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Home My WebLink About09-20-1994 Agenda Workshop 1 BOARD OF CITY COMMISSIONERS Ocoee Community Center WORKSHOP September 20, 1994 AGENDA 6:00 p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER II. DISCUSSION RE: PERMITTING THE USE OF WEEKEND SIGNS. III. ADJOURNMENT "CENTER OF GOOD LIVING-PRIDE OF WEST ORANGE" MAYOR•COMIrIISSIONER S.SCOTT VANDERGRIFI Y'ç �° CITY OF OCOEE RUSTY OHN ON a J \;;;;// O 150 N.LAICESHORE DRIVE PAUL W.FOSTER OCOEE FLORIDA 34761-2258 VERN COMBS (407)6562322 JIM GLEASON yrOF GOOD QTY MANAGER ELLIS SHAPIRO STAFF REPORT TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND BOARD OF CITY COMMISSIONERS FROM: D.W. FLIPPEN, BUILDING AND ZONING DIRECTOR a ? DATE: SEPTEMBER 14, 1994 SUBJECT: WEEKEND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS ISSUE Should the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners authorize an Amendment to the City Sign Ordinance. The Amendment would permit builders and realtors to place directional signs throughout the City that would direct potential customers to subdivisions and construction sites. Directional signs would be authorized for weekend use only. BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION Our City Sign Ordinance prohibits off-site advertising signs. Builders and realtors have been erecting directional signs on weekends within road right-of-ways and on private property, which is a violation of our City Code. Our Code Enforcement Officers remove the signs and notify the builder or realtor of the violation. The Home Builders Association of Mid Florida has requested the City Commission to consider amending our sign ordinance to permit the placement of temporary directional signs on private property on weekends. A research of our City Code revealed the following: 1) Section 8-1 Article VIII Paragraph 3 , Land Development Code prohibits all off-site advertising. 2) Section 8-1 Article VIII Paragraph 4, Land Development Code prohibits temporary signs except those that are of a general public interest. 3) Section 8-2 (A) Article VIII, Land Development Code requires a building permit to be obtained to erect a sign. 4) Section 8-4 (N) Article VIII, Land Development Code permits a temporary sign announcing any public, charitable, educational or religious event or function provided that it is located on the premises of the sponsoring institution. Page 2 Staff Report - Weekend Directional Signs September 14, 1994 5) Section 8-6 (G) (6) Article VIII, Land Development Code permits real estate signs and flags at model homes and non-occpied homes at the quantity of two (2) flags per home and four (4) flags at the entrance of a subdivision under construction plus realestate signs not exceeding four (4) square feet in all zoning districts are permitted provided that only one sign may be erected for each street frontage of the parcel of property or unit offered for sale. To assist in your consideration of this matter, the following comments are submitted: 1) If signs are permitted to be placed on private property by builders and realtors, how would the City prohibit other businesses from having the same right such as restaurants, special events, grocery stores, garage sales, sub-contractors, bus stop bench advertisement or any type of business? 2) Weekend signs would cause sign clutter. Existing sign ordinance is reasonable and effectively controls sign clutter. 3) Additional permit fees would be required for the enforcement of weekend signs. 4) How would the proposed Amendment effect the location of realtor signs for the resale of existing homes? 5) I have personally worked with the Home Builders Association of Mid Florida to allow temporary weekend signs during their Parade of Homes events. It has been my experience that there has been a lack of control by the Home Builders Association of temporary weekend signs for Parade of Homes events such as numerous signs placed in State and County Right-of-ways, signs nailed on power poles. Signs nailed on power poles 10 to 12 feet high required Code Enforcement Officers to use a ladder to reach signs. Majority of temporary signs had to be removed by City Personnel after completion of Parade of Homes event. 6) The City of Apopka has a weekend direction sign ordinance. A review of this ordinance revealed weekend directional signs are not limited to any particular type of business. Signs are permitted to be placed on private property in all zoning categories except a community redevelopment area. In my discussions with the Apopka Zoning Department, it appears this ordinance is not strictly enforced. (See attached copy of Apopka ordinance) . Page 3 Staff Report - Weekend Directional Signs September 14, 1994 7) I called Orange County and requested a copy of their anti- clutter ordinance. Orange County informed me that the ordinance had not been adopted as of September 14, 1994 and they would not send me a copy until it had been adopted. 8) If we amend our sign ordinance to permit the same number of weekend directional signs as the City of Apopka allows (20 per applicant) , there could possibly be from 200 to 400 separate directional signs erected each weekend in the City. 9) From August 1, 1993 through August 31, 1994, the City has issued 456 single family residential building permits. This month alone from September 1, 1994 through September 14, 1994, we have issued 10 single family building permits and are currently reviewing an additional 30 single family permit applications. 10) As of this date, we have eight new subdivisions under various stages of construction. Construction of single family residence will start in these subdivisions in the very near future. RECOMMENDATION The Building and Zoning Staff recommends that the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners not approve an Amendment to the City Sign Ordinance to permit weekend directional signs. DWF/sas/231 SIGNS CITY OF APOPKA E. Weekend Directional Signs Weekend Directional Signs may be permitted throughout the City in accordance with Table VIII-1; however, said Signs are prohibited in the Community Redevelopment Area ( CRA) as identified on Table VIII-2 . Each applicant is responsible for obtaining permission from property owner prior to erecting Signs. PAGE VIII-24 ANLNDED 04/20/94 SIGNS CITY OF APOPRA �• _r''r'. 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P aper signs are ..:::�:,.>... .:>.».r>:>�.�>�-„ter * Except for the first year which will occur on the adoption date of this Code Amendment. when Weekend Directional Sign permits are issued after the first working day of October, no prorat4 She o= permit fee will be granted. PAGE VII!-25 AMENDED 04/20/94