HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2012-009 Amending Article 505 Sign Regulations ORDINANCE NO. 2012-009
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, TO
AMEND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE BY AMENDING ARTICLE
505 "SIGN REGULATIONS" TO PROVIDE FOR AMENDMENTS TO
REGULATIONS OF SIGNS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds and determines that the City's land development
regulations are required to regulate signs as provided by Section 163.3202(2)(f), Florida Statutes;
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Dania Beach does not wish to censor
speech, but rather to provide for the public welfare by regulating signage in the City in a manner
that enhances the aesthetics of the community, reduces visual pollution, provides clear
information and minimizes distractions to drivers in the interests of traffic safety; and
WHEREAS, sign regulation to advance the governmental purpose of aesthetics has long
been upheld by the state and federal courts; and
WHEREAS, as long ago as 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized that"the concept of
the public welfare is broad and inclusive," that the values it represents are "spiritual as well as
physical, aesthetic as well as monetary," and that it is within the power of the City Commission to
determine that the community should be beautiful as well as healthy, spacious as well as clean,
well-balanced as well as carefully patrolled," in Berman v. Parker, 348 U.S. 26, 33 (1954), which
was followed by State v. Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency, 392 So. 2d 875 (Fla. 1980); and
WHEREAS, sign regulations have been held to advance these aesthetic purposes and
advance the public welfare in City of Lake Wales v. Lamar Advertising Assn of Lakeland, Florida,
414 So.2d 1030(Fla. 1982); and
WHEREAS, local ordinances requiring the removal of prohibited signs through the use of a
reasonable amortization period have been upheld as constitutional by numerous courts in cases
including, but not limited to, Lamar Advertising Associates of East Florida,Ltd. v. City of Daytona
Beach, 450 So.2d 1145 (Fla. App. 5 Dist. 1984); Art Neon Co. v. Denver,488 F.2d 118 (10th Cir.
1973); Outdoor Graphics v. City of Burlington, Iowa, 103 F.3d 690 (8th Cir. 1996); Georgia
Outdoor Advertising v. City of Waynesville, 900 F.2d 783 (4th Cir. 1990); and Naegele Outdoor
Advertising, Inc.v. City of Durham, 803 F. Supp. 1068 (M.D.North Carolina 1992); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds and determines that this Ordinance is consistent
with all applicable policies of the City's adopted Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission is aware that the failure of some courts to apply
severability clauses has led to an increase in litigation by billboard developers and other applicants
seeking to strike down sign regulations in their entirety so that they may argue that their applications
to erect billboards or other signs must be granted; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission reiterates its desire that there be an ample and
unequivocal record of its intention that the severability clauses it has adopted related to its sign
regulations shall be applied to the maximum extent possible, even if less speech would result from a
determination that any exceptions, limitations, variances, or other sign provisions are invalid or
unconstitutional for any reason whatsoever; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Board, sitting as the Local Planning Agency, has
reviewed this Ordinance at a duly noticed hearing on February 15, 2012, and recommended
approval; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission conducted a first and second reading of this Ordinance
at duly noticed public hearings, as required by law, and after having received input from and
participation by interested members of the public and staff, the City Commission has determined
that this Ordinance through its police powers will protect the public health, safety, and welfare of
the residents of the City, and furthers the purpose, goals, objectives, and policies of the City's
Comprehensive Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Recitals. That the preceding "Whereas" clauses are ratified and
incorporated as a record of the legislative intent of this Ordinance.
Section 2. Amendment. That Article 505 "Sign Regulations" of the City of Dania
Beach Code of Ordinances is repealed in its entirety and replaced as provided in Exhibit "A"
attached to and incorporated as a part of this Ordinance.
Section 3. Codification. This Ordinance shall be codified in accordance with the
foregoing. It is the intention of the City Commission that the provisions of this Ordinance shall
become and be made a part of the City of Dania Beach Code of Ordinances; and that the sections of
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this Ordinance may be renumbered or re-lettered and the word "ordinance" may be changed to
"section',"article"or such other appropriate word or phrase in order to accomplish such intentions.
Section 4. Conflicts. All ordinances or parts of ordinances, resolutions or parts of
resolutions in conflict with this Ordinance are repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 5. Severability. If any clause, section, sentence or phrase of this Ordinance
is for any reason held unconstitutional or invalid by a competent jurisdiction, the holding shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
its passage and adoption.
PASSED on first reading on March 13, 2012.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading on May 8,2012.
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Article 505. SIGN REGULATIONS.
Sec. 505-10. Purpose and intent............................................................................................ 1
Sec. 505-20. Definitions.........................................................................................................3
Sec. 505-30. General signage regulations. ............................................................................9
Sec. 505-40. Detailed sign standards................................................................................... 11
Sec. 505-50. Prohibited signs. ............................................................................................. 16
Sec. 505-60. Signage regulations for single-family and two-family dwellings........................ 18
Sec. 505-70. Signage regulations for townhouse and multi-family dwellings. ....................... 19
Sec. 505-80. Signage regulations for the Residential Office (RO) zoning district..................20
Sec. 505-90. Signage regulations for the mixed-use CRA form-based zoning districts (CC,
SFED-MU, EDBB-MU, GTWY-MU, NBHD-MU). ...................................................................20
Sec. 505-100. Signage regulations for business parks in commercial and industrial zoning
districts..................................................................................................................................26
Sec. 505-110. Signage regulations for shopping centers and large retail establishments in
commercial districts (C-1; C-2; C-3; C-4)...............................................................................28
Sec. 505-120. Signage regulations for hotels, single-establishment and two-establishment
commercial and industrial developments, and institutional developments in commercial and
li industrial zoning districts.......................................................................................................31
Sec. 505-130. Special signage regulations for certain locations and uses.............................32
Sec. 505-140. Signs exempt from certificate of compliance requirement..............................35
Sec. 505-150. Flagpoles and flags.......................................................................................35
Sec. 505-160. Temporary signs. ..........................................................................................36
Sec. 505-170. Nonconforming signs. ...................................................................................40
Sec. 505-180. Relief from requirements, sign variances. .....................................................41
Sec. 505-190. Signage review, approval process and fees. .................................................41
Sec. 505-200. Master signage plans....................................................................................43
Sec. 505-210. Community Redevelopment Area design incentives......................................44
Sec. 505-10. Purpose and intent.
(A) Purpose. The purpose of this article is to coordinate the type, placement and scale of
signs within the city's various zoning districts; to recognize and facilitate the
communication requirements of all sectors of the community; to encourage the innovative
use of design; to maintain and enhance community appearance through proper sign
maintenance, renovation of older signs and the elimination of visual blight and clutter; and,
to allow for special circumstances. These shall be accomplished by regulation of the
display, erection, use and maintenance of signs. The use of signs is regulated according
to zone. The placement and scale of signs are regulated primarily by type and length of
street, and building or occupant frontage, though lot size and surrounding conditions may
also be considered. No sign shall be permitted, except in accordance with the provisions
of this article. This article does not regulate signs interior to a building, defined herein as
"interior signs."
(B) Design. This article is intended to establish a coordinated graphics program that provides
for establishment identification and directional communication, while allowing the creation
of unique and informative signs. These regulations are not intended to prohibit the design
of unusual signs that may enhance the character of the building or reflect the nature of the
use.
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(C) Consistency. This article is intended to be consistent with the city's adopted
comprehensive plan.
(D) Substitution. It is not the purpose of this article to regulate or control the copy, content or
viewpoint of signs. Nor is it the intent of this article to afford greater protection to
commercial speech than to noncommercial speech. Any sign, display or device allowed
under this article may contain, in lieu of any other copy, any otherwise lawful
noncommercial message that complies with all other requirements of this article. The
noncommercial message may occupy the entire sign area, or any portion of the sign area,
and may substitute for or be combined with the commercial message. The sign message
may be changed from commercial to noncommercial, or from one noncommercial
message to another, as frequently as desired by the sign's owner, provided that the sign is
not prohibited and the sign continues to comply with all requirements of this Land
Development Code.
(E) Severability.
(1) If any part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause,
term, or word of this Land Development Code, is declared unconstitutional by the
final and valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, this
declaration of unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any other part, section,
subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term, or word of
this article.
(2) Severability where less speech results. This subsection shall not be interpreted to
limit the effect of subsection (1) above, or any other applicable severability provisions
in the code or any adopting ordinance. The city commission specifically intends that
severability shall be applied to these sign regulations even if the result would be to
allow less speech in the city, whether by subjecting currently exempt signs to
permitting or by some other means.
(3) Severability of provisions pertaining to prohibited signs. This subsection shall not be
interpreted to limit the effect of subsection (1) above, or any other applicable
severability provisions in the code or any adopting ordinance. The city commission
specifically intends that severability shall be applied to section 505-50 "Prohibited
signs," so that each of the prohibited sign types listed in that section shall continue to
be prohibited irrespective of whether another sign prohibition is declared
unconstitutional or invalid.
(4) Severability of prohibition on off-premises signs. This subsection shall not be
interpreted to limit the effect of subsection (1) above, or any other applicable
severability provisions in the code or any adopting ordinance. If any or all of this
article or any other provision of the city's code is declared unconstitutional or invalid
by the final and valid judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction, the city
commission specifically intends that the declaration shall not affect the prohibition on
off-premises signs in subsection 505-50 (prohibited signs).
(5) Severability of subsection 505-30(B) (minimum criteria for all signs in city). This
subsection shall not be interpreted to limit the effect of subsection (1) above, or any
other applicable severability provisions in the code or any adopting ordinance. If any
or all of this article or any other provision of the city's code is declared
unconstitutional or invalid by the final and valid judgment of any court of competent
jurisdiction, the city commission specifically intends that that declaration shall not
affect the standards of subsection 505-30(B), "Minimum criteria for all signs in city",
which shall be enforced as the minimum standards for signs in the city.
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Sec. 505-20. Definitions.
Abandoned sign. A sign located on premises when the business has ceased to exist for a
continuous period of ninety (90) days or more.
Abandoned sign structure. A sign structure—including but not limited to supports, uprights,
braces, mounting device, hardware or framework of a sign—that is without a sign for a
continuous period of ninety (90) days or more.
Address sign. A sign that is used to identify at least the numerical prefix of the street
address and the building, bay, suite, or unit number if applicable.
Awning. A detachable overhead sheltering screen with a canvas or similar fabric surface
pitching downward from its attachment to the fagade, stiffened by a rigid frame that is attached
to and supported by the building wall and extends over a window, door, or pedestrian way,
designed and intended as a decorative embellishment and/or as protection from the elements.
Awning sign. A sign affixed to an awning.
Banner sign. A temporary sign made of cloth, paper, vinyl, or fabric of any kind with only
such material for backing, upon which any characters, letters, color(s), or illustrations are
applied, excluding noncommercial flags as defined herein. Examples include, but are not limited
to, pennants, feather flags®, bowflags®, feather dancers®, "flutter flags", "wind sails", "teardrop
banners and all variations of these.
Building frontage. See, frontage, building.
Building sign. Any sign attached to a building or an appurtenance to a building (ex: awning).
Business park. A single master-planned development consisting of three (3) or more
establishments that share access from perimeter public streets, and which is occupied primarily
by office, industrial, wholesale showrooms, or warehouse uses. Also commonly known as office
parks, flex-space complexes, and industrial parks.
Cabinet sign. A sign, the face of which is enclosed, bordered or contained within a box-like
structure, frame or other device.
Canopy. A detachable overhead sheltering screen made of canvas fabric or similar
material stiffened by a rigid frame that is attached to the building wall and may be supported by
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the building wall, ground posts or both. A canopy differs from many awnings in that the longest
dimension of a canopy is perpendicular to a building, the top surface remains essentially the
same height between the building face and the furthest edge of the structure, and is typically
used to cover a doorway entrance.
Canopy sign. A sign affixed to a canopy.
Certificate of compliance. A written finding from the community development director that a
proposed sign or proposed modification to an existing sign complies with the requirements of
this article, the applicable master signage plan, and any related development order, including
but not limited to, applicable conditions of site plan, site plan modification or variance approval.
Changeable copy. Copy that is designed to be, or otherwise capable of, being manually
changed or rearranged without altering the sign face.
Channel letter. A fabricated metal letter whose face is customarily a translucent white or
colored acrylic, and which has internal illumination within each individual letter to illuminate the
face of each individual letter. See also, reverse channel letter.
Commercial advertising/content. Any sign wording, logo, emblem, character, pictograph,
trademark, or symbol used to represent a firm, organization, entity, product, or service or other
representation that, directly or indirectly, names, advertises, or calls attention to a product,
service or other commercial activity. For purposes of this article, terms such as sale, special,
clearance, or other words which relate to commercial activity shall be deemed to be commercial
messages. The identification by name of an apartment or condominium development on a
residential sign at the apartment or condominium development site shall not be considered to be
a commercial message.
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Construction/development sign. A temporary sign used to provide information as to the
nature of, and the parties involved in, a future development or current construction on the
property upon which the sign is located, such as the name and intended use of the project (ex:
residential condominium, office, etc.), graphic rendering of the project, names of the project
team member companies such as the general contractor, architect, planner or Manager, lending
institution, and owner or agent, and the telephone number for the owner or agent.
Copy. The message portion of a sign that consists of letters, characters and graphical
depictions.
CRA form-based districts. The following mixed-use zoning districts, for the purposes of this
article: City Center (CC) District, South Federal Highway Corridor Mixed-Use (SFED-MU)
District, East Dania Beach Boulevard Mixed-Use (EDBB-MU) District, Beach Gateway Mixed-
Use (GTWY-MU) District, and Neighborhood Mixed-Use (NBHD-MU) District.
Digital sign. Any sign that is capable of displaying words, symbols, figures, or images that
can be electronically or mechanically changed by remote or automatic means, excluding any
sign or portion of a sign containing only time, temperature or date information, and excluding
scoreboards accessory to a public or private institutional athletic field.
Directional sign. A sign erected on private property, or within public right-of-way or on public
property as specifically provided for a facility licensed with the City, for the purpose of providing
(i) directions or instructions for vehicles, pedestrians or users of multi-modal transportation; (ii)
multi-modal transportation facility ownership and operational directions; (iii) orientation maps
and related information within or upon a multi-modal transportation facility, or public transit
station or shelter; and, (iv) not containing any advertising or commercial copy. Such signs may
include, but are not limited to, signs indicating parking, exit, entrance, loading only, indicating
directions within a development premises, signs providing payment instructions for public
parking or multi-modal transportation facility usage, or signs identifying transportation facilities
and routes, governmental or civic centers, public health or safety facilities, and districts,
corridors and neighborhoods officially designated by the city commission.
Directory sign. A sign located on the premises of a multi-occupant building or development
that indexes the occupants and facilities by name and building, bay or suite number, and may
include a location map.
Entrance feature sign. An identification sign attached to or made part of a freestanding
masonry wall or similar entrance feature at a street entrance to a development.
Establishment. A defined and physically separate space containing a single nonresidential
occupant within a building. See also, in-line establishment and lobby access establishment.
Fagade. The two-dimensional area of an exterior wall face (elevation) of a building that is
eligible for signage pursuant to this article, measured along the length of building frontage from
grade to the roofline. Building walls that are not of a single continuous plane (i.e. horizontal or
vertical undulations that divide the building frontage into segments) are each considered
different portions of the same fagade.
Flag. Any fabric, plastic, canvas, material or bunting containing distinctive color(s),
pattern(s), symbol(s), emblem(s) or insignia(s) containing noncommercial speech, or used as a
symbol of a government, political subdivision or other governmental entity, or of any institutional
entity or idea.
Freestanding sign. A sign that is affixed to, and supported by, the ground and is not
attached to any building or other structure.
Frontage, building. Any of the exterior sides of a building that is eligible for building signage
pursuant to subsec. 505-30(C) of this article. In the context of an establishment's building
frontage within a multi-establishment building, the term shall mean the length of any such
exterior side of the building that is coincident with an establishment or dwelling unit.
Frontage, lot or street. The distance along which a lot fronts a street. Street frontage is
measured along the street line.
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Garage (yard) sale sign. A temporary sign used to identify the address, date(s), and times
for a garage sale, as duly licensed pursuant to Chapter 21 "Sales and Auctions", Article III
"Garage Sales" of the code of ordinances.
Gallery roof. A permanent roof overhang extending outward from the face of a building,
designed to protect the area underneath from the elements. A gallery roof is not an integral part
of a building's roof. A marquee is not a gallery roof for the purpose of this Article.
Gallery edge sign. A sign extending above or below the edge of a gallery roof.
Identification sign. A sign used to indicate information such as the name of a residential
occupant, business establishment, building or development, street address or type of use.
Incidental information sign. A sign used to provide secondary and incidental, noncommercial
information pertaining to the premises where located, and which is exclusive of any other sign
type defined herein. This sign type is not used to provide direction or instruction, and excludes
traffic-related signs as distinguished from a directional sign, and is not used for identification.
Examples include but are not limited to "premises protected by...", "premises under video
surveillance", "open/closed", and "no soliciting.".
In-line establishment. An establishment that has a storefront or main public entrance
directly from outside along one of the building frontages, typical of a shopping center. An in-line
establishment is differentiated from a lobby-access establishment.
Interior sign. A sign that is located in the interior of a building or other enclosed structure,
and intended or designed for view from within the building, and does not include a window sign.
Kiosk sign. A sign affixed to a portable cart, or small stand or booth, located within a plaza,
public sidewalk, or other pedestrian area and typically used for retail sale of food and beverages
and other merchandise.
Letter height. The vertical dimension of a letter or character.
Lobby-access establishment. An establishment that has its public entrance from a shared,
internal lobby or corridor typical of a multiple-story office building or high-rise apartment building.
Logo. A symbol, emblem or design, whether or not it is a registered trademark, that a
corporate entity or other organization uses to identify itself, its products or services.
Logotype. The use of a group of words or word that has been designed to create a unique
identity or trademark for an organization or corporation.
Mansard roof(or wall). A false roof projecting over the front of a building; a sloping section
of an exterior wall above the functional roofline or deck of a building at an angle with the exterior
wall from which it extends. It may be covered with roofing material to simulate a roof, but serves
as an aesthetic rather than functional purpose.
Marquee. A permanent roof that projects from a building wall over a building entrance, with
vertical sides that are designed sufficiently high—typically more than three (3) feet to
accommodate signage.
Marquee sign. A sign attached flush to one or more faces of a marquee.
Menu sign. A sign placed adjacent to the entrance of a restaurant or drive-thru service lane
that lists food and drink items that are available for purchase on the premises.
Monument sign. A free-standing sign of monolithic design in which the structure
supporting the sign face is concealed from view, or is architecturally and aesthetically integrated
into the overall design of the sign.
Multi-modal transportation facility. A permanent facility approved through license by the
City, located within the public right-of-way or upon private or public property, and used for the
storage of vehicles that are utilized in a city-wide rental and sharing system for such vehicles.
Multi-modal transportation information sign. A sign specifically provided for as part of a
license with the City for a designated multi-modal transportation facility, which is attached to
said facility for the purpose of providing information for users of the facility, and information
identifying sponsors of the facility or system.
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Multi-tenant sign. A freestanding identification sign containing, or designed to contain,
signage for two (2) or more establishments.
Nit. A unit of illuminative brightness equal to one (1) candle per square meter, measured
perpendicular to the rays of the source.
Noncommercial sign. A sign containing no commercial content.
Nonconforming sign. A sign that does not conform to the provisions of this article. See sec.
505-170 of this article for treatment of nonconforming signs.
Occupant. (1) A business, organization, or other entity that owns, leases or otherwise
occupies an establishment; and (2) a resident of a dwelling unit.
Off-premises sign (also billboard). A sign structure advertising a commercial establishment,
merchandise, service or entertainment which is not sold, produced, manufactured or furnished
at the property on which such sign is located, e.g., "billboards" or "outdoor advertising." An off-
premises sign is a principal use of the property on which it is located.
Pedestrian-oriented open space. An open space of at least twenty-five hundred (2,500)
square feet, bound by building facades on at least two (2) sides that have entrances to two (2)
or more establishments, which is devoted entirely to pedestrian traffic and activities, and
provides shade, focal objects such as public art or fountains, and benches or other areas for
sitting. Urban plazas commons, and courtyards with these characteristics are examples of
pedestrian-oriented open spaces.
Permanent sign. A sign that is securely attached to a structure or the ground and which is
made of durable, weather-resistant materials, intended for long-term use such that it is
considered a fixture of the structure or property, and is generally not used to convey price
information, phone numbers, business hours, sale information/announcements, brand names
carried, credit cards accepted, or identification of goods/services provided .
Pole sign. Any sign supported by visible uprights or braces placed upon the ground and not
attached to any part of any building. A flag on a flagpole is not a pole sign.
Political sign. A sign identifying and expressing support for or opposition to a particular
issue, political party, or candidate for public office.
Portable sign. A sign that is designed to be easily transported to a stationary location at
which they will be displayed, and is not secured or attached to the ground or a structure.
Poster frames. A framework constructed of any material and designed to allow the repeated
insertion and replacement of poster signs without structural alteration. '
Premises. The real property occupied by an establishment or development, as applicable,
inclusive of buildings, structures and accessory facilities.
Private wayfinding sign. A freestanding sign oriented to motorists or pedestrians within a
development, that indicates the direction in which establishments are located within the
development where the sign is posted. This sign type is distinguished from a directional sign in
that private wayfinding signs are not permitted within the public right-of-way, and may be used
to identify the location of individual commercial establishments.
Projecting sign. A sign that is attached to and projects perpendicular from an upper story
building wall not specifically designed to support the sign, with the sign faces perpendicular to
the facade.
Real estate sales sign. A temporary sign erected by the owner or owner's agent, used to
indicate that the real property upon which the sign is located is for rent, sale or lease, provide
contact information of the seller, Real Estate Broker or Realtor, and identify major amenities,
zoning, and entitlement information.
Residential multi-unit complexes or communities. A group of structures that are either single
family or multifamily or a combination of both that share some form of common management by
' These are currently allowed for any use within a shopping center. These should be limited to theatres or
totally eliminated.
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a single entity and typically have one or more of the following: common entryway, common
parking, commonly maintained or used, or both, areas such as parking lots, clubhouses,
swimming pools, community or mail centers or swale or median areas of rights-of-way; common
theme or identity in appearance, or architecture, in the layout of the structures in the complex, or
both.
Reverse channel letter. A fabricated metal letter with an opaque face that is individually
mounted directly on a wall, with internal lighting that is directed at the wall, creating a halo of
illumination on the wall that has the effect of outlining the letter.
Roof sign. Any sign erected over or on the roof, extending above the roof line, which is
dependent upon the roof, parapets or upper walls of any building for support.
Roof sign, integral. Any sign erected or constructed as an integral or essentially integral
part of a normal roof structure of any sloping design, such that no part of the sign extends
vertically above the roofline and such that no part of the sign is separated from the rest of the
roof by a space of more than six (6) inches. For purposes of this article, an integral roof sign
shall be considered a wall sign.
Roofline. The top of the parapet of a building with a flat roof, the eaves of a gable or hip
roof, and the top of a mansard roof.
Sandwich (A-Frame) sign. A portable, double-faced sign.
Service entrance. A rear or side entrance designed for use by employees, for deliveries
and for customer pickup of purchased merchandise only.
Shopfront. A building frontage typical of retail uses, characterized by large display windows
and a public entrance located at grade.
Shopping center. A group of three (3) or more business establishments on a single lot
under unified control, sharing a common identity, parking facilities and access to perimeter
public streets, and designed or used for retail, service, dining, or entertainment use.
Sign. Any device or representation, permanent or temporary, that is used for the purpose
of bringing the subject thereof to the attention of others.
Sign area. The sum of all areas within the periphery of a regular geometric form or
combination of such forms, which encloses the extreme outer limits of all of the display area of
the sign, including written copy, logos, or symbols, and background. If a sign is composed of
one (1) or more sign cabinets or modules, the area enclosing the entire perimeter of all
cabinets, modules or both within a single, continuous geometric figure shall be the area of the
sign. The perimeter of measurable area shall not include embellishments such as, but not
limited to, poles, pole covers, framing, decorative roofing, or support structures, providing that
there is no copy on such embellishments. For purposes of measuring the size of a sign, this
method of calculation shall be applied to only one (1) face (or side) of a sign. Where the sign
faces of monument or projecting signs are parallel, or are V-shaped and have an interior angle
of less than sixty (60) degrees, the area of such signs shall equal the area of the larger of the
two (2) sign faces or, if equal, only one (1) sign face shall be counted.
Signable area, surface. The area of a building wall plane that is unencumbered by
architectural features (windows, sills, banding, cornice, etc.) and which was designed or
designated to accommodate signage.
Sign background. The portion of a sign that does not contain copy, but is set apart visually
or structurally from the surface or structure upon which the sign is affixed, by means of surface
material, color, texture, a border or frame, or alignment in the horizontal plane (i.e. it projects or
is recessed from the surface or structure upon which it is affixed).
Sign face. The part of a sign that is or can be used for communication purposes, including
all copy and sign background.
Sign height. The vertical distance measured from the surface grade beneath the sign to the
highest point of the sign.
Sign width. The horizontal dimension of the sign face.
Snipe sign. A sign which is tacked, nailed, posted, pasted, glued or otherwise attached to
trees, poles, walls, trash receptacles, fences, or to other objects. Legal notices required by law
are exempted.Special event sign. A temporary attached, freestanding, or banner sign used for
a special event. Festivals, grand openings, chamber of commerce events, art shows, decennial
business anniversary celebrations, and concerts are examples of special events.
Street, local nonresidential. A street that provides access to commercial, industrial,
institutional, and other nonresidential uses, and is not classified as an arterial or collector street.
Street frontage. See, frontage, street.
Temporary sign. Any sign allowed to be displayed only for a limited period of time.
Supergraphics sign. A design or pictorial representation painted on a wall that contains no
lettering or business identification, logo, emblem or insignia used as a sign, as a sign is defined
in this section.
Umbrella sign. A portable sign printed or applied to an umbrella within a permitted outdoor
dining area, which is used to identify the name of the restaurant or beverage establishment and
does not contain any advertising.
Under-canopy identification sign. A small identification sign placed above a pedestrian way
that either projects from a ground story building fagade or is suspended from an overhanging
ground-story overhang at a ninety degree angle from the building facade.
Upper story. Any level of a building above the ground story level.
Vehicle sign. Any sign attached to or placed on a vehicle, including automobiles, trucks,
boats, campers, and trailers, that is parked on or otherwise utilizing a public right-of-way, public
property or on private property so as to be intended to be viewed from a vehicular right-of-way
for the purpose of providing advertisement of products or services or directing people to a
business or activity. This definition is not to be construed to include those signs that identify a
firm or its principal products on a vehicle, nor shall it include signs affixed to vehicles identifying
the make and model of the vehicle. This definition also does not include such advertising
devices as may be attached to and within the normal unaltered lines of a vehicle, or on top of
and extending not more than eighteen (18) inches above the roof of a vehicle when such vehicle
is that of a publicly owned and operated transit carrier, or other transit carrier holding a business
tax receipt, or a vehicle that is offered for temporary rental through a citywide rental and sharing
program, when and during that period of time such vehicle is regularly and customarily used to
traverse the public highways during the normal course of business.
Wall sign. A sign attached parallel to and extending not more than twelve (12) inches from
the wall of a building or the face of a gallery roof to which it is attached, with no copy on the
sides or edges. This definition includes individual letter and cabinet signs and signs on a
mansard. Any window sign that exceeds eight (8) feet above the Finished Floor Elevation
("FFE") of the ground story in whole or in part, shall be considered a wall sign.
Walking sign. A person that is holding, wearing or otherwise supporting a sign, lights,
costume or similar attention-getting device to draw attention to a business, development, place,
or event. Each such person shall be deemed a single walking sign.
Wind sign. A sign that is not a flag, consisting of one (1) or more pennants, ribbons,
spinners, streamers or captive balloons, or other objects or material fastened in such a manner
as to move upon being subjected to pressure by wind.
Window. A portion of an exterior building fagade consisting of a glass panel not interrupted
by panes or dividers, including a glass door or portion thereof.
Window sign. A sign affixed to the surface of a window or other translucent opening, or
within ten (10)feet behind such an opening. If any portion of such a sign exceeds eight (8) feet
above the FFE of the ground story, the entire sign shall be considered a wall sign. Merchandise
displays greater than three (3) feet from the opening are not considered window signs.
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Sec. 505-30. General signage regulations.
(A) Address signs required. All property owners shall display the correct street number of all
principal buildings on the lot in a manner visible from the street and any alley as provided
in subsec. 505-40(A).
(B) Architectural compatibility. Signs shall be compatible with the architecture of the building
upon which placed, including but not limited to scale, proportions, materials, and color.
(C) Building frontages eligible for building signage.
(1) The following building frontages are eligible for building signs on nonresidential
buildings and mixed-use buildings.
(a) Containing a shopfront or equivalent public entrance to the establishment.
(b) Fronting a street.
(c) Fronting a driveway or drive aisle within a parking lot.
(d) Fronting a parking lot or parking structure, provided the frontage does not
constitute a service entrance to the establishment that in practice will only be
used by employees. Frontages that function only as a service entrance and not
a public entrance are subject to a separate allowance for service entrance
signage.
(e) Fronting a plaza, courtyard or other pedestrian-oriented open space.
(2) In order to qualify for signage, the architectural treatment of any frontage that does
not contain a public entrance or shopfront must be of the same quality and detail that
is used on the fagade containing the public entrance or shopfront.
(D) Certificate of compliance required. A certificate of compliance is required prior to the
installation or modification of a sign, unless specifically exempted in sec. 505-140 (signs
exempt from compliance review).
(E) Co-located businesses. For retail storefronts that share interior connecting openings,
required bathrooms or other common facilities, the following criteria shall be met before
separate individual identification signs may be permitted for each:
(1) Each of the interconnected businesses shall have a separate occupational license.
(2) Each of the interconnected businesses shall have direct public access from the street
with its own, separate, main entrance.
(3) Each of the interconnected businesses shall have a minimum storefront width of
twenty (20) linear feet.
(4) The maximum width of the interconnecting opening between businesses shall not
exceed twelve (12) feet.
(5) The aggregate sign area for all the storefronts that interconnect with each other shall
not exceed the maximum sign area permitted for a single establishment, using the
combined frontage of the collocated storefronts.
(F) Colors. No more than three (3) colors, including white, shall be used in the design of a
permanent sign, except as necessary for a registered trademark logo, and as may be
authorized as part of a sign design incentive after city review pursuant to sec. 505-210
(Community Redevelopment Area design incentives). The color of a building facade is not
counted against the number of permitted colors. Bright day-glo fluorescent colors are
prohibited. Temporary signs are not limited in the number of colors used. General
maintenance and compliance with code.
(1) All signs erected within the city shall comply with the building code. Signs illuminated
by neon tubing must be constructed entirely of noncombustible material.
(2) All signs must be kept in good condition and neat appearance. Every sign, together
with its framework, braces, angles or other supports, shall be maintained in a safe
condition properly secured, supported and braced and able to withstand wind
pressure as required by the building code.
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(3) Upon inspection by the community development department, the owner of any sign
found to be in defective condition, or to be in violation of the code, shall repair or
remove or otherwise bring the sign into compliance with the code within thirty (30)
days from the date of notice of such defect or noncompliance. If the inspector
determines that the maintenance or use of such sign will adversely affect the public
safety, that the sign is located within the public right-of-way, or that the sign will cause
an imminent danger to the public safety and contact cannot be made with a sign
owner, the inspector may require or cause the immediate removal of the sign at the
owner's expense, or prohibit the use of the sign until such defects shall have been
remedied.
(G) Illumination:
(1) All lights and lighting from a sign shall be designed and arranged so as not to cause
direct glare onto another property, or into the eyes of passing motorists or
pedestrians.
(2) Signs may only be illuminated internally by lights placed inside individual channel
letters with a translucent face, by "halo" lights placed behind individual reverse pan-
channel letters, or externally by lights that are directed to shine directly on the sign.
(3) All permanent permitted signs may be illuminated by internal or external means in
accordance with this article, unless otherwise provided in this article for a particular
zoning district or sign type. Temporary signs shall not be illuminated except as
provided for special event signs in sec. 505-160.
(H) Letter height. The portion of any letter that is characterized by a fancy flourish or stroke
replacing the serif or terminal end of a letter, and extending above or below the base lines
of text (i.e. above or below the extent of ascending and descending letters), is not subject
to the maximum permissible letter height standards of this article.
(1) Materials. All permanent signs shall be constructed of durable materials consistent with or
exceeding sign industry standards, and permanently affixed to the supporting structure.
(J) Minimum criteria for all signs in the city. In addition to all of the other requirements of this
Article, all signs shall also meet the following dimensional requirements.
(1) Residential and Residential Office zoning districts. No sign may be erected in a
residential district that exceeds the following dimensions and area:
(a) Maximum sign height: ten (10) feet.
(b) Maximum sign area: one-hundred (100) square feet.
(2) Nonresidential zoning districts. No sign may be erected in a nonresidential district that
exceeds the following limitations:
(a) Maximum freestanding sign height: twenty (20) feet, unless located within one
thousand (1,000) feet of 1-95 or 1-595, in which case sign height is regulated by
sec. 505-130 (special signage regulations for certain locations and uses) and
sec. 315-50, "Hotel overlay district.
(b) Maximum sign area, all signs: three-hundred (300) square feet.
(3) CRA form-based zoning districts.
(a) No freestanding sign may be erected in a CRA mixed-use zoning district that
exceeds twelve (12) feet in height or one hundred (100) square feet in area.
(b) No building wall sign may exceed three hundred (300) square feet in area.
(K) Permanent vs. temporary sign provisions. All signage permitted in this article shall be
deemed permanent signage unless otherwise specified.
(L) Signab/e area. Signs shall be placed within the signable area of a fagade only, and shall
not obstruct architectural features such as arches, transom details, decorative brickwork,
banding, and character lines.
(M) Transferability. Sign area allowances are not transferable between any two (2) building
frontages or any two (2) lot frontages unless otherwise provided.
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Sec. 505-40. Detailed sign standards.
(A) Address signs (mandatory). As a condition for receiving a certificate of occupancy,
business tax receipt and certificate of use, all property owners shall permanently and
prominently display the correct street address at all times in accordance with this
subsection and the National Fire Protection Agency standards, so as to be easily
recognized from streets, alleys and vehicular access ways that provide access to the
building.
(1) Dwellings and dwelling units. All dwellings and dwelling units shall display the street
address as follows:
(a) All multiple-family buildings with individual street addresses, or building numbers
under a common site address, shall display the building address on the building
or adjacent to the building pursuant to subparagraph (d).
(b) All multiple-family developments with ground identification signage shall include
the street address or range of street addresses, as applicable, on at least one
(1) ground identification sign per street frontage.
(c) Single-family and duplex dwelling units shall display the street address on the
front of each dwelling unit, on a mailbox located directly in front of the dwelling,
or as provided in subparagraph (d).
(d) Each multiple-family building and single-family dwelling with at least fifty (50)
feet of lot width may display the street address on a freestanding (ground) sign
within the front or corner side yard (as applicable), within a landscape feature,
not to exceed two (2) square feet in area.
(e) All dwelling unit address signs shall have a minimum of four (4) inch and a
maximum of six (6) inch letter height, with a minimum stroke width of one-half
(1/2) inch. Address numbers shall be Arabic numbers or alphabetical letters.
(f) The color of street address numbers shall be of opposing contrast to its
background wall color.
(2) Nonresidential establishments. Nonresidential buildings and establishments shall
display the street address as follows:
(a) Adjacent to the primary entrance(s) of each building and establishment.
(b) Adjacent to rear service entrances of buildings with multiple in-line occupants.
(c) All address signs shall have a minimum six (6) inch and maximum ten (10) inch
letter height with a minimum stroke width of one-half (1/2) inch. Address
numbers shall be Arabic numbers or alphabetical letters.
(d) All developments with ground identification signage shall include the street
address or range of street addresses, as applicable, on at least one (1) ground
identification sign per street frontage.
(e) The color of street address numbers shall be of opposing contrast to its
background wall color.
(B) Awning and canopy signs.
(1) Signage is permitted only on the surface that is parallel to the building wall from which
the awning or canopy projects. On awnings, this is the hanging drape, or valance.
Signage on the inclined surface of an awning or sides of a canopy is permitted only
within the Community Redevelopment Area as an incentive for designing signage
consistent with sec. 505-210.
(2) Signage shall be professionally applied. Prefabricated signage shall not be attached
to an awning or canopy.
(3) Only external illumination is permitted.
(4) The sign shall be centered on the surface where affixed.
(5) One (1) line of copy is permitted.
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(6) Whenever awning and canopy signs are permitted in lieu of wall signs, the sign area
of such signs shall not exceed the wall sign allowance for the applicable building
frontage.
(C) Changeable copy.
(1) Changeable copy shall consist only of text.
(2) Changeable copy is prohibited except as specifically authorized in sec. 505-130
(special signage regulations for certain locations and uses).
(D) Directional signs.
(1) The City Commission may authorize erection of directional signs within City rights-of-
way that facilitate public wayfinding to, and within, government or civic centers, public
health or safety facilities, districts or corridors officially designated by the City
Commission, public parking facilities, and multi-modal transportation facilities. The
specifications and design of each such sign shall be approved by the City
Commission.
(2) Directional signs other than those approved pursuant to paragraph (1) are subject to
the following standards, unless otherwise provided in sec. 505-60 through 505-130 of
this article:
(a) May be freestanding or affixed to a structure.
(b) A minimum setback of five (5) feet is required from any street line.
(c) Maximum permitted size is three (3) square feet.
(d) Maximum permitted height of freestanding signs is five (5) feet.
(e) All directional signs must be indicated on the master sign plan for a
development. The number of permitted signs within a lot or development shall
be the minimum determined necessary by the city at the time of master sign
plan approval for facilitating on-premise way finding and providing necessary
use-related information.
(3) Color and design shall be coordinated with the color of principal building(s) and color
and design of identification signs in the development.
(E) Directory signs. Directory signs are subject to the following limitations:
(1) Placement shall be adjacent to parking and pedestrian areas and building entrances,
as applicable, within the development.
(2) Freestanding directory signs shall be set back at least forty (40) feet from any street
line, and shall not be oriented to the street.
(3) Letter height shall not exceed one (1) inch for occupant listings.
(4) All directory signs must be indicated on the master sign plan for a development.
(F) Entrance feature identification sign. Entrance feature signs are subject to the following
regulations.
(1) An entrance feature identification sign shall consist of up to two (2) single-face signs
that flank a street or driveway entrance into a development, provided that both signs
are identical, and function as a coordinated pair.
(2) There shall be set back at least five (5) feet from all street lines..
(3) The maximum sign area allowance may be used toward each such sign face, such
that only one (1) sign face per entrance counts for area calculation.
(4) Signs on corner and through lots are subject to subsec. 505-40(K)(8).
(G) Gallery edge signs are permitted in lieu of wall signs on the ground floor, subject to the
following requirements.
(1) When located underneath a gallery roof, the sign may be supported by the roof itself,
or may extend between the face of two (2) columns directly underneath the edge of
the roof, and must maintain a minimum clearance of seven and one-half(7.5)feet
above the sidewalk grade below it.
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(2) When located completely above the gallery roof, must be constructed of individual
channel letters attached to the gallery roof surface.
(3) No part of the sign support or wiring shall be visible from any point at sidewalk or
street grade.
(4) The sign shall be centered on the gallery roof frontage dimension or centered over a
principal entrance.
(5) The sign shall consist of a single line of text.
(H) Incidental information sign.
(1) May be a window sign, building wall sign, or freestanding sign unless otherwise
provided in this article.
(2) Shall not be illuminated when affixed to a dwelling unit and within residential zoning
districts.
(1) Marquee signs. Marquee signs are permitted only within the CRA form-based zoning
districts as a sign design incentive, subject to sec. 505-210.
(J) Menu signs (drive-thru). Restaurants with a drive through window may display one (1)
menu sign oriented to each drive-thru window stacking lane. A menu sign shall meet the
following requirements:
(1) Shall not be readable by traffic on adjacent streets.
(2) Screening and setbacks shall be sufficient to ensure that speaker noise is not
audible—and the sign is not visible—from an adjacent residentially zoned property.
(3) A menu sign shall be single-faced only unless a single menu sign services two (2)
parallel drive-thru service lanes.
(K) Monument signs.
(1) Monument signs shall not exceed a variation in width greater than fifteen (15)
percent between the base of the sign and the top of the sign face. The Community
Development Director may waive this requirement for thematic or architectural signs
where necessary to achieve a design that is consistent with the intent and standards
of sec. 505-210.
(2) The allowable sign height may be exceeded by up to one (1) foot for decorative
embellishments that are exclusive of the sign face.
(3) Internally illuminated cabinet signs must be constructed of an opaque sign face with
translucent cut-outs for sign copy, such that only the sign copy itself is illuminated,
and the background is not illuminated.
(4) The following requirements apply to nonresidential multi-tenant signs:
(a) Sign panels shall be uniform and consistent in design, color and style, with the
understanding that anchor establishments may require a larger sign.
(b) Up to six (6) establishments may be identified on each sign.
(c) To the extent that all establishments cannot be included on multi-tenant signs
along each street frontage, the development name shall be displayed at the top
of the sign with a minimum letter height of ten (10) inches.
(d) Minimum and maximum letter heights for each establishment's sign panel are
four(4) inches and eight (8) inches, respectively.
(e) The vertical spacing between panels shall equal at least twenty-five (25) percent
of the height of the tallest adjacent letter, character, graphic, or logo.
(5) The minimum setback from any street line is five (5) feet.
(6) The minimum setback from an interior property line is twenty (20) percent of the
length of the street frontage of the lot upon which the sign is erected, or fifty (50) feet,
whichever is less..
(7) Notwithstanding the minimum setback requirements, monument signs shall not be
located within the clear sight distance triangle, requirements of article 225
(intersection visibility standards), nor inconsistent with paragraph (7), below.
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(8) The number and size of monument signs permitted within this article shall apply to the
primary street frontage only. On corner and through lots with at least one hundred
(100) feet of frontage on both rights-of-way, monument signage is permitted on each
frontage, provided that the sign proposed to be placed along the right-of-way frontage
which is of the lower functional classification shall be reduced by the percentages set
out below. The sign area for all monument signs allowed on the secondary street
frontage—where more than one (1) is desired—shall be based on the future
functional classification of the roadway as shown in the comprehensive plan, and as
outlined below:
(a) If both rights-of-way are principal arterials, then the signage along each right-of-
way may be utilized at one hundred (100) percent of the signage allowed in this
article for that type of use and premises.
(b) If one (1) right-of-way is a minor arterial, then signage area allowed along such a
right-of-way shall be reduced to seventy-five (75) percent of the signage area
allowed pursuant to the provisions of this article.
(c) If one (1) right-of-way is a collector, then signage allowed along such a right-of-
way shall be reduced to fifty (50) percent of the signage area allowed pursuant
to the provisions of this article, and sign height shall not exceed six (6) feet.
(d) If one (1) right-of-way is a non-classified or local access street, then signage
allowed along such a right-of-way shall be reduced to twenty-five (25) percent of
the signage allowed pursuant to the provisions of this article, and sign height
shall not exceed six (6) feet.
(9) All spacing requirements shall be measured around corners at the street line.
(10) Placement of a monument sign within seventy-five (75) feet of an intersection of two
(2) streets shall preclude the erection of a second sign along either of the corner
street frontages. The allowable sign area and height shall be based on the street
frontage with the highest functional classification.
(L) Plaques. Wall plaques shall not exceed two and one-quarter (2.25) square feet in area,
and shall not project more than three (3) inches from the wall. Wall plaques may include
the business name and logo, and shall contain the date that the use was established.
(M) Supergraphics signs. Supergraphics signs are a special permitted use on building walls in
any zone; provided, however, the design for the supergraphics shall be reviewed and
approved by the community development director under the following criteria:
(1) The proposed general design, arrangement, texture, material, colors, lighting,
placement and the appropriateness of the proposed sign in relationship to other signs
and the other structures both on the premises and in the surrounding areas, and only
approve signs which are consistent with the intent, purposes, standards and criteria of
the sign regulations;
(2) The number of items (scenes, symbols, shapes) shall be consistent with the amount
of information which can be comprehended by the viewer and avoid visual clutter;
(3) The shape of the sign shall not create visual clutter;
(4) The size, style and location of the sign shall be appropriate to the message;
(5) The sign shall complement the building and adjacent buildings by being designed and
placed to enhance the architecture;
(6) The sign should be consolidated into a minimum number of elements;
(7) The sign shall be proportional to the size and scale of the building upon which it is
placed;
(8) The decision to grant permission for a supergraphics sign shall not be based on the
viewpoint or content of the proposed sign. Authorization for the sign shall be in
accordance with section 505-190 (Signage review, approval process and fees) of this
article.
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(N) Undercanopy signs.
(1) One (1) sign is permitted per establishment frontage with a public entrance.
(2) The bottom of the sign shall be located between seven and one-half(7.5) and twelve
(12) feet above the grade below the sign.
(3) Signs shall be located above or adjacent to the establishment's public entrance.
(4) At least fifteen (15) feet of separation is required between any two undercanopy
signs. The community development director may waive this requirement upon
determining that adjacent entrances are separated by less than fifteen (15) feet, and
compliance with this provision is not feasible.
(5) Hanging under canopy signs must be centered on the width of the overhead surface
that supports them above the pedestrian walkway. Undercanopy signs attached to a
building wall shall not extend more than four and one-half (4.5) feet from the building
wall.
(6) The city may permit undercanopy signs over the sidewalk within a public right-of-way,
provided that a minimum distance of three (3)feet is maintained from any curb line.
(0) Wall identification signs.
(1) Wall identification signs shall be centered within the signable surface upon which
placed, provided that for corner establishments, signs may be corner-justified if signs
are placed on both corner frontages an equal distance from the building corner.
(2) Except for integral roof signs, the top of any building sign shall be at least twelve (12)
inches below any eave, and at least twenty-four (24) inches from the roofline or top of
parapet, whichever is higher. No part of a building sign shall be closer than six (6)
inches to an architectural facade feature.
(3) Signage is not permitted within one (1) foot of a building corner.
(4) Electrical raceways and conduits shall be concealed from view. Raceways shall be
placed inside the building wall, or shall be painted the color of the sign background.
(5) Cabinet signs are prohibited, except where each box or cabinet consists of an
individual letter, or when the cabinet edge is formed by the edges of the text and logo
copy, and there is no sign background included within the cabinet.
(6) Wall signs on multi-story buildings shall be placed at least twelve (12) inches below
any part of a second story window frame (including sill, if applicable), or as provided
in paragraphs (8) through (11) below.
(7) Wall signs for businesses fronting a second story catwalk with individual outside
entrances from the catwalk may have signs on the second story only if qualifying for a
sign incentive pursuant to sec. 505-210, and such signs shall be limited to seventy-
five (75) percent of the maximum permitted area and letter height permitted for
ground story wall signs.
(8) An in-line retail business that occupies multiple stories may place the permitted wall
signage at the highest of up of to three (3) stories occupied by the establishment,
subject to the following requirements:
(a) The establishment must occupy space on the ground story, which must be
contiguous with all of the upper story space.
(b) The upper stories must occupy the same or smaller floor plate dimension as the
ground story
(c) All stories of the store must be connected by an escalator and elevator internal
to the store itself, and not within a common area of the building
(d) The facade must have a cohesive treatment that identifies all of the stories as
being a part of the same occupant establishment.
(9) Office buildings and hotels may have wall signage on an upper story as provided in
sec. 505-130 (special signage regulations for certain locations and uses).
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All other buildings which have upper level commercial or retail uses shall submit a sign
program in which all signs can be accommodated at the ground floor entrance.
(P) Window signs.
(1) Window signs are permitted only on the ground story of nonresidential
establishments.
(2) Permanent window signs shall be comprised of individual letters, logos and graphics
professionally applied to the window.
(3) Pre-fabricated signs shall not be affixed to the outside surface of a window.
(4) The following signs, in combination, shall not comprise more than fifty (50) percent of
the permitted window si na a for a building frontage:
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(a) Signs of non-permanent construction and installation, except as may be
authorized in sec. 505-160 on a specified temporary basis.
(b) A restaurant menu
(c) Phone numbers
(d) Business hours
(5) Credit cards accepted.
(6) Illuminated window signs are subject to the following restrictions:
(a) Illuminated signs are allowed only within shopfront windows adjacent to a public
entrance of retail, dining and entertainment uses.
(b) Two (2) illuminated window signs are permitted for each establishment building
frontage that has a public entrance.
(c) The total area of illuminated signs shall not exceed three (3) square feet per
frontage for the establishment, and must be located within the bottom half of the
window.
(d) Illuminated signs and all pre-fabricated signs must be affixed to or behind the
inside surface of the window.
Sec. 505-50. Prohibited signs.
Any sign not specifically permitted, exempted, or authorized by this article is prohibited. It shall
be unlawful to erect, cause to be erected, maintain or cause to be maintained any sign
described as follows:
(A) Any sign which constitutes a traffic hazard or is a detriment to traffic safety by reason of its
size, location, movement, content, coloring, or method of illumination. This shall include
signs that are of such intensity or brilliance as to cause glare or impair the vision of any
motorist, cyclist, or pedestrian using or entering a public way.
(B) Any sign that obstructs the vision between pedestrians and vehicles using the public rights-
of-way, including but not restricted to, those not meeting visibility requirements of this
code. Specifically prohibited are signs using lights or illuminations that flash, move, rotate,
scintillate, blink, flicker, or vary in intensity or color, are intermittent, create display video,
scrolling, or sequencing or any other type of movement, or message or sign face change,
except for any portion of a sign containing time-temperature-date information.
(C) Words and symbols associated with traffic control so as to interfere with, mislead or
confuse traffic, such as, but not limited to, "stop," 'look," "caution," "danger," or
"slow."Signs that resemble any official sign or marker erected by any governmental
agency, which sign by reason of its position, shape or color, would conflict with the proper
functioning of any traffic sign or signal, or are of a size, a location, have movement or have
color or illumination that may be reasonably confused with or construed as, or conceal, a
traffic-control device.
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(D) Signs, within ten (10) feet of public right-of-way or one hundred (100) feet of traffic control
lights, which contain yellow, red or green lights that might be confused with traffic control
lights.
(E) Signs that contain any lighting or control mechanism that cause unreasonable interference
with radio, television or other communication signals.
(F) Bare bulbs in excess of eleven (11) watts
(G) Signs that are of such intensity or brilliance as to cause glare or nuisance to occupants of
any property.
(H) Snipe signs
(1) Signs placed on any public or private property in such a manner that the same may be
blown, carried by water or otherwise scattered by the elements, or so as to constitute litter .
(J) Vehicle signs as defined by this article.
(K) Signs that are in violation of the building code or electrical code adopted by the city.
(L) Signs with visible moving, revolving, or rotating parts or visible mechanical movement of
any description, or other apparent visible movement achieved by electrical, electronic, or
mechanical means, except for traditional barber poles.
(M) Signs with the optical illusion of movement or change by means of a design that presents a
pattern capable of giving the illusion of motion, including signs with features that are
capable of movement or presentation of a change of message by such means, whether or
not actual movement is present. However, this shall not be construed to prohibit a
changeable-copy sign that is changeable by manual removal or replacement of the sign or
its content.
(N) Wind signs.
(0) Signs that incorporate projected images, emit any sound that is intended to attract
attention, or involve the use of live animals.
(P) Signs that emit audible sound, odor, or visible matter such as smoke or steam.
(Q) Signs or sign structures that interfere in any way with free use of any fire escape,
emergency exit, or standpipe; made of combustible materials that are attached to or in
close proximity to fire escapes or fire fighting equipment; or that obstruct any window to
such an extent that light or ventilation is reduced to a point below that required by any
provision of any city-adopted life safety or building code, or other ordinance of the city.
(R) Signs that are painted, pasted, or printed on any curbstone, flagstone, pavement, or any
portion of any sidewalk or street, or on any permanent building or permanent structure,
excluding supergraphics on building walls.
(S) Off-premises signs (billboards), except that this prohibition shall not apply to off-premises
signs which are legal, presently in existence, used for outdoor advertising, and located
along any portion of the "interstate highway system" or the "federal-aid primary highway
system" -as defined and regulated in chapter 479, Florida Statutes. Signs erected along
any portion of the interstate or federal-aid primary highway systems within the meaning of
Sections 479.01(5), (7), (9), (12) and (14), 479.15(2), and 479.24(1) of the Florida Statutes,
shall be subject to removal, as provided pursuant to chapter 479, Florida Statutes, as
these sections may be amended from time to time.
(T) Roof signs.
(U) Signs erected on public property, or upon private property (such as private utility poles)
located on public property, other than signs erected by public authority for public purposes
and signs authorized in writing pursuant to F.S. section 337.407.
(V) Signs, located in any street, park, or other public way or place within the city, other than
those required to be posted to ensure traffic safety or otherwise pursuant to the
requirements of law.
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(W) Signs placed on any public or private property in such a manner that the same may be
blown, carried by water or otherwise scattered by the elements, or so as to constitute litter
("snipe signs").
(X) Permanent signs having fluorescent colors.
(Y) Signs erected within any navigable waterway within the city so as to be located beyond
any established bulkhead line, and oriented so as to be visible from a public place.
(Z) Bus bench and bus shelter signs, and other signs on transportation facilities, unless
specifically provided for through the license with the city for the facility at designated transit
stops and multi-modal transportation facilities. In no event are such signs allowed in
residentially zoned areas. II other signs that are not specifically permitted or exempted by
this article or fail to conform to the number, size, location and other requirements of this
Article; however, any authorized or permitted sign under this article is allowed to contain
non-commercial speech in lieu of commercial speech.
(AA)AII pole signs and projecting pole signs that are not specifically authorized for shopping
centers, hotels, office complexes and industrial complexes within one thousand (1,000)
feet of 1-95 or 1-595 in accordance with sec. 505-130 and the Hotel Overlay District
regulations of sec. 315-50.
(BB) Any type of digital sign that is not specifically authorized for shopping centers, hotels, office
complexes and industrial complexes within one thousand (1,000) feet of 1-95 or 1-595 in
accordance with sec. 505-130 and the Hotel Overlay District regulations of sec. 315-50.
(CC)Walking signs.
Sec. 505-60. Signage regulations for single-family and two-family dwellings.
(A) Applicability. This section regulates the erection, display and maintenance of all signs
displayed on lots occupied by single-family and two-family dwellings, and within common
areas of single-family and two-family planned unit developments, including at entrances to
same. Signs shall be displayed at residences only as follows.
(B) Signs allowed at residences.
(1) Address sign. One (1) address sign is required for each dwelling unit, subject to
subsec. 505-40(A).
(2) Resident name sign. The owner or the occupant of each dwelling unit may erect and
maintain one (1) sign identifying the last name of the occupant, not to exceed one (1)
square foot in area. The sign may be placed upon the building wall no higher than ten
(10) feet above adjacent grade, or may be combined with a freestanding address sign
in a street-fronting yard pursuant to subsec. 505-40(A).
(3) Incidental information signs. Three (3) incidental information signs are permitted for
each dwelling subject to subsec. 505-40(H), not to exceed one and one-half (1.5)
square feet each, nor a combined area of (3) square feet. If freestanding, the sign
shall not exceed three (3) feet in height.
(4) Flags, subject to sec. 505-150.
(5) Temporary signs, subject to sec. 505-160.
(C) Common area signs for residential developments..
(1) Monument or entrance feature signs.
(a) Residential multi-unit complexes or communities with at least five (5) dwelling
units are permitted one (1) monument sign or entrance feature sign with a
maximum height of six (6) feet, a maximum sign area of twenty-four (24) square
feet, and a maximum letter height of fifteen (15) inches
(b) Residential developments with at least fifteen (15) dwelling units are permitted
one (1) monument sign with two (2) sign faces, or an entrance feature sign
consisting of two (2) single-face signs per street entrance into the complex or
community, not to exceed a height of eight (8) feet, a maximum sign area of
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thirty-six (36) square feet, and a maximum letter height of twenty-four (24)
inches.
(2) Address signs, subject to subsec. 505-40(A).
(3) Directional signs, subject to subsec. 505-40(D), not to exceed three (3) square feet
per sign. Shall not exceed five (5) feet in height if freestanding.
(4) Incidental information signs, subject to subsec. 505-40(H), not to exceed three (3)
square feet in area per sign. If freestanding, the sign shall not exceed five (5) feet in
height.
(5) Flags, subject to sec. 505-150.
(6) Temporary signs, subject to sec. 505-160.
Sec. 506-70. Signage regulations for townhouse and multi-family dwellings.
(A) Applicability. This section regulates the erection, display and maintenance of all signs upon
lots occupied by townhouses and multifamily dwellings, and within common areas of
residential portions of planned developments, including at the entrances of these
communities. Signs shall be displayed only as provided in this section.
(B) Signs allowed at residences.
(1) Address signs. Each dwelling unit, and each multiple-family dwelling with a separate
address or building number, shall display an address sign subject to subsec. 505-
40(A).
(2) Incidental information signs. Two (2) incidental information signs are permitted for
each dwelling subject to subsec. 505-40(H), not exceed one and one-half (1.5)
square feet each, nor a combined area of (2) square feet. Shall not exceed three (3)
feet in height if freestanding.
(3) Flags, subject to sec. 505-150.
(4) Temporary signs, subject to sec. 505-160.
(C) Common area signs.
(1) Address signs. Building, dwelling unit and development address signs are required,
as applicable, pursuant to subsec. 505-40(A).
(2) Building identification signs. Multiple-family dwellings containing at least eight (8)
dwelling units, and where no monument signage is utilized, are permitted one (1)
identification sign with a maximum area of ten (10) square feet, which may be any of
the following sign types, subject to the regulations in sec. 505-40: wall, awning, or
canopy. Buildings with six (6) or more stories are permitted double the sign
allowance, and may utilize a gallery edge sign.
(3) Directional signs. One (1) sign up to three (3) square feet in area is permitted per
building, subject to subsec. 505-40(D). Shall not exceed five (5) feet in height if
freestanding.
(4) Directory signs. One (1) directory sign is permitted for each public entrance to a
multiple-story, lobby access building, subject to subsec. 505-40(E).
(5) Flags, subject to sec. 505-150.
(6) Incidental information signs. Two (2) incidental information signs are permitted for
each building, not to exceed three (3) square feet per sign. Shall not exceed five (5)
feet in height if freestanding.
(7) Monument and entrance feature signs.
(a) Residential developments with at least ten (10) dwelling units are permitted one
(1) monument sign with two (2) sign faces, or an entrance feature sign.
Maximum permitted sign area is twenty-four (24) square feet. Maximum
permitted sign height is six (6) feet, and maximum permitted letter height is
twelve (12) inches.
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(b) Residential developments with at least fifty (50) dwelling units are permitted one
(1) monument sign with two (2) sign faces or one (1) entrance feature sign for
each street entrance into the development, each not to exceed a height of eight
(8) feet, a maximum sign area of thirty-six (36) square feet, and a maximum
letter height of eighteen (18) inches.
(8) Temporary signs subject to sec. 505-160.
Sec. 505-80. Signage regulations for the Residential Office (RO) zoning district.
(A) Applicability.
(1) Signs permitted in this section are applicable only to nonresidential uses within the
RO District. Signage for residences within a mixed-use building and residential
developments within the RO District are permitted subject to sec. 505-60 or 505-70,
as applicable.
(2) Signs shall be displayed only as provided in this section.
(B) Address signs. A building address sign is required for each street frontage for the office
use, subject to 505-40(A), to the extent that the office has a separate street address from
residential units within the building. Such additional address may be part of the
freestanding identification sign or may be a building wall sign.
(C) Directional signs. Shall not to exceed three (3) square feet in area per sign, subject to
subsec. 505-40(D). Shall not exceed three (3) feet in height if freestanding.
(D) Flags, subject to sec. 505-150.
(E) Monument signs.
(1) One (1) sign is permitted along the street frontage with the highest future functional
classification as shown in the comprehensive plan.
(2) Maximum allowable signage area shall not exceed nine (9) square feet.
(3) Maximum allowable height shall not exceed three (3) feet.
(F) Incidental information signs. Three (3) signs are permitted per building, not to exceed one
and one-half (1.5) square feet in area per sign, nor three (3) square feet in combined area.
Shall not exceed three (3) feet in height if freestanding. This signage is permitted in lieu of,
not in addition to, residential incidental information signage on the premises.
(G) Plaques. One (1) plaque per business establishment with a valid business tax license is
permitted adjacent to each office entrance, subject to subsec. 505-40(L).
(H) Temporary signs, subject to sec. 505-160.
Sec. 606-90. Signage regulations for the mixed-use CRA form-based zoning districts
(CC, SFED-MU, EDBB-MU, GTWY-MU, NBHD-MU).
(A) Applicability.
(1) This section regulates the erection, display and maintenance of all signs within the
mixed-use districts in the Community Redevelopment Area (CRA).
(2) Signage for single-family and two-family residential development is regulated under
sec. 505-60, subject to the restriction on monument signs per(P) of this section.
(3) Signage for townhouse and multiple-family residential dwellings, including multiple-
family portions of mixed-use buildings, are regulated under sec. 505-70, subject to
the restriction on monument signs per(P) of this section.
(B) Master Signage plan. All signage within developments comprised of two (2) or more
establishments displaying signs shall conform to a master signage plan for the
development pursuant to sec. 505-200.
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(C) Sign types allowed. For each district and street type, the following types of signs are
permitted:
✓ = permitted
C = conditionally permitted (i.e. only for certain uses, locations or other qualifications pursuant to the
regulations referenced in the left-hand column).
X= not permitted
Effi
Sign Type Street frontage to which sign is oriented
Primary Secondary Primary Secondary All streets
Streets Streets Streets Streets
Awning, canopy ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Directional ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Directory ✓ ,/ ✓ / ✓
Galln edge ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Incidental information ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Marquee [see subset. C C C X X
505-13t? D
Menu drive-thru Permitted if not oriented toward, or screened from, any street
Menu, other
Monument[see subsec. C X C X X
505-'90 P
Private wayfinding[see Permitted, but shall not be oriented to any street x
subsec. 505-90 K
Pl ue ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
PPrroojjecting[see subsec. C C C X X
Under canopy ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Window ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Wa# ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Sandwich si ns ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
1.1imbrella Orage ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
>�er seo. 5t35-1 S0 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
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(D) Cumulative sign area allowance. Every establishment is subject to a maximum cumulative
sign area for all building signs. This sign area can be increased, as indicated below, by
participating in the signage incentive program set forth in sec. 505-210.
All streets Primary ` Secondary All streets
Streets IStreets
Cumulative square footage 1.5 without 1.5 without 1.20 without 1.20 without
of building signage* per bonus bonus bonus bonus
linear foot of occupant
street frontage (per 2.5 with 2.5 with 1.7 with 1.7 with
frontage) bonus bonus bonus bonus
*excluding one (1) under canopy sign per frontage
(E) Building signage eligibility.
Cad tbor a shmeM Upper mar eslabf hrnent, Ground or taper floor
direct outside pubicentratm diretx indiVidual outside es shment,strand lobby
orabuts a shared lobby pubic enlranw via stairs, entrance,no ground sby
entrance but has exterior elevator exierior k rtage
trvrrtage*
Awning,canopy Permitted Permitted One (1) sign is permitted
Gallery edge Permitted Not permitted'` adjacent to each public
Marquee See subsec,505-1 D Not permitted lobby entrance for the
P 'ectin See subsec.506-90 S Not permitted anchor tenant or building
Under+ca Permitted Permitted name, and address.
Wall Permit d Permitted
Window Permitted Not permifted
Directional Permitted Permitted Permitted
Direetbry Not permitted Not permitted Permitted
P+enked Not permitted Permitted
lncidental Permitted Permitted Permitted'
information
Menu Permitted Not permitted Not permitted
*Includes co-located businesses pursuant to subsec. 505-30(D)
(F) Address signs. Required, subject to subsec. 505-40(A).
(G) Awning and canopy identification signs. One (1) sign is permitted per awning or canopy for
each building frontage eligible for building signage pursuant to subsec. 505-30(C), and
subject to the following standards:
(1) Maximum letter height is eight (8) inches or seventy (70) percent of the vertical
dimension of the awning or canopy surface, whichever is less.
(2) Sign width shall not exceed seventy (70) percent of surface upon which placed.
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(3) Subject to the additional standards in subsec. 505-40(B).
(H) Changeable copy signs. Permitted only for places of public assembly, subject to
subsubsec. 505-130(D).
(1) Directional signs. Permitted subject to subsec. 505-40(D), provided that the area for such
signs located within an institutional campus such as a hospital, school or civic center may
be up to six (6) square feet in area when used to indicate the direction of travel to multiple
campus facilities (ex: main office, student drop-off, cafeteria, etc.).
(J) Directory signs. Directory wall signs and freestanding signs are permitted subject to
subsec. 505-40(E), and as follows:
(1) One (1) freestanding directory sign is permitted for each five thousand (5,000) square
feet of pedestrian-oriented open space, or fraction thereof, within shopping centers
and mixed-use developments arranged around one or more pedestrian-oriented open
spaces. Freestanding directional signs shall not exceed:
(a) Six (6) feet in height; and
(b) Eighteen (18) square feet in area.
(2) Wall-mounted directory signs are permitted adjacent to each entrance of a building
that provides interior lobby access to multiple establishments. Such signs shall not
exceed:
(a) Six (6) feet height above grade; and
(b) Nine (9) square feet in area
(K) Flags. Permitted subject to sec. 505-150.
(L) Gallery edge identification signs. Permitted subject to subsec. (W).
(M) Incidental information signs. Permitted subject to subsec. 505-40(H) and the following
standards:
(1) As window signs subject to subsec. (X); and
(2) On building walls adjacent to service entrances subject to paragraph (W)(5), and up
to five (5) square feet of additional incidental information signage for each building
facade that does not contain a service entrance; and
(3) As freestanding signs, limited to four (4) signs multiplied by the number of principal
buildings on the lot where the sign is erected, not to exceed three (3) square feet in
area and five (5)feet in height each.
(4) The community development director may authorize additional signs if the applicant
demonstrates that such signs are the minimum necessary to protect or enhance the
public safety, welfare, or convenience.
(N) Marquee signs. Permitted for places of public assembly subject to subsec. 505-130(D). A
sign design incentive bonus pursuant to sec. 505-210 is required for these signs.
(0) Menu signs. Permitted subject to subsec. 505-40(J), and as follows.
(1) Restaurants with a drive through window may display one (1) menu sign oriented to
each drive-thru window stacking lane. A menu sign shall meet the following
requirements:
(a) Maximum height of the sign from vehicle travel surface to top of the sign shall be
seven (7) feet.
(b) Maximum width of the sign from side to side shall be eight (8) feet.
(c) Maximum dimension of display from top to bottom shall be four and one-half (4.5)
feet.
(d) The menu sign shall not be placed within a required yard.
(2) Dine-in restaurants may have a single menu sign within a display case attached to
the building wall adjacent to the entrance, which shall not extend more than six (6)
inches from the building wall, or a single menu board on the inside of a window
adjacent to the entrance, which shall count as part of the window signage allowance.
Neither menu sign shall exceed four (4) square feet in area.
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(P) Monument signs. Monument signs are permitted only as follows:
(1) Buildings that were existing, or approved and vested as of the date of adoption of this
article ( '. ,�� 2), and set back thirty (30) feet or more from the street line(s)
along which the sign is proposed, may have monument signage subject to the
applicable standards for signage outside of the CRA form-based districts (i.e.
shopping center, multiple-family dwelling community, service station, etc.).
(2) Development and redevelopment that is constructed to the build-to-line and second
layer parking facility requirements of the CRA form-based districts may have
monument signage as an incentive for complying with the design criteria of sec. 505-
210 upon satisfying the following requirements:
(a) The development comprises at least four (4) net acres in area and is planned as
a single overall development under unified control, with at least fifty thousand
(50,000) square feet of commercial use; and
(b) The development parcel has at least four hundred (400) feet of lot depth; and
(c) The development parcel has at least three hundred (300) feet of frontage on the
arterial or collector primary street where the monument signage is proposed.
(d) The signage is subject to design review and the monument sign standards in
sec. 505-210.
(3) A civic center consisting of at least two (2) governmental facilities on a minimum two
(2) acres of land within the City Center District is permitted one (1) monument sign
per street frontage.
(Q) Plaques. Plaques are permitted and encouraged, subject to subsec. 505-40(L).
I (R) Private wayfinding signs. These signs are permitted only within a development that
qualifies for monument signage pursuant to subsec. (P), and qualifies for signage
incentives pursuant to sec. 505-210. Signs shall comply with the following standards:
(1) A minimum of one (1) vehicular wayfinding sign will be allowed adjacent to each
interior drive aisle erected within a landscaped area. The city may approve additional
signs as part of a master signage plan provided that the applicant demonstrates that
the additional signs will substantially facilitate wayfinding within the development.
(2) Each sign shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet in area and six (6) feet in height.
(3) At least four (4) and not more than eight (8) establishment or destination names shall
appear on each sign.
(S) Portable signs. The following signs are permitted in accordance with the following
standards. Each sign requires a certificate of compliance pursuant to sec. 505-190.
(1) Portable menu signs. In lieu of menu sign pursuant to paragraph (0(2), a menu up to
three (3) square feet in size may be located on a portable lectern or menu stand
adjacent to the entrance of a restaurant that has city-approved outdoor seating,
provided it does not obstruct a minimum clear pedestrian path of at least five (5) feet
in width. The sign shall be moved indoors at the close of business each day. A
portable menu sign is not permitted in combination with a sandwich sign.
(2) Portable sandwich (A-frame) signs. Sandwich signs shall be displayed only as
follows:
(a) One (1) sign is permitted adjacent to the main public entrance of a restaurant.
(b) Placement shall be on or adjacent to a sidewalk, but not within a public right-of-
way, and not adjacent to an arterial road.
(c) The sign shall not block pedestrian corridors or pathways, and shall maintain a
minimum five (5) foot clear path.
(d) Shall be constructed of wood, faux-wood, or metal.
(e) Maximum six (6) square feet for each of the two (2) sides, not to exceed three (3)
feet in height.
(f) The sign shall be used to identify the food or beverages available on premises.
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(g) Permitted in lieu of a portable menu sign.
(h) Shall be moved indoors at the close of business each day.
(3) Portable umbrella signs. These signs are permitted accessory to city-approved
outdoor restaurant seating, subject to the following restrictions:
(a) The sign may be printed or applied to outdoor dining umbrellas.
(b) The sign shall be used to identify the name of the business.
(c) Maximum letter height is six (6) inches.
(d) Business logo shall not exceed one (1) square foot.
(e) Signage shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the overall umbrella area.
(T) Projecting signs above the ground story. These signs are allowed only as a sign design
incentive bonus pursuant to sec. 505-210.
(U) Temporary signs. Permitted subject to sec. 505-160.
(V) Undercanopy identification signs. These signs are required for any building with more than
three (3) in-line establishments that are constructed to a build-to-line, and for all
establishments within a development of ten (10) or more in-line establishments.
Undercanopy signs are permitted for developments with fewer than three (3) in-line
establishment as well. All undercanopy signs are subject to the following standards:
(1) Maximum area of four (4) square feet when hanging from an overhead roof.
(2) Maximum area of six (6) square feet when supported by a building wall.
(3) Compliance with subsec. 505-40(N)
(W) Wall and gallery edge identification signs. One (1) gallery edge sign or wall sign is
permitted on a building frontage, but not both. Wall and gallery edge signs are subject to
subsec. 505-40(0) and 505-40(G), respectively, and the following standards:
(1) One (1) sign is permitted per building frontage, not to exceed one (1) square foot in
area for each of the first seventy-five (75) feet of building frontage, and one-quarter
(.25) square foot in area for each additional one (1) foot of frontage in excess of
seventy-five (75) feet. In no instance shall a sign exceed one hundred fifty (150)
square feet in area. No wall sign shall occupy more than seventy (70) percent of the
signable area of the surface upon which placed.
(2) Additional sign area is available as a CRA sign design incentive bonus, pursuant to
sec. 505-210.
(3) Total wall sign length shall not exceed seventy (70) percent of an establishment's
building frontage. Total gallery edge sign length shall not exceed the lesser of
seventy (70) percent of the width of the gallery roof or seventy (70) percent of the
establishment's building frontage.
(4) Letter height shall not exceed twenty-four (24) inches for wall signs under seventy-
five (75) square feet in area.
(5) Gallery edge signs shall not exceed a vertical dimension of two and one-half (2.5)
feet ..
(6) Hotels and office buildings may utilize wall identification signage on an upper story of
the building, pursuant to subsec. 505-130(E).
(7) Each service entrance is permitted up to eight (8) square feet of total identification,
incidental information and directional signage on the wall immediately adjacent to the
service entrance.
(X) Window signs. Permitted subject to the following standards:
(1) Signs shall not comprise more than ten (10) percent of the total window area of an
establishment's building frontage. Additional window signage is available as a CRA
sign design incentive bonus pursuant to sec. 505-210.
(2) Temporary signage permitted in sec. 505-160 is not subject to this limitation.
(3) Maximum permitted letter height is six (6) inches for the business name and street
address, and two (2) inches for all other permanent lettering.
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(4) Subject to the additional standards in subsec. 505-40(P).
Sec. 505-100. Signage regulations for business parks in commercial and industrial
zoning districts.
(A) Applicability. This section regulates the erection, display and maintenance of all signs
upon lots within business parks, provided that any business park within the Port
Everglades Development District (PEDD) are subject to the sign regulations in subsec.
320-50(g) to the extent of conflict with this article.
(B) Bonus signage. Business parks located within the Community Redevelopment Area are
eligible for bonus signage as an incentive for sign design consistent with sec. 505-210.
(C) Master signage plan. All business park signage shall be reviewed and approved by the city
as to final size, location and uniformity, coordination, colors, design and materials as part
of the site development plan approval process, pursuant to sec. 505-200.
(D) Address signs. Required subject to subsec. 505-40(A)
(E) Awning or canopy identification signs. A master signage plan may provide for the
coordinated use of awnings or canopies in lieu of wall signs, subject to the following
standards:
(1) One (1) awning or canopy sign is permitted for each building frontage.
(2) Letter height shall not exceed the lesser of eight (8) inches or seventy (70) percent of
the vertical dimension of the surface upon which placed.
(3) Sign width shall not exceed seventy (70) percent of the width of the surface upon
which placed.
(4) Subject to the additional standards in subsec. 505-40(B).
(F) Directional signs. Permitted subject to subsec. 505-40(D).
(G) Directory signs. Permitted subject to the following standards:
(1) One (1) freestanding directory sign is permitted per driveway entrance into a business
park comprised of three (3) or more buildings. Business parks arranged around one
or more pedestrian-oriented open spaces are permitted one (1) additional sign per
such open space.
(2) One (1) wall—mounted directory sign is permitted per building entrance that provides
access to multiple establishments.
(3) Directory signs are subject to subsec. 505-40(E).
(H) Flags, subject to sec. 505-150.
(1) Incidental information signs, are permitted as follows:
(1) As window signs subject to subsec. (P).
(2) On building walls adjacent to service entrances subject to paragraph (0)(6) of this
section, and up to five (5) square feet of additional incidental information signage per
building facade.
(3) As freestanding signs, limited to four (4) signs per building on the lot where the sign is
erected, not to exceed three (3) square feet in area and five (5) feet in height each.
The Community Development Director may authorize additional signs if the applicant
demonstrates that such signs are the minimum necessary to protect or enhance the
public safety, welfare, or convenience.
(J) Monument and entrance feature identification signs.
(1) Monument signs and entrance feature signs are permitted subject to subsec. 505-
40(K), and (F), respectively, except as follows:
(a) One (1) monument sign identifying the business park is permitted for each
driveway entrance along the street frontage with the highest functional
classification pursuant to the comprehensive plan. All signs are subject to a
minimum separation of four hundred (400) feet from other monument signs.
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(b) Business parks exceeding ten (10) acres in area may an entrance wall signs in
lieu of a monument sign, subject to the same separation and size requirements.
(2) Each sign on a primary street frontage is permitted to have a maximum area of forty-
two (42) square feet and six (6) feet in height, plus one (1) square foot in area and
three (3) inches in height for each seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet of
gross floor area—or fraction thereof—in excess of fifty thousand (50,000) square feet.
However, no sign shall exceed seventy-two (72) square feet in area, nor twelve (12)
feet in height. Additional sign area is permitted within the Community Redevelopment
Area as a sign design incentive bonus pursuant to sec. 505-210.
(K) Private wayfinding signs. These signs are permitted only within the Community
Redevelopment Area, within a development of at least five (5) acres in land area having at
least ten (10) establishments. A design incentive bonus is required pursuant to sec. 505-
210. Signs shall comply with the following standards:
(1) One (1) vehicular wayfinding sign is permitted adjacent to each interior drive aisle
erected within a landscaped area. The City may approve additional signs as part of a
master signage plan provided that the applicant demonstrates that the additional
signs would substantially facilitate wayfinding within the development.
(2) Each sign shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet in area and five (5) feet in height.
(3) At least four (4) and not more than eight (8) occupant or destination names shall
appear on each sign.
(L) Temporary signs. Permitted subject to sec. 505-160.
(M) Undercanopy identification signs. Permitted subject to the following standards:
(1) Maximum area of four (4) square feet when hanging from an overhead roof.
(2) Maximum area of six (6) square feet when supported by a building wall.
(3) Compliance with subsec. 505-40(N).
(N) Wall signs for business park or building identification are permitted subject to subsec. 505-
40(0), and as follows:
(1) One (1) business park identification wall sign is permitted along each street-facing
facade, not to exceed thirty-two (32) square feet, is permitted in lieu of each
monument or entrance feature sign permitted in subsection (J)
(2) A multiple-story lobby access building is permitted one (1) building identification sign
on any building frontage that does not have business park identification signage, not
to exceed thirty-two (32) square feet. On any street-facing facade, a building
identification sign is permitted only in lieu of a monument or entrance feature sign.
(3) Wall signs shall consist of reverse channel letters, or opaque-faced channel letters
illuminated with external flood lighting, and shall be made primarily of wood, metal, or
other materials simulating wood or metal.
(4) The maximum vertical dimension of individual letters shall not exceed two (2) feet.
(0) Wall signs for individual establishment identification are permitted subject to the
regulations in subsec. 505-40(0) and as follows:
(1) Each in-line establishment in an office park is permitted one (1) wall sign per building
frontage, with a maximum area of one (1) square foot for each three (3) feet of
building frontage, not to exceed a combined fifty (50) square feet of total signage.
(2) Each in-line establishment in an industrial park is permitted one (1) wall sign per
building frontage, with a maximum area of one (1) square foot for each one (1) foot of
building frontage, not to exceed a combined one hundred fifty (150) square feet of
total signage.
(3) Total sign length shall not exceed seventy (70) percent of an establishment's building
frontage, nor occupy more than seventy (70) percent of the signable surface area
upon which placed.
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(4) Establishments with exterior frontage but without a direct and independent entrance
from outdoors, and which are located adjacent to a building entrance, are permitted
one (1)wall sign with a maximum area of one (1) square feet for each three (3) feet or
fraction thereof of establishment frontage, not to exceed a total of fifty (50) square
feet.
(5) Wall signs shall consist of individual letters, or uniform plaques or panels for each
office, made primarily of wood, metal or other materials simulating wood or metal.
Awning signage is permitted in lieu of wall signs pursuant to subsec. (E).
(6) Illumination shall be by means of external flood lighting or internal illumination in the
form of reverse channel opaque-faced individual letters or die cut copy in opaque
plaques or panels.
(7) Each rear or side service entrance is permitted up to eight (8) square feet of
identification, directional and incidental information signage on the wall immediately
adjacent to the entrance.
(P) Window signs are permitted subject to subsec. 505-40(P) and as follows:
(1) Signs shall not comprise more than ten (10) per cent of the total window area of an
establishment's building frontage or thirty (30) square feet, whichever is less.
Temporary signage permitted in sec. 505-160 is not subject to this limitation.
(2) Maximum permitted letter height is six (6) inches for the business name and street
address, and two (2) inches for all other permanent lettering.
Sec. 505-110. Signage regulations for shopping centers and large retail establishments
in commercial districts (C-1; C-2; C-3; C-4).
(A) Applicability. This section regulates the erection, display and maintenance of all signs
within shopping centers and large retail establishments, as defined in sec. 725-30. Signs
shall be displayed only as provided in this section. Large retail establishment within a
shopping center are subject to the sign limitations for the entire shopping center
development, and are not entitled to additional signage.
(B) Bonus signage. Shopping centers and large retail establishments located within the
Community Redevelopment Area are eligible for bonus signage as an incentive for sign
design pursuant to sec. 505-210.
(C) Master signage plan. All signage within a shopping center shall conform to a master
signage plan for the center pursuant to sec. 505-200.
(D) Address signs. Required pursuant to subsec. 505-40(A).
(E) Awning and canopy identification signs. One (1) sign per awning or canopy on each
building frontage that is eligible for building signage pursuant to sec. 505-30(C) is
permitted in lieu of a wall sign if approved as part of a master sign plan for the
development, as follows:
(1) Letter height shall not exceed the lesser of eight (8) inches or seventy (70) percent of
the vertical dimension of the awning or canopy surface upon which placed.
(2) Sign width shall not exceed seventy (70) percent of width of the surface upon which
placed.
(3) Subject to the additional standards in subsec. 505-40(B).
(F) Changeable copy signs. Permitted only for places of public assembly, subject to
subsubsec. 505-130(D).
(G) Directional signs. Permitted subject to subsec. 505-40(E).
(H) Directory signs. Shopping centers arranged around one or more pedestrian-oriented open
spaces are permitted one (1) freestanding or wall-mounted directory sign for each five
thousand (5,000) square feet of such open space, or fraction thereof. Directory signs are
subject to the standards of subsec. 505-40(E), and the following:
(1) Freestanding directional signs shall not exceed:
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(a) Six (6) feet in height; and
(b) Eighteen (18) square feet in area.
(2) Wall-mounted directory signs shall not exceed:
(a) Six (6) feet height above grade; and
(b) Nine (9) square feet in area.
(1) Flags. Permitted subject to sec. 505-150.
(J) Gallery edge identification signs. See subsec. (R).
(K) Incidental information signs. Permitted subject to subsec. 505-40(H), and as follows:
(1) As window signs subject to subsec. (S); and
(2) On building walls adjacent to service entrances subject to paragraph (S)(4) of this
section, and up to five (5) square feet of additional incidental information signage for
each building facade that does not contain a service entrance.
(3) As freestanding signs, limited to four(4) signs per building on the lot where the sign is
erected, not to exceed three (3) square feet in area and five (5) feet in height each.
(4) The community development director may authorize additional signs if the applicant
demonstrates that such signs are the minimum necessary to protect or enhance the
public safety, welfare, or convenience.
(L) Marquee signs. Permitted subject to subsec. 505-130(D) for places of public assembly
within the Community Redevelopment Area. A sign design incentive bonus pursuant to
sec. 505-210 is required for these signs.
(M) Menu signs. Permitted subject to subsec. 505-40(H) and as follows:
(1) Restaurants with a drive through window may display one (1) menu sign oriented to
each drive-thru window stacking lane. A menu sign shall meet the following
requirements:
(a) Maximum height of the sign from vehicle travel surface to top of the sign shall be
seven (7) feet.
(b) Maximum width of the sign from side to side shall be eight (8) feet.
(c) Maximum dimension of display from top to bottom shall be four and one-half (4.5)
feet.
(d) The menu sign shall not be placed within a required yard.
(2) Dine-in restaurants may have a single menu sign within a display case attached to
the building wall adjacent to the entrance, which shall not extend more than six (6)
inches from the building wall, or a single menu board on the inside of a window
adjacent to the entrance, which shall count as part of the window signage allowance.
Neither menu sign shall exceed four (4) square feet in area.
(N) Monument and entrance feature identification signs.
(1) Shopping centers with at least five hundred (500) feet of street frontage are permitted
one (1) monument or entrance feature sign is permitted, not to exceed sixty-four (64)
square feet in area and eight (8) feet in height, or two (2) signs with an equivalent
combined area.
(2) Shopping centers with less than five hundred (500) feet of street frontage on an
arterial or collector street are limited to forty-eight (48) square feet of sign area and
eight (8) feet in height.
(3) Entrance feature signs are subject to the additional standards in subsec. 505-40(F)
monument signs are subject to the standards in subsec. 505-40(K).
(4) Additional sign area and height are permitted within the Community Redevelopment
Area as a sign design incentive bonus pursuant to sec. 505-210.
(0) Private wayfinding signs. These signs are permitted only within the Community
Redevelopment Area, within a development of at least five (5) acres in land area having at
least ten (10) establishments. A design incentive bonus is required pursuant to sec. 505-
210. Signs shall comply with the following standards:
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(1) One (1) vehicular wayfinding sign is permitted adjacent to each interior drive aisle
erected within a landscaped area. The city may approve additional signs as part of a
master signage plan provided that the applicant demonstrates that the additional
signs will substantially facilitate wayfinding within the development.
(2) Each sign shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet in area and six (6) feet in height.
(3) At least four (4) and not more than eight (8) occupant or destination names shall
appear on each sign.
(P) Temporary signs. Permitted subject to sec. 505-160.
(Q) Undercanopy identification signs. Required within a development of ten (10) or more in-line
retail establishments in order to facilitate pedestrian wayfinding. Developments with fewer
than ten (10) inline establishments may also utilize undercanopy identification signs. All
signs are subject to the following standards,
(1) Maximum area of four (4) square feet when hanging from an overhead roof.
(2) Maximum area of six (6) square feet when supported by a building wall.
(3) Compliance with subsec. 505-40(N).
(R) Wall and gallery edge identification signs for individual establishments. Wall and gallery
edge signs are permitted subject to subsec. 505-40(0) and 505-40(G), respectively and as
follows.
(1) Gallery edge signs are permitted for individual retail establishments that have a
minimum of twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of gross floor area and
minimum one hundred twenty-five (125) feet of building frontage. Gallery signs are
subject to the standards for wall signs, below, except as otherwise provided.
(2) One (1) sign is permitted per building frontage, not to exceed one (1) square foot in
area for each foot of building frontage for the first seventy-five (75) feet, and one
quarter (.25) square feet for each additional foot of building frontage, not to exceed
one hundred fifty (150) square feet in area. No wall sign shall occupy more than
seventy (70) percent of the signable area of the surface upon which placed.
(3) Additional sign area is available within the Community Redevelopment Area as a
CRA sign design incentive bonus, pursuant to sec. 505-210.
(4) Total wall sign length shall not exceed seventy (70) percent of an establishment's
building frontage. Total gallery edge sign length shall not exceed the lesser of
seventy (70) percent of the width of the gallery roof or seventy (70) percent of the
establishment's building frontage.
(5) The maximum permitted vertical dimension of a gallery edge sign is two and one-half
(2.5)feet.
(6) Letter height for signs under seventy-five (75) square feet shall not exceed twenty-
four(24) inches.
(7) Each rear or side service entrance is permitted up to eight (8) square feet of total
identification, directional and incidental information signage on the wall immediately
adjacent to the entrance.
(S) Window signs. Permitted subject to the following standards:
(1) Signs shall not comprise more than ten (10) per cent of the total window area of an
establishment's building frontage. Temporary signage permitted in sec. 505-160 is
not subject to this limitation. Additional window signage is available within the
Community Redevelopment Area as a CRA sign design incentive bonus pursuant to
sec. 505-210
(2) Maximum permitted letter height is six (6) inches for the business name and street
address, and two (2) inches for all other permanent lettering.
(3) Subject to the additional standards in subsec. 505-40(P).
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Sec. 505-120. Signage regulations for hotels, single-establishment and two-
establishment commercial and industrial developments, and institutional developments
in commercial and industrial zoning districts.
(A) Applicability.
(1) This section applies to hotels, developments of up to two (2) commercial or industrial
establishments, and institutional developments within a commercial or industrial
zoning district.
(2) This section does not apply to large retail establishments.
(3) Signage for uses within the Port Everglades Development District (PEDD) is subject
to the district regulations in subsec 320-50(g) to the extent of conflict with this article.
(4) The signage standards in sec. 315-50 for hotel overlay districts shall take precedence
to the extent of conflict with this article.
(B) Address signs. Required subject to subsec. 505-30(A).
(C) Bonus signage. Developments located within the Community Redevelopment Area are
eligible for bonus signage as a CRA sign design incentive pursuant to sec. 505-210.
(D) Awning and canopy identification signs. One (1) sign per awning or canopy is permitted in
lieu of, or in combination with, wall signs, provided that the combined awning, canopy and
wall signage on a building frontage shall not exceed the allowance for wall signs on such
frontage.
(1) Maximum letter size is eight (8) inches, or seventy (70) percent of the vertical
dimension of the surface upon which is placed, whichever is less.
(2) Sign width shall not exceed seventy (70) percent of awning valence width.
(3) Awnings are subject to the additional standards in subsec. 505-40(B).
(E) Changeable copy signs. Permitted only for motor fuel pumps, subject to subsec. 505-
130(C), and for places of public assembly, subject to subsec. 505-130(D).
(F) Directional signs. Permitted subject to subsec. 505-40(D). Shall not to exceed three (3)
square feet in area per sign, and three (3) feet in height if freestanding.
(G) Flags. Permitted subject to sec. 505-150.
(H) Gallery edge identification signs. Permitted in lieu of wall signs. See subsec. (0).
(1) Incidental information signs. Permitted subject to subsec. 505-40(H), and as follows:
(1) As window signs subject to subsec. (P).
(2) On building walls adjacent to service entrances subject to paragraph (0)(5) of this
section, and up to five (5) square feet of additional incidental information signage per
building facade that does not contain a service entrance.
(3) As freestanding signs, limited to four(4) signs per building on the lot where the sign is
erected, not to exceed three (3) square feet in area and five (5) feet in height each.
The community development director may authorize additional signs if the applicant
demonstrates that such signs are the minimum necessary to protect or enhance the
public safety, welfare, or convenience.
(J) Marquee signs. Permitted within the Community Redevelopment Area for places of
assembly subject to subsec. 505-130(D). A CRA sign design incentive bonus is required
for a marquee sign.
(K) Menu signs. Permitted subject to subsec. 505-40(H), and as follows:
(1) Restaurants with a drive through window may display one (1) menu sign oriented to
each drive-thru window stacking lane. A menu sign shall meet the following
requirements:
(a) Maximum height of the sign from vehicle travel surface to top of the sign shall be
seven (7) feet.
(b) Maximum width of the sign from side to side shall be eight (8) feet.
(c) Maximum dimension of display from top to bottom shall be four and one-half (4.5)
feet.
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(d) The menu sign shall not be placed within a required yard.
(2) Dine-in restaurants may have a single menu sign within a display case attached to
the building wall adjacent to the entrance, which shall not extend more than six (6)
inches from the building wall, or a single menu board on the inside of a window
adjacent to the entrance, which shall count as part of the window signage allowance.
Neither menu sign shall exceed four(4) square feet.
(L) Monument and entrance feature identification signs. One (1) monument or entrance
feature identification sign is permitted not to exceed forty-eight (48) square feet on an
arterial road, and forty-two (42) square feet on a collector or nonresidential access road.
Sign height shall not exceed eight (8) feet. Additional signs for corner lots are subject to
subsec. 505-40(K)(7). All monument signs are subject to subsec. 505-40(K), and entrance
feature signs are subject to subsec. 505-40(F).
(M) Plaques. One (1) plaque is permitted per establishment, subject to subsec. 505-40(J).
(N) Temporary signs. Permitted subject to sec. 505-160.
(0) Wall and gallery edge identification signs. One (1) wall or gallery edge identification sign is
permitted per building frontage, as follows:
(1) Wall signs are subject to subsec. 505-40(0). Gallery signs are subject to subsec.
505-40(G).
(2) The sign shall not to exceed one (1) square foot for each of the first seventy-five (75)
feet of frontage, and one-quarter (.25) of a square foot per additional one (1) foot of
frontage. No sign may exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet. No wall sign shall
exceed seventy (70) percent of the signable area of the surface upon which placed.
(3) Total wall sign length shall not exceed seventy (70) percent of an establishment's
building frontage. Total gallery edge sign length shall not exceed the lesser of
seventy (70) percent of the width of the gallery roof or seventy (70) percent of the
establishment's building frontage.
(4) Hotels and office buildings may utilize wall identification signage on an upper story of
the building, pursuant to subsec. 505-130(E).
(5) The maximum permitted vertical dimension of a gallery edge sign is two and one-half
(2.5)feet.
(6) Maximum wall sign letter height is twenty-four(24) inches for signs under seventy-five
(75) square feet of area..
(7) In-line establishments with a rear or side service entrance are permitted up to eight
(8) square feet of identification and directional signage, provided that no other
building signage is utilized on the same building frontage of the establishment.
(P) Window signs. Permitted subject to subsec. 505-40(P), and as follows.
(1) Signs shall not comprise more than ten (10) per cent of the total window area of an
establishment's building frontage. Temporary signage permitted in sec. 505-160 is
not subject to this limitation.
(2) Maximum permitted letter height is six (6) inches for the business name and street
address, and two (2) inches for all other permanent lettering.
Sec. 505-130. Special signage regulations for certain locations and uses.
(A) Applicability. This section specifies signage regulations by type of use or location and
supersedes all conflicting requirements of this article.
(B) Shopping centers, hotels, office complexes and industrial complexes within one thousand
(1,000) feet of 1-95 or 1-595. [Cross-reference sec. 315-50, "Hotel overlay district", which
shall prevail in case of conflict.]
(1) Purpose and intent. The intent of this subsection is to provide for alternative on-
premise sign types for shopping centers, hotels, office complexes and industrial
complexes of eighty thousand (80,000) or more square feet of fully enclosed area
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under roof, located within one thousand (1,000) feet of Interstate 95 or Interstate I-
595. The additional sign types available to these properties are provided in
recognition of the unique configurations of parcels abutting Interstate 95 or Interstate
1-595, which restrict the usage of attached or monument identification signage, and
limit the visibility of permitted sign types from adjacent elevated interstate highways.
(2) Pole signs. Notwithstanding any other provision in this code, shopping centers,
hotels, office complexes and industrial complexes of eighty thousand (80,000) or
more square feet of fully enclosed area under roof, located within one thousand
(1,000) feet of Interstate 95 or Interstate 595 shall be allowed to construct one (1)
pole sign not exceed fifty (50) feet in height, or twenty-five (25) feet above the
elevation of the abutting interstate highway, whichever is less.
(a) Sign area shall not exceed forty-eight (48) square feet, provided that pole signs
that existed on the date of adoption of this article, and that have
been legally erected on premises described above, shall be allowed to remain
as long as they are not unsafe structures as provided for in the building code.
Such signs shall not be expanded, enlarged or remodeled. Ordinary repairs and
routine maintenance may be conducted and sign faces may be changed.
(b) The sign may indicate only the name and nature of the business.
(c) Signs shall be set back at least ten (10) feet from a street line and a distance
equal to the height of the sign from any interior lot line.
(d) Digital display is permitted if in accordance with the following:
1. The display shall be static. Depictions that give an appearance of
movement (such as video, animation, text scrolling, fading, blinking,
flashing, and racing) are prohibited.
2. Audio and pyrotechnics are prohibited.
3. A minimum interval of fifteen (15) seconds of display period per message is
required.
4. A change of message must be accomplished within one (1) second or less.
No scrolling, fading, flashing, or other visual effects shall be permitted
between messages.
5. The display is required to have an automatic turn-off in case of
malfunctions.
6. A minimum spacing of four hundred (400) feet from the boundary of any
property that is zoned to permit residential use is required.
7. The display shall not exceed a maximum brightness of five thousand
(5,000) nits during daylight and five hundred (500) nits at night, as
measured with a meter aimed directly at the sign face at a distance of one
hundred (100) feet from the display.
8. The sign shall be an on premises sign, used to identify the commercial
establishment, merchandise, service or entertainment that is sold,
produced, manufactured, or furnished at the property on which the sign is
located. However, the City of Dania Beach may require emergency
messages to be displayed on a digital sign to provide public information
concerning natural disasters, severe weather alerts, Amber Alerts, and
other emergency situations.
(3) Wall signs. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, wall signs shall be
permitted to the extent they do not extend more than eighteen (18) inches beyond the
face of the building or exceed three (3) square feet for each one (1) linear foot of
building frontage, up to a maximum of two hundred (200) square feet per
establishment in multi-establishment buildings, or three hundred (300) square feet in
single establishment buildings.
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(C) Motor fuel pumps. The following additional regulations shall apply to motor fuel pumps and
shall prevail in the event of conflict with other provisions of this article.
(1) Monument signs that are compatible with the architectural design of the service
station are the only permitted freestanding signs. Only one (1) such sign is permitted
per service station site and it can measure no more than seven (7) feet in height and
six (6) feet in width. If there are businesses separate from the service station which
are also located on the site, they may have identification on the monument sign. Six
(6) square feet of the monument sign may be digital or changeable copy used only to
display gasoline prices.
(2) Canopies. Canopies shall not contain any signage, striping or super graphics.
(D) Places of public assembly. Places of public assembly may have one (1) monument sign
per arterial street frontage with changeable copy, limited to eight (8) square feet, plus two
(2) square feet per auditorium, not to exceed the maximum monument sign allowance for
the district or use pursuant to this article. Theatres with no changeable copy on any
ground sign may utilize the changeable copy sign allowance as wall signage, or as
marquee signage if qualified for a design incentive in accordance with the standards and
criteria of sec. 505-210.
(E) Multiple story office buildings and hotels. Office buildings and hotels not subject to subsec.
505-130(B) may locate wall signage on upper stories to identify the building or anchor
establishment name as follows:
(1) Wall signage permitted in sections 505-90 through 505-120 may be placed on any
upper story a multiple story building that is predominantly used for office or hotel,
even if there are other uses such as residential or retail within the building.
(2) For each full forty (40) feet above grade that the bottom of the sign is located, the
permitted sign area and letter height shall increase by twenty-five (25) percent. The
sign area utilized for upper story signage, excluding the additional twenty-five (25)
percent for each forty (40) feet in height, shall count against any cumulative sign area
limitations that apply to all building signs on, the same facade. For example, if a 200
square-foot wall sign is erected 100 feet above grade, 50 percent of the upper story
wall sign area would be a result of the increase in allowable sign area resulting from
the height of the sign (25 percent for the first 40 feet and another 25 percent for the
second 40 feet). The area of the sign as it would be permitted on the ground floor
(less 50 percent)would be 100 square feet. If the cumulative building sign allowance
is 200 square feet for the given frontage, another 100 square feet of building signage
could still be erected in addition to the upper story wall sign.
{3) Two (2) upper story wall signs are permitted per building but must be on separate
facade elevations of the building.
(4) Wall signs of this nature will be allowed only on facades that do not face a lot located
less than one hundred (100) feet away that is zoned for or developed with single-
family or townhouse residential development.
(F) Multi-modal transit facilities. Signs may be displayed on multi-modal transportation
facilities in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) A single multi-modal transportation information sign, including no more than two (2)
sign faces of not more than thirty (30) by thirty (30) inches in area per sign face per
facility, may identify sponsors of the facility and system on one sign face. The sign
faces shall be oriented towards users of the multi-modal transportation facility and not
toward the motorized vehicle traffic.
(2) No more than four (4) additional single-faced multi-modal transportation information
signs, of not more than one square foot in area per sign, may be attached to the
multi-modal transportation facility.
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(3) Directional or instructional signs may be attached to the multi-modal transportation
facility, provided that the total square footage shall not exceed ten (10) square feet in
sign area for all such signs, and any individual directional or instructional sign
attached to the facility shall not exceed a maximum of four (4) square feet in sign
area.
(4) The signs permitted by this subsection shall not be illuminated and shall not include
any flashing, moving, digital, video display or electronic changeable copy features.
Sec. 505-140. Signs exempt from certificate of compliance requirement.
(A) Certificate of compliance required. The erection or modification of any sign for which the
building code requires issuance of a building permit shall also require a certificate of
compliance. Any person planning to erect or modify a sign is responsible for determining
whether the building code requires issuance of a building permit.
(B) Exemptions. A certificate of compliance is not required for the erection or modification of
any sign that is exempt from the requirement to obtain a building permit pursuant to the
building code, provided that such new or modified sign shall comply with all requirements
of this article. Copy shall not be replaced such that the sign changes from an on-premises
sign to an off-premises sign.
Sec. 505-150. Flagpoles and flags.
(A) Flagpoles and flags shall be permitted in all districts subject to all applicable provisions of
the code. Flagpoles in any residential district shall not exceed a maximum height of twenty
(20) feet above grade. In all other zoning districts, the maximum height of a flagpole shall
be the maximum structure height for the district in which the flagpole is located or forty
(40) feet, whichever is less.
(B) Flagpoles shall not be placed on top of buildings or ancillary structures such as (but not
limited to) light poles. Flags shall not be draped or folded over the sides of buildings, nor
shall they be tied to the exterior of any building or window.
(C) The maximum dimensions of any flag shall be proportional to the flagpole height. The hoist
side of the flag shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the vertical height of the pole. In
addition, flags are subject to the following dimensional limitations:
Maximum Flag Size by Pole Height
Pole Height Maximum Flag Size
Up to twenty-five (25) feet Up to twenty-five (25) total square
feet
Greater than twenty-five (25) feet not
exceeding forty (40) feet Up to forty (40) total square feet
(D) Other than single-family residential lots which shall be permitted one (1) flagpole per lot,
each lot shall be allowed a maximum of three (3) flagpoles. A maximum of two (2) flags
shall be allowed per flagpole. References to the number of flags and flagpoles and flag
dimensions refer to both vertical flagpoles and mast-arm flagpoles (for example, staffs
extending at an angle from a building). On United States and Florida holidays, there shall
be no maximum flag size or number or other limitations on manner of display. This section
shall not prevent marinas or boat docking facilities holding valid business tax receipts from
displaying additional flags for navigation purposes as necessary.
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Sec. 506-160. Temporary signs.
(A) The following temporary signs shall be permitted in any zoning districts, except as
otherwise provided, and shall be subject to the following provisions.
(B) Approval of temporary signs. Temporary signs shall be approved in accordance with the
permitting procedures provided in sec. 505-190 (signage review, approval process and
fees) unless specifically exempted in this section.
(C) Removal; bond required. All temporary signs posted in accordance with this section shall
be removed no later than (7) days after the sign is no longer relevant to an issue or event
of a temporary duration, unless otherwise provided herein
(1) Application of bond requirement.
(a) Unless exempt under subsec. (b) below, at the time that an application is made
for placement of any temporary sign(s) the applicant shall provide a cash bond
to the city, the condition of which is that all signs permitted in connection with the
bond shall be removed by the applicant in accordance with the time limits
provided in this section.
(b) The bond requirement for temporary rysigns shall not apply to any person pla
cing
four (4) or fewer temporary signs none of which exceed a sign area of six (6)
square feet per sign, or four (4) or fewer special event banners upon the
premises of a special event, none of which exceed a sign area of eight (8)
square feet per sign. All temporary signs posted pursuant to this subsection
shall otherwise comply with the applicable regulations of this section.
(c) Any person who posts temporary signs pursuant to an exemption from the bond
requirement shall be subject to a $25.00 penalty per sign which is placed in
violation of this section or is not removed within the time frames established by
this section.
(2) Payment of bond. Bonds shall be in the principal sum of one hundred dollars
($100.00) and the bond shall contain language that authorizes the city to use all or
any part of the principal of the bond to cover its expenses in removing the signs if the
applicant for the certificate of compliance does not remove the sign within this period
of time. The designated city official responsible for reviewing the temporary sign
application pursuant to sec. 505-190 (signage review, approval process and fees)
shall forward proof of the applicant's payment of the bond to the code compliance unit
manager and community development director. Candidates for political office who
have qualified by the petition method pursuant to Florida Statutes, section 99.095,
seeking to post political campaign signs shall be exempt from this bond requirement.
(3) Failure to obtain approval; removal of signs. If temporary signs are posted and the
applicant has failed to obtain approval as required pursuant to this article, the code
compliance unit manager is authorized and directed to cause the signs to be removed
immediately. The code compliance unit manager shall keep an estimate of
department expenses in removing such signs and no certificate of compliance or
building permit will later be granted to any applicant, unless the applicant first pays
the expenses of removing such signs, as estimated by the code compliance unit
manager. Candidates for political office who have qualified by the petition method
pursuant to Florida Statutes, section 99.095, seeking to post political campaign signs,
shall be exempt from this repayment requirement.
(4) Responsibility for hazards; responsibility for removal of signs. Anyone who has
installed a temporary sign, as well as the occupant or property owner, shall remove all
such signs upon the issuance of a hurricane watch for the city by the National
Hurricane Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National
Weather Service. Failure to remove such signs, which pose a hazard in hurricane
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conditions, within twenty-four (24) hours of the issuance of the hurricane watch shall
cause the city to retain the bond related to the sign, if applicable, and remove the sign
in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(D) Real estate signs may be freestanding, attached to a fence or freestanding wall, or
attached to a building or window facing streets and waterways.
(1) Certificate of compliance: Required for all real estate sales signs except those within
the E-1, RS, RD, NBHD-RES, and RO districts.
(2) Maximum number. One (1) sign per street and waterway frontage, and up to one (1)
open house sign per lot.
(3) Maximum height: Six (6) feet in the E-1, RS, RD, NBHD-RES, and RO districts and
ten (10) feet in all other districts.
(4) Maximum sign area for freestanding signs:
(a) E-1, RS, RD, NBHD-RES, and RO districts: four(4) square feet with up to three
(3) suspended strip signs of not more than one and one-quarter (1.25) square
feet each; for open house signs, three (3) square feet.
(b) All other districts: Twenty-four (24) square feet
(c) Signs may be double-faced provided the information on both sides is identical.
(5) Maximum sign area for building and window signs: Three (3) square feet.
(6) Time period and duration: Must be removed within seven (7) days of the sale or
lease of the premises upon which the sign is located. Open house signs are only
permitted while the owner or agent is on the premises.
(E) Construction/development signs may be freestanding, mounted upon a fence or
freestanding wall, or the side of a construction trailer.
(1) Maximum number.' one (1) sign per one hundred (100) feet of street frontage, not to
exceed two (2) signs per street frontage in the E-1, RS, RD, NBHD-RES and RO
districts. Two (2) signs per street frontage are permitted in all other districts.
(2) Maximum height: six (6) feet in the E-1, RS, RD NBHD-RES and RO districts, and
ten (10) feet in all other districts.
(3) Maximum signage area: thirty-two (32) square feet per project.
(4) Time period and duration:
(a) Beginning with the city's acceptance and receipt of a complete application
submittal for site plan approval for the development to which the sign pertains;
or
(b) Beginning with the City's acceptance and receipt of a complete application
submittal for a building permit for the development to which the sign pertains, at
the developer's option or where no site plan approval is required; and
(c) In all cases, terminating upon issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, provided
that such signage shall be removed upon expiration of the approved site plan or
expiration of the building permit authorizing the posting of the signage.
(F) Temporary political and noncommercial signs. Temporary political and noncommercial
signs, subject to the removal requirements of subsection (C) above, of eight (8) square feet
in area or less. Temporary political signs shall not be posted or displayed prior to the date
of qualification of the candidate identified in such signs. For signs relating to any other
ballot matter, such signs shall not be posted or displayed prior to the date of receipt by the
office of the Broward County Supervisor of Elections of the ballot matter wording for
printing on the ballot for the applicable election. All other temporary noncommercial signs
without a specific timeframe for posting under this section shall be permitted to be posted
no earlier than the date on which such signs become relevant to an issue or event of a
temporary duration.
(G) City-sponsored event signage.
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(1) Decorative banners and bunting.. Such signs shall only be permitted by the city
commission in connection with special events held_in the city which are sponsored by
the city and open to the general public, and shall be limited to information pertaining
to the special event. In no case shall the banners or bunting be displayed more than
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(2) Banners or signs placed across any public street, park or other public way or
property. Such signs shall only be permitted by the city manager on a temporary
basis, on a finding that they are in connection with a special event being held in the
city which is sponsored by the city and open to the general public. Such signs shall
not be permitted to be displayed more than thirty (30) days prior to the special event
and seven (7) days after the event has concluded. Information on the banner shall
relate only to the special event, and shall consist only of the event name, the date(s)
of the special event, the time and location.
(H) Temporary special event signs, other. Temporary special event signs for commercial uses
are permitted only for grand openings, semi-annual sales, licensed going out of business
sales, established legal holidays, and changes in ownership or management.
Noncommercial entities can only qualify for a legitimate, established activity or event
directly related to their function or purpose as determined by the director, including but not
limited to, grand openings and special promotions.
(1) General provisions.
(a) All signs shall be posted on the premises of the event.
(b) Not more than two (2) special events with temporary signage are permitted to
occur at any one time within a shopping center.
(c) Signs may be illuminated subject to compliance with sec. 505-30.
(2) Posting and removal. Temporary special event signs shall be displayed not more
than:
(a) Thirty (30) days per event signage permit.
(b) Three (3) days after the event has concluded, at which time all such signs must
have been removed.
(c) Sixty (60) days per twelve (12) month period for any occupant, provided that a
minimum thirty (30) days is required in between the issuance of temporary
signage permits.
(d) Three (3) special event permits per twelve (12) month period for any occupant.
(e) Two (2) simultaneous event signage permits per multiple-occupant development
such as a shopping centers and business park.
(3) Application. The applicant shall submit a written application for the special event and
proposed signage to the community development department on a form to be
provided by the city, which shall provide the following information:
(a) Nature of the special event. The application shall include the location of the
special event and daily schedule of activities.
(b) Duration of special event. The application shall include dates of commencement
and termination of the special event.
(c) Type of signage proposed. The application shall include a description of
signage including dimensions, materials used, method of construction and
placement including dimensions from driveway, right-of-way and edge of
pavement, list of sign locations, proposed illumination, and such other
information as the city may require.
(d) Number of signs. The application shall specify the number of temporary special
event signs requested and shall conform to the applicable requirements for a
temporary sign bond, as applicable pursuant to subsection (C) of this section.
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(e) Responsible agents. The application shall identify the name and phone number
of the sponsoring entity and principle contacts responsible for erecting and
removing signage.
(4) Permitted signage. Total signage for any special event shall not to exceed one
hundred sixty (160) square feet of total signage and twenty (20) signs. The total
permissible signage may be allocated among the different types of authorized
signage, but is subject to the restrictions on size and number established below for
each type of sign. For establishments with more than one building frontage, the
longest such frontage that has a public entrance shall be utilized to calculate
allowable signage area.
(a) Attached banner signs.
1. Two (2) square feet of banner signage is permitted for each foot of building
frontage of the establishment having the special event, not to exceed one
hundred twenty (120) square feet per building frontage.
2. Banners must be attached to the fagade of the establishment having the
special event below the roofline and extending no closer than two (2) feet
to the demising partition walls of the establishment, or may be attached to
a fence or wall if the establishment is freestanding and not part of a
multiple-occupant building or lot.
(b) Freestanding signs.
1. Freestanding signs are permitted in any yard fronting an arterial or collector
street, provided that the yard is at least fifty (50) feet in depth.
2. Two (2) square feet of freestanding signage is permitted for each foot of
building frontage of the establishment for which the sign permit is issued,
not to exceed six (6) feet in height and twenty (20) square feet per sign,
and a total of sixty (60) square feet of sign area.
3. The signs may be placed within any pervious area upon the lot on which
the establishment having the special event is located, subject to all setback
and clear sight distance requirements for freestanding signs. In the
absence of pervious area adjacent to a street, only one (1) sign is
permitted on a paved surface, which shall not be placed within a driveway,
drive aisle, parking space, or public sidewalk (located within the public
right-of-way or special purpose public sidewalk easement). Directional
signs are permitted on adjacent lots if such lots are utilized as part of the
event and included within the event permit.
4. Such signs are not permitted in conjunction with banner signs attached to
fences or freestanding walls.
5. Freestanding signs may include vinyl banners placed on individual banner
stands that are properly sized for the banners.
(c) Inflatable signs.
1. Inflatable signs are permitted only for grand openings and changes in
ownership or management.
2. Sixty (60) square feet of inflatable signage is permitted per event.
3. The area of each inflatable sign shall be determined by multiplying its
largest vertical dimension by its largest horizontal dimension.
4. Inflatable signs may be attached to any structure or the ground. Maximum
permitted height is twelve (12) feet above the surface to which attached,
but in no event higher than thirty-five (35) feet above grade.
5. The use of inflatable signs is limited to one event per twelve (12) month
period for any given establishment.
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(1) Temporary garage sale signs. The posting of garage sale signs shall be permitted if a
garage sale license has been granted pursuant to Chapter 21 "Sales and Auctions", Article
III "Garage Sales." Garage sale signs shall be posted in accordance with the following
requirements:
(1) Sign area. A garage sale sign shall not exceed four (4) square feet in area.
(2) Each sign shall display a registration sticker bearing the garage sale license number
issued by the City
(3) Placement of signs. A maximum of two (2) garage sale signs may be placed on the
property upon which the sale is located. Up to three (3) garage sale signs may be
placed upon private property, with the consent of the property owner.
(4) Duration. Garage sale signs may be posted only between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and
7:00 p.m. on the days the sale is licensed.
Sec. 505-170. Nonconforming signs.
(A) Signs that were lawfully erected and rendered nonconforming by Ordinance No.
are permitted to remain and shall be properly
maintained, subject to the following restrictions:
(1) No such sign shall be enlarged, extended, relocated, moved, structurally altered,
discontinued for a period exceeding ninety (90) consecutive days, replaced, nor
reconstructed or repaired after substantial damage as defined in sec. 710-20,
unless it is for the purpose of making the sign comply with this article. Any of the
above actions for a purpose other than to comply with this article shall nullify the
nonconforming status of the sign, and shall require full compliance with this article.
(2) Once a sign is replaced or made to conform with this article, its nonconforming status
shall be permanently lost.
(B) Signs made nonconforming by previous ordinances.
The following provisions from prior ordinances that replaced or amended the city's sign
regulations are recited below for informational purposes.
(1) Ordinance No. 25-98 declared the following types of signs to be nonconforming, and
required their removal no later than five (5) years from the date of adoption of the
ordinance:
(a) All roof signs, except integral.
(b) All pole signs, except those allowed in sec.505-130 (special signage
regulations by location or type of use) and sec.315-50 (signage for hotel
overlay district) or any pole sign determined by the Community Development
Director, based on a reasonable analysis of the available information, to have
been built prior to annexation into the City, which is located within a County-
owned right-of-way.
(c) Painted wall signs, other than supergraphic signs.
(2) Any of the following types of signs that were rendered nonconforming as to size,
height or both, or other requirements of Ordinance No. 25-98, were required by
Ordinance No. 25-98 to conform to the requirements of the ordinance no later than
five (5) years from the date of its adoption:
(a) All wall signs.
(b) All monument signs.
(3) All sign types which were lawfully erected and rendered nonconforming by
Ordinance No. 2003-44 were required to be removed or brought in to conformance
with Ordinance No. 2003-44 no later than ninety (90) days from the date of its
adoption.
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(4) Notwithstanding the provisions above, any pole sign determined by the Community
Development Director, based on a reasonable analysis of the available information,
to have been built prior to annexation into the City and which is located within
County-owned right-of-way, shall be declared to be nonconforming, and shall comply
with the regulations set forth in Article 710, Nonconforming uses, structures and lots,
except that no improvements shall be made to the sign.
Sec. 505-180. Relief from requirements, sign variances.
(A) A sign variance may be granted pursuant to the procedures and requirements of article
625, except that the criteria for granting variances in sec. 625-40 shall be replaced with the
following criteria:
(1) The variance request is in harmony with the general intent and purpose of this
article, and is not contrary to the public interest, especially with regard to the
aesthetic impact on the surrounding area; and
(2) The variance is necessary in order for the sign to achieve the level of visibility and
effectiveness typical for conforming signs within the same zoning district in the city
and intended by this article; and
(3) The impaired visibility or effectiveness of the signage allowed in this article would
result in unnecessary or undue hardship; and
(4) The hardship is not a result of the applicant's actions, financial hardship, or any
inconvenience of complying with the code, but are a result of:
(a) Conditions that are unique to the land, building, site configuration; or
(b) Conditions that are unique to the configuration of the site in relation to adjacent
sites or features; or
(c) Other unique conditions that are not self-created by the applicant.
(5) The request is the minimum necessary deviation from the requirements of this article
to provide for reasonable and adequate sign visibility and effectiveness, with due
consideration for the aesthetic of the sign and its scale relative to that of buildings
and signs on the same and adjacent properties; and
(B) A sign variance shall not be granted to allow a type of sign that is prohibited in sec. 505-50
(prohibited signs).
(C) An application for a sign variance shall be made with the community development
department. Notice shall be as provided in sec. 610-20 (table of public notice
requirements).
(D) The provisions of the building code pertaining to unsafe structures shall apply to signs that
were permitted through the sign variance process.
Sec. 505-190. Signage review, approval process and fees.
(A) Certificate of compliance required. Prior to the erection, construction, alteration, relocation
or repair of any sign, a city certificate of compliance and building permit must first be
obtained for such work, unless such sign is exempt from the certificate of compliance
requirement pursuant to sec. 505-140, or exempt from the requirement to obtain building
permit pursuant to the building code. Failure to obtain a certificate of compliance, if
required shall be,a violation of this section. An application for certificate of compliance, if
required, shall be submitted to the community development department and processed in
accordance with this section. No sign shall be approved for use unless it has been
inspected and found to be in compliance with all requirements of this article.
(B) Review and approval of temporary political and noncommercial signs. An application to
place temporary political and noncommercial signs of eight (8) square feet or less shall be
made to the city clerk on a form prepared by the clerk. An applicant seeking to place more
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than four (4) temporary political or noncommercial signs, and any applicant seeking to
place one (1) or more signs of six (6) square feet or more in size, shall post a bond in
accordance with sec. 505-160 (temporary signs) of this article. Persons placing less than
four (4) temporary signs that do not exceed six (6) square feet in size, shall be exempt
from the bond requirements. The receipt for bond payment shall serve as a permit for
placement of temporary political and noncommercial signs of eight (8) square feet or less.
(C) The owner of all signs for which permits are required shall be responsible for permanently
affixing the permit number on all erected signs.
(D) An application for certificate of compliance shall be submitted to the community
development department. The application shall include drawings and specifications as
may be required to fully advise the community development department with the location,
size, materials/appearance, color/manner of illumination, the number of signs applied for,
and the consent of the property owner.
(1) Upon submission of an application, staff shall have twenty (20) business days to
determine whether it is complete, and if not, to provide the applicant with written
notice of the deficiencies. Upon resubmission of the application, staff shall have
fifteen (15) additional business days to determine whether the applicant's revisions
are sufficient to complete the application, and if not, to again inform the applicant of
any remaining deficiencies in writing. This process shall continue until the applicant
has submitted a complete application or demands that the application be reviewed
as is.
(2) The director shall review all of the information submitted to determine conformity with
this article, any applicable master signage plan, and any applicable conditions of a
related development order, including but not limited to, site plan, site plan
modification or variance approval, including the location of the proposed sign. Upon
payment of the required fee, the director shall approve or deny the application based
on whether it complies with the aforementioned requirements, within twenty (20)
business days after receipt of a complete application.
(3) The director shall prepare a written notice of decision, describing the applicant's
appeal rights, and mail it to the applicant. The applicant may file a written notice of
appeal to the city commission within ten (10) business days after the date of receipt
of the director's decision. The city commission shall hear and decide the appeal at
the next available commission meeting that is at least twenty (20) business days
after the date of receiving the written notice of appeal. If the city commission does
not grant the appeal, then the appellant may immediately seek relief in the Circuit
Court for Broward County, as provided by law.
(E) Time limitations for effectiveness of a certificate of compliance.
(1) An application for a certificate of compliance pursuant to this article for any proposed
work shall be deemed to have been abandoned six (6) months after the date of filing
for the certificate, unless a certificate has been issued before then. One (1) or more
extensions of time, for a period not to exceed sixty (60) business days may be
allowed by the community development director, upon a written request and
demonstration of justifiable cause.
(2) Every certificate of compliance issued by the city pursuant to this article shall
become invalid unless the work authorized by such sign certificate is commenced
within six (6) months after its issuance, or if the work authorized by such certificate is
suspended or abandoned for a period of six (6) months after the time that the work
has commenced. If the work has commenced and the certificate is revoked,
becomes null and void or expires because of a lack of progress or abandonment, a
new certificate covering the proposed work shall be obtained before proceeding with
the work.
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(F) Revocation of certificate.
(1) The community development director is authorized and empowered to revoke, in
writing, any certificate of compliance issued pursuant to this article, upon failure of
the holder of the certificate to comply with the provisions of this article, including
compliance with any applicable master signage plan and related development order
conditions, or if the certificate was issued on the basis of misstatement of facts or
fraud by the applicant.
(2) The written revocation shall describe the appeal process.
(3) The director shall send the written revocation by certified mail, return receipt
requested, to the sign owner.
(4) Any person having an interest in the sign or property may appeal the revocation, by
filing a written notice of appeal to the city commission, to be submitted in duplicate to
the city clerk and community development director within fifteen (15) calendar days
after the date of receipt of the director's written revocation.
(5) The city commission shall hear and decide the appeal at the next available
commission meeting that is at least thirty (30) calendar days after the date of
receiving the written notice of appeal. If the city commission does not grant the
appeal, then the appellant may immediately seek relief in the Circuit Court for
Broward County, as provided by law.
(G) Fees. Application fees shall be paid as provided by schedule on file in the office of the
community development department and as established by the city commission by
resolution from time to time.
Sec. 505-200. Master signage plans.
(A) Applicability.
(1) Subsequent to November 1, 2014, no certificate of compliance or building permit shall
be issued for a sign within any development having multiple establishments displaying
signage, unless and until the city has first approved a master signage plan for the
development within which the sign will be erected. No sign shall be erected, placed,
painted, modified or maintained, except in accordance with such plan, and such plan
may be enforced in the same way as any provision of this article. In case of any
conflict between a provision of a master signage plan and any provision of this code,
the code shall control.
(B) Master signage plan content requirements. The plan shall provide the following
information.
(1) A fully-dimensioned site plan (approved or proposed site plan, as applicable), or in the
absence of either, a fully dimensioned as-built survey. The plan shall identify the
exact location of each present and future sign, except that window signs and required
signs (address, traffic markings, fire lane, etc.) do not need to be shown. At a
minimum, dimensions shall be provided for all buildings, structures, vehicular use
areas, and landscaped areas, existing signs, proposed signs, and distances between
all signs and street lines, property lines, vehicular use areas, clear sight distance
triangles, buildings, structures, other proposed signs and existing signs to remain, and
any other dimensions necessary to demonstrate compliance with all requirements of
this article and the code;
(2) Computation of the proposed and allowable total sign area, individual sign area, sign
height(s), lettering height if applicable, and number of freestanding signs with such
computations following the applicable formulae set forth in this article;
(3) Specifications of the signage that.will be permitted on the lot including signage types,
color, style, location(s), number of signs per occupant space, materials, method of
illumination, if any, and any other limitations that will apply.
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C Procedure. Master signage lans are subject to approval b the Community Development
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Director. A master signage plan may be amended by filing a new master signage plan
that conforms with all requirements of this article then in effect.
Sec. 505-210. Community Redevelopment Area design incentives.
(A) Applicability. Within the CRA, bonuses and design flexibility are available for signs that are
consistent with this section.
(B) Intent. It is the intent of this section to enhance the identity of Dania Beach through
signage that reflects the City's marine heritage and economy, or which contributes to the
streetscape through exceptional design and substantial materials.
(1) Thematic signs. The City of Dania Beach has developed thematic signage concepts
and sign design standards-for nonresidential and mixed-use developments within its
Community Redevelopment Area that are intended to embody a common design
language that embraces local design character, in order to create a memorable and
distinctive image of Dania Beach. These concepts and implementing standards are
explained and illustrated in this section. The city wishes to offer bonus signage and
design flexibility in order to encourage new and replacement signs that creatively and
imaginatively further these concepts through designs that are unique to each sign, yet
provide for visual continuity of the theme throughout the CRA without the monotony of
repetition.
(2) Architectural signs. The city wishes to encourage signage that is creative and uses
high-quality materials. Recognizing the extra effort and cost required to create such
a sign, the city seeks to reward this effort through an increase of size, and flexibility in
the design and use of colors in signs.
(C) Criteria for awarding signage incentives.
(1) Thematic signs must embody and respect the design concepts of the architectural
theme established in this section, but must be unique and original.
(2) Architectural signs, must have creative, sculptural designs using superior materials
that build upon and enhance the architecture of the establishment or development
that it identifies, and coordinate with the landscape architecture where placed.
Additionally:
(a) Materials must exceed the standard plastic or plexiglass channel letters.
Alternative materials of higher quality appearance include stainless steel, gold,
titanium-plated stainless steel, and specialty aluminum. Signs can be floated on
sculptural backgrounds of perforated aluminum or other materials instead of
being bolted directly to a wall.
(b) Color creativity is encouraged.
(c) Lighting should be creative and integral to the design. Creative lighting might
include front and rear illumination of letters, side lighting, outlining, projecting
light off the background in a creative way, or the use of non-traditional light
sources.
(d) Integration within the landscape is encouraged, such that signs may be designed
and arranged to work together as part of an overall design that transcends the
individual sign.
(3) All signs:
(a) Reflect the architectural character of its associated building and its specific
fagade.
(b) Respond to the immediate physical context by considering scale, proportions,
character, uses, and viewing context.
(c) Let architectural elements suggest the location of signage and frame the sign.
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(D) Incentives that apply exclusively to nonresidential and mixed-use development within the
CRA mixed-use zoning districts.
(1) The following types of signs are permitted only as an incentive for producing signage
consistent with this section.
(a) Monument signs and private wayfinding signs on parcels that satisfy the
requirements of subsec. 505-90(D).
(b) Projecting signs above the ground story.
(c) Signage on the incline surface of awnings.
(d) Marquee signs.
(2) Bonus building sign area.
(a) Bonus of one (1.0) square foot of building signage per linear foot of building
frontage on all streets in the CC District, and primary streets in the SFED-MU,
EDBB-MU and GTWY-MU districts.
(b) Bonus of one-half (.50) square foot of building signage per linear foot of building
frontage on all other frontages in the SFED-MU, EDBB-MU and GTWY-MU
districts, and in the NBHD-MU District.
(c) The bonus building sign area may be used for:
1. Increasing the allowable wall or gallery edge signage area (or combination
thereof) by up to twenty-five (25) percent.
2. Projecting signs above the second story.
3. Awning signage on the incline surface.
4. Marquee signs.
5. Doubling the allowable window signage area.
(d) In addition to the sign area bonuses, the city may allow flexibility as to the
maximum number of colors and other design standards in sec. 505-40, subject
to design review using the site plan approval process.
(E) Incentives that apply exclusively to areas of the CRA within commercial, or industrial
zoning districts. The following signage is permitted only as an incentive for producing
signage consistent with this section.
(1) Private wayfinding signs are permitted.
(2) Twenty-five (25) percent monument sign area and height bonus applicable to all
monument signs.
(3) The maximum number of establishments that can be listed on a monument
identification sign may be increased from the six (6) allowed by right, to a total of
eight (8).
(4) The maximum allowable wall signage or gallery edge signage may be increased by
twenty-five (25) percent.
(5) The allowable window signage area may be doubled.
(6) In addition to the sign area bonuses, the city may allow flexibility as to the maximum
number of colors and other design standards in sec. 505-40, subject to design review
using the site plan approval process.
(F) Procedures.
(1) Architectural and thematic signs shall be proposed as part of the master sign plan, or
modification of an existing master sign plan. However, a single establishment within a
larger multi-establishment development that proposes such signage is not required to
amend the uniform sign plan for the entire development, provided that the Director
shall review the proposal for compatibility with the existing master sign plan.
(2) All sign bonuses are subject to design review by the community development
department pursuant to the process for small-scale site plans in subsec. 635-70(C).
This can be done at the time of site plan approval or subsequently, although the city
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encourages the consideration of signage at the time of building design in order to
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achieve the superior integration of signage with architecture intended herein.
(3) Submittal materials.
(a) Exhibits that explain and demonstrate why and how the sign submitted qualifies
for this consideration.
(b) Existing or proposed master signage plan as applicable.
(c) Photos and/or drawings of the architecture of the site and a landscape plan for
the site of the sign that complements the sign placement.
(4) Approval criteria: see subsec. (C).
(5) Decision, appeal. The community development department will determine whether
the signage proposal qualifies for bonuses based upon whether it finds that the
proposed signage embodies the thematic elements established for the CRA, or
qualifies as architectural signage. The department may utilize the services of a
graphic design consultant with expertise in sign design to review the submittal. The
applicant may appeal the decision pursuant to procedures and requirements of Article
615.
(6) Fee. Fee deposit amount shall be established by resolution. The fee is intended to
fully offset the cost of professional services in the review of the application,
attendance at meetings, and coordination with city staff and the applicant. Any cost
incurred by the city in reviewing the application, in excess of the fee deposit, shall be
subject to cost recovery.
(G) General design standards. All signs for which bonuses are sought must comply with this
subsection. Deviations from "generally" applicable standards in this subsection are
permitted only when the applicant demonstrates to the city's satisfaction that the deviation
is consistent with the intent of this section. The standards in this subsection shall prevail
over any conflicting standards in case of conflict.
(1) Stylized typefaces shall not be faddish or novel. Figure 505-1
(2) Non-stylized typefaces should be easy-to-read types, ...
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such as Serif type for a traditional look, and Sans serif for
a contemporary look (see Figure 505-1)
(3) Signs shall generally use title case, and may use small
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caps. All caps and all lowercase are generally not
permitted.
(4) Symbolic and figurative signs shall not be used except on undercanopy signs.
(5) Dedicated blank space within the sign shall generally not exceed fifty (50) percent of
the sign area.
(6) Part of an establishment's signage shall indicate the year that the business or
institution was established, where applicable, the neighborhood/district the building is
located in, and the date that historic buildings were constructed.
(7) Light fixtures shall be unobtrusive and complimentary to the building architecture.
Gooseneck lights are most desirable.
(8) Use of HID lamps as a source of illumination is generally required.
(9) Custom exposed neon tubing may be permitted in projecting or wall sign types, only
if used in combination with other materials for artistic accents or lettering.
(10) Glossy surfaces are generally prohibited.
(11) Signs shall be constructed of durable, easy to maintain high quality materials.
Creative material use is highly encouraged.
(H) Supplemental design standards for specific sign types. The standards in this subsection
shall prevail over any conflicting standards in case of conflict.
(1) Awning and canopy sign supplemental standards.
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(a) Painted signage is encouraged. Figure 505-2
(b) Signage on the incline surface (see Figure 505-2) pl
of an awning is limited to forty (40) percent of
the surface area. Signage shall be centered on
the incline surface, and shall occupy not more
than seventy (70) percent of the incline surface
width.
(2) Monument sign supplemental standards.
(a) Figure 505-4 illustrates the thematic design for
CRA monument signs.
(b) The sign shall be framed by some type of architectural
detail, as illustrated in Figure 505-3. Fiat-ire ure 505 3
(c) The following standards apply only within the CRA mixed-
use districts:
1. One (1) monument identification sign is permitted for
the first three hundred (300) feet of street frontage
along which the sign will be located, plus one (1)
additional monument identification sign of the same
area for each full six hundred (600) feet of such
street frontage.
2. Sign height is limited to six (6) feet along arterial
streets, and (5) feet along all other streets.
3. The allowable sign height may be exceed by up to
two and one-half (2.5) feet for decorative sign elements that are exclusive
of the sign face.
4. Sign area is limited to thirty-six (36) square feet along arterial streets and
shall be reduced according to subsec. 505-40(I) along other streets.
(3) Private wayfinding sign.
(a) This type of sign shall be located and oriented to facilitate on-site wayfinding, and
not for visibility from adjacent streets. The minimum required setback is forty
(40) feet from any street line.
(b) Letter size shall not exceed four (4) inches.
(c) A sign location plan and details of all proposed wayfinding signs, including colors
and type fonts that are coordinated with other development signage, must be
incorporated into the site's master signage plan for city approval.
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Figure 505-4. Thematic monument signs.
Standing Spam Metal Roof
'Louvered"Vent&Gabet Detail
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Pwfudet.Coated Alurninum Frame
I WSINES Wooden Sign P an e lei ris ert
NV& R ais ed Alum in u
LOGO Poxd ey-C oated Letters
3 RaiFed Aluminum or Routed Letters
Aluminum Hangers
CIMIwIA,At A',H
F Painted Horizontal Wifood Siding
Raised Concrete Base
Individual establishment sign
Standing Seam Metal R o of
Louvered Vent&Gabel Detail
Powder-CoatedAlurninurn Frame
Wooden Sign PaneVinsert
Raised Aluminum
Poxder-Coated Letters
R a is e d A,urninum OF Routed Letters
o Aluminum Hangers
Painted H ortzontalWood Siding
Raised Concrete Base
Small multi-tenant sign
Imp"F�Www Cupola
Lowered Vent
Standing Saarn
Metal R oof
Exposed Roof
Truss(Typ.)
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D ecofatwe Metal
Shutters
P1
Aluminum Sign
Atta ch me rit B r ad(et
HorizontaiWood
Siding
f,4
4.�
Painted Wood Panel
MIN Sign Insert
Pounder.C osted Raised
4 Aluminum or Routed Lettering
Pounder-C oate d R ais ed
Aluminum Lettering
left$$
Ra�ed
Concrete Base
Large multi-tenant sign
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(4) Marquee sign supplemental standards.
(a) Signage is permitted on all sides
of the marquee. Figure 505-5
(b) A maximum sign area of thirty Aluminum Powder-
(30) square feet, or seventy (70) Coated Sign Frame
percent of the signable area of � 1
each face of the marquee is ; Aluminum Panelw7Hor¢ontal
permitted, whichever is less. Standing Seams
The changeable copy allowance
in subsec. 505-130(E) is R
permitted on each face of the . !i
marquee. The allowance may y j ; Ra"d Aluminum Powder-
C o ate d Lettering
be transferred between sign
faces. A
(c) Minimum borders on all sides of ✓b - - AluminumWhitePowder-Coated
the sign equal to at least fifteen ! - Signs Hanger-
(15) percent of i ndimensions
shall be provided. - Building wall
(5) Projecting signs.
(a) Permitted only for buildings
constructed to the build-to-line Figure 505-6
within the CRA form-based zoning
districts. t t* Suspens ion Medium
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(b) Figure 505-5 illustrates the
thematic design for CRA Painted wooden Border
projecting signs.
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(c) Location: must be entirely located
above the round story and not ry � Painted UUooden Panels:
higher than forty (40) feet above LOGO —Appear as Horizontal
Wood Siding
grade. Ci RAPH IL
(d) No part of the sign may project
further than four and one-half
(4.5) feet from the building wall. Routed Lettering
(e) Maximum area is limited to thirty
(30) square feet.
(f) A minimum spacing of one hundrer'
(100) feet is required between Figure 505-7 Deooratore.Aluminum
projecting signs unless Sign Bracket
otherwise approved as part of 4'x4'Decorative Tile
a signage master plan for the
development. Paintedwo°den
Sign Frame
(6) Undercanopy sign supplemental
standards.
' I .,',. wood Paned uvF
(a) Figures 505-6 and 505-7 VerticaISeams
illustrate the thematic design
for CRA undercanopy signs. E
(b) Supports and brackets shall be
an attractive, thoughtfully Routed Lettering
scaled, and an integral part of
the sign design.
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(c) Preferable materials are wood, metal, composite, and plastic.
(7) Wall sign standard supplemental standards.
(a) Figure 505-8 illustrates the thematic design for CRA wall signs.
(b) Reverse channel lettering is encouraged. Other acceptable types are raised
letter and channel letters.
(c) One line of text is encouraged. A maximum of two (2) lines of text are permitted.
(d) Sign height should not exceed two and one-half(2.5) feet.
Figure 505-8
�ignable area Building facade& Raced aluminum po!mder-
signable band oated lettering
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(8) Window sign supplemental standards.
(a) White is the preferred lettering color.
(b) Creative and artistic signage is encouraged.
(c) The use of non-permanent materials is discouraged.
(d) One (1) sign is permitted per window pane or individual framed window area.
Approved materials/application technique: paint (hand or mechanical), gold leaf,
sandblasted, vinyl, silk-screen, and etching.
(9) Plaque sign supplemental standards. Figure 505-9 illustrates two (2) thematic plaque
sign designs for the CRA.
Figure 505-9
S ] ()Rl,N !' t;.: —Routed Lettering
—� Painted Wooden Sign
.+Wuue,Plyu�pnC u.spl Ue apn
Metal Frame uvl Standing Seams
Painted Wooden Panel
Routed Letters or
Metal Panelwith Raised Pomder
C oata_d.Aluminum or Etched Lettering
Raised Powder-Coated Aluminum
Aboue,Plagkml gnCmxDlDeApn-,;m, orEtchc_dLettering
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