City of Gainesville - File #: 070026.

• File #: 070026.
• Version: 1
• Name: MORATORIUM ON ELECTRONIC SIGNS AND ANIMATED SIGNS (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 5/14/2007
• In control: City Attorney
• Final action: 6/11/2007
• Title: MORATORIUM ON ELECTRONIC SIGNS AND ANIMATED SIGNS (B) Ordinance No. 0-07-31 An Ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, imposing a temporary moratorium on the issuance of any permit, development order, site plan approval and any other official action of the City of Gainesville having the effect of permitting or allowing the construction, operation or erection of an electronic sign or an animated sign, as more specifically described in this Ordinance, excluding approvals and permits for the maintenance of an existing electronic sign or animated sign; the temporary moratorium shall apply to all real property located within the corporate limits of the City of Gainesville; providing a procedure for extraordinary hardship; providing a severability clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/11/2007	1	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
5/14/2007	0	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)	Pass

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MORATORIUM ON ELECTRONIC SIGNS AND ANIMATED SIGNS (B)

Ordinance No. 0-07-31

An Ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, imposing a temporary moratorium on the issuance of any permit, development order, site plan approval and any other official action of the City of Gainesville having the effect of permitting or allowing the construction, operation or erection of an electronic sign or an animated sign, as more specifically described in this Ordinance, excluding approvals and permits for the maintenance of an existing electronic sign or animated sign; the temporary moratorium shall apply to all real property located within the corporate limits of the City of Gainesville; providing a procedure for extraordinary hardship; providing a severability clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

recommendation

The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.

explanation

CITY ATTORNEY MEMORANDUM

The City Commission, at its meeting of April 23, 2007, authorized the City Attorney to draft a temporary moratorium on electronic and animated signs.  This ordinance imposes a temporary moratorium ending on Monday, October 22, 2007 in the City of Gainesville, as described in the ordinance.