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1 ORDINANCE NO. 09- eJ/3
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3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
: I FLORIDA AMENDING LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 21, ARTICLE III, SECTION 6
6 "SPECIAL SIGNS", BY AMENDING SUB-SECTION F TO
7 INCREASE THE MAXIMUM TIME PERIOD FOR THE
8 DISPLAY OF A TEMPORARY BANNER; PROVIDING
9 FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICA TION
10 AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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13 WHEREAS, the City Commission has requested that staff review those current sign
14 regulations applicable to the temporary display of banners for promotion of existing businesses;
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16 WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered staff s recommendations and reports,
]7 and determines and finds that it would be appropriate to amend the current sign code to permit
]8 existing businesses to erect a temporary banner for a ninety (90) day period during anyone year
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20 WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that the adoption of this ordinance is in the
21 best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens and residents of the City of
22 Boynton Beach.
23 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
24 THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
25 Section 1. The foregoing whereas clauses are true and correct and are now ratified
26 and confirmed by the City Commission.
27 Section 2. Chapter 21, Article III, Section 6F of the Land Development Regulations
28 of the City of Boynton Beach Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows:
29 F. One temporary banner may be posted by a business that has
30 been issue a business tax receipt on private commercial or
3] industrially zoned property within the city for a period of time not
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1 to exceed t\'.'o week~; within a one year period. except that a ne'N
2, business may post one (1) temporary banner announcing the
31 opening of the business for a time period not to exceed ninety (90)
41 days within a one year period. from the date of issuance of the
5 businesses first occupational license. This pro';ision for new
6 businesses has no application to the ar..nual renewal of an existing
7 business' business tax receipt. Temporary banners may not exceed
8 an area of twenty (20) square feet each, each. Temporary banners
9 may not be placed in setbacks, landscape buffers along rights-of-
10 ways or within rights of ways.. and may not create any obstruction
11 to motorist visibility. An A~pplicant shall agree to remove
12 temporary banners within twelve hours upon posting of a tropical
13 storm or hurricane watch. This subsection shall not prohibit the
14 city from placing banner signs on city owned property or within the
15 public right-of-way within certain designated corridors throughout
16 the city in order to announce municipal or not-for profit activities,
17 events or programs pursuant to this chapter.
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]9 Section 3. Each and every other provision of the Land Development Regulations
20 not herein specifically amended, shall remain in full force and effect as originally adopted.
21 Section 4. All laws and ordinances applying to the City of Boynton Beach in
22 conflict with any provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
23 Section 5. Should any section or provision of this Ordinance or any portion thereof
24 be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the
25 remainder of this Ordinance.
26 Section 6. Authority is hereby given to codify this Ordinance.
27 Section 7. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately and shall sunset
28 February L 2010.
29 FIRST READING this ~ day of Jo..nua.ry ,2009.
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SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSAGE this ~aJ.P day of r-e.b. ,2009. I
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