O94-18ORDINANCE NO. O94-/'~'
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING
CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, THE
BOYNTON BEACH SIGN CODE, SPECIFICALLY
SECTION 21-32 ENTITLED NON-CONFORMING SIGNS;
PROVIDING FOR A FIVE (5) YEAR AMORTIZATION
PERIOD FOR NON-CONFORMING BILLBOARD SIGNS
IN AREAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City has the police power to set forth prohibition regarding the
construction of billboard signs within the City limits of the City of Boynton Beach; and
WHEREAS, there exists as a matter of judicial precedent, holdings which require
a reasonable amount of time to be permitted for the removal of billboards annexed into
the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. Section 21-32 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Boynton
Beach entitled Non-Conforming Signs is amended as follows:
A sign or advertising structure in an area annexed into the
City after the date of the adoption of Ordinance No. 91-10,
shall be brought into compliance with the provisions of the
sign code within six (6) months following the date of
annexation. No amortization period provided herein shall
apply to signs within such annexation areas.
A billboard sion in an area of Palm Beach County which is
annexed into the City of Boynton Beach after the date of
adoption of this Ordinance, shall be brouaht into
compliance with all provisions of the sign code within five
(5) years followinq the date of annexation, provided that
any billboard on undeveloped land shall be brought into
compliance as a condition precedent to the issuance of any
development order sought prior to the 5 year amortization
period. An existing billboard sign which was annexed into
the City of Bo_vnton Beach after January 15. 1991. shall be
brought into compliance within five years from the date of
adoption of this ordinance. The provisions of this Section
which define and delineate a non-conformina sign shall
apply to all billboards annexed into the City.
Section 2, All other provisions of Section 21-32 not specifically amended
herein shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 3. Should any section or provision of this Ordinance of any portion
thereof be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision
shall not affect the remainder of this Ordinance.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage.
FIRST READING this ~' day of June, 1994.
SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSAGE this ,~ / day of June, 1994.
CITY-O~ORIDA~~,~.~ · ,.
Mayor ~
ATTEST:
City~lerk
(Corporate Seal)
Vice Mayor
c:Sign. Ord
5/13/94,
Rev.5/18/94,5/31/94