O80-17ORDINANCE NO. 80- /7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
FLORIDA A2IENDING CHAPTER 24 OF THE CODIFIED
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
(SIGN~. ORDINAJ~CE) BY ALLOWING THE ERECTION
OF MENU SIGNS IN CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
OF THE CITY; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE: PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the Sign Ordinance of the City of Boynton
Beach, Florida, Chapter 24, Section 24-11(D) of the Codified
Ordinances of said City be amended to read as follows:
(D) Commercial (C-I, C-2, C-3 and C-4 Districts) Other
than Shopping centers
(1) One non-illuminated real estate sign advertising
FOR SALE, FOR RENT, or FOR LEASE, may be placed on the premises
and shall not exceed sixteen (16) square feet in area.
(2) For those signs whose faces are generally per-
pendicular to the street centerline, only one of the following
is permitted:
(a) One (1) free-standing sign advertising the
use of the premises. Such sign shall be predicated on the basis
of one (1) square foot of advertising area for each lineal foot
of main street frontage of the lot provided that no such sign
shall exceed eighty (80) square feet. No sign shall be higher
than thirty (30) feet from the ground nor protrude into the
street right-of-way.
(b) One roof sign advertising the main use of
the premises as herein set forth:
(1) Ail roof signs shall be so constructed
as to leave a clear space of not less than five (5) feet between
the roof level and the lowest part of the sign and no portion of
any roof sign structure shall project beyond an exterior wall.
An exterior parapet wall may be integrally constructed as a part
of the parapet to become an.advertising structure.
(2) Every roof sign shall be constructed
entirely of steel construction, including the upright supports
and braces, except that U.L. approved plastic faces may be used.
(3) The bearing plates on all roof signs
shall distribute the load directly to or upon masonry walls,
steel roof girders, columns or beams. The building shall be
designed to avoid over stress of these members
(4) Ail roof signs shall be designed by a
duly registered Florida architect or engineer and the plans and
specifications for such sign shall bear his seal.
(5) The supporting.members of a roof sign
shall appear to be free of any extra bracing, angle iron, guy
wires, cables, etc. The supports shall appear to be an archi-
tectural and integral part of the building. Supporting columns
of round, square or shaped steel members may be erected as sup-
ports. No roof sign shall exceed sixty (60) square feet in
area and shall be based on one square foot per lineal foot of
building face.
(c) One fixed projecting sign which advertises
the use or uses of the premises provided that the sign and its
supports shall not extend more than three (3) feet beyond the
wall, nor shall it extend above the parapet of any building.
The maximum area of such sign shall not be more than eighteen
(18) square feet each face and in no case shall be closer than
twenty-four (24) inches of the curb line.
(d) In addition to the above, two (2) painted
wall or flat signs on the opposite side of the building~ adver-
tising the use and shall not exceed twenty,five (25) square feet
each side and be limited to one line of advertising.
(3) For those signs whose faces are generally parallel
to the street centerline, one (1) of the following is permitted,
in lieu of the above:
above.
(a) A free standing sign as described in 2(a)
(b) A roof sign as described in 2(b) above.
2(c) above.
(c) A fixed projecting sign as described in
(4) In addition to signs in Section 24-11(D)(2)(3),
one flat sign or pointed wall sign advertising the business use
shall be allowed provided that the area of such sign shall not
exceed ten (10) percent of the building face area of the wall
which abuts the main street. Signs painted on glass shall be
included in the aggregate area.
(5) In addition to the other signs in this section,
one on-premises sign described as follows shall,be permitted in
those commercial districts of the City where drive through
restaurants are permitted. Said sign shall be an exterior single-
faced menu sign with illustrated face not to exceed twenty-five
(25) square feet when a restaurant has a drive through pick up
window service, such signs will allow for instructions on use of
this service and to list the menu and price of items to be
served, with the top of the sign not to exceed five (5) feet
above ground level at the base of the sign.
Section 2. Ail ordinances or parts of Ordinances in con-
flict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 3. Should any section or provision of this Ordin-
ance, or any portion thereof, be declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the
remainder of this Ordinance.
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Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective
upon its passage.
FIRST READING this /~day of ~ , 1980.
SECOND, FINAL READING and PASSAGE this ~ day Of ~
1980. ~
ATTEST:
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
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Vice M~yor /~
Council M~ber / /
City Clerk p. Seal)
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