City of Gainesville - File #: 160485.

• File #: 160485.
• Version: 5
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 10/21/2016
• In control: City Attorney
• On agenda: 2/15/2018
• Final action: 3/1/2018
• Title: TEXT CHANGE - AMENDING SIGN REGULATIONS IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE (B) Ordinance No. 160485; Petition PB-16-145 TCH An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, updating, clarifying, and reorganizing the sign regulations in the Land Development Code by amending Section 30-2.1. Definitions; amending Article IX. Signs; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/1/2018	5	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
2/15/2018	4	City Commission	Approved (Petition) and Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
2/23/2017	1	City Plan Board
10/27/2016	1	City Plan Board

title
TEXT CHANGE - AMENDING SIGN REGULATIONS IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE (B)

Ordinance No. 160485; Petition PB-16-145 TCH
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, updating, clarifying, and reorganizing the sign regulations in the Land Development Code by amending Section 30-2.1. Definitions; amending Article IX. Signs; 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.

explanation
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT

This ordinance will update, clarify, and reorganize the sign regulations in the Land Development Code. Sections 163.3167 and 163.3177(1), Florida Statutes, requires the City of Gainesville to maintain a Comprehensive Plan to guide the future development and growth of the city by providing the principles, guidelines, standards, and strategies for the orderly and balanced future economic, social, physical, environmental and fiscal development of the city. Section 163.3202, Florida Statutes, requires the city to adopt and enforce land development regulations that are consistent with and implement the Comprehensive Plan, and that are combined and compiled into a single land development code for the city (the City of Gainesville's is Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances). Such land development regulations shall include certain minimum provisions, including the requirement to enact specific and detailed signage regulations. The City of Gainesville has adopted signage regulations in the Land Development Code in accordance with the Florida law outlined here and out of recognition that signs may prevent a safety hazard as well as present a safety hazard by distracting motorists, pedestrians and other members of the public, and because signs affect the aesthetic qualities and economic vitality of the community.

On August 7, 2014, the City Commission adopted Ordinanc...