2003-05ORDINANCE NO. 2003-05
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
AMENDING SECTION 31-191(g)(2) OF THE CITY'S LAND
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS REGARDING WALL
SIGNS ON OFFICE AND HOTEL BUILDINGS; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE
CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Aventura is desirous of amending the City's Land
Development Regulations to provide additional language and to clarify certain sections
of the Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has been designated as the Local Planning
Agency for the City pursuant to Section 163.3174, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Local Planning Agency has reviewed the application pursuant to
the required public hearing and has recommended approval to the City Commission;
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has held the required public hearings, duly
noticed in accordance with law; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has reviewed the action set forth in this
Ordinance and has determined that such action is consistent with the Comprehensive
Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. Section 31-191(g)(2) of the City's Land Development Regulations is
hereby amended to revise paragraphs (2)b. and (2)c. and to add paragraphs
(2)d. and (2)e. so as to provide signage regulations for wall signs on off`ice and
hotel buildings based on height of the sign, as follows~:
~ Underlined provisions constitute proposed additions to existing text; ctr~c,".c,", thrcu;h provisions indicate
proposed deletions from existing text.
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Sec. 31-191. Sign regulations generally.
(g) Non-residential district signs ...
(2)b. Wall Sign (Permitted only on office and hotel buildings with signs
located 1 to 7-5 stories high)
Approvals necessary
Type
Number (maximum)
Sign area (maximum)
Location
Illumination
City Manager
Reverse or channel letter sign only
One wall sign per building
Corner or through store locations may have an
additional wall sign. Such second sign shall be
limited to 50 percent of the square footage of the
primary sign. Such second sign shall not be placed
on the same building elevation as the primary sign.
One ~ square foot for each one ~ lineal foot of
building frontage
No wall sign shall be installed on a building elevation
that faces an adjacent residentially zoned property
located within 300 feet of the elevation
See definition of reverse or channel letter sign
(2)c. Wall Sign (Permitted only on office and hotel buildings with signs
located 8 stcr!c= h~;h =.".d =bcvc $ to 10 stories hit:Ih)
Approvals necessary
Type
Number (maximum)
Sign area (maximum)
Location
Illumination
City Manager
Reverse or channel letter sign only
Two wall signs per building, with one wall sign only
per building elevation
One and one-half (1.5) square feet for each one (1)
lineal foot of building frontage
No wall sign shall be installed on a building elevation
that faces an adjacent residentially zoned property
located within 300 feet of the elevation
See definition of reverse or channel letter sign
(2)d. Wall Sifln (Permitted only on office and hotel buildings with signs
located 11 to 15 stories high)
Approvals necessary City Manager
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Type
Number (maximum)
Sign area (maximum)
Location
Illumination
Reverse or channel letter siqn only
Two wall si,qns per building, with one wall si,qn only
per building elevation
One and three-quarters (1.75) square feet for each
one (1)lineal foot of buildin,q frontage
No wall si.qn shall be installed on a building elevation
that faces an adiacent residentially zoned property
located within 300 feet of the elevation
See definition of reverse or channel letter si,qn
(2)e. Wall Sign (Permitted only on office and hotel buildin~ls with si.qns
located 16 to 20 stories hi,Ih)
Approvals necessary
Type
Number (maximum)
Siqn area (maximum)
Location
Illumination
City Manager
Reverse or channel letter siqn only
Two wall si.qns per buildinq, with one wall sign only
per buildinq elevation
Two (2) square feet for each one (1) lineal foot of
building frontaqe
No wall si,qn shall be installed on a building elevation
that faces an adjacent residentially zoned property
located within 300 feet of the elevation
See definition of reverse or channel letter si.qn
Section 2. 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 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 Commission, and it
is hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a
part of the Code of the City of Aventura; that the sections of this Ordinance may be
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renumbered or relettered 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 Vice Mayor Holzberg, who moved its
adoption on first reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Rogers-Libert,
and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Arthur Berger
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin
Commissioner Ken Cohen
Commissioner Manny Grossman
Commissioner Patricia Rogers-Libert
Vice Mayor Harry Holzberg
Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Vice Mayor Grossman, who moved its
adoption on second reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Diamond,
and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Zev Auerbach
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin
Commissioner Ken Cohen
Commissioner Bob Diamond
Commissioner Manny Grossman
Commissioner Harry Holzberg
Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
PASSED on first reading this 11th day of March, 2003.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 1st day of April, 2003.
~, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
CITY ATTORNEY
the Office of the City Clerk this~,.,.day of April, 2003.