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TEMPORARY SIGNS (B)
Ordinance No. 0-00-28; Petition No. 98TCH-99PB
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, REVISING AND AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE RELATING TO TEMPORARY SIGNS; AMENDING SUBSECTION 30-317(6) TO ALLOW SIGNS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED ON PROPERTY IN THE UNIVERSITY CONTEXT AREA UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; PROVIDING DIRECTIONS TO THE CODIFIER; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
STAFF REPORT
On August 19, 1999, the Plan Board reviewed the petition and recommended that the petition be continued so that staff could attempt to address some of the Board's concerns. During the hearing, the Board raised concerns about the amount of time the signs would be displayed, the purpose of the signs, height limitations, construction materials, and limiting the signs to just fraternities and sororities and property ownership. Staff reviewed the concerns and revised the proposed changes to address those concerns. On November 18, 1999, the Board reheard the petition.
Staff revised the language to state that signs shall not be displayed more than three days before the beginning of the special event or sale. The actual amount of time that a sign can be displayed is limited to 10 days for any one event and to four times within a 12-month period. The 10-day limitation is consistent with University of Florida policy.
The main purpose of the proposed code changes is to allow off-campus student organizations to advertise special events and membership drives the same as on-campus organizations. There are many organizations that are located on property off the main campus owned by the State of Florida and the University that are governed by the Campus Master Plan. In some instances, these organizations are located across the street from officially reg...
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