HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2018-514 ORDINANCE NO. 2018- 511
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING
SECTION 265-55 (A) OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES
TO INCREASE THE VISIBILITY OF ADDRESS SIGNAGE ON
MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS; PROVIDING FOR
REPEALER; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CITY CODE;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the signage regulations for residential multi-family buildings must be amended
to enhance public safety; and
WHEREAS, a visible sign will permit identification of buildings by First Responders on an
expedited basis; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to amend the residential sign regulations to
enhance visibility of address signs on multi-family buildings.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The foregoing"WHEREAS"clauses are hereby ratified and
confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance upon
adoption hereof.
Section 2. Amendment to Section 265-55 (A) of the City Code. Section 265-55 (A) of the City
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
§ 265-55 Residential Signs.
A. Development identification sign.
(1) Permitted for:
(a) Multifamily building with more than five units;
(b) Single-family developments with more than five units;
(c) Religious institutions, schools and public uses;
(d) Where multifamily dwellings are part of a larger mixed-use development,
there shall be only one residential development identification sigh on each
public street frontage of the development.
(2) Approvals necessary: City Manager or designee.
(3) Maximum number: one monument sign per street frontage, indicating the name and
address of complex.Notwithstanding the foregoing, a wall sign is permitted in lieu of
a monument sign.
(4) Maximum sign area: 48 square feet.
(5) Sign height: eight feet including a minimum pedestal height of two feet.
(6) Setback: six feet from right-of-way, 15 feet from side property line. All signs must
meet the sight safety triangle requirements under this Code.
(7) Illumination: externally illuminated sign only.
Section 3. Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same
are hereby repealed.
Section 4. Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable and if any
section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections, sentences,
clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance, but shall remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that
this Ordinance shall stand notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.
Section 5. Inclusion in the Code. It is the intention of the City Commission, and it is hereby
ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and made a part of the City of Sunny
Isles Beach Code; that the sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or re-lettered to accomplish
such intentions; and that the word "Ordinance" shall be changed to "Section" or other appropriate
word.
Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective ten days after adoption'on
second reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading the 2( day o-' D e•ember 2017.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading the _ `qday o%January 2018.
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Mauri,io Bet. cur, CMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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VOTE:
Mayor Scholl (Yes) (No)
Vice Mayor Goldman (Yes) (No)
Commissioner Aelion —I (Yes) (No)
Commissioner Gatto I(Yes) (No)
Commissioner Svechin I(Yes) (No)
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MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City ommission
FROM: Hans Ottinot, City Attorney LIP
DATE: December 21, 2017 .
RE: Amending Section 265-55 of the City Code to Increase Visibility of Residential
Address Signs on Multi-Family Buildings
RECOMMENDATION
This Ordinance is recommended for approval.
REASONS
This Ordinance amends the residential sign regulations to enhance visibility of the address signs
on multi-family buildings. The purpose of this amendment is to assist First Responders in
locating building addresses during emergency calls.
This Ordinance was requested by Commissioner Jeanette Gatto.