Ordinance 08-1864®ItIIINANCE N®. 08-1864
AN ®I~INANCE ®I+' TIIE CITY ®F I..®NGVV®®ID, I+'L®I3II)A,
AI~ENIIING 'TIIE I.®NGVV®®I) I)EVEL®PTVIEN'T C®I)E,
AI~'TICI,E VI SEC'TI®N 6.6.0 EN'TIT'I.EI) 66'I'E1VIP®I2ARY SIGNS";
PIS®VIDING P®I~ C®NFI,IC'TS, C®I)II+,ICA'TI®N,
SEVEI~AI3ILI'I'Y ANI) ET'F'EC'TIVE DATE.
~3'IIEI2EAS, on May 6, 2002, the City Commission of the City of Longwood
enacted the Longwood Development Code (Ordinance 02-1599), as was amended from
time to time, pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 163.3202, and Chapter 166.041,
Florida Statutes; and
WIIEI2EAS, the City Commission is desirous of creating a set of sign regulations
that will bring more uniformity to the advertising landscape within the city; and
~IIEI2EAS, Chapter 163.3174 (4) (c), Florida Statutes, requires the Land
Planning Agency to review proposed land development regulations, or amendments
thereto, for consistency with the adopted Plan, as may be amended; and
~'IIEI~EAS, the Land Planning Agency (LPA) held a public hearing on April 9,
2008 to consider the amendment of the Longwood Development Code; made certain
findings of fact regarding said amendments, determined the proposed changes are
consistent and recommended the proposed ordinance be enacted by the City Commission;
N®~', TIIEI~EF® ~E IT ®l~AINEI) ~Y TIIE CI'T'Y C®1VII~IISSI®N
®T' TIIE CITY ®E I~®NGBV®®I), T'L,®I~IDA, AS F®LL®WS:
SECTION 1: Longwood Development Code Article VI, Section 6.6.0 be amended to
read as follows:
6.6.0 TEliZP®RARY SIGNS
Ord. 08-1864
LDCA 01-08
Page 1 of 3
~.~.~ cC¢nerally
A. ~errnitting
1. Temporary signs are allowed throughout the City of Longwood,
subject to a temporary sign permit, fee and to the restrictions
imposed by this Section and other relevant parts of this Code.
2. Each business advertising on a common temporary sign shall be
required to submit a separate application, pay a separate fee and be
subject to all the requirements of this Chapter.
3. A temporary sign permit may be granted for any period deemed
reasonable for a parcel not to exceed thirty (30) days, with a
minimum of ninety (90) days between permits, If there are
multiple businesses on a parcel, the full ninety (90) days shall
elapse before another business on the same parcel may receive a
temporary sign permit.
B. sign 'ICg~pes AIi®wQd
A temporary sign may be a ground or building sign. If electric, the sign
and point of connection shall meet all electrical code requirements adopted
by the City. Temporary Signs described in this Section shall be an on-site
~,.
type sign. Temporary signs shall include, but are not limited to, portable
signs, balloons and blow up structures, banners, flags and pennants.
C. ~Qgn®vafl ®i' ~Ilegal '~'eannp®rary Signs
Any temporary sign not complying with the requirements of this Code is
illegal and subject to immediate compliance or enforcement per this Code.
~.~.2 ~en¢raI ~csig~n and L®cati®n ~tarbdards
A. I@~ini~nnra~n Separati®n
The minimum distance between signs shall be two hundred (200) feet
from other temporary signs on the same side of the street. However, a
business receiving a new occupational license for a new business in the
City, shall not be subject to this separation requirement.
B. ®n-site
Temporary Signs described in this Section shall be on-site type sign.
C. Encr®aehBnent ®n lPaablic Pr®perty
No part of any temporary sign may encroach into public right-of--way,
public property or public easement unless described herein.
®rd. 08-1864
LI)CA 01-08
Page 2 of 3
D. Exception to Height Restrictions
The height restrictions for temporary signs shall not apply to adequately
tethered balloons designed to be elevated above the site, but shall apply to
other inflatable designed to be used at ground level.
E Temporary signs except those described in Dart D shall not be higher than
15 feet from ground level at the sign base and shall not exceed 32 square
feet in size.
SECTION 2: All Ordinances, or parts thereof in conflict herewith, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be separable and if any
section, paragraph, sentence or word of this Ordinance or the application thereto any
person or circumstance is held invalid, that invalidity shall not effect other sections or
words or applications of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4: This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
FIRST READING I l a l ~~D g
SECOND READING: d \ ~ 200 S
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS ~ DAY OF ~~_, 2
-~'~~ll/~ii
ATTE
Sarah M. Micas, CMC, City Clerk
Approved as to form and legality for the use and reliance of the City of Longwood,
Florida only. ~'``
1~ ~_._'
r
eresa S. Roper, City Attorney
Ord. 08-1864
LDCA 01-08
Page 3 of 3