HomeMy WebLinkAboutVI (D) Discussion re: Draft of Proposed Changes to Sign Ordinance AGENDA 9-19-95
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MEMORANDUM
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND BOARD OF CITY COMMISSIONERS
FROM: D.W. FLIPPEN, BUILDING AND ZONING DIRECTOR Q.52-
DATE: SEPTEMBER 14, 1995
SUBJECT: REVIEW OF DRAFT OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO CITY OF OCOEE
SIGN ORDINANCE
ISSUE
Should the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners
authorize the Building and Zoning Director to proceed with the
adoption of an ordinance amending our City Sign Ordinance?
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
At the direction of the City Commission, I prepared a draft of
proposed changes to our existing sign ordinance. The proposed
changes would permit the placement of temporary directional signs
on City controlled rights-of-way on weekends and legal holidays.
The temporary directional signs would be restricted to developers,
builders, realtors and garage sales. Also included in this proposal
are provisions for temporary signs for special events, public
transportation bench advertisement and new homes guide signs.
A copy of these proposed changes was sent to the Home Builders
Association of Mid-Florida, the Greater Orlando Association of
Realtors, the West Orange Chamber of Commerce and the West Orange
Jaycees. The only written response received was from the Home
Builders Association of Mid-Florida. I did receive a telephone call
from Ms. Frankie Collen with the Greater Orlando Association of
Realtors. Ms. Collen informed me that her organization was very
pleased with the proposed changes and would like to be notified of
any public hearing concerning these changes. As of this date, I
have not received any comments from the West Orange Chamber of
Commerce or the West Orange Jaycees.
On September 12, 1995, the proposed ordinance changes were reviewed
by the City Planning and Zoning Commission. The Planning and Zoning
Commission expressed their agreement with the changes subject to
six (6) minor changes which are as follows:
Staff Report
September 15, 1995
Page 2
1) Section 8-7 ( 11)
Add wording that would permit the use of standard realestate
signs and do not require special sign design for realtors.
2 ) Section 8-7 ( 10)
Add language that would prohibit signs from being placed
within a safe-sight triangle.
3) Section 8-7 ( 17)
Clear up language to prohibit a realtor who has an exclusive
sales agreement in a new subdivision from having an excessive
number of signs.
4) Section 8-7 (B)
Add requirement that all temporary directional signs shall be
in good condition; no bent, faded or damaged signs.
5) Section 8-9
Clear up language to restrict signs to builders, developers
and directions to subdivisions.
6) Section 8-10
Verify definition of non-profit organization.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Honorable Mayor and Board of City
Commissioners authorize the Building and Zoning Director to proceed
with the process to adopt these changes to the sign ordinance by
placement on the next Planning and Zoning Commission Agenda for a
public hearing as the L.P.A. and then placement on the City
Commission Agenda for a first and second reading by next November.
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8-7 Temporary Directional Signs
A. Definition
Temporary Directional Sign is defined as a temporary sign
erected pursuant to the provisions of this Section which
designed and erected to serve as a public convenience in
directing pedestrian and vehicular traffic, but not used for
the purpose of advertising uses and activities on site. All
references in this Section to a sign or signs shall refer to
a temporary directional sign.
B. The following Standards shall apply to temporary directional
signs:
1) Signs may be placed only within a City road right-of-way on
(a) weekends after 5:00 p.m. Friday and must be removed prior
to 8:00 a.m. the following Monday, and (b) legal holidays
after 5:00 p.m. of the day preceding the holiday and must be
removed prior to 8:00 a.m. of the day after the holiday. Signs
erected pursuant to this Section shall be prohibited at all
other times.
2 ) Individual signs shall not exceed four (4) square feet in
area or 3 feet in height, except that three individual signs
may be ganged together on one vertical support not to exceed
ten ( 10) feet in height.
3) Signs shall be for directional purposes only.
4) Signs shall be attached to a separate individual support
base. Signs are prohibited from being attached to utility
poles, existing signs, street signs, structures, trees or
fences.
5) Signs shall be made of a durable hard surface conducive to
promoting traffic safety by preventing visual distraction. No
flags, pennants, banners, or moving parts shall be permitted
on the sign or separate from the sign.
5) Signs shall not be erected without a permit.
6) Signs erected prior to 5:00 pm Friday and not removed by
8:00 am the following Monday and/or 5:00 pm of the day
preceding a legal holiday and removed by 8:00 am of the day
after the holiday shall be removed by the City and not
returned to the owner of such sign. Fees paid for the
confiscated sign(s) shall not be refunded.
7 ) The City shall charge a fee for each sign authorized by a
Temporary Directional Sign Permit - Fee schedule shall be
determined by Resolution adopted by The City Commission.
8) All signs erected without a permit may be removed by the
City. The owner of a sign erected without a permit may be
billed by the City for the cost of removing the sign. The cost
shall be determined by Resolution of the City Commission.
Failure to pay the cost within thirty (30) days after notice
shall be a violation of this Code enforceable against the
owner of the sign pursuant to Chapter 7 of this Code.
9) Signs may be placed no closer than fifteen ( 15) feet from
the edge of pavement or within one ( 1) foot of the sidewalk
between the road pavement and sidewalk, whichever is less.
10) No sign shall be placed in a roadway median strip.
11) Temporary Directional Sign Permits for Developers,
Builders and Realtors shall be issued on a yearly basis from
January 1 through December 31. Permits issued after July 1
shall be charged one half 1/2 the fee established by
Resolution of the City Commission.
12) Temporary Directional Sign Permits for garage sales, Major
Special Events and Minor Special Events shall be issued for
the duration of the sale or special event.
13) A numbered City of Ocoee identification seal shall be
attached to the upper right hand corner of each sign. Numbered
City of Ocoee identification seals shall be issued by the City
of Ocoee.
14 ) Replacement City of Ocoee temporary directional sign seals
for damaged, lost or stolen signs may be obtained from the
City upon written request to the Building Official, by the
owner of the signs. Written request shall contain the original
sign number(s) and the reason for the needed replacement. New
sign seals will be issued upon approval by the Building
Official and payment of required fees.
15) Temporary directional signs shall be permitted only for
property or functions in the City of Ocoee. No signs shall be
permitted or erected in the City of Ocoee when said directions
are to property or functions not located in the City.
16) Temporary directional signs shall only be erected in City
controlled rights-of-way.
17) The maximum number of developer and builder temporary
directional signs approved by the City shall not exceed thirty
(30) signs per each subdivision.
C. Temporary Directional Signs shall be limited to the following:
1) Developers
Developers of residential or commercial subdivisions which are
located within the City of Ocoee shall be subject to the
following additional conditions and limitations:
a) Developers shall not be permitted to place signs until a
permit has been issued by the City for the subdivision
improvements.
b) Developers shall not be permitted to utilize temporary
directional signs one ( 1) year after a Certificate of
Completion has been issued by the City for a subdivision or a
phase of the subdivision.
c) A Developer is limited to a maximum of ten ( 10) temporary
directional signs per each separate subdivision.
2 ) Builders
Builders of residential or commercial buildings located within
the City of Ocoee shall be subject to the following additional
conditions and limitations:
a) Builders are permitted to have a maximum of ten ( 10) signs
per each subdivision.
b) Builders shall not be permitted to place signs until a
building permit for the construction of the building being
directed to has been issued.
c) Builders shall not erect signs to buildings after the
building has been sold or occupied.
3) Realtors
Realtors shall only erect a maximum of three (3) temporary
directional signs for each property for which they are the
contracted realtor of record.
4 ) Garage Sales
An owner of property or tenant who actually resides in a
residential dwelling which is his/her legal address shall be
permitted to erect a maximum of four (4) temporary directional
signs in connection with a garage sale. One sign shall be
placed on the property where the actual garage sales is
conducted. Actual signs are limited to the signs issued by the
City. Signs erected prior to 5:00 pm of the day preceding the
sale and/or not removed prior to 8:00 am of the day after the
sale shall be picked up by the City and the owner of the signs
billed by the City for the removal of the sign(s) . Fees for
cost of sign removal shall be determined by Resolution of the
City Commission.
5) Major Special Events
Major Special Events are those Special Events that meet the
City Code for special events and have been issued a Special
Event permit. The number of temporary directional signs for
Major Special Events is limited to ten ( 10) signs. Additional
signs may be obtained if requested in writing a minimum of
five (5) days prior to the Special Event. The City Manager has
the authority to approve or deny additional signs. Any sign
not erected as prescribed by this Section and/or erected more
than seven (7) days prior to the day of the special event or
not removed by 8:00 am of the day after the last day of the
special event will be picked up by the City and the owner of
the sign or permittee shall be billed by the City an amount
determined by Resolution of the City Commission. A non-profit
fraternal, benevolent, charitable, religious, eleemosynary,
philanthropic, altruistic, civic, community, veteran,
education organization or other organization of similar nature
shall be exempt from payment of temporary directional sign
permit fees for Major Special Events.
6) Minor Special Events
Minor Special Events are defined as events that do not require
the issuance of a City Special Events Permit. The number of
temporary directional signs for Minor Special Events is
limited to ten ( 10) signs. Additional signs may be obtained if
requested in writing a minimum of five (5) days prior to the
special event. The City Manager has the authority to approve
or deny additional signs. Any sign not erected as prescribed
by this Section and/or erected more than seven (7) days prior
to the day of the special event or not removed by 8:00 am of
the day after the last day of the special event will be picked
up by the City and the owner of the sign or permittee may be
billed by the City in an amount determined by Resolution of
the City Commission. A non-profit fraternal, benevolent,
charitable, religious, eleemosynary, philanthropic,
altruistic, civic, community, veteran, education organization
or other organization of similar nature shall be exempt from
payment of temporary directional sign permit fees for Minor
Special Events.
8-8 Public Transportation Bench Advertisement
A. Advertisement signs attached to the backrest of benches on
private or public property shall only be permitted on benches
expressly approved by the City Commission for the use,
convenience and comfort of public transportation customers.
The maximum size of the bench advertising sign shall not
exceed two (2) feet by six (6) feet in any dimension. Fees for
bench advertising signs placed on the backrest of an approved
public transportation sign shall be determined by Resolution
of the City Commission.
The City may enter into written agreements for the
installation of benches, including advertising displayed
thereon, within the right-of-way limits of any City, County or
State road within the City, except a limited access highway.
8-9 New Homes Guide Signs
A. A new homes guide sign is defined as a permanent structure
erected by the City on City road rights-of-way or City owned
or controlled property that provides space for signs giving
directions to new homes being constructed in the City of Ocoee
and individual builder names with directional arrows. All
references in this Section to a sign or signs refer to new
home guide signs.
1) Information presented on sign shall be limited to the
builder's company name and a directional arrow.
2 ) New homes guide sign structures and individual builder
directional signs shall be erected by the City of Ocoee at
locations approved by the Development Review Committee.
3) Builders desiring to utilize the new homes guide sign
structure shall first submit an application for use to the
City of Ocoee Building Department. Approval of new homes guide
sign locations shall be based upon the public health, safety
and welfare and shall consider the proximity and relationship
of the proposed New Homes Guide sign to other existing
signage. No new homes guide sign shall be approved where such
sign constitutes a safety hazard of any kind.
4 ) Only builders with active construction permits are
permitted to advertise on the new homes guide sign structure.
5) Individual builders directional signs shall be issued for
a one year period beginning January 1 and ending December 31.
6) All cost of sign structures and individual signs shall be
paid by the advertising builders as determined by the City.
7) The City shall not be held responsible for stolen or
damaged signs. All repair cost or replacement cost of
structures and/or signs shall be paid by the advertising
builder prior to replacement of signs.
8) The City shall not be held responsible for the temporary or
permanent removal of new homes guide structures or signs
during construction projects in the road rights-of-way or on
City owned or controlled property.
9) Sign spaces shall be approved by the Building Official and
Planning Director. Any dispute concerning the assignment of
sign space shall be determined by the Development Review
Committee.
10) New homes guide sign structures and individual sign
designs shall be approved by the City Commission upon
recommendation of the Development Review Committee.
8-10 Off-Premises Directional Signs For Non-Profit Organizations
A. A non-profit fraternal, benevolent, charitable religious,
eleemosynary, philanthropic, altruistic, civic, community,
veteran education organization or other organization of
similar nature may apply to the Building and Zoning Official
for a permit to request the City to erect up to a maximum of
three (3) directional signs on public rights-of-way located
within the corporate limits of the City of Ocoee. Such signs
shall be only for the purpose of directing attention to the
location of the organization located elsewhere than on the
premises where the sign is located and shall not be used for
advertising purposes. No other signs shall be permitted to be
used for this purpose and existing signs shall be removed.
B. Applications for off-premises directional signs under this
Section shall be submitted in writing to the Building
Department and shall contain all pertinent information
relating to the applicant, the location of the proposed signs
and other information as requested by the City. If the
Building and Zoning Official determines that the application
is complete and has been submitted by a qualified
organization, the application shall be forwarded to the
Development Review Committee for review and action. The
Development Review Committee shall review the permit
application based upon the public health, safety and welfare
and shall consider the proximity and relationship of the
proposed off-premises directional sign to other existing
signage. No application for an off-premises directional sign
shall be approved where such sign constitutes a safety hazard
of any kind. All approvals or denials shall be in writing on,
or accompanied by, one copy of the application.
C. If the Development Review Committee approves an application,
the Building and Zoning Official shall issue a permit.
thereafter, the City will construct or purchase such
directional signs and will erect the signs; provided, however,
that if any permits or approvals are required by other
governmental agencies having jurisdiction over the public
rights-of-way in which such signs are proposed to be erected
then the applicant shall be responsible to obtain all permits
and approvals prior to the erection thereof by the City. All
costs and expenses associated with the construction and
erection of the directional signs shall be promptly reimbursed
to the City by the applicant.
D. All off-premises directional signs shall be located within
one-half mile of the applicant's premises.
E. The maximum size of an off-premises directional sign shall be
eighteen ( 18) by twenty-four (24) inches.
F. The maximum height of an off-premises directional sign shall
be ten ( 10) feet.
G. All off-premises directional signs shall be of uniform color
with a blue background with white letters of a high intensity
reflective material.
H. The sign post of all off-premises directional signs shall be
of a breakaway design as approved by the Director Public
Works.
I. All off-premises directional signs for non-profit
organizations shall be maintained in good condition. Any such
sign damaged by any reason shall be removed by the City and
not replaced until all cost of removal, re-furbishing, and
erection of the sign has been paid to the City. The cost of
removal, re-furbishing and erection shall be determined by the
Public Works Director.
Section 6-10 (D) (6)
Section 6-10(D) (6) of Article VI of the Land Development Code
shall be amended as follows:
Except as provided in Section 6-10(D) (6) of this Code, no
accessory structures, garbage or trash collection points or
receptacles, parking, or any other functional use contrary to
the intent and purpose of this Code shall be permitted in a
required landscape area. This does not prohibit the combining
of compatible functions such as landscaping and drainage
facilities.
Section 8-4 (B) (2)
Amend Section 8-4 (B) (2 ) to provide that the maximum height
allowed for ground or pole signs is 15 feet in all zoning
districts.
Section 8-11, Signage in Activity Centers
Signage on individual parcels located within an Activity
Center may be restricted as to size, height, location and
number, consistent with a coordinated identification system
program established for the area. It is the intent of this
Section to promote higher quality signage standards within
Activity Center Areas than those typically permitted under the
Standard Provisions of the Ocoee Land Development Code.
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MID-FLORIDA
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
July 31, 1995
D. W. Flippen, Building and Zoning Director
City of Ocoee
150 N. Lakeshore Drive
Ocoee, FL 34761-2258
Dear Don:
Thank you for your recent letter requesting input from the Home
Builders Association of Mid-Florida (HBA) regarding the City of
Ocoee' s proposed sign ordinance. The HBA is pleased with the
direction the City has taken in drafting this ordinance and would
like you to consider the following comments .
A. Definition
The HBA would like to request that the maximum height be
changed from 3 feet to 5 feet since 3 feet will not be as
visible from the road.
B. If the 5 feet in height is acceptable, it also needs to be
changed in this section. We have some concern over the
appearance of "ganging" of three signs up to ten feet in
height . Is there some specific reason the City is
requesting this provision?
7) The HBA would like to request that the City consider
charging a permit fee per builder, per subdivision, as
opposed to a fee per sign. Administering the fee by
builder will be less cumbersome and more cost
effective for the City and will still provide the City
with the ability to track the person who permitted
each sign.
13) Instead of the City issuing costly identification
seals, the HBA suggests the sign permits be numbered
and that the permit number be affixed to the back of
each sign by the builder.
14) Delete this section and follow # 13 .
17) The HBA would appreciate some clarification of this
section. Is the City only allowing 30 signs per
subdivision even if that subdivision has
more than one builder? This is somewhat confusing if
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you read under the Builder section a) Builders are
permitted to have a maximum of 10 signs per
subdivision.
Builders
a) The HBA would like to be able to place temporary
directional signs prior to the issuance of a building
permit. Pre sales of lots often start 90 days prior
to actual construction.
New Homes Guide Signs
A. The HBA would like to add or subdivision names after
individual builder names.
Thank you again for soliciting our input. If you have any
questions or comments please call me at 629-9242, ext. 110 . I will
look forward to hearing from you regarding any public hearing or
other meetings regarding this issue.
Sinc rely,
Ja . Hall, Governmental Affairs Associate Director
Home Builders Association of Mid-Florida
c: Tony Martin, President
Wallace West, Executive Director
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