~ing ~ ~Js ~tm~ ~vm~ au tuner ~qu~
merits are met
3! In the event aa existing free.~andin.~, deta~.hed S'.~n .qua{-
ifies ufld~r paragraph O! and (2~ ahoy. t.?. seu~. cK~ re-
., qOi~mentS itate~ i~ Section 47,50.3ie) shill ~e wa, yen.
S~ ,pp..~0. 874 ~07