HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance_77_12/10/1963 ORDINANCE N0. 77
AN ORDINANCE OF TH19 VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA,
RELATING TO THE ETION, CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR,
ALTERATION, LOCATION OR MAINTENANCE OF SIGNS,
BILLBOARDS, MARQUEES, CANOPEES, AND AWNINGS, WITH-
IN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE VILLAGE; PROVIDING
FOR THE POSTING OF BONDS OR INSURANCE POLICIES,
THE ISSUANCE OF PERMIT'S OR FEES THEREFOR, REVOCATION
OF PERMITS, INSPECTION AND FEES THEREFOR; PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA,
FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 . Short Title. This Ordinance shall hereafter
be known and cited as the "Sign Ordinance."
Section 2 . Definitions. As used in this ordinance
unless the context otherwise indicate:
(1) The term-"Sign" shall mean and include every sign,
billboard, ground sign, wall sign, roof sign, illuminated sign,
projecting sign, temporary sign; marquee, awning, canopy, and street
clock, and shall include any announcement, declaration, demonstration,
display illustration or insignia used to advertise or promote the
interests of any person when the-same is placed out of doors in view
of the general public.
{2) "Illuminated Sign" shall mean any sign which has
characters, letters, figures, designs or outline illuminated by
electric lights or luminous tubes as a part of the sign proper.
(3) "Facing" or "Surface" shall mean the surface of
the sign upon, against, or through which the message is displayed or
illustrated on the sign.
(4) "Incombustible Material" shall mean any material
which will not ignite at or below a temperature of 1200 Fahrenheit
and will not continue to burn or glow at that temperature.
(5) "Person" shall mean and include any person, firm,
partnership, association, corporation, company ororganization of
any kind.
(6) "Structural Trim" shall mean the molding, battens,
cappings, nailing strips, latticing, and platforms which are
attached to the sign structure.
(7) "Erect" shall mean to build, construct, \ attach,
hang, place, suspend, or affix, and shall also include th painting
of wall signs.
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Section 3. Permits Required. It shall be unlawful
for any person to erect, repair, alter, relocate or maintain within
the Village of Tequesta, Florida, any sign or other advertising
structure as defined in this ordinance, without first obtaining
a permit from the Building Inspector and making payment of the fee
required by Section 6 hereof. All illuminated signs shall, in
addition, be subject to the provisions of the Electrical Code, and the
permit fees required thereunder.
Section 4. Application for Erection Permit. Applica-
tion for erection permits shall be made upon blanks provided by the
Building Inspector, and shall contain or have attached thereto the
following information:
(1) Name, address and telephone number, if any, of
the applicant.
(2) Location of building, structure, or lot to which
or upon which the sign is to be attached orerected and position of
sign thereon or thereto.
(3) Two blueprints or ink drawings of the plans or
specifications for the construction and attachment of the sign,
showing stress sheets and calculations for dead load and wind pressure
as hereinafter required.
(4) Name of person erecting structure.
(5) Written consent of the owner of the building,
structure or land to which or on which the structure is to be erected.
(6) Any electrical permit required and issued for
said sign.
(7) Such other information as the Building Inspector
shall require to show full compliance with this and all other laws and
ordinances of the Village.
Section 5. Permit Issued if Application in Order. It
shall be the duty of the Building Inspector, upon the filing of an
application for an erection permit to examine such plans and specifica-
tions and other data and the premises upon which it is proposed to
erect the sign or other advertising structure, and if it shall appear
that the proposed structure is in compliance with all the requirements
of this ordinance and all other laws and ordinances of the Village
of Tequesta, Florida, he shall then issue the erection permit. If
the work authorized under an erection permit has not been completed
within six (6) months after date of issuance, the said permit shall
become null and void.
Section 6. Permit Fees. Every applicant, before being
granted a permit Hereunder, shall pay to the Village Clerk the following
permit fee for each such sign or other advertising structure regulated
by this ordinance:
For illuminated sign the sum of $5.00
For all other signs the sum of $3.00
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Section 7 . Painting Required Every Two Years. The
owner of any sign as defined and regulated by this ordinance shall
be required to have properly painted at least once every two years
all parts and supports of the said sign, unless the same are galvanized
or otherwise treated to prevent rorr..osion.
Section S. Wind Pressure and Dead Load Requirements.
All signs and other advertising structures shall be designed and
erected to withstand a wind velocity of 150 miles per hour and shall
e constructed to receive dead loads as required in the Burling Code
or other ordinances of the Village of Tequesta, Florida.
Section 9 . Maximum Size of Signs. The maximum size
of signs in areas of the Village of Tequesta, Florida, shall be as
follows:
(a) Signs in zoned residence districts R -1 and R -1A:
In residence districts R -1 and R -1A, no more than
one sign per lot shall be permitted with an exposed area of not more
than five square feet, and advertising only the sale, lease or rental
of said lot and /or the improvements thereon.
(b) Signs in zoned residence districts R -2:
In residence districts R -2, one sign shall be
allowed attached to the building or structure thereon, if any, and
one sign separate from said building or structure, provided that no
signs in any case shall be larger than twenty square feet.
(c) Signs in zoned commercial districts C -1 and C -2:
In commercial districts C -1 and C -2 lying West
of the right<f -way of the Florida East Coast Railway, one sign per
� establishment will be allowed attached to the boil ding or structure,
I-F' provided that no signs in any case shall be larger than one hundred
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in said commercial districts C -1 and C -2 lying
East of the right -of -way of the Florida East Coast Railway, there
shall be no limit on the number or size of said signs so long as they
comply with the other requirements of this ordinance.
Section 10 . Signs Exempted. The provisions and regula-
tions of subsections 3, 4 5, and 6 of this ordinance shallnot apply
to the following signs:
1. Real estate signs not exceeding five (5) square feet
in area which advertise the sale, rental or lease of the premises upon
which said signs are located only.
2. Professional name plates.
3. Bulletin board not over eight (8) square feet in
area for public, charitable or religious institutions when the same
are located on the premises of said institutions.
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(4) Signs denoting the architect, engineer or contractor
when placed upon work under construction, and not exceeding sixteen
(16) square feet in area; provided, however, said signs must be removed
within thirty (30) daysafter the completion of the construction.
(5) Occupational signs denoting only the name and
profession of an occupant in a commercial building or public institutional
building and not exceeding six (6) square feet in area.
(6) Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings
and date of erection when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed
of bronze or other incombustible materials.
(7) Proper lettering on windows indicating occupant
of office and nature of business or matters of temporary interest.
(8) Signs that may be required by any agency of the
State or Federal Government.
(9) Traffic or other municipal signs, *al notices,
railroad crossing signs, danger, and such temporary, emergency or
non - advertising signs as may be approved by the Village Council.
Section 11 . Subdivision and Development Signs: Signs
promoting the development of subdivisions in or near the subdivision
shall be permitted only upon application to the Village Council and
such permits, if granted, shall be for a period of six months only.
Applications for renewal must be made again to the Village Council.
Section 12. Removal of unsafe or unlawful signs.
Should, upon inspection by the Building Inspector, any sign be found
unsafe or insecure, not properly constructed, or erected without a
permit, according to the requirements of this chapter, the owner shall
be required to make it safe and secure and of proper construction, or
remove it, within forty -eight (48) hours from the time of notification
in writing to that effect from the Building Inspector.
Section 13 . Any person convicted of violation of this
ordinance shall be punished as provided in Section 10 of Ordinance No. 1.
Section 14 . This ordinance shall take effect upon its
passage and approval, according to law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED ON READING thi*k day of �-,� - � , 1963.
APPROVED: 1 --
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4Roert C. Valier
Robert C. Valier, Mayor
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ATTEST: Cecil liva
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Robert Harp, Vi lage Clerk G ge W. Bow
Thomas V. Turnbull
Charles D. Stewart
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ORDINANCE NO. 130 AMENDMENT TO ORD. NO.77
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA,
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 77 TO PROVIDE FOR THE
MAXIMUM SIZE OF SIGNS IN AREAS ZONED R -3 IN
MULTIPLE FAMILY (HIGH RISE) DWELLING DISTRICTS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA:
Section 1 . That Section 9 of Ordinance No. 77 of the
Village of Tequesta is hereby amended to provide for an additional
sub - section designated as follows:
(d) Signs in zone R -3 multiple family (high rise)
dwelling districts:
In Zone R -3, multiple family (high rise) dwelling
districts, one sign per establishment will be allowed attached
to the building or structure thereon, if any, and one sign
separate from said building or structure, provided that no signs
in any case shall be larger than one hundred (100) square feet.
Section 2 . That the erection, construction, repair,
alteration, location or maintenance of such signs must be in
conformity with the provisions of Ordinance No. 77 of the Village
of Tequesta, Florida.
Section 3 . That all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
Section 4 . This ordinance shall take effect immediate-
ly upon its passage and approval as provided by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED ON 1st READING this 21st day of February ,
A.D., 1967.
/s/ George E. Bowden
APPROVED: /s/ Robert E. Sylvester
/s/ George E. Bowden /s/ Robert C. Valier
Mayor
/s/ Cecil Cornelius
ATTEST:
/s/ Dale Bledsoe
/s/ Robert Harp
Clerk
AMENDMENT TO ORD. NO. 77 2 -21 -67 Ord. No. 130