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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance_498_09/28/1995ORDINANCE NO. 498 AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 355, AS AMENDED, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE, AT SECTION XII THEREOF RELATING TO SIGN REGULATIONS, AT PARAGRAPH O, REGULATING THE DISPLAY OF POLITICAL SIGNS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Ordinance No. 355, as amended, the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the Village of Tequesta, is hereby amended at Section XII, Sign Regulations, Paragraph (O), Prohibitions in All Zoning Categories, subparagraph (6), so as to read as follows: "(6) Political signs are regulated as follows: • (a) No temporary political sign shall exceed six square feet per sign face in area. (b) No temporary political sign shall be placed in any public right-of-way or on any public property. (c) No temporary political signs shall be placed in a location, as determined by the Village Manager, or his designee, in such a manner as to constitute a safety hazard or hinderance to pedestrian or vehicular traffic. (d) Temporary political signs shall not be erected more than thirty days prior to the date of the election or referendum to which said sign is directed. (e) All temporary political signs shall be removed within seven (7) days after the date of the election or referendum. If said signs are not timely removed, the Village may enter upon the property where the sign is located and remove the sign at the property owner's expense; provided that prior to the removal by the Village, the Village shall, within the seven day period, send by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the addresses of the owner of each property on which • the temporary political sign is located and in the owner as listed on the current tax rolls of the county, a notice of noncompliance stating that the Village shall remove the sign at the property owner's expense if same is not removed within the seven (7) day period following the election or referendum. Each sign not removed prior to expiration of the seven (7) day period shall constitute an abandoned sign not requiring a hearing prior to its removal by the Village. The cost of removal by the Village shall be set at $25.00 for noncomplying parcel, which cost shall be assessed against the property owner, and may be levied upon the property upon which the violating sign was located. However, no cost of removal shall be assessed against the property or property owner if the property owner can conclusively prove to the Village Manager, or his designee, that he was not responsible for the temporary political sign and had no knowledge of the temporary sign being placed or maintained on his property." LJ Section 2. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end, the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared severable. Section 3. Repeal of Ordinances in Conflict. All other ordinances of the Village of Tequesta, Florida, or parts thereof which conflict with this or any part of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 4. Codification. This Ordinance shall be codified and made a part of the official Code. of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta. Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval, as provided by law. THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE was offered by Councilmember Burckart , who moved its adoption. The Ordinance was seconded by Councilmember Hansen and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: FOR ADOPTION AGAINST ADOPTION • 2 . Ron T. Mackail Elizabeth A. Schauer The Mayor thereupon declared the Ordinance duly passed and adopted this 23th day of September 1995 . MAYOR OF TEQUESTA ATTEST: Vi lage Clerk JCR~131530RD~SIGN.AM2 • Ron T. Mackail • 3