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AMENDMENT TO LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE - SIGN REGULATIONS (B)
Ordinance No. 0-07-87
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Sign Regulations of the Land Development Code; amending § 30-315 by adding an objective; amending § 30-316 providing conditions when signs are allowed on public property and rights-of-way without a permit; amending prohibited signs and signs that are exempt; allowing signs on hospital grounds under certain conditions; allowing flags or insignia under certain conditions; allowing substitution of non-commercial messages for commercial messages; providing clarification; amending § 30-317 relating to regulations and conditions for temporary signs; amending § 30-318 by revising the conditions and restrictions relating to permanent identification signs and structures for non-residential uses in residential districts and adding regulations for flags and flagpoles; repealing § 30-319 relating to restrictions on political signs; repealing § 30-320 relating to time and temperature devices; amending § 30-322 providing when permits are required; amending § 30-323 by adopting procedures for the processing of permits and appeals; amending § 30-326 by authorizing the removal of unauthorized signs in the right-of-way; adding section 30-327 relating to severability; 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
STAFF REPORT
The sign code is being revised to comply with recent court rulings and to avoid any legal challenges. To review the code, staff hired a consultant attorney with expertise in this area of the law to review and propose revisions. The proposed revisions to the code did not change the size or height of the signs. The most significant changes are as follows:
1. Businesses will be allowed to have a temporary sign during s...
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