2000-11 ORDINANCE NO. 2000-11
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS, ENACTED BY ORDINANCE 99-09, BY
AMENDING CHAPTER 9 - SIGN REGULATIONS,
SECTION 901.7 (b) CONCERNING WALL SIGNS ON
OFFICE AND HOTEL BUILDINGS; PROVIDING FOR
INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Aventura deems it necessary to amend the City's Land
Development Regulations to permit wall signs on office and hotel buildings in the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission believes it is in the best interest of the public
to regulate the installation of watl signs on office and hotel buildings; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to enhance the unique aesthetic
character of the City by requiring certain standards associated with the installation of
wall signs on office and hotel buildings; and
WHEREAS, nothing in this ordinance shall impair the enforcement of more
restrictive restrictions imposed upon private property pursuant to the provisions of
Restrictive Covenants of Homeowners' Associations and Master Associations or the
provisions of Declarations of Condominium bylaws, rules or regulations issued
thereunder; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that this ordinance is consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1~ That the following sections of the City's Land Development
Regulations are hereby amended to read as follows:~
Chapter 9 - Sign Regulations
Section 901.7
(bl) Wall Signs (permitted only on buildings where a majority of the floor area is
in retail use. In the case of a multi-tenant Center, Wall Signs are permitted on
walls that face an access drive or internal courtyard).
Approvals Necessary City Manager
Type Reverse or Channel Letter Sign only
Number (maximum) I per ground or second floor establishment which has its
own Frontage and entrance facing a public street, (If the
Parcel Frontage requirement for a Monument Sign
precludes an office building from having a Monument Sign,
one building idenfification Wall Sign that otherwise meets
the Wall Sign standards is authorized). Corner or Through
Store Locations may have an additional Wall Sign. Such
second Sign shall be limited to 50% of the square footage of
the pdmary sign.
Sign Area (maximum) 1 square foot for each 1 lineal foot of tenant frontage for
each Sign located within 300 feet of a street on which the
building fronts. 1.5 square feet for each I lineal foot of
tenant frontage for each Sign located more than 300 feet of
a street on which the building fronts.
Illumination See definition of Reverse or Channel Letter Sign
Supplemental previsions: See gas
station previsions contained in this
section.
{b2) Wall Si.qns (permitted only on office and hotel buildin.qs with si.qns located 1
to 7 stories hi.qh)
Aoorovals Necessary City Manaoer
~ Underlined provisions constitute proposed additions to existing text; st~.,ke,~hm~h provisions indicate
prepesed deletions from existing text.
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Type Reveme or Channel Letter Si.qn 0nly
Number (maximum) 1 wall sian oer buildine
Comer or Thmuqh Store Locations may have an additional
Wall Slain, Such second Slain shall be limited to 50% of the
square footaqe of the primary si.qn. Such second Siqn shall
not be placed on the same buildin.q elevation as the primary
Si{In Area (maximum) . 1 square foot for.each 1 lineal foot of buildirm fronta(3e
Location No wall si{In shall be installed on a buildin~ elevation that
faces an adiacent residentially zoned property located within
300 feet of the elevation
Illumination See definition of Reverse or Channel Letter Si~n
(b3) Wall SiRns {permitted only on office and hotel buildinRs with siRns located 8
stories hi.qh and above)
ApprovalS Necessary City Mana.qer
Type Reverse Or Channel Letter Si.qn only
Number (maximum) 2 wall si{ins per buildin{i, with one wall si{in only Der buildin~
elevation
Siqn Area (maximum) 1.5 square foot for each 1 lineal foot of buildin{I fredta{Ie
Location NO. wall si.qn shall, be installed on a buildin.q elevation that
faces an ediacant residentially zoned property located within
300 feet of the elevation
Illumination See definition of Reverse or Channel Letter SiRn
Section 2. Severabilit¥. The provisions of the 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 they shall remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that this Ordinance shall
stand notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.
Section 3. Inclusion in the Code. It is the intention of the City
Comm/ission, and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall
become and made a part of the Code of the City of Aventura; that the sections of this
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Ordinance may be re-numbered or re-lettered to accomplish such intentions; and that
the word "Ordinance" shall be changed to "Section" or other appropriate word.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately
upon adoption on second reading.
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert, who
moved its adoption on first reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner
Cohen and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Jay R. BeskJn yes
Commissioner Arthur Berger yes
Commissioner Ken Cohen yes
Commissioner Harry Holzberg yes
Commissioner Jeffrey M. Perlow yes
Commissioner Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder yes
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert, who
moved its adoption on second reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner
Cohen, and upon being put to a Vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin yes
Commissioner Arthur Berger yes
Commissioner Ken Cohen yes
Commissioner Harry Holzberg yes
Commissioner Jeffrey M. Perlow yes
Commissioner Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder yes
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PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading this 4th day of April, 2000.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 2"d day of May, 2000.
A~HURI. SNYDER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
TERESA M. SORO~ CMC
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
CITY ATTORNEY
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