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Home My WebLink AboutO-12213J-02-160 02/21/02 12213 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 11000, AS AMENDED, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, BY AMENDING ARTICLES 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, AND 25 TO MODIFY PROVISIONS REGARDING, SIGN REGULATIONS AND TO MODIFY USE REGULATIONS AS THEY PERTAIN TO OUTDOOR ADVERTISING BUSINESSES; AND FURTHER BY CLARIFYING LANGUAGE PERTAINING TO REAL ESTATE SIGNS, AND BY ALLOWING FOR HEIGHT VARIANCES FOR BILLBOARDS ONLY WHEN A GOVERNMENTAL ACTION AFFECTS REASONABLE VISIBILITY OF SUCH A SIGN; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, in 1990, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 11000 prohibiting certain theretofore legal advertising structures in the C-1 and more restrictive zoning districts of the City of Miami, and granted a five-year amortization period for the removal of all non -conforming structures in these Districts; and WHEREAS, many of these advertising structures were not removed as required after the five-year amortization period expired in 1995, and remain in place today; and WHEREAS, in September 14, 2000, the City Commission authorized the appointment of an Outdoor Advertising Review 1213 Committee to study issues and problems relating to sign regulations, enforcement, and the proliferation of outdoor advertising billboards in the City; and WHEREAS, most members of the Review Committee were associated with the outdoor advertising industry, and thus the recommendations of the Review Committee suggested permitting more billboards of an even greater size in districts, without addressing issues of aesthetics and over -proliferation; and WHEREAS, the City planning and zoning staff found the recommendations of the Review Committee to be not in the best interests of the City, and therefore issued their own recommendations; and WHEREAS, in May 2001, the Commission directed the Manager to schedule a public meeting in which City management and billboard industry would review enforcement history and document any technical issues regarding billboard compliance and bring back recommendations to the Commission; and WHEREAS, at the City Commission meeting of July 10, 2001, the Neighborhood Enhancement Team ("NET") provided a comprehensive report to the City Commission regarding the status of outdoor advertising signs in the City of Miami; and WHEREAS, NET has determined that certain outdoor advertising signs in the City do not conform with provisions of the City of Miami Zoning Ordinance, as amended; and WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined to enforce its Page 2 of 202 122100 sign regulations, and to enforce the removal of all illegal signs, including those non -conforming signs whose amortization period has expired; and WHEREAS, in response to litigation and other threats made by the outdoor advertising industry and to codify the City's interpretation of its zoning ordinance with respect to signage, specifically that noncommercial messages have always been allowed to be placed in lieu of commercial messages on any sign allowed, the City Commission has determined to adopt a comprehensive, amended sign code addressing certain legal issues and reflecting recommendations made by the planning and zoning staff, including the prohibition on additional billboards in certain districts of the City to reduce visual clutter and blight; and WHEREAS, the Commission has again made clear its continued intent to permit non-commercial messages on any sign or sign structure otherwise permitted by those sign regulations, and has also made clear its intent that these regulations be severable in the event of further legal challenges; and WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to institute a mechanism by which certain existing outdoor advertising signs located in the C-2 District and not along any portion of the interstate or federal -aid highway system may remain, provided: (1) such signs are legal as of the date of the adoption of this Ordinance, and (2) such signs obtain within one hundred and twenty (120) days of the expiration of the five (5) year amortization period Page 3 of 203 specified herein, a Class II Special Permit and pay mitigation fees, such mitigation fees to be deposited into a trust fund, as specified herein, in order to provide a funding source to implement certain mitigation measures that will offset the negative visual impact of outdoor advertising signs; and WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that outdoor advertising businesses on private property shall require independent review, must be properly licensed, and shall not be allowed as a use of land in certain districts; and WHEREAS, the Miami Planning Advisory Board, at its meeting of February 6, 2002, Item No. 1, following an advertised hearing, adopted Resolution No. PAB-10-02, by a vote of six to zero (6-0), recommending approval (with modifications pertaining to xeriscape landscaping and increasing the size of real estate signs) of amending Zoning Ordinance 11000 as hereinafter set forth; and WHEREAS, notwithstanding the recommendations for modifications from the Planning Advisory Board, the Planning and Zoning Department recommend that the modification pertaining to real estate signs not be incorporated into this amendment; and WHEREAS, the City Commission, after careful consideration of the matter, deems it advisable and in the best interest of the general welfare of the City of Miami and its inhabitants to amend Ordinances No. 11000 as hereinafter set forth; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Page 4 of 202 . 2 (2 t Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are adopted by reference and incorporated her=i^ as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. Ordinance No. 11000, as amended, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, is amended by amending the text of said Ordinance as follows:l/ "ARTICLE 4. ZONING DISTRICTS Sec. 401. Schedule of district regulations. Specifically excluded from all districts in the city are stockyards, slaughterhouses, wrecking yards, cement plants, paper factories, ammunition plants, fireworks manufacturing, housebarges, refining, smelting, forging, and unattended donation collection bins as defined in Article 25. In addition, except as otherwise specifically permitted in certain nonresidential districts, new freestanding signs associated with outdoor advertising businesses shall also be excluded (administrative offices for the outdoor advertising industry, shall be permitted generally as office uses). CS Conservation. Sign Regulations: See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. PR Parks, Recreation and Open Space. Sign Regulations: 1� words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and unchanged material. Page 5 of 202 1221 See Article 10 for siqn regulations and limitations. R-1 Single -Family Residential. Sign Regulations: See Article 10 for siqn requlations and limitations. Page 6 of 203 12213 MOM''"'N OMMMIMMM Page 6 of 203 12213 MOM''"'N Page 6 of 203 12213 a .0 in eenneetren with—plaees setree3s: As fer G ef— wership,Pr±fRar and sBeendary 'Fererary pelitieal er ei owe—eaffipaig-n the—e3Eeeptiens, lifRitatiens—and signs: Allewedsubeet to respensibalAtres of subseetien R-2 Two -Family Residential. Sign Regulations: See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. R-3 Multifamily Medium -Density Residential. Sign Regulations: Page 7 of 203 MEMO - Page 7 of 203 Real: estate ad erre-ingfer sale, rent —ems—lease: Net teed ene 41) real eaeh let lin_ estate ,d j , _ _nt sign, ems €eid:e (4-) square te—a street. feet in area, Subdivisien, deve-1 epments,ne i ghbe rhe e d s e r i l a r--ares—Ne t eet—i n—a r . r d: n crane e . Teftpei=ary the—exeeptiens, pelitr^l lrrRrtatiens--an and —eivie—campaign signs: pens Allewe res ef subseetiens 925.3.11, 92C3.12and92S.3 3. See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. R-4 Multifamily High -Density Residential. Sign Regulations: See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. O Office. Page 8 of 203 0 's Sign Regulations: - - - I - - - - - - - - - Page 9 of 203 12213 sign,direetienal feet,uare address direetienal, netie'e el 97Z�_^-rr_-_'"ni__ig 19±9-1 _,,., ,.]�a'der freestanding, adjaeent let er shall net eleser be than si3E `v) than t xe--(2) feet te any street feet teany line. Page 9 of 203 12213 • • 111 11 M.11111 Mrs Page 9 of 203 12213 See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. G/I Government and Institutional. S; Deg Onsite te-Glass ,l -,+-; signs enly 11 Seei shall be a I ME -1 re in these s -and review See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. G/I Government and Institutional. S; Deg Onsite te-Glass ,l -,+-; signs enly 11 Seei shall be a permitted eedu re in these s -and review a set , subjeet- f e L lJ h in Acrel es fellewing 1.3 and requirements !S ezf }this—z6ning and��re�- ei-dinanee ; as well aserre Emeept shall as ehrerwise net be—animated—emsshing previded, sueh signs may At e retail—er illuminated }ed h, t serviee establishments, ? n- dd-itienterdenti€ying the �"---ii = 1 business, than half subsite-preddeis ee e ef their dily-e r -s er aesual sell-ey v i ee , -s aggregate serviees u e h signs area te rendered may -d` the en the-��ex�ses- �-o t advertising e—ig ef er thirty a street (M) square fejt in area, €er eaehr let line - j= eent to 2. D evelepment signs, -eHee pt where eemb i n ed with est i c el e signs, at seetien shall he 922 i permissible . 8 . s ub j eek -t e -t he p r=ev s i ens as p rev i ded 3. Direetienal signs, whieh may be eembined with address signs - but shall bear ne advertising matter, may be ereeted te guide te, e -t _ __nees square , eH-t; feet in er parking s tree =. a -_r areas, is but shall net enecccc-five (S) 4. Greand ey freestanding signs, limited te ene (I) sign strueture with net &) esEeeed-twe—(2) sigh—surfaees re }t -z -e whieh shall establishment -exeeed-ferty er- (4G) fer eaeh square fifty (S9) feet fep-#- -4 -street ea, €er eaeh frenoage- Permitted Shams—eneeed sign ene ares -sh ll hundrea(lGG) be--eum alive, but square feet. ne sign—surf-aee 7aHi mum he J�^} Page 10 of 203 See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. C-1 Restricted Commercial. Conditional accessory uses: Outdoor advertising businesses shall be permissible as an accessory use to principal commercial uses only, subject to a Class II Special Permit and further limited as follows: a. Siqns shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existinq principal commercial structure; Page 11 of 203 12, P. 3 1111—M-11MIM NO_` ft I'M 2 Mr MI WON IN See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. C-1 Restricted Commercial. Conditional accessory uses: Outdoor advertising businesses shall be permissible as an accessory use to principal commercial uses only, subject to a Class II Special Permit and further limited as follows: a. Siqns shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existinq principal commercial structure; Page 11 of 203 12, P. 3 • b. Signs shall be limited to one si shall not be freestanding; c. Sian area shall be limited to no (32) square feet; r structure onlv and eater than thirtv-two d. Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the structure in question; see Article 10 for specific sign regulations and method of calculations; and e. Such signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject wall. Sign Regulations: Page 12 of -203 12 sign er ad j a e ent thirty be a (39) stri. e6 square feet in area, fer eaeh let line 3. e3vtelepment signs, eHeept odhere—eeribined with eenstrkt-��&e signs, pre=vi�'�see shall bepermissible tremor —e m y by Glass 1: Speei a l Permit as 4. Bireetienal signs, whieh may be eembined with address signs - but shall bear ne advertising matter, may be guide—te entranees, squa=re exits, feet in ey surfaee parking areas, area . but shall l net camwed five (5) S. Greund er freestanding signs, limited te ene (1) sign strueture with net be exeeed twe(�'- ) sign surfaees, neit-her� roohieL, shall establishment exeeedTeivy er fer (40) s -quare eaefifty (S()) fe^ct feet in sign area, of street fer eaeh renrge r -P-ermitted sign area shall he—eumulative, but re—sign surfaee Page 12 of -203 12 See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. C-2 Liberal Commercial. Page 13 of 203 12213 MM I .. WE 1�1_1_ MMM Mill I El FIR 1. Mill See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. C-2 Liberal Commercial. Page 13 of 203 12213 Conditional Principal uses: Outdoor advertising businesses subject to limitations and restrictions as set forth in Section 10.8.3. Conditional accessory uses: Outdoor advertising businesses shall be permissible as an accessory use to principal commercial uses only, subject to a Class II Special Permit and further limited as follows: a. Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial structure and shall not be freestanding; b. Signs shall be limited to one sign per structure only; C. Sign area shall be limited to no greater than thirty-two (32) square feet; d. Permissible sign area may only be�utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the structure in question;, see Article 10 for specific sign regulations and method of calculations; and e. Such signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject Taa i I Sign Regulations: Page 14 of 203 I -q u t-: e n e e-:F-titI.qe--Faedn#e,=l -lq -q q � de wall .y 2. Windew signs, with sam=Twirl tatiens as C 1, e3Eeept t=hey shall be ensite signs and shall be nenilliaminated-. 3. Pi-e;eeting signs, with same limitatiens as G 1, e�Eeept the shall be limited te eerie signs -.- 4. Marquee signs, with same liff4tatiens as G 1, e3Eeept they shall be ensite r gars- F) . GiFeund ei= fr-eestaneling signs, ensite, shall be liffiited to erre (1) sign anel fei=t y (4 9) squai=e feet ef sign area (fer- eaeh faee) fei= eaeh business, ems' fzei= eaeh fif-ty (SO) feet ef street frentage, whiehe-,,-er shall yield the llargest area. Permitted sign area may be i:ised in less tzhian the FnaiEi'mi:im permitted n:amber o sueh signs, bi:it ne sign shall eiEeeed twe hi:indred (299) square feet in arealer each faee. MaiEimicim height limitatien shall be twenty {2 0) fee} ineluding embellishments, measured frem t erewn of the nearest adjaeent leeal ei= arterial street, n ineDdding limited aeeess highways eic e�ressways, pi=evided, hewever, that the zening administra:er, at= his dise:Eetien, may ire rease #-I-q.F-- M.—Pasurement e the ei-ewn by up te f ive (S) feel.- III aeeeFffi:Redate unidsual er iandulating site eenditiens. 6. Bireetienal signs, with same liii tatlens as C 1, e3Eeept they shall net e�Eeeed ten (IG) sEpiai=e feet in si:irfaee area. Page 15 of 203 1.2 1. Ml Page 15 of 203 1.2 See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. CBD Central Business District Commercial. Conditional accessory uses. Outdoor advertisingbusinesses. shall be permissible as an accessory use to principal commercial uses only, subject to a Class II Special Permit and further limited as follows: a. Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial structure and shall not be freestanding; b. Signs shall be limited to one sign per structure only; C. Sign area shall be limited to no greater than thirty-two (32) square feet; d. Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the structure in question; see Article 10 for specific sign regulations and method of calculations and e. Such signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject wall. Sign Regulations: Page 16 of 203 1 213 OWN 0 RMON 011 W-1, See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. CBD Central Business District Commercial. Conditional accessory uses. Outdoor advertisingbusinesses. shall be permissible as an accessory use to principal commercial uses only, subject to a Class II Special Permit and further limited as follows: a. Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial structure and shall not be freestanding; b. Signs shall be limited to one sign per structure only; C. Sign area shall be limited to no greater than thirty-two (32) square feet; d. Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the structure in question; see Article 10 for specific sign regulations and method of calculations and e. Such signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject wall. Sign Regulations: Page 16 of 203 1 213 2. Gensti=uetien signs, net be eiEeeed ene (,I:) eensicruetien sign ems thirty (39) square feet in area, fereaehlet line adjaeent te a sti=eet—. ME 2. Gensti=uetien signs, net be eiEeeed ene (,I:) eensicruetien sign ems thirty (39) square feet in area, fereaehlet line adjaeent te a sti=eet—. Page 17 of 203 12213 I-M-01-MMOV-4011 M . . . .. .... ..... ME' MO Page 17 of 203 12213 ..... ..... MM -- See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. I Industrial. Conditional Principal uses: Outdoor advertising businesses subject to limitations and restrictions as set forth in Section 10.8.3. Conditional accessory uses: Outdoor advertising businesses shall be permissible as an accessory use to principal commercial uses only, subject to a Class II Special Permit and further limited as follows: ' a. Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial structure and shall not be freestandinq; b. Siqns shall be limited to one sign per structure only; C. Sign area shall be limited -to no greater than thirty-two (32) square feet; d. Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the structure in question; see Article 10 for specific sign Page 18 of 203 12M regulations and method of calculations and e. Such signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject la;; l l Sign Regulations: See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. RT Fixed -Guideway Rapid Transit System Development District. This zoning district is authorized by the Board of County Commissioners of Metropolitan Dade County by County Ordinance No. 78-74, adopted October 17, 1978, as amended (the latest text of the Metropolitan Dade County Code should be consulted). an�� ine-lidded here by referene fe , All development within the RT Fixed -Guideway Rapid Transit System Development Districts shall conform with applicable Sections of the Code of Metropolitan Dade County, Florida, as amended. Page 19 of 203 Page 20 of 203 X2213 I ON Page 20 of 203 X2213 iinaneial assi-eti to the �yste,na Page 21 of 203 122' Mill W- I ._ M12:31331:2111KII IN liq Offill MWO Page 21 of 203 122' (2) St-atiens €er the rapid transit system,inelic±dingsu h i:is s- beeth,. restreems, utility reems stat; advertising displays, stairs, elevates, neeessary fer walkways, the —preperf etiening and ether of a s i fftTl a r uses as ar-e rapid trans -it s -t -u ien- -raTnt-2ni3-rrC?{_= -- �rrrtres € eithe rapid transi—syStem , 3neliidi rg yard and shops, and—assee-ia ed tracks and faeilities. D IM NO N JIM • (d) Whenever uses afirerized by subparagraph (a) ,be r. prepesed within pertiens ef the rapid transit zene passing threugh munieipalities, the statien area --de g Page 22 of 203 1129,13 Page 23 of 203 '(90 21 � NO ZZ - - - - -- -- - - - -- M00-- ----- -- - - - Page 23 of 203 '(90 21 � - ME Page 23 of 203 '(90 21 � 0 , 0 OWN ME -- W-11 - --- - - - - ---- - -- - -- W-11 - --- - - NEW 101 M-11111 Page 24 of 203 a • - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - Page 25 of 203 kc - Vic WIN Z C Will :11,111:111:111pill 111V Z;z Page 25 of 203 =wl h W-' a ems en. , f irFfl er ir. fainta-lei---any si�fn -in preteeted areas, he tem —... r-ev3--ded —f$ - I�.- —sera-= be unlawful hereafter fei= a ems en. , f irFfl er fainta-lei---any si�fn -in preteeted areas, he tem exce r-ev3--ded —f$ - Page 26 of 203 192 13 • Page 26 of 203 192 13 0. 0 �11 I MM I . MR, Ml Will MWIN wil 11 IRS" W -.-M ME WOW= WE M�lll MR W, OC Page 27 of 203 122 Eli i�ill WEll Eli i�ill Page 28 of 203 12213 NO Page 28 of 203 12213 lllffawa�dbwffilnwall Ell IN .- w.z-. ".21- �._ A ME - - M_011111 lllffawa�dbwffilnwall Ell ARTICLE 5. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT 504.2.1. Limitations on signs. Eiger fer p:Izr�peses of i de neat i -en enly—shall be llmted t o ene—(l) ,--net e3Eee edi ng Page 29 of 203 12213 A ME - ARTICLE 5. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT 504.2.1. Limitations on signs. Eiger fer p:Izr�peses of i de neat i -en enly—shall be llmted t o ene—(l) ,--net e3Eee edi ng Page 29 of 203 12213 See Article 10 for sign regulations as for the underlyi district in which the PUD is located. Sec. 507. G! Ej n s visible fm r-eFar—e�side PT4n in i=esidential distriets. Reserved. w w HBD--dk-'I-Mk-- M- -Mod- iMwm--- !--- ilo- Page 30 of 203 V-11,213 -Mod- iMwm--- !--- ilo- Page 30 of 203 V-11,213 ARTICLE 6. SD SPECIAL DISTRICTS GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 601. SD -1 Martin Luther King Boulevard Commercial District. Conditional Principal uses: Outdoor advertising businesses subject to limitations and restrictions as set forth in Section 10.8.3. Conditional accessory uses: Outdoor advertising businesses shall be permissible as an accessory use to principal commercial uses only, subject to a Class II Special Permit and further limited as follows: a. Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial structure and shall not be freestandinq; b. Signs shall be limited to one sign per structure only; C. Sign area shall be limited to no greater than thirty-two (32) square feet; d. Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the structure in question; see Article 10 for specific sign regulations and method of calculations and e. Such signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject wall. Sec. 601.11. Limitations on signs. See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. Page 31 of 203 Sec. 602. SD -2 Coconut Grove Central Commercial District. Sec. 602.11. Limitations on signs. Page 32 of 203 - 1 MH I MA WN I 11-1 al INS I IN Page 32 of 203 - 1 Page 33 of 203 1 w21 MOMW Bill WIN' ON Page 33 of 203 1 w21 B!, --- i— MEM a ENRON - N_Z' Eli See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. Sec. 603. SD -3 Coconut Grove Major Streets Overlay District. Sec 603.10. Limitations on signs. See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. Sec. 604. SD -4 Waterfront Industrial District. Sec. 604.11. Limitations on signs. See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. Sec. 605. SD -5 Brickell Avenue Area Office -Residential District. Sec. 605.11. Limitations on signs. See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. Page 34 of 203 12213 Sec. 606. SD -6, SD -6.1 Central Commercial Residential Districts. 606.3.2. Considerations in making Class II Special Permit determinations. The purpose of the Class II Special Permit shall be to ensure conformity of the application with the expressed intent of these districts, with the general considerations listed in section 1305 of the zoning ordinance, and with the special considerations listed below. In making determinations concerning construction of new principal buildings or substantial exterior alteration of existing principal buildings, the planning director shall obtain the advice and recommendations of the Urban Development Review Board. 6. Offstreet parking and loading shall generally be within enclosed structures which shall either be underground or, if aboveground, shall be designed to provide a minimal visual impact, well integrated with the principal structures. Unenclosed vehicular parking and loading in any location visible from a public street shall be appropriately screened from exterior views. -- 7. Where proposed, arcades shall be continuous with a minimum length of one hundred (100) feet adjacent to the required yard and fronting on public sidewalk and street. The floor of the arcade shall be at the same level as the public sidewalk. Arcades shall have a minimum width of eight (8) feet unobstructed by building columns, utilities and the like. Arcades shall be accessible to the public at all times. 8. In order to promote a lively environment at street level, elevated spanning public streets shall be strongly N.E. 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th Terraces. be permitted in special circumstances such connection to a Metromover station or and safe pedestrian pedestrian walkways discouraged, except on Elevated walkways may as to provide a direct to connect. buildings occupied by a single business or public agency. Page 35 of 203 Sec. 606.11. Limitations on signs. See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. Sec. 607. SD -7 Central Brickell Rapid Transit Commercial - Residential District. Sec. 607.11. Limitations on signs. See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. Sec. 608. SD -8 Design Plaza Commercial -Residential District. Sec. 608.11. Limitations on signs. Page 36 of 203 12221 -- - - - --- -- - -M-00-0--0- - 111 JIM ME ... IN M See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. Sec. 607. SD -7 Central Brickell Rapid Transit Commercial - Residential District. Sec. 607.11. Limitations on signs. See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. Sec. 608. SD -8 Design Plaza Commercial -Residential District. Sec. 608.11. Limitations on signs. Page 36 of 203 12221 See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. Sec. 609. SD -9 Biscayne Boulevard North Overlay District. Sec. 609.8. Limitations on signs. Page 37 of 203 1221.3 ._ ..WZ Page 37 of 203 1221.3 in additien mtCe the Glass 11 Speeial: Permit r-eefuired fer si:ie�i S±gns, refer -al te�he urban de vzelepment i=eview heard shcall lbee fRandater-�— ............ --N"- MI MI • MI We- ..... .... ..... WIN -17-M-19 M. LLWCVM�ZILM =72�9- 4 Page 38 of 203 i 2 2 13, ..... ..... ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. - - -------- WOMI me mill -110-1- �-Ihffil 11�1�11�1 ............ --N"- MI MI • MI We- ..... .... ..... WIN -17-M-19 M. LLWCVM�ZILM =72�9- 4 Page 38 of 203 i 2 2 13, See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. Sec. 611. SD -11 Coconut Grove Rapid Transit District. Sec. 611.11. Limitations on signs. G i Jfn l,- l t a t i e ns—shall be as fer the G-d-rs trete See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. Sec. 613. SD -13 S.W. 27th Avenue Gateway District. Sec. 613.11. Limitations on signs. T , ; t^t;.yrs en-gns shall be as reqdired fer GE) 2 distriet. See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. Sec. 614. SD -14, 14.1: Latin Quarter Commercial -Residential and Residential Districts. 614.2.2. Latin Quarter Certificate of Compliance. A Latin Quarter Certificate of Compliance shall be required for any exterior alteration affecting height, bulk and location of any existing or new building; or for the construction of any new building, sign, awning, landscape, parking or vehicular way visible from a public street that does not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) in cost. Conditional accessory uses: Outdoor advertising businesses shall be permissible as an accessory use to principal commercial uses only, subject to a Class II Special Permit and further limited as follows: a. Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the Page 39 of 203 existing principal commercial structure and shall not be freestanding; b. Signs shall be limited to one sign per structure only; c. Sign area shall be limited to no greater than thirty-two (32) square feet; d. Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the structure in question; see Article 10 for specific sign regulations and method of calculations and e. Such signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject wall. 614.3.8. Limitations on signs. a --- SO If Page 40 of 203 0 .0 i 0,11. 1111011 1 MM I —NOMENIPIEW"IM-0- NOW . . . . . . ... ....... ........ . ..... ..... ..... Page 41 of 203 1221 Mill a M�I- I . MEN 0.6 m MW I w M Mw I NO M. -N. -M i 0,11. 1111011 1 MM I —NOMENIPIEW"IM-0- NOW . . . . . . ... ....... ........ . ..... ..... ..... Page 41 of 203 1221 See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. Sec. 615. SD -15 River Quadrant Mixed -Use District. Sec. 615.8. Sign regulations. W ON _ 1R iR 1 Page 42 of 203 p -W-21111111! IN z 1M 111 See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. Sec. 615. SD -15 River Quadrant Mixed -Use District. Sec. 615.8. Sign regulations. W ON _ 1R iR 1 Page 42 of 203 Page 43 of 203 MMIIII M M M-1 M-1 M M- MOMMM'', Mill EVA M ffi�lffil ... ....... ..... cow Page 43 of 203 J See Article 10 for si 0 regulations and limitations. Sec. 616. SD -16, 16.1, 16.2 Southeast Overtown-Park West Commercial -Residential Districts. Conditional Principal uses: Media Tower, as defined and regulated in Article 10.6.3.16. Conditional accessory uses: Outdoor advertising businesses shall be permissible as an accessory use to principal commercial uses only, subject to a Class II Special Permit and further limited as follows: a. Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial structure and shall not be freestanding; b. Siqns shall be limited to one sign per structure only; C. Sign area shall be limited to no, greater than thirty-two (32) square feet; d. Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible 'wall sign area for the structure in question; see Article 10 for specific sign regulations and method of calculations and e. Such si --' l , Sec. 616.11 s may either be painted or mounted onto the subject Limitations on signs. Page 44 of 203 I14"d9 1*31 1 1 f See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. Sec. 620. SD -20 Edgewater Overlay District. Sec. 620.8. Limitations on signs. Siehl_ fR i tfR -'_ a t i ears shall b as fer—G 1 distriets, —e m e e previs ,yea bel. Page 45 of 203 � All ._ 'IMM M! JOSUE= WANOW-IMA Page 45 of 203 � See Article 10 for siqn requlations and limitations. Page 46 of 203 I � 6)CJ)�� I p1_4 141 ME �_Mllwffilqlwffilffip�_ MEMO - M ZZXZMM MW See Article 10 for siqn requlations and limitations. Page 46 of 203 I � 6)CJ)�� Sec. 622. SD -22 Florida Avenue Special District. Sec. 622.11. Limitations on signs. See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. Sec. 623. SD -23 Coral Way Special Overlay District. Sec. 623.8. Limitations on signs. rer+ss Page 47 of 203 .213 111 EM Page 47 of 203 .213 Page 48 of 203 1221ei t 1 1 See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. Section 624. Reserved Sec. 625. SD -25 SW 8th Street Special Overlay District. Conditional accessory uses: Outdoor advertising businesses shall be permissible as an accessory use to principal commercial uses only, subject to a Class II Special Permit and further limited as follows: a. Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial structure and shall not be freestanding; b. Signs shall be limited to one sign per structure only; c. Sign area shall be limited to no greater than thirty-two (32) square feet; d. Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the Page 49 of 203 U213 INN MI MWINMENNI MW or"M MWO-FI-9 See Article 10 for sign regulations and limitations. Section 624. Reserved Sec. 625. SD -25 SW 8th Street Special Overlay District. Conditional accessory uses: Outdoor advertising businesses shall be permissible as an accessory use to principal commercial uses only, subject to a Class II Special Permit and further limited as follows: a. Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial structure and shall not be freestanding; b. Signs shall be limited to one sign per structure only; c. Sign area shall be limited to no greater than thirty-two (32) square feet; d. Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the Page 49 of 203 U213 structure in auestion; see Article 10 for specific si regulations and method of calculations and e. Such signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject wall. Sec. 625.8. Limitations on signs. }gra atiens shall boas fei= the und- n -f distrTets, e�Eoept as pr idle d be . - Page 50 of 203 s2 Fw NJ IN M M_ NONE MININ, MI IMM 10-1 I Milo Page 50 of 203 s2 Fw Page 51 of 203 12213, ME N wN M IM Iffiffil Page 51 of 203 12213, f See Article l0 for si • lations and limitations. ARTICLE 9. GENERAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS 908.7. Signs in or over required yards. Signs may be erected in or may overhang required yards to the extent permitted in district regulations, but shall not be so constructed or located as to interfere with visibility triangle requirements or create traffic hazards. (See section 908.11 for visibility triangle requirements.) Sec. 925. Reserved. Signs, generally; - The fellewinc enerally; The—€ellewinc requirements and limitatiens shall apply wi the text of these regulatiens—ez in the sehedue—eerier regi- la-t-iens. Ne varianee frem these previsiens is perm—}}ed. �92S-2. Permits s rcgcrre�-€e3�3 signs Ee^p�} these - - -_ "'r to - err ---at----- Page 52 of 203 12213 Page 53 of 203 - 122 13 -- Page 53 of 203 - 122 13 Ml M B I M -Z MINIM MI ._ Page 53 of 203 - 122 13 Page 54 of 203 . . ........ . ......... _0 W MINE ........... MOMOMMI lkl__�__' W M-11 L MOM 11,1111 ON WIN M_ NOW 'New M-1 W"I Ili _ -.2m.11 lim-1111 W—M—WHIM-19M.-M-1900m mwlwl�__. .................... Page 54 of 203 (b) in residential zening distriets, the ffiaiEd:FauFR size ef sue -h - sig, s shall be limited te fe:r(4) squa r -e feelc- per sign faee, there shall be ne fflei=e than twe (2) sign faees per site. (d) Bxzeept fer (a) abeve, tlie height and area ef sueh signs ll b shae limitedth . to e height and. ene half (1/2) the ai-ea ef effsite signs pei-Fftitted. • WE I .... . .... ..... M. M! i TOM! M-1 SIR I M OWN miijii W-glilli. (b) in residential zening distriets, the ffiaiEd:FauFR size ef sue -h - sig, s shall be limited te fe:r(4) squa r -e feelc- per sign faee, there shall be ne fflei=e than twe (2) sign faees per site. (d) Bxzeept fer (a) abeve, tlie height and area ef sueh signs ll b shae limitedth . to e height and. ene half (1/2) the ai-ea ef effsite signs pei-Fftitted. Page 55 of 203 • .... . .... ..... M. M! i TOM! M-1 SIR Page 55 of 203 (h) Signs shall net be installed in any ?ening dd:s�.-riet idntil the subjeet eandidate has elualified feLc a partieula:e eleetienp signs shall be remeved within three (3) days after the eenel,si ef the partieulai- eleet±'--. (i:) A eandidate and/ei- preperty ewnei- and ' /er tenant are respensible fer any hazard te the general p:a lie vidn-Jeh is eau mer ereated by r-easen ef, the installatien and/ei- maintenaneer of tefflpeL=aL=y pelitieal eafftpaign signs -and alse ai=e -tee spensible feia preffipt r-emeval ef sideh signs (see (h) abeve�—. '077 7' M �ML3� I WIM I I I NO IN Mmill m MEMEM91111111109 NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM M- NNIM Ml NOR M-1 Offill I Page 56 of 203 Page 57 of 203 213 -c- izzi Z_ __ MWE IN - I - Em imiiiii ._ ME' W-01111li-g- .. Page 57 of 203 213 -c- izzi Z_ __ MWE IN - I - Page 57 of 203 213 0 .0 added t�e a previi-ei:isly eiEeffipt address er elii=eetienal a sign permit shall be required. Sec. 926. Reserved. . r-MOMMMIq : =71111 - IMI M I IMIN I W. IN �Al �..ffiffiffiffil r-MOMMMIq : =71111 - IMI M Page 58 of 203 2, 2"13 Page 59 of 203 129413 Mill 1 11 11 a, WO 1 Milli 11 Will Page 59 of 203 129413 Mill 1 11 11 a, 1114 1 Milli 11 Page 59 of 203 129413 M-01 -1 MI 01 . . . . . . ... ................. MM I ==MIMI 1 Mm .............. . ... MI I MMI Page 60 of 203 MI I MMI ■WORM■ - ■ ■ 111IMMI III m - Page 60 of 203 Page 61 of 203 I "q Page 62 of 203 ,,eeffffnedities, net be replaeedr- 9 2 6.19.4. G€€s i te- Gfsi Sad-oFertiqing tee- s i gjrs- -bearing e b es t abli s ele t o s-1ftent advertising s—ez fRatte_r= -, t t ,c -, e t; s eeftffiedities -er serviees hieh ire tenger emist er are ne—lenges available; --ems Wig- ether ebseletcadver-tising ffi ,-ter, shall remeve,a . ets-rwise—la=o^o,fes,—sii� signs may -replaeey e� e rrent net be L-eplaeed;- 92-6. , , . 7Tf a vents Str;btet:iral -in' l F ',+-er; -.l ffieFabera if ,-,ene'enfeT'raing, ef signs required 'such te be signs shall eeneealed etherwise tryet ral made FRembe_rte--ef visually idnebtrtislil.. all signs, ineluding • suplaei-4.-s shall: WE Page 62 of 203 7:0 • • WE Page 62 of 203 926.15. Outdoor advertising signs. All new freestanding outdoor advertising signs are prohibited. Signs used in the conduct of the outdoor advertising business shall be regulated pursuant to the restrictions set forth in Article 10 of the zoning ordinance and restricted as follows in districts in which they are permitted. 926.15.1. Limitations on sign area, including embellishments; limitations on projections of embellishments. The area of an outdoor advertising sign shall. not exceed seven hundred fifty Page 63 of 203 1 .4 MM -- -- - - -- ---- ... .. - - 926.15. Outdoor advertising signs. All new freestanding outdoor advertising signs are prohibited. Signs used in the conduct of the outdoor advertising business shall be regulated pursuant to the restrictions set forth in Article 10 of the zoning ordinance and restricted as follows in districts in which they are permitted. 926.15.1. Limitations on sign area, including embellishments; limitations on projections of embellishments. The area of an outdoor advertising sign shall. not exceed seven hundred fifty Page 63 of 203 1 .4 (750) square feet, for each surface, including embellishments, if any (with sign and embellishment area as defined at section 2502) . Total area of embellishments, including portions falling within or superimposed on the general display area, shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet. No embellishment shall extend more than five (5) feet above the top of the sign structure, or two (2) feet beyond the sides or below the bottom of the sign structure. Embellishments shall be included in any limitations affecting minimum clearance or maximum height of signs, permitted projections, or distance from any structure or lot or street line. 926.15.2. Limitations on location, orientation, spacing, height, type and embellishments of outdoor advertising signs in relation to limited access highways and expressways. Except as otherwise provided in section 926.15.1, outdoor advertising signs may be erected, constructed, altered, maintained or relocated within six hundred sixty (660) feet but no nearer than two hundred (200) feet of any limited access highway including expressways as established by the State of Florida or any of its political subdivisions, provided that such sign faces are parallel to or at an angle of not greater than thirty (30) degrees with the centerline of any such limited access highway and faced away from such highway. 926.15.2.1. No outdoor advertising sign which faces a limited access highway including expressways as established by the State of Florida to a greater degree than permitted in section 926.15.2. shall be erected, constructed, altered, maintained, replaced or relocated within six hundred sixty (660) feet of any such highways including expressways, easterly of I-95 and southerly of 36th Street. Outdoor advertising signs, a maximum of ten (10) in number, including those presently in place, which face such limited access highways may be erected, constructed, altered, maintained, replaced or relocated' within two hundred (200) feet of the westerly side of I-95 right-of-way lines, or that portion of the easterly side of I-95 which lies north of 36th Street, or of any limited access highway, including expressways as established by the State of Florida or any of its political subdivisions, westerly of I-95; or which lie easterly of I-95 and north of 36th Street, after city commission approval, and subject to the following conditions: Page 64 of 203 1� 6 12 (a) An outdoor advertising sign structure approved pursuant to this ordinance shall be spaced a minimum of fifteen hundred (1500) feet from another such advertising structure on the same side of a limited access highway including expressways facing in the same direction. (b) The height of the structure shall not exceed a height of fifty (50) feet measured from the crown of the main traveled road, and in no instance shall exceed a maximum height of sixty- five (65) feet measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent or arterial street. (c) The sign structure. shall be of unipod construction with pantone matching color system PMS180U reddish brown or PMS463U dark brown or similar color, and with only two (2) sign faces back to back at a maximum horizontal angle of thirty (30) degrees from each other. (d) No flashing, blinking or mechanical devices shall be utilized as a part of the outdoor advertising sign. (e) Sign area, embellishments and projections shall be as set forth in section 926.15.1. 926.15.3. Limitations on spacing of outdoor advertising signs in relation to federal -aid primary highway systems. Outdoor advertising signs shall be spaced a minimum of one thousand (1,000) feet from another sign, or an approved location, on the same side of a federal -aid primary highway. 926.15.4. Landscaping. All outdoor advertising sites shall be appropriately landscaped as follows: One (1) shade tree for the first five hundred (500) square feet of site area and one (1) side shade tree for each additional one thousand (1,000) square feet or portion thereof of site area; the remainder of the site area shall be landscaped with equal portions of hedges and/or shrubs and living ground cover. Said landscaping shall be provided with irrigation and be maintained in perpetuity. 926.15.4.1. Revocation. Any sign permit issued pursuant to section 926 et seq. shall be subject to revocation, subsequent to a public hearing by the city commission, should city inspectors find that the subject site is not being maintained according to approved landscaping plans or is being kept in an unclean or unsightly manner. Page 65 of 203 RiEeept as ether w±se prevideel in e:L=dd:nanee, the fellewing i-egula:6:iens sib ns abeve a height of fifty (SO) i. Building sign eentent shall be buileling ems --ire— ef up te t seetien 6G9 ef this --- shall apply te almll ensite feet abeve gIrade: limited te the name ef th rwe (2) fRajetenant (s) of the building eeeup ing FRere than five lding flees leasable -big area. 2. Signs shall eensist enly ef graphie legetype. Ne graphie efabellishments baek�lrei:inds shall be perfRitted. 3. The fRaHiFfft:iffl height ef a letter (S) pei-eent ef the �fr-esa individual letters and/er -a- sueh as berdei-9, e-r- shall be as fellews: Z, G-v,er twe (299) feet bu:� less than :�hree hundiFed feet.- abeve grade ........... 6 Gver three hundreel (�;()O) feet but less than fecir- hundred (400) feet abeve grade .......... 8 G-,er feur- hundred (4G9) alleeve �Irade .......... 1111 Ml I M M M Page 66 of 203 Page 66 of 203 Page 67 of 203 111MM 0 111 W-1111", "M ... Lr, l 1- 1MM �11 Page 67 of 203 Sec. 934. Community based residential facilities. 934.2.2.6. Limitations on signs. steplaecce— net e3Eeeedin twe2 ) squamae fee: -f er —eaeh street-- tentage— See Article 10 for sign regulations for Community based residential facilities as per the underlying district in which located. ARTICLE 10 QED Sign Regulations. Section 10. 1. Purpose of sign regulations; applicability; criteria 10.1.1. Purpose. The purpose of these regulations is to provide a comprehensive system of regulations for signs visible from the public -right-of- way. The intent of these regulations is to provide a set of standards that is designed to optimize communication and quality of signs while protecting the public and the aesthetic character of the City. It is further intended that these regulations promote the effectiveness of signs by preventing their over - concentration, improper placement, deterioration and excessive size and number. These regulations are specifically intended to be severable, such that if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of Article 4 and/or 10 is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of Article 4 and/or 10. 10.1.2. Intent of regulations. The intent of the application of these regulations is to: Regulate and control sign structures in order to preserve, protect and promote the public, health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the City of Miami and prevent Page 68 of 203 property damage and personal injury from signs that are improperly constructed or poorly maintained. 2. Promote the free flow of traffic and protect pedestrians and motorists from injury and property damage caused by, or which may be fully or partially attributable to, cluttered, distracting, and/or illegal signage. 3. Control and reduce visual clutter and bliqht. 4. Prevent an adverse community appearance from the unrestricted use of signs by providing a reasonable, flexible, fair, comprehensive and enforceable set of regulations that will foster a high quality, aesthetic, visual environment for the City of Miami, enhancing it as a place to live, visit and do business. 5. Assure that public benefits derived from expenditures of public funds for the improvement and beautification of streets and other public structures and spaces shall be protected by exercising reasonable control over the character and design of sign structures. 6. Address the business community's need for adequate business identification and advertising communication by improving the readability, and therefore, the effectiveness of signs by preventing their improper placement, over -concentration, excessive height area and bulk. 7. Coordinate the placement and physical dimensions of si within the different land use zoninq districts. 8. Protect property values, the local economy, and the quality of life by preserving and enhancing the appearance of the streetscanes that affects the image of the City of Miami. 9. Acknowledge the differing design concerns and needs for signs in certain specialized areas such as tourist areas. 10. Require that signs are properly maintained for safety and visual appearance. 11. Provide cost recovery measures supporting the administration and enforcement of Article 10. 12. Protect noncommercial speech such that any sign allowed herein may contain, in lieu of any other message or copy, any lawful noncommercial message, so long as said sign complies with the size, height, area and other Page 69 of 203 requirements of this Article, Article 4 or the*City of Miami Code. 13. Provide no more restrictions on speech than necessary to implement the purpose and intent of this Article. 10.1.3. Applicability. These regulations apply to all signs, except those signs located in the public right-of-way, within the City whether or not a permit or other approval is required, unless otherwise specifically regulated. In addition, special permits, as specified in Article 13 of this Zoning Ordinance, may also contain conditions that regulate signs on certain properties. No signs or.advertising devices of any kind or nature shall be erected or maintained on any premises or affixed to the inside or outside of any structure to be visible from the public right-of-way except as specifically permitted in or excepted by this Article. 10.1.4. Criteria for granting of a sign permit or other approval as applicable. 10.1.4.1. Permits required for signs except those exempted, applications. Except for classes of signs exempted from permit requirements as specified in Section 10.3., all signs shall require permits. Applications for such permits shall be made separately or in combination with applications for other permits, as appropriate to the circumstances of the case, on forms provided by the administrative official, and shall provide at a minimum the following information: (a) Name, address and telephone number of the applicant; (b) Name, address and telephone number of the sign owner; (c) Location by street number•, and legal description (tract, block, lot) of the building, structure, or lot to which or upon the sign is to be installed or affixed; (d) A drawing to scale showing the design of the sign,, including the dimensions, sign size, method of attachment, source of illumination, and showing the relationship to any building or structure to which it is, or is proposed to be, installed or placed, or to which it relates; (e) A fully dimensional plot plan, drawn to scale, indicating the location of the sign relative to property line, right-of-way, streets, sidewalks, and other buildings or structures on the premises; Page 70 of 203 9� (f) Number, size and location of all existing signs upon the same building, lot or premises, if applicable; and (g) Any other information required, if any, by the South Florida Building Code, a copy of which is on file in the City's clerk's office. 10.1.4.2. Permit identification required to be on sign. Any sign requiring a permit or permits shall be clearly marked with the permit number or numbers and the name of the person or firm responsible for placement of the sign on the premises. 10.1.4.3. Criteria. In the review and approval of signs, the City shall ensure compliance with all applicable sections of the South Florida Building Code, and that the following criteria have been found to comply with the zoning regulations herein: 1. The size and area of the signs comply with the specifications set forth for the type of sign and the zoning district in which the sign is to be located; and 2. The signs comply with location standards on the subject property or structure as specified herein. 10.1.5. Sign Permit Fees The fees prescribed in this Article must be paid to the City of Miami for each sign installation for which a permit is required by this Article and must be paid before any such permit is issued, as provided for herein. Fees for sign permits for each sign erected, installed, affixed, structurally or electrically altered or relocated shall be determined in accordance with the fee schedule established by resolution of the City Commission and set forth in Chapter 10 and 62 of the Citv Code. 10.1.6. Approval of sign permit. A sign permit may be approved by the planning and zoning department if the criteria set forth in section 10.1.4.3 herein has been met, all other necessary approvals, if any, have been obtained and all required fees have been paid . 10.1.7 Transferability of sign permit. Permits, permit. numbers or permit applications and attachments shall not be transferable to other sites. They are valid only for a specific sign structure at the specifically designated location subject to Section 10.3.1.8. If at any time, a sign structure is altered, removed or relocated in a manner different from the terms of the Page 71 of 202 sign permit, the sign permit will become void, unless otherwise provided in this Article. Sec. 10.2. Definitions. Bulletin board, community or neighborhood. Sign structure intended and reserved for the free and informal posting of temporary notices by individuals or public or quasi -public organizations, clubs, and the like. Changeable copy sign. Sign on which copy can be changed either in the field or by remote means. Kiosk. A freestanding bulletin board having more than two (2) faces. Marquee. A permanent, roofed structure that is attached to and supported by a building and that projects over a public right - of - way. Media Tower. A structure that may serve as a viewing tower and a kinetic illuminated media display system, utilizing signage, video and all other forms of animated illuminated visual message media within the Southeast/Overtown Park West Redevelopment Area. It is intended that such a structure shall be used to achieve an overall effect and aesthetic consistency within the private -owned properties within the District based upon criteria provided for and set forth in the implementing zoning ordinance provisions and applicable provisions of Chapter 163, Part III, Florida Statutes referred to herein as the Community Redevelopment Act of 1969, and in the implementing provisions of this ordinance. Implementation: The Miami Media Tower shall exist solely in the Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Area. Such a "Media Tower", inclusive of animated signage, shall not be implemented until such time that a Masterplan for the Community Redevelopment Area is completed, and an appropriate location for such a project is identified. Criteria It is the purpose of the Miami Media Tower to (a) define an area in the City where signage of this type can be placed on a tower(s) that together with architectural design standards for buildings within the area as well as urban design standards based Page 72 of 202 on new urbanist principles in the area of the City will establish a unique local, regional and national identity within the District; (b) strengthen the economy of the City by encouraging the development and redevelopment of a depressed, blighted and slum area within a major redevelopment area within the downtown core of the City; and (c) provide a source of funds to be used exclusively within said redevelopment area for redevelopment related activities, and nothing else. Permitting: A Class II Special Permit shall be required for all such signs specified herein. All applications shall require a mandatory review by the Urban Development Review Board and approval by the Executive Director of the CRA. Outdoor advertising business. The business use of providing outdoor displays or display space on a lease or rental basis for general advertising and not primarily or necessarily for advertising related to the premises on which erected. Such use shall be considered a separate business use of a site subject to licensing and conformance of the permitted use of the outdoor advertising sign shall be considered independently. Outdoor advertising sign. Sign where the sign copy does not pertain to the use of the property, a product sold, or the sale or lease of the property on which sign is displayed and which does not identify the place of business as purveyor of the merchandise or services advertised on the sign. Any outdoor advertising signs located on a site is considered a separate business use of that site and conformance of the permitted use of the outdoor advertising sign shall be considered independently. Signa Any identification, description, illustration, or device, illuminated or nonilluminated, that is visible from a public right-of-way or is located on private property and visible to the public and which directs attention to a product, place, activity, person, institution, business, message or solicitation, including any permanently installed or situated merchandise, with the exception of window displays, and any letter, numeral, character, figure, emblem, painting, banner, pennant, placard, or temporary sign designed to advertise, identify or convey information. The following are specifically excluded from this definition of "sign"• Governmental signs and legal notices. 2. Signs not visible beyond the boundaries of the lot or parcel Page 73 of 202 ,.A 5) 61 � a d upon which they are located, or from any public right-of-way. 3. Signs displayed within the interior of a building which are not visible from the exterior of the building. 4. National flags and flags of political subdivisions. 5. Weather flags. _ 6. Address numbers, provided they do not exceed two square feet i_ -M 7. Signs located in the public right-of-way which shall be governed by Chapter 54 of the Citv Code. Sign, address. Signs limited in subject matter to the street number and/or postal address of the property, the names of occupants, the name .of the property, and, as appropriate to the circumstances, any matter permissible in the form of notice, directional, or warning signs, as defined below. Names of occupants may include indications as to their professions, but any sign bearing advertising matter shall be construed to be an advertising sign, as defined below. Sign, advertising. Signs intended to promote the sale of goods or services, or to promote attendance at events or attractions. Except as otherwise provided, any sign bearing advertising matter shall be considered an advertising sign for the purposes of these regulations. Sign, animated. Any sign or part of a sign, which changes physical position by any movement, 'or rotation, or which gives the visual impression of such movement or rotation. Sign, revolving or whirling. A revolving or whirling sign is an animated sign, which revolves or turns, or has external sign elements that revolve or turn, at a speed greater than six (6) revolutions per minute. Such sign may be power -driven or propelled by the force of wind or air. Sign, banner. A sign made from flexible material suspended from a pole or poles, or with one (1) or both ends attached to a structure or structures. Where signs are composed of strings of banners, they shall be construed to be pennant or streamer signs. Sign, canopy, or awning. A sign painted, stamped, perforated, stitched or otherwise applied on the valance of an awning, eyelid or other protrusion above or around a window, door or other opening on a facade. Page 74 of 202 - . ('Ipi Sign, construction. A temporary sign erected on the premises on which construction is taking place, during the period of such construction,. indicating. the names of individuals or entities associated with, participating in or having a role or interest with respect to the project. Notable features of the project under construction may be included in construction signs by way of text and/or images. Sign, development. Onsite signs announcing features of proposed developments, or developments either completed or in process of completion. Sign, flashing. A sign which gives the effect of intermittent movement, or which changes to give more than one (1) visual effect. Sign, frontage, as related to regulation. Notwithstanding definitions in this zoning ordinance referring to lot frontage, for the purpose of regulating the number of signs, the term "fronting on a street," "street frontage," or "frontage" shall be construed as adjacent to a street, whether at the front, rear, or side of a lot. Sign, ground or freestanding. Any non-movable sign not affixed to a building, a self supporting sign. Ground signs shall be construed as including signs mounted on poles or posts in the ground, signs on fences, signs on walls other than the walls of buildings, signs on sign vehicles, portable signs for placement on the ground (A -frame, inverted T -frame and the like), signs on or suspended from tethered balloons or other tethered airborne devices, and signs created by landscaping. (See "portable sign" below) . Sign, hanging. A projecting sign suspended vertically from and supported by the underside of a canopy, marquee, awning or from a bracket or other device extending from a structure. Sign, home occupation. A sign containing only the name and occupation of a permitted home occupation. Sign, identification. A sign, limited to the name, address and number of a building, institution or person and to the activity, carried on in the building or institution or the occupation of the person.' Sign, illuminated. A sign illuminated in any manner by ah - artificial light source. Where artificial lighting making the• sign visible is incidental to general illumination of the premises, the sign shall not be construed to be an illuminated sign. Page 75 of 202 Sign, indirectly illuminated. A sign illuminated primarily by light directed toward or across it or by backlighting from a source not within it. Sources of illumination for such signs may be in the form of gooseneck lamps, spotlights, or luminous tubing. Reflectorized signs depending on automobile headlights for an imaqe in periods of darkness shall be construed to be indirectly illuminated siqns. Sign, internally (or directly) illuminated. A sign containing its own source of artificial light internally, and dependent primarily upon such source for visibility during periods of darkness. Sign, notice, directional, and warning. For the special purposes of these regulations, and in the interest of protecting life and property, notice, directional, and warning signs are defined as signs limited to providing notice concerning posting of property against trespass, directing deliveries or indicating location of entrances, exits and parking on private property, indicating location of buried utilities, warning against hazardous conditions, prohibiting salesmen, peddlers, or agents, and the like. Sign, offsite. A sign depicting or conveying either commercial or noncommercial messages, or combinations thereof, and not related to the uses or premises on which erected. Sign, onsite. A sign depicting or conveying either commercial or noncommercial messages, or combinations thereof, which are directiv related to the uses or premises on which erected. Sign, pennant or streamer. Pennant or streamer signs or signs made up of strings of pennants, or composed of ribbons or streamers, and suspended over open premises and/or attached to buildings. Sign, portable. A sign, not permanently affixed to a building, structure or the around. Sign, projecting. A sign wholly or partially attached to a buildinq or other structure and which projects more than twelve 12) inches from its surface. Sign, real estate. Signs used solely for the purpose of offering the property on which they are displayed for sale, rent, lease, or inspection or indicating that the property has been sold, rented, or leased. Such signs shall be non -illuminated and limited in content to the name of the owner or agent, an address and/or telephone number for contact, and an indication of the Page 76 of 202 ,r 6 area and general classification of the property. Real estate signs are distinguished in these regulations from other forms of advertising signs and are permitted in certain districts and locations from which other forms of advertisinq signs are excluded. Sign, roof. A sign affixed in any manner to the roof of a building, or a sign mounted in whole or in part on the wall of the building and extending above the eave line of a pitched roof or the roof line (or parapet line, if a parapet exists) of a flat roof. Sign, temporary. A sign or advertising display intended to be displayed for a limited and brief period of time. Sign, vehicle. A trailer, ' automobile, truck, or other vehicle used primarily for the display of signs (rather than with sign display incidental to use of the vehicle for transportation Sign, wall or flat. A sign painted on the outside of a building, or attached to, and erected parallel to the face of a building, and supported throughout its length by such building. Sign, window. A sign painted, attached or affixed in any manner to the interior or exterior of a window which is visible, wholly or in part from the public right-of-way. Sign structure. A structure for the display or support of signs. In addition, for purposes of these regulations, and notwithstanding the definition of structure generally applicable in these zoning regulations, any trailer or other vehicle, and any other device which is readily movable and designed or used primarily for the display of signs (rather than with signs as an accessory function) shall be construed to be a sign structure, and any signs thereon shall be limited in area, number, location, and other characteristics in accordance with general regulations and regulations applying in the district in which displayed. Signs, area of. The surface area of a sign shall be computed as including the entire area within a parallelogram, triangle, circle, semicircle or other regular geometric figure, including all of the elements of the matter displayed, but not including blank masking (a plain strip, bearing no advertising matter around the edge of a sign), frames, display of identification or licensing officially required by any governmental body, or structural elements outside the sign surface and bearing no advertising matter. In the case of signs mounted back-to-back or angled away from each other, the surface area of each sign shall be computed. In the case of cylindrical signs, siqns in the shape Page 77 of 202 1,2213 of cubes, or other signs, which are substantially three- dimensional with respect to their display surfaces, the entire display surface or surfaces shall be included in computations of area. In the case of embellishments (display portions of signs extending outside the general display area), surface area extending outside the general display area and bearing advertising material shall be computed separately as part 'of the total surface area of the sign. Notwithstanding definitions in this zoning ordinance referring to lot frontage, for the purpose of regulating the area of signs, the terms "fronting on a street," "street frontage," or "frontage" shall be construed as adjacent to a street, whether at the front, rear, or side of a lot. (See also diagram on number and area of signs.) Signs, number of. For the purpose of determining the number of signs, a sign shall be considered to be a single display surface or display device containing elements organized, related, and composed to form a unit. Where matter is displayed in a random manner without organized relationship of unitsor where there is a reasonable doubt about relationship of elements, each element shall be considered to be a single sign. Where sign surfaces are intended to be read from different directions (as in the case of signs back-to-back or angled from each other), each surface shall be considered to be a single sign. Notwithstanding definitions in this zoning ordinance referring to lot frontage, for the purpose of regulating the number of signs, the term "fronting on a street," "street frontage," or "frontage" shall be construed as adjacent to a street, whether at the front, rear, or side of a lot. Sec. 10.3. Signs exempted from permit requirements; other limitations, regulations, and requirements remain applicable. The following types of signs, and change of copy of signs, are exempted. from permit requirements due to the public health, safety and welfare nature of the uses for which they are required, more specifically because such signs are needed in order to convey messages to protect lives, give direction, identify public accessways, and protect civil rights; or due to their temporary nature. Such signs shall comply with size and location requirements as set forth in the zoning district regulations for the specific zoning district in which they are to be located. Page 78 of 202 6) 0 10.3.1. Permanent signs exempt from permits. The following permanent signs shall not require permits as set forth herein. 10.3.1.1. Address, notice, and directional signs, warning signs. No sign permit shall be required for address, notice, and directional signs or warning signs except as otherwise required in this Article. 10.3.1.2. Cornerstones, memorials, or tablets. Due to their historic and/or civic significance to the community, no sign permit is required for cornerstones, memorials, or tablets when part of any masonry surface or constructed of bronze or other incombustible and durable material; such signs shall be limited to identification and date of construction of buildings, persons present at dedication or involved in development or construction, or significant historical events relating to the premises or development. 10.3.1.3. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards, kiosks; Class I Special Permit required for establishment, but not for posting signs. Class I Special Permits shall be required for establishment of community or neighborhood bulletin boards, including kiosks in districts where permissible, but no sign permits shall be required for posting of notices thereon. Size and location standards shall be as set forth in the districts where permissible. Subject to approval by the officer or agent designated by the City manager, such bulletin boards or kiosks may be erected' on public property. Conditions of such Class I Special Permit shall include assignment of responsibility for erection and/or maintenance, and provision for removal if not properly maintained. 10.3.1.4. Curbside delivery receptacles; general approval required; sign permit for individual delivery receptacles not required; limitations on location. No sign permit shall be required for erection of curbside delivery receptacles for U.S. mail which have been approved for use by postal authorities. Where curbside delivery receptacles are intended for general use for other purposes (as for example in the case of newspaper deliveries), a Class I Special Permit with mandatory referral to the public works department shall be required for general approval of the design of any such receptacles as are proposed for use in residential districts, and for the color to be used thereon. Following general approval based on findings that the design and color of the proposed receptacle are appropriate in residential environments, sign permits for erection of individual delivery receptacles of this kind are not required. No such curbside delivery receptacle shall extend closer than sixteen Page 79 of 202 12213 (16 ) inches to the outer, edge of the curb or, in the absence of the curb, to the right-of-wav line of anv street. 10.3.1.5. Signs on vehicles exempted. No sign permit shall be required for display of signs on automobiles, trucks, buses, trailers, or other vehicles when used for normal purposes of transportation. 10.3.1.6. Symbolic flags, award flags, house flags. No sign permit shall be required for display of symbolic, award, or house flags, limited in number to one (1) for each institution or establishment for the first fifty (50) feet or less of street frontage and one (1) for each fifty -foot increment of lot line adiacent to a street. 10.3.1.7. Window signs. In residential districts, signs placed in the window area, that do not exceed one (1) square foot in area. limited to one such sign per residential unit, shall not reauire a permit. 10.3.1.8. Change of copy. No sign permit shall be required for routine change of copy on a sign, the customary use of which involves frequent and periodic changes, or for the relocation of sign embellishments, providing such relocation does not result in increase of total area of the sign beyond permissible limits. Any sign allowed herein may contain, in lieu of any other message or copy, any lawful noncommercial message, so long as said sign complies with the size, height, area and otherrequirements of this Article, Article 4, and the City of Miami Code. Where change in copy changes the type of sign to a nonexempt category, however, a sign permit shall be required. 10.3.2. Temporary signs exempt from permits. For the purposes of this Article, temporary signs shall be removed within thirty (30) days of the event to which they are related, unless otherwise specified. 10.3.2.1. Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit .shall be required for display of decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations related to holidays in residential and non-residential districts, or for community -wide celebrations, conventions, or commemorations in non-residential districts when authorized by the city commission. Such signs shall be removed within thirty (30) days of such events. 10.3.2.2. Construction and development signs; development signs when combined with construction signs: development signs, Class I Special Permit, when required. Page 80 of 202 A sign permit shall not be required for construction signs that do not exceed two (2) feet in height and three (3) feet in width of sign surface area. Such signs may be displayed during the course of actual construction work on the premises. Such signs shall be limited to one (1) sign for each lot line adjacent to the street, or for combinations of construction and development signs so limited as to number and area, when displayed during such period. Construction signs that exceed the area specified herein shall be permissible by Class I Special Permit only. Such signs shall be removed within thirty (30) days of the issuance of a final certificate of occupancy. Development signs displayed prior to initiation of actual construction on the premises, or construction or development signs displayed following completion of actual construction shall require a Class I Special Permit. Such Class I Special Permits shall be issued only after required development permits have been issued and shall specify the maximum time permissible between erection of the sign and beginning of construction, conditions under which the sign is to be removed if construction is not begun as specified or is not carried .to completion diligently, and requirements for removal or limitations on continuation following construction. The number and area of such signs shall not exceed maximums established for the district in which located and sign permits shall be required. District regulations shall be controlling as to location on premises, whether or not sign permits are required. 10.3.2.3. Balloons. Permitted only in conjunction with a special event by Class I Special Permit in conjunction with the event, and limited to a duration of no more than two (2) weeks (also see section 906.9 regarding limitations for special events). Balloons suspended in air may not be elevated to a height greater than thirty-two (32) feet above the rooftop of the building in which the advertised use or occupant is located. 10.3.2.4. Real estate signs. In nonresidential districts: No sign permit shall be required for real estate signs displayed on private property, in nonresidential districts, not exceeding fifteen (15) square feet in sign surface area. Such signs shall be removed within thirty (30) days of the sale or rental of the property. In residential districts: Page 81 of 202 No sign permit shall be required for real estate signs displayed on private property, in residential districts, not exceeding one (1) square foot in sign surface area. Such signs shall be removed within thirty (30) days of the sale or rental of the property. 10.3.2.5. Political election si In nonresidential districts: No sign permit shall be required for political election signs displayed on private property, in nonresidential districts, not exceeding fifteen (15) square feet in aggregate of sign surface area. Such signs shall be removed within thirty (30) days of the election period. In residential districts: No sign permit shall be required for political election signs displayed on private property, in residential districts, not exceeding four (4) square feet in aggregate of sign surface area. Such signs shall be removed within thirty (30) days of the election period. 10.3.2.6. All temporary signs covered in this section shall, in addition to the size limitations specified above, be subject to the followinq limitations and responsibilities: (a) In residential districts, the maximum height of such signs shall be limited to four (4) feet from grade to the top of signs. (b) In nonresidential districts, the maximum height of such signs shall be limited to fifteen (15) feet from grade to the top of signs. (c) Vision clearance areas shall be maintained at street corners and driveways (see section 10.4). (d) All signs must conform to the requirements of chapter 42 of the South Florida Building Code as may be amended, except for painted wall signs and paper signs in windows. Portable signs, except for sign vehicles, herein defined as "signs not secured to the ground in accordance with chapter 42 of the South Florida Buildinq Code, as may be amended," shall not be allowed. (e) Sign vehicles consisting of temporary signs under ten (10) square feet in area may be parked on private property in commercial and industrial districts for a period not to exceed eight (8) hours per day. Sign vehicles consisting of temporary signs in excess of ten (10) square feet shall be permissible only Page 82 of 202 �� J_ by Class II Special Permit, in order to ensure that such signs are not visually obtrusive, dangerous due to the increased size and that the method of attachment is appropriate. No such sign vehicle shall be parked on private property in residential districts. No sign vehicle shall be parked closer than ten (10) feet from the base building line. Signs on a sign vehicle shall not be illuminated. (f)The property owner on which a temporary sign is posted shall be responsible for any hazard to the general public which is caused by, or created by reason of, the installation and/or maintenance of such temporary sign; and in the case of temporary political election signs, the candidate or, when a proposition is involved, the person advocating the vote described on the sign, shall also be responsible for its removal in accordance with Florida Statute section 106.1435. 10.3.2.6. Removal. Any temporary sign not posted in accordance with the provisions of this Article and any such sign which exists in violation of this Article shall be deemed to be a public nuisance and shall be subject to the imposition of fines and written notice of violation requiring removal by the property owner in accordance with the applicable sections of the City Code and/or Zoning Ordinance; and in the case of temporarypolitical elections signs, the candidate or, when a proposition is involved, the person advocating the vote described on the sign, shall also be responsible for its removal in accordance with Florida Statute section 106.1435. Sec. 10.4. General recuirements. The following general requirements and limitations shall apply with regard to signs, in addition to provisions appearing elsewhere in the text of these regulations. No variance from these provisions is permitted, unless otherwise provided herein. 10.4.1. Any sign allowed herein may contain, in lieu of any other message or copy, any lawful noncommercial message, so long as said sign complies with the size, height, area and other requirements of this Article, Article 4, and the City of Miami Code. 10.4.2. Projecting signs, marquees, awnings, and the like; vertical and horizontal clearances. Vertical clearances, projections, and clearance from curblines as projected vertically, for projecting signs including marquees, and for awnings, canopies, and the like, whether or not bearing signs, shall be as provided in the South Florida Building Code, section 4208, Limitations on projecting signs; section 4304, Page 83 of 202 Location and use (canvas awnings and canopies); and section 4404 Location (rigid awnings, canopies, or canopy shutters). Except as otherwise specified in these zoning regulations, _projecting signs shall comply with the yard requirements of the districts in which located. 10.4.3. Roof signs; new roof signs prohibited. With respect to repair of existing roof signs, the provisions of the South Florida Building Code, section 4206, Limitations on roof signs, shall apply. No permits shall be issued under this zoning ordinance for new roof signs, pursuant to Article XXVIV, section 1, subsection 7(a), and article XXCIII, section 3, subsection 3(a), Ordinance No. 6871, as amended, repealed by Ordinance No. 9500, as amended, the same being provisions dealing with roof signs and requiring their termination and removal from the premises on which they are located not later than twelve (12) years following the date they became nonconforming, shall continue to be operative and given full force and effect. All legal proceedings begun and all legal proceedings that might have been begun under these provisions of Ordinance No. 9500, as amended, prior to the repeal of Ordinance No. 9500, as amended, shall be given full force and effect as though Ordinance No. 9500, as amended, had not been repealed. 10.4.4. Signs of graphic or artistic value; new signs of graphic artistic value prohibited. For the purposes of this section, "Signs of graphic or artistic value" are artistic images which meet the criteria of the Miami - Dade County Art In Public Places ordinance and contain a commercial sponsorship message, defined as text, or logos representing the name or trademark or servicemark of the sponsor; such commercial message may be of offsite products or businesses as applicable to the sponsorship but shall not be primarily for the purposes of advertising. Except as otherwise provided in these zoning regulations, no additional "Signs of graphic or artistic value" shall be allowed. With respect to existing signs of graphic or artistic value, Section 926.12. "Signs of graphic or artistic value" of Ordinance 11000, as amended, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, and dealing with "Signs of graphic or artistic value" is repealed by the enactment of Ordinance No. and all existing signs of graphic or artistic value shall be removed from the premises on which they are located not later than five (5) years from the effective date of this Ordinance, however, all legal proceedings begun and all legal proceedings that might have been begun under these provisions of Ordinance No. 11000, as amended, governinq signs of Page 84 of 202 iz.3 graphic or artistic value, prior to the repeal of the above referenced subsections of Ordinance No. 11000, as amended, shall be given full force and effect as though said subsections had not been repealed. 10.4.5. Outdoor advertising signs; new signs of outdoor advertising prohibited. For the purposes of this section, "Outdoor advertising signs" are signs used in the conduct of the outdoor advertising business; an outdoor advertising business, for the purpose of this section, is defined as the business of receiving or paying money for displaying signs where the sign copy does not pertain to the use of the property, a product sold, or the sale or lease of the property on which the sign is displayed and which does not identify the place of business as purveyor of the merchandise or services advertised on the sign. Except as otherwise provided in Articles 4 and 10 and/or the City Code, no new freestanding "Outdoor advertising signs," as defined above shall be allowed. With respect to existing outdoor advertising signs, Section 926.15 "Outdoor advertising signs" of Ordinance 11000 adopted in 1990, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, and dealing with "Outdoor advertising signs," is hereby repealed to the extent it is inconsistent with any provision contained in this Article, nothing, however, in this Article shall affect those provisions of Section 926.15 requiring the termination and removal of freestanding outdoor advertising signs from the premises on which they were located not later than five (5) years following the date they became nonconforming as a result of the passage of Ordinance No. 11000 in 1990, and such provisions shall continue to be operative and given full force and effect. Moreover, nothing in this Article shall affect any legal proceedings begun and all legal proceedings that might have been begun under these provisions of Ordinance No. 11000, as adopted in 1990, and such proceedings shall be given full force and effect. 10.4.6. Ground signs. With respect to the location of ground signs, the provisions of the South Florida Building Code, section 4207, Limitations on ground signs, shall apply; provided, however, that where this zoning ordinance establishes further limitations on location of such signs, such limitations shall apply. 10.4.7. Structural wall signs or flat signs; clearance above public walkways. Page 85 of 202 ,,, Structural wall signs or flat signs shall provide clearance above public walkways as required by the South Florida Building Code, section 4209.5. 10.4.8. Limitations regarding illumination of signs; prohibition against blocking egresses, light, or ventilation or causinct hazards. In addition to the limitations and restrictions set forth in this zoning ordinance, the provisions of the South Florida Building Code, section 4209, Detailed requirements, shall apply with respect to blocking required egress, light or ventilation, movement or rotation of sign parts in such a manner as to resemble danger lights or lights on emergency vehicles, wording on unofficial signs implying the need or requirement for stopping or the existence of danger when such conditions do not actually exist, or illumination likelv to cause confusion with traffic signals. 10.4.8.1. Limitations on false and misleading signs. It shall be unlawful to post any sign that is false or misleading. 10.4.8.2. Limitations on illuminated or flashing signs; flashing signs prohibited in certain areas adjacent to residential districts. No sign shall be illuminated or flashing unless such signs are specifically authorized by the regulations for the district in which erected. Whether or not flashing, signs are authorized generally within a district, no flashing sign shall be permitted within one hundred (100) feet of any portion of property in a residential district, as measured along the street frontage on the same side of the street, or as measured in a straight line to property across the street, if the flashing element of such sign is directly visible from the residential property involved (see also section 10.8.1). 10.4.9. Prohibition against revolving or whirling signs and pennant or streamer signs; exception. Revolving or whirling signs and pennant or streamer signs are hereby prohibited unless such signs are specifically authorized by the regulations for the district in which erected. 10.4.10. Prohibition against sign placement impeding visibility of traffic or pedestrians, or creatinq other hazards. No sign or sign support structure shall be so placed as to create hazards to pedestrians or traffic on either public or private premises. In particular, no sign or sign support structure shall be so placed as to violate the provisions of section 908.11, Page 86 of 202 Vision clearance at intersections, or, to impede visibility of traffic or pedestrians at other points on public or private premises where such visibility is reasonably necessary to safety, or to create potential hazards to individual vehicles being driven or maneuvering incidental to parking, loading or unloading, on public or private premises. 10.4.11. Siqns of historic significance. Any sign determinedto be of historic significance by the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board, through resolution that makes findings according to the criteria below, may be exempted by Class II Special Permit from any sign limitation imposed by Article 10. The placement of said sign may be as approved by said Class II Special Permit, in any zoning district deemed appropriate according to the considerations and standards below, by the director of the planning, building and zoning department. Historic sign criteria. The Historic and Environmental Preservation Board, in accordance with Article 7 of the Zoning Ordinance and Chapters 23 and 62 of the City Code, may determine that 'a sign is of historic significance upon finding that said sign contributes to the cultural, historic, or aesthetic character of the City, neighborhood, or streetscape, dueto its construction materials, age, prominent location, unique design, or craftsmanship from another period. 10.4.11.1. Class II Special Permit required. Upon receipt of the findings of historic significance by the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board, the director of the planning, building and zoning department may issue a Class II Special Permit allowing said historic sign to be repaired, restored, structurally altered, reconstructed, or relocated. The director may refer the application for a Class II Special Permit to the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board for review and recommendation. 10.4.11.2. Class II Special Permits, considerations and standards. The director shall be guided by the following considerations and standards in his/her decision as to the issuance of a Class II Special Permit: (a) Due consideration shall be given to the size, character, location, and orientation of the sign, with particular reference to traffic safety, glare, and compatibility with adjoining and nearby properties. (b) Due consideration shall also be given to the relative historic significance of the sign versus anv potentially adverse Page 87 of 202 �F Inc) rZ effects on adjoining and nearby properties, the area, or the neighborhood with reference to location, construction, design, character, or scale. 10.4.11.3. Class II Special Permits, review process. Such decisions by the -Planning and Zoning Director may be appealed in accordance with provision Article 15 of the Zoninq Ordinance. 10.4.12. Removal, repair, or replacement of certain signs; prohibition against repair or replacement of certain nonconforming signs ordered removed. In addition to removal required for nonconforming signs at Section 10.8., the following rules, requirements, and limitations shall apply with regard to removal, repair, or replacement of certain signs, as indicated below. Orders concerning removal, repair, or replacement shall be guided by the following rules: (a) If such signs are otherwise lawfully permitted, except for the condition or circumstance leading to an order issued by any official City or County Board with applicable jurisdiction in accordance with the applicable provisions of the City Code, the South Florida Building Code or this Article, the order shall require repair or replacement within a stated time, not to exceed ninety (90) days from the date of the order, or removal prior to the expiration of such period. (b) If such signs are nonconforming under the terms of Ordinance No. by reason of character or location or the use with which associated, or exceed, in combination with other signs on the premises, limitations on number or area of signs, the order shall require any nonconforming signs to be removed or made to conform within a stated time, not to exceed ninety (90) days from the date of the order. (c) Any order issued by a official City or County Board with jurisdiction may be appealed in accordance with the review procedures set forth in the applicable sections of the City Code, South Florida Building Code or Zoning Ordinance. 10.4.13. Removal for reasons of safety; obsolete material; maintenance required. 10.4.13.1. Unsafe signs. Where any sign is in eminent danger of falling, is a threat to the safety of persons or property, or otherwise in violation of or in noncompliance with section 202 . of the South Florida Building Code, such sign shall be removed, repaired or replaced as provided therein, if otherwise lawful. Page 88 of 202 10.4.13.2. Decrepit or supports. n dilapidated siqns; treatment of 10.4.13.2.1. Signs found to be decrepit or dilapidated (whether or not determined to be unsafe as provided above) shall be removed, repaired, or replaced if otherwise lawful. 10.4.13.2.2. Structural members of signs required to be concealed or otherwise made visually unobtrusive. Structural members of all signs, including supports, shall be covered, painted, and/or designed in such a manner as to be visually unobtrusive. 10.4.13.3. Procedure for removal of signs which are unsafe. The building official may issue to the responsible party in charge of any sign found to be unsafe a written notice. The written notice shall specify the dangerous conditions of the sign, list any sign violation, order the immediate abatement of the unsafe conditions, and require either the repair or removal of the sign within the time specified in the notice by the responsible party. The building official shall serve this notice on the responsible party in accordance with section of the South Florida Building Code and the responsible party may seek review of such decisions in accordance with such section. 10.4.14. Signs advertising establishments, commodities, or services no longer on premises. Signs advertising establishments, commodities, or services previously associated with the premises on which erected, but no longer there or otherwise bearing other obsolete matter, shall be removed within thirty (30) days from the time such activity ceases. 10.4.14.1. Procedure for removal of signs which advertise establishments, commodities, or services no longer on premises or are otherwise obsolete. The City may issue to the responsible party in charge of any sign found to be advertising establishments, commodities, or services no longer on premises or are otherwise obsolete a written notice. The written notice shall specify the obsolete conditions of the sign, list any sign violation, order the immediate abatement of the obsolete condition, and require the removal of the sign within the time specified in the notice by the responsible party. The City shall serve this notice on the responsible party in accordance with Chapter 2, Article X of the City Code and the responsible party may seek review of such decision in accordance with the provisions contained therein. 10.4.15. Variances. Page 89 of 202 6 F21,31 Except as specified in section 10.4.15.1. below, there shall be no variances permitted for anv of the sign regulations herein. 10.4.15.1. Permissible variances. Variances for height on freestanding outdoor advertising signs may be granted by the Zoning Board, pursuant to the regulations and limitations set forth in Article 19 of this zoning ordinance, and upon compliance with the following: 1. An application for a height variance for a freestanding outdoor advertising sign may only be submitted, and accepted by the city, if the height variance is necessary due to a government action which renders the sign not visible from the roadway(s) which it was intended to be viewed from; said government action will only be considered a justification for the requested variance if the action occurs after the sign has been legally erected under the provisions of the zoning ordinance in effect at the time the sign was built. A legally erected sign that was legally constructed and not in compliance with the height provisions of the zoning ordinance may not justify the noncompliant height as hardship for a variance request; only a subsequent government action, which physically impedes the visibility of a sign, will be considered a valid justification; 2. Any application for a height variance for a freestanding outdoor advertising sign must be accompanied by line of sight studies from the roadway(s) which such sign is intended to be viewed from; and 3. A finding must be made that the variance be requested is the minimum variance necessary to make such sign visible from the roadway(s) which such sign is intended to be viewed from. In addition, this section shall not apply to any sign with nonconforming status. 10.5. Zoning District sign regulations. Unless otherwise specifically permitted within a certain zoning district, signs may not be flashing, animated, revolving or whirling. 10.5.1. CS Conservation Sign Regulations: Temporary signs: Temporary signs shall be permissible as specified in Section 10.3.2 Page 90 of 202 p 13 Permanent signs: Due to the primary intent of such districts to conserve special environmental features, only identification and directional signs shall be permitted by Class II Special Permit. The purpose of the Class II Special Permit will be to determine and minimize impacts on the natural setting of the conservation district in which the signs are to be placed. 10.5.2. PR Parks,.Recreation and Open Space Sign Regulations: Temporary signs: Temporary signs shall be permissible as specified in Section 10.3.2. Permanent signs: The following permanent signs shall be permissible subject to the limitations indicated: Only name of facility, identification of accessory establishments and directional signs shall be permissible by Class II Special Permit. C'ri Leri a Location of signs: Location of park identification signs shall comply with the visibility clearance standards as set forth in Section 10.4. Signs for identification of accessory establishments shall be located directly on, or adjacent to such establishments. Size: There shall be no limitation as to the size of park identification signs, however, such signs shall not exceed a reasonable size to identify the park to the population it is intended to serve; neighborhood parks signs shall be unobtrusive and non -illuminated, while regional park signs may be larger and contain sufficient illumination to read the park sign from adjacent richt of ways. Accessory establishments within a park may be allowed identification signs pursuant to a Class II Special Permit in order to determine whether the location, size and design of the sign structure(s) is compatible with the character of the park in which located. 10.5.3. Residential districts Page 91 of 202 bah. It is the intent of these regulations to protect residential areas from intrusive or over -concentrations of signs that have an overall detrimental effect on livinq conditions in the city. 10.5.3.1. R-1 Single Family Residential Sign Regulations: Temporary Signs: 1. Temporary signs, which include political election signs and real estate signs, shall be allowed subject to the exceptions, limitations and responsibilities of subsection 10.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited to one sign per residential. unit. 2 I connection with active and continuing new construction work in progress: Except for Planned Unit Developments (PUD), construction signs shall not exceed one (1) construction sign, or six (6) square feet in area, for each lot line adjacent to a street. Such signs shall not be illuminated. PUD construction signs shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet in area, one (1) for each lot line adjacent to a street. Development signs shall not be permitted except in conjunction with such construction signs or by Class I Special Permit as provided in section 10.4. During the process of construction and initial sale or rental within such development, such temporary development signs as authorized above may be allowed by Class I Special Permit only, for periods not exceeding one (1) year, and renewable for one-year terms for not to exceed two (2) additional years. Such signs shall be located at least ten (10) feet in from any property line, and oriented for minimum adverse effects on adjoining or facing residential property. Location shall be further governed by requirements for vision clearance at intersections as set out at section 908.11. 3. In connection with holidays: Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be required for display of decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations related to holidays. Permanent Siqns In connection with each dwelling unit and all other uses: 1. Address signs, not to exceed one (1) for each dwelling unit or other use for each lot line adjacent to a street, or two (2) square feet in area, except as provided below. Page 92 of 202 Q ,a , 2. Window signs which do not exceed one (1) square foot in area limited to one such sign per residential unit. 3. Notice, directional and warning signs, not to exceed one (1) for each dwelling unit or other use for each lot line adjacent to a street., or two (2) square feet in area, provided that, where such signs are combined with address signs, maximum total area shall not exceed three (3) square feet. Such signs, if freestanding, shall not exceed three (3) feet in height, be closer than ten (10 ) feet to any adjacent lot, or be closer than two (2) feet to any street line. Such signs shall not be illuminated. For signs related to home occupations, see section 906.5(d). For other uses: 1. In connection with child daycare centers: Not to exceed one (1) identification sign per establishment with a maximum area of two (2) square feet. 2. In connection with subdivisions, developments (including PUDs), neighborhoods or similar areas: Not to exceed one (1) permanent identification sign, or ten (10) square feet in area, per principal entrance. Such signs shall not be illuminated or internally illuminated. Such signs may be located on a perimeter wall or building wall. Signs should respect the architecture of the building and be placed subordinately and harmoniously to the structure. In connection with places of worship: Freestanding church signs for name and schedule of services shall be allowed provided that the maximum size of such sign shall be fifteen (15) square feet in area; an increase up to forty (40) square feet for such a sign shall be permissible pursuant to a Class I Special Permit upon a demonstration that the increase in sign area is necessary for visibility of the sign by the general public due to the location of the church on the subject property; more specifically, the increase shall be permissible if the sign is located on a street with a right-of-way greater than fifty (50) feet and a setback in excess of thirty (30) feet that necessitate the increase. A wall sign for the name of the school, not exceeding an additional 20 square feet in area shall also be permitted. In connection with primary and secondary schools: A freestanding school sign for the name of the school and schedule of school events and calendar shall be allowed provided that the maximum size of .such sign shall be fifteen (15) square feet in area; an increase up to forty (40) square feet for such a sign shall be Page 93 of 202 - permissible pursuant to a Class I Special Permit upon a demonstration that the increase in sign area is necessary for visibility of the.sign by the general public due to the location of the school on the subject property; more specifically, the increase shall be permissible if the sign is located on a street with a right-of-way greater than fifty (50) feet and a setback in excess of thirty (30) feet that necessitate the increase. A wall sign for the name of the school, not exceeding an additional 20 sauare feet in area shall also be permitted. 10.5.3.2. R-2 Two -Family Residential Sign Regulations: Temporary Signs: 1. Temporary signs, which include political election signs and real estate signs, shall be allowed subject to the exceptions, limitations and responsibilities of subsection 10.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited to one sign per residential unit. 2. In connection with active and continuing new construction work in progress: Except for Planned Unit Developments (PUD), construction signs shall not exceed one (1) construction sign, or six (6) square feet in area, for each lot line adjacent to a street. Such signs shall not be illuminated. PUD construction signs shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet in area, one (1) for each lot line adjacent to a street. Development signs shall not be permitted except in conjunction with such construction signs or by Class I Special Permit as provided in section 10.4. During the process of construction and initial sale or rental within such development, such temporary development signs as authorized above may be allowed by Class I Special Permit only, for periods not exceeding one (1) year, and renewable for one-year terms not to exceed two (2) additional years. Such signs shall be located at least ten (10) feet in from any property line, and oriented for minimum adverse effects on adjoining or facing residential property. Location shall be further qoverned by requirements for vision clearance at intersections as set out at section 908.11. 3. In connection with .holidays: Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be required for display of decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations related to holidays. Permanent Signs In connection with each dwelling unit and all other uses: Page 94 of 202 1. Address signs, not to exceed one (1) for each dwelling unit or other use for each lot line adjacent. to a street, or two (2) square feet in area, except.as provided below. 2. Window signs which do not exceed one (1) square foot in area limited to one such sign per residential unit. 3. Notice, directional and warning signs, not to exceed one (1) for each dwelling unit or other use for each lot line adjacent to a street, or two (2) square feet in area, provided that, where such signs are combined with address signs, maximum total area shall not exceed three (3) square feet. Such signs, if freestanding, shall not exceed three (3) feet in height, be closer than ten (10) feet to any adjacent lot, or be closer than two (2) feet to any street line. Such signs shall not be illuminated. For siqns related to home occupations, see section 906.5(d). For other uses: 1. In connection with child daycare centers: Not to exceed one (1) identification sign per establishment with a maximum area of two (2 ) square feet. 2. In connection with subdivisions, developments (including PUDs), neighborhoods or similar areas: Not to exceed one (1) permanent identification sign, or ten (10) square feet in area, per principal entrance. Such signs shall not be illuminated or internally illuminated. Such signs may be located on a perimeter wall or building wall. Signs should respect the architecture of the building and be placed subordinately and harmoniously to the structure. In connection with places of worship: Freestanding church signs for name and schedule of services shall be allowed provided that the maximum size of such sign shall be fifteen (15) square feet in area; an increase up to forty (40) square feet for such a sign shall be permissible pursuant to a Class I Special Permit upon a demonstration that the increase in sign area is necessary for visibility of the sign by the general public due to the location of the church on the subject property; more specifically, the increase shall be permissible if the sign is located on a street with a right-of-way greater than fifty (50) feet and a setback in excess of thirty (30) feet that necessitate the increase. A wall sign for the name of the school, not exceeding an additional 20 square feet in area shall also be permitted. Page 95 of 202 In connection with primary and secondary schools: A freestanding school sign for the name of the school and schedule of school events and calendar shall be allowed provided that the maximum size of such sign shall be fifteen (15) square feet in area; an increase up to forty (40) square feet for such a sign shall be permissible pursuant to a Class. I Special Permit upon a demonstration that the increase in sign area is necessary for visibility of the sign by the general public due to the location of the school on the subject property; more specifically, the increase shall be permissible if the sign is located on a street with a right-of-way greater than fifty (50) feet and a setback in excess of thirty (30) feet that necessitate the increase. A wall sign for the name of the school, not exceeding an additional 20 square feet in area shall also be permitted. 10.5.3.3. R-3 Multifamily Medium -Density Residential Sign Regulations Temporary Signs: 1. Temporary signs, which include political election signs and real estate signs, shall be allowed subject to the exceptions, limitations and responsibilities of subsection10.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited to one sign per street frontage. 2. In connection with holidays: Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be required for display of decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations related to holidays. 3. Construction: Not to exceed one (1) construction sign, or thirty (30) square feet in area for each lot line adjacent to a street. Development signs shall not be permitted except in conjunction with such construction signs or by Class I Special Permit. In addition, for PUD construction signs, during the process of construction and initial sale or rental within such development, such temporary development signs as authorized above may be allowed by Class I Special Permit only, for periods not exceeding one (1) year, and renewable for one-year terms for not to exceed two (2) additional years. Such signs shall be located at least ten (10) feet in from any property line, and oriented for minimum adverse effects on adjoining or facing residential property. Location shall be further governed by requirements for vision clearance at intersections as set out at section 908.11. Permanent Signs Page 96 of 202 In connection with each dwelling unit and all other uses: 1. Address signs, not to exceed one (1) for each dwelling unit or other use for each lot line adjacent to a street, or two (2) square feet in area, except as provided below. 2. Window signs which do not exceed one (1) square foot in area limited to one such sign per residential unit. 3. For each lot line adjacent to a street, one (1) wall sign not exceeding an area of one-half square foot for each linear foot of street frontage, up to a maximum of forty (40) square feet in area, or one (1) projecting sign with combined surface area not exceeding one-half square foot for each linear foot of street frontage, up to a maximum of forty (40) square feet in area, and one (1) address and/or directional sign, not exceeding an area of ten (10) square feet. Such address and/or directional, notice or warning sign, if freestanding, shall not be closer than six (6) feet to any adjacent lot line or be closer than two (2) feet to any street line. 4. Notice, directional and warning signs, not to exceed one (1) for each dwelling unit or other use for each lot line adjacent to a' street, or two (2) square feet in area, provided that, where such signs are combined with address signs, maximum total area shall not exceed three (3) square feet. Address, notice, directional warning signs, if freestanding, shall not exceed three (3) feet in height, be closer than ten (10) feet to any adjacent lot, or be closer than two (2) feet to any street line. Area of permitted wall signs may be increased two and one-half (21/2,) square feet for each foot above the first ten (10) feet of building height from grade at the bottom of the wall (averaged if sloping or irreqular) to the bottom of the siqn. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks: Shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and an overall height (including architectural embellishments) of 10 feet. Home occupations: See section 906.5(d). In connection with subdivisions, developments (including PUDs), neighborhoods or similar areas: Not to exceed one (1) permanent identification sign, or ten (10) square feet in area, per principal entrance. Such signs shall not be illuminated or internally illuminated. Such signs may be located on a perimeter Page 97 of 202 f^d Pu+ P wall or building wall. Signs should respect the architecture of the building and be placed subordinately and harmoniously to the structure. In connection with places of worship: Freestanding church signs for name and schedule of services shall be allowed provided that the maximum size of such sign shall be fifteen (15) square feet in area; an increase up to forty (40) square feet for such a sign shall be permissible pursuant to a Class I Special Permit upon a demonstration that the increase in sign area is necessary for visibility of the sign by the general public due to the location of the church on the subject property; more specifically, the increase shall be permissible if the sign is located on a street with a right-of-way greater than fifty (50) feet and a setback in excess of thirty (30) feet that necessitate the increase. A wall sign for the name of the school, not exceeding an additional 20 square feet in area shall also be permitted. In connection with primary and secondary schools: A freestanding school sign for the name of the school and schedule of school events and calendar shall be allowed provided that the maximum size of such sign shall be fifteen (15) square feet in area; an increase up to forty (40) square feet for such a sign shall be permissible pursuant to a Class I Special Permit upon a demonstration that the increase in sign area is necessary for visibility of the sign by the general public due to the location of the school on the subject property; more specifically, the increase shall be permissible if the sign is located on a street with a right-of-way greater than fifty (50) feet and a setback in excess of thirty (30) feet that necessitate the increase. A wall sign for the name of the school, not exceeding an additional 20 sauare feet in area shall also be permitted. 10.5.3.4. R-4 Multifamilv High -Density Residential Sign Regulations Temporary Signs: 1. Temporary signs, which include political election signs and real estate signs, shall be allowed subject to the exceptions, limitations and responsibilities of subsection10.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited to one sign per street frontage. 2. In connection with holidays: Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be required for display of decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations related to holidays. 3. Construction: Not to exceed one (1) construction siqn, or Page 98 of 202 0 i 0 thirty (30) square feet in area for each lot line adjacent to a street. Development signs shall not be permitted except in conjunction with such construction signs or by Class I Special Permit. In addition, for PUD construction signs, during the process of construction and initial sale or rental within such development, such temporary development signs as authorized above may be allowed by Class I Special Permit only, for periods not exceeding one (1) year, and renewable for one-year terms for not to exceed two (2) additional years. Such signs shall be located at, least ten (10) feet in from any property line, and oriented for minimum adverse effects on adjoining or facing residential property. Location shall be further governed by requirements for vision clearance at intersections as set out at section 908.11. Permanent Siqns In connection with each dwelling unit and all other uses: 1. Address signs, not to exceed one (1) for each dwelling unit or other use for each lot line adjacent to a street, or two (2) sauare feet in area, except as provided below. 2. Window signs which do not exceed one (1) square foot in area limited to one such sign per residential unit. 3. For each lot line adjacent to a street, one (1) wall sign not exceeding an area of one-half square foot for each linear foot of street frontage, up to a maximum of forty (40) square feet in area, or one (1) projecting sign with combined surface area not exceeding one-half square foot for each linear foot of street frontage, up to a maximum of forty (40) square feet in area, and one (1) address and/or directional sign, not exceedinq an area of ten (10) square feet. Such address and/or directional notice or warning sign, if freestanding, shall not be closer than six (6) feet to any adjacent lot line or be closer than two (2) feet to anv street line. 4. Notice, directional and warning signs, not to exceed one (1)' for each dwelling unit or other use for each lot line adjacent to a street, or two (2) square feet in area, provided that, where such signs are combined with address signs, maximum total area shall not exceed three (3) square feet. Address, notice, directional warning signs, if freestanding, shall not exceed three (3) feet in height, be closer than ten (10) feet to any adjacent lot, or be closer than two (2).feet to anv street line. Area of permitted wall signs may be increased two and one-half (21/2) square feet for each foot above the first ten (10) feet of Page 99 of 202 building height from grade at the bottom of the wall (averaged if sloping or irregular) to the bottom of the sign. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks: Shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and .an overall height (including architectural embellishments) of 10 feet. Home occupations: See section 906.5(d). In connection with subdivisions, developments (including PUDs), neighborhoods or similar areas: Not to exceed one (1) permanent identification sign, or ten (10) square feet in area, per principal entrance. Such signs shall not be illuminated or internally illuminated. Such signs may be located on a perimeter wall or building wall. Signs should respect the architecture of the building and be placed subordinatelv and harmoniously to the structure. In connection with places of worship: Freestanding church signs for name and schedule of services shall be allowed provided that the maximum size of such sign shall be fifteen (15) square feet in area; an increase up to forty (40) square feet for such a sign shall be permissible pursuant to a Class I Special Permit upon a demonstration that the increase in sign area is necessary for visibility of the sign by the general public due to the location of the church on the subject property; more specifically, the increase shall be permissible if the sign is located on a street with a right-of-way greater than fifty (50) feet and a setback in excess of thirty (30) feet that necessitate the increase. A wall sign for the name of the school, not exceeding an additional 20 square feet in area shall also be permitted. In connection with primary and secondary schools: A freestanding school sign for the name of the school and schedule of school events and calendar shall be allowed provided that the maximum size of such sign shall be fifteen (15) square feet in area; an increase up to forty (40) square feet for such a sign shall be permissible pursuant to a Class I Special Permit upon a demonstration that the increase in sign area is necessary for visibility of the sign by the general public due to the location of the school on the subject property; more specifically, the increase shall be permissible if the sign is located on a street with a right-of-way greater than fifty (50) feet and a setback in excess of thirty (30) feet that necessitate the increase. A wall sign for the name of the school, not exceeding an additional 20 square feet in area shall also be permitted. Page 100 of 202 �2 Hotels: Signs for hotel uses shall be subject to Class II Special Permit. The Class II Special Permit shall give due consideration to the orientation of said signs to ensure that they are oriented away from adjacent residential uses so as to minimize the potential adverse effects resulting from lighting spillover. Siqnaqe for hotels shall conform to the followinq quidelines: 1. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide toward entrances, exits, or parking areas, but shall not exceed five (5) square feet in surface area. Such signs shall be permanent, weather resisting fixtures well anchored to the ground so as not to be readily removable; said signs shall stand alone and not be attached to other fixtures or plantings. 2. Ground or monument signs, excluding pole signs, limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area. One (1) such sign shall be allowed for each one hundred (100) feet of street frontage. Such signs shall consist of a solid and opaque surface which shall contain all lettering and/or graphic symbols, none of which shall be internally illuminated. Maximum height limitation shall be ten (10) feet including embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that upon finding that there are unusual or undulating site conditions the planning and zoning director, through the Class II Special Permit, may increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to accommodate these conditions. 3. Wall signs, limited to one (1) square foot of sign area for each lineal foot of wall fronting on a street, up to a maximum of fifty (50) square feet per sign. Not more than three (3) such signs shall be permitted per hotel with no more than one sign per wall. No signs will be permitted on frontages which face residentially zoned property within a radius of one thousand (1,000) feet. 10.5.4. Nonresidential Districts For all non-residential districts, temporary signs associated with community -wide celebrations, conventions or commemorations shall be allowed when authorized by the City Commission and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 10.3.2.1 Page 101 of 202 10.5.4.1. Office Sign regulations: Temporary Signs: 1. Temporary signs, which include political election signs and real estate signs, shall be allowed subject to the exceptions, limitations and responsibilities of subsection 10.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited to one sign per each street frontage. 2. In connection with holidays: Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be required for display of decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations related to holidays. 3. Construction: Not to exceed one (1) construction sign, or thirty (30) square feet in area for each lot line adjacent to a street. Development signs shall not be permitted except in conjunction with such construction signs or by Class I Special Permit. In addition, for PUD construction signs, during the process of construction and initial sale or rental within such development, such temporary development signs as authorized above may be allowed by Class I Special Permit only, for periods not exceeding one (1) year, and renewable for one-year terms for not to exceed two (2) additional years. Such signs shall be located at least ten (10) feet in from any property line, and oriented for minimum adverse effects on adjoining or facing residential property. Location shall be further governed by requirements for vision clearance at intersections as set out at section 908.11. Permanent Signs Except as otherwise provided, such signs may be illuminated but shall not be animated or flashing. In connection with each dwelling unit and all other uses: 1. Address signs, not to exceed one (1) for each dwelling unit or other use for each lot line adjacent to a street, or two (2) square feet in area, except as provided below. 2. Window signs which do not exceed one (1) square foot in area limited to one such sign per residential unit. 3. For each lot line adjacent to a street, one (1) wall sign not exceeding an area of one-half sauare foot for each linear Page 102 of 202 ��921 foot of street frontage, up to a maximum of forty (40) square feet in area, or one (1) projecting sign with combined surface area not exceeding one-half square foot for each linear foot of street frontage, up to a maximum of forty (40) square feet in area, and one (1) address and/or directional sign, not exceeding an area of ten (10) square feet. Such address and/or directional, notice or warning sign, if freestanding, shall not be closer than six (6) feet to any adjacent lot line or be closer than two (2) feet to anv street line. 4. Notice, directional and warning signs, not to exceed one (1) for each dwelling unit or other use for each lot line adjacent to a street, or two (2) square feet in area, provided that, where such signs are combined with address signs, maximum total area shall not exceed. three (3) square feet. Address, notice, directional warning signs, if freestanding, shall not exceed three (3) feet in height, be closer than ten (10) feet to any adjacent lot, or be closer than two (2) feet to any street line. Area of permitted wall signs may be increased two and one-half (21/2) square feet for each foot above the first ten (10) feet of building height from grade at the bottom of the wall (averaged if sloping or irregular) to the bottom of the sign. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks: Shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and an overall height (including architectural embellishments) of 10 feet. Home occupations: See section 906.5(d). In connection with subdivisions, developments (including PUDs), neighborhoods or similar areas: Not to exceed one (1) permanent identification sign, or -ten (10) square feet in area, per principal entrance. Such signs shall not be illuminated or internally illuminated. Such signs may be located on a perimeter wall or building wall. Signs should respect the architecture of the building and be placed subordinately and harmoniouslv to the structure. In connection with places of worship: Freestanding church signs for name and schedule of services shall be allowed provided that the maximum size of such sign shall be fifteen (15) square feet in area; an increase up to forty (40) square feet for such a sign shall be permissible pursuant to a Class I Special Permit upon a demonstration that the increase in sign area is necessary for visibility of the sign by the general public due to the location Page 103 of 202 16) 2 . of the church on the subject property; more specifically, the increase shall be permissible if the sign is located on a street with a right-of-way greater than fifty (50) feet and a setback in excess of thirty (30) feet that necessitate the increase. A wall sign for the name of the school, not exceeding an additional 20 sauare feet in area shall also be permitted. In connection with primary and secondary schools: A freestanding school sign for the name of the school and schedule of school events and calendar shall be allowed provided that the maximum size of such sign shall be fifteen (15) square feet in area; an increase up to forty (40) square feet for such a sign shall be permissible pursuant to a Class I Special Permit upon a demonstration that the increase in sign area is necessary for visibility of the sign by the general public due to the location of the school on the subject property; more specifically, the increase shall be permissible if the sign is located on a street with a right-of-way greater than fifty (50) feet and a setback in excess of thirty (30) feet that necessitate the increase. A wall sign for the name of the school, not exceeding an additional 20 sauare feet in area shall also be permitted. Hotels: Signs for hotel uses shall be subject to Class II Special Permit. The Class II Special Permit shall give due consideration to the orientation of said signs to ensure that they are oriented away from adjacent residential uses so as to minimize the potential adverse effects resulting from lighting spillover. Signage for hotels shall conform to the following guidelines: 1. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide toward entrances, exits, or parking areas, but shall not exceed five (5) square feet in surface area. Such signs shall be permanent, weather resisting fixtures well anchored to the ground so as not to be readily removable; said signs shall stand alone and not be attached to other fixtures or plantings. 2. Ground or monument signs, excluding pole signs, limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area. One (1) such sign shall be allowed for each one hundred (100) feet of street frontage. Such signs shall consist of a solid and opaque surface which shall contain all lettering and/or graphic symbols, none of which shall be internally illuminated. Maximum height limitation shall be ten (10) feet including Page 104 of 202 6� .11r t4 embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that upon finding that there are unusual or undulating site conditions the planning and zoning director, through the Class II Special Permit, may increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet .to accommodate these conditions. 3. Wall signs, limited to one (1) square foot of sign area for each lineal foot of wall fronting on a street, up to a maximum of fifty (50) square feet per sign. Not more than three (3) such signs shall be permitted per hotel with no more than one sign per wall. No signs will be permitted on frontages which face residentially zoned property within a radius of one thousand (1,000) feet. Siqns for Office buildings shall conform to the following: Building identification sign: Building identification signs erected with their lowest portions more than fifteen (15) feet above grade shall be limited to those identifying the building and the nature of the establishments it contains: Only one (1) such sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for every one hundred fifty (150) feet of length of building wall shall be permitted for each face of the building oriented toward the street. Directory board sign: In the case of multi level office buildings, a directory board sign, which identifies office tenants within the building, shall be permitted as follows: 1. If mounted on a wall, such directory board sign shall be placed within visibility of the main entrance to the office building and shall not exceed an area of 20 square feet; 2. If freestanding, such directory board sign shall not be closer than six (6) feet to any adjacent lot or closer than two (2) feet to any street line and shall not exceed an area of 20 square feet; such signs shall be limited to monument type signs, pole siqns shall not be permissible. Ground floor establishment signs: In addition to the signs listed above, each individual establishment on the ground floor, with ground floor street frontage and separate entrances on the ground floor that open toward such street frontages, shall be allowed the following signs: a) A wall sign not to exceed 20 square feet in area; b) Window signs not to exceed twenty (20). percent of the glass Page 105 of. 202 F 9 1 ': area of the window or glass door in which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached, the number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. c) An awning sign, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the awning;_letters, emblems, logos or symbols not to exceed 6 inches in height. d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed 3 sauare feet in area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas, but shall not exceed five (5) square feet in surface area; such address and/or directional, notice or warning signs, if freestanding, shall not be closer than six (6) feet to any adjacent lot. or closer than two (2) feet to any street line. 10.5.4.2. G/I Government and Institutional. Sign regulations: Temporary Signs: 1.. Temporary signs, which include political election signs and real estate signs, shall be allowed subject to the exceptions, limitations and responsibilities of subsectionl0.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited to one sign per each street frontage. 2. In connection with holidays: Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be required for display of decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations related to holidays. 3. Construction: Not to exceed one (1) construction sign, or thirty (30) square feet in area for each lot line adjacent to a street. Development signs shall not be permitted except in conjunction with such construction signs or by Class I Special Permit. Permanent signs: All permanent signs shall be subject to Class II Special Permit procedures and review as set forth in Articles 13 and 15 of this zoning ordinance; as well as the following requirements and limitations. Except as otherwise provided, such signs may be illuminated but shall not be animated or flashing. Page 106 of 202 -- 21 3 1. Directional signs, which. may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas, but shall not exceed five (5) square feet in surface area. 2. Ground or freestanding signs, to the extent allowed subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10. 8, shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area, for each street frontage of each establishment or for each fifty (50) feet of street frontage. Permitted sign area may be cumulative for establishments with more than 150 feet of street frontage, but in such cases, no sign surface shall exceed one hundred (100) square feet in area. Maximum height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet including embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that the planning and zoning director, through the Class II Special Permit, may increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions upon finding that such conditions exist. 3. When a single establishment takes up an entire building, wall signs shall be limited to one and one half (1%) square feet of sign area for each lineal foot of wall fronting on a street; there shall be no more than one wall sign for each 150 linear feet along a street front, with no more than 3 total on any wall. Walls that do not have street frontage may contain no more than one wall sign each, not to exceed 50 square feet in area for each sign, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area as limited herein. 4. Wall signs for a single building with more than one ground floor establishment: each individual establishment on the ground floor, with ground floor street frontage and separate entrances on the ground floor that open toward such street frontages, shall be allowed the following signs: a) A wall siqn not to exceed 20 square feet in area; b) Window signs not to exceed twenty (20) percent of the glass area of the window or glass door in which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached, the number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. c) An awninq siqn, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the Page 107 of 202 awning; letters, emblems, logos or symbols not to exceed 6 inches in height. d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed 3 square feet in area. 5. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. 6. Projecting signs (other than under awning signs) shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area; the aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. 7. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, where there are commercial, service or retail uses in a structure which may not be seen directly from the public right-of-way, but have direct access from a courtyard or open space which abuts a primary pedestrian pathway, a free-standing directional sign containing the names of all the establishments concealed from direct view may be erected which may be combined with a location map of the complex. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 8. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks: Shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and an overall height (including architectural embellishments) of 10 feet. 10.5.4.3. C-1 Restricted Commercial. Sign Regulations: Temporary signs: 1. Temporary signs, which include political election signs and real estate signs, shall be allowed subject to the exceptions, limitations and responsibilities of subsection 10.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited to one sign per each street frontage. Page 108 of 202 2. In connection with holidays: Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be required for display of decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations related to holidays. 3. Construction: Not to exceed one (1) construction sign, or thirty (30) square feet in area for each lot line adjacent to a street. Development signs shall not be permitted except in conjunction 'with such construction signs or by Class I Special Permit. Permanent signs: Except as otherwise provided, such signs may be illuminated but shall not be animated or flashing. 1. For a single establishment within a buildi Wall signs for a single establishment within a building: When a single establishment takes up an entire building, wall signs shall be limited to one and one half (1�5) square feet of sign area for each lineal foot of wall fronting on a street; there shall be no more than one wall sign for each 150 linear feet along a street front, with no more than 3 total on any wall. Walls that do not have street frontage may contain no more than one wall sign each, not to exceed 50 square feet in area, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area as limited herein. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Projecting signs (other than under awning signs) shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area; however, that such permissible sign area may be increased to eighty (80) square feet where maximum projection from the face of the building is two (2) feet or less, sixty (60) square feet where projection is more than two (2) and less than three (3) feet, and forty (40) square feet where projection is at least three (3), but not more than four (4) feet - the aggregate area of such signs shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Ground/freestanding signs. Ground or freestanding signs, to the extent allowed subject Page 109 of 202 to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10.8, shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area, for each establishment or for each one hundred (100) feet of street frontage. Permitted sign area may be cumulative, but no sign surface shall exceed one hundred (100) square feet. Maximum height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet including embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that the planning and zoning director may, pursuant to a Class II Special Permit, increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. For Outdoor advertising business signs as accessory uses to principal commercial uses only, a Class II Special Permit shall be required, and such signs shall further be limited as follows: a) Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial structure and shall not be freestanding; b) Signs shall be limited to one sign per structure only; C) Sign area shall be limited to no greater than thirty-two (32) square feet; d) Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the structure in question. (not.counting the 20 sq. ft. of wall signs allowable per establishment) and e) Such signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject wall. 2. For a single building with more than one establishment opening up to the outdoors: Wall signs: The building in which the establishments are located Page 11.0 of 202 (.1, . 12'13 shall be allowed one (1) wall sign, limited to a building identification sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for each face of the building oriented toward the street; and in addition, each individual establishment within a building, that has a separate entrance to the outdoors (available to the general public, whether on the ground floor or on an upper level), and a minimum frontage of 20 linear feet to the outdoors, shall be allowed the following signs: a) A wall sign not to exceed 20 square feet in area; b) Window signs not to exceed twenty (20) percent of the glass area of the window or glass door in which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached, the number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. c) An awning sign, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the awning; letters, emblems, logos or symbols not to exceed 6 inches in height. d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed 3 sauare feet in area. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Projecting signs (other than under awning signs) shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area; however, that such permissible sign area may be increased to eighty (80) square feet where maximum projection from the face of the building is two (2) feet or less, sixty (60) square feet where projection is more than two (2) and less than three (3) feet, and forty (40) square feet where projection is at least three (3), but not more than four (4) feet - the aggregate area of such signs shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area,'as limited above. Ground/freestanding signs. Ground or freestanding signs, to the extent allowed subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10.8, shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area, for each establishment or for each one hundred (100) feet of street Page 111 of 202 frontage. Permitted sign area may be cumulative, but no sign surface shall exceed one hundred (100) square feet. Maximum height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet including embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that the planning and zoning director may, pursuant to a Class II Special Permit, increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. For Outdoor advertising business signs as accessory uses to principal commercial uses only, a Class II Special Permit shall be required, and such signs shall further be limited as follows: a) Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial structure and shall not be freestanding; b) Signs shall be limited to one sign per structure only; C) Sign area shall be limited to no greater than thirty-two (32 ) square feet; d) Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the structure in question. (not counting the 20 sq. ft. of wall signs allowable per establishment) and e) Such signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject wall. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, where there are commercial, service or retail uses in a structure which may not be seen directly from the public right-of-way, but have direct access from a courtyard or open space which abuts a primary pedestrian pathway, a free-standing directional sign containing the names of all the establishments concealed from direct view may be erected which may be combined with a location map of the complex. Not more than one (1) such sign, not Page 112 of 202 - exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parkinq area. 4. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks: Shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and an overall height (including architectural embellishments) of. 10 feet. 10.5.4.4. C-2 Liberal Commercial Temporary Signs: 1. Temporary signs, which include political election signs and real estate signs, shall be allowed subject to the exceptions, limitations and responsibilities of subsection 10.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited to one sign per each street frontage. 2. In connection with holidays: Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be required for display of decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations related to holidays. 3. Construction: Not to exceed one (1) construction sign, or thirty ( 3 0 ) square feet in area for each lot line adjacent to a street. Development signs shall not be permitted except in conjunction with such construction signs or by Class I Special Permit. Permanent signs: Except as otherwise provided, such signs may be illuminated but shall not be animated or flashing. 1. For a single establishment within a building: Wall signs, limited to two and one-half (2 %) square feet of sign area for each lineal foot of wall fronting on a street if any portion of such sign is below fifteen (15) feet above grade. For each foot that the lowest portion of such sign exceeds twenty-five (25) feet, permitted sign area shall be increased one (1) percent up to a maximum height of fifty (50) feet above grade. Not to exceed three (3) such signs shall be permitted for each frontage on which area calculations are based, but one (1)' of these may be mounted on a side wall. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) Page 113 of 202 A F; R� .14 �. � percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Projecting signs (other than under awning signs) shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area; however, that such permissible sign area may be increased to eighty (80) square feet where maximum projection from the face of the building is two (2) feet or less, sixty (60) square feet where projection is more than two (2) and less than three (3) feet, and forty (40) square feet where projection is at least three (3), but not more than four (4) feet - the aggregate area of such signs shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Ground/freestanding signs. Ground or freestanding signs, to the extent allowed subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10.8, shall be limited to one (1) sign and forty (40) square feet of sign area (for each face) for each business, or for each one hundred fifty (150) feet of street frontage. Permitted sign area may be used in less than the maximum permitted number of such signs, but no sign shall exceed two hundred (200) square feet in area for each face. Maximum height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet including embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that the planning and zoning director, through a Class II Special Permit, may increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding ten (10) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. For Outdoor advertising business signs as accessory uses to principal commercial uses only, a Class II Special Permit shall be required, and such signs shall further be limited as follows: a) Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial structure and shall not be freestanding; Page 114 of 202 6. 0 b) Signs shall be limited to one sign per structure only; C) Sign area shall be limited to no greater than thirty-two (32) square feet; d) Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the structure in question. (not counting the 20 sq. ft. of wall signs allowable Der establishment) and e) Such signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject wall. 2. For a single building with more than one establishment opening up to the outdoors: Wall signs: The building in which the establishments are located shall be allowed one (1) wall sign, limited to a building identification sign, not. exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for each face of the building oriented toward the street; and in addition, each individual establishment within a building, that has a separate entrance to the outdoors (available to the general public, whether on the ground floor or on an upper level), and a minimum frontage of 20 linear feet to the outdoors, shall be allowed the following siqns: a) A wall sign not to exceed 20 square feet in area; b) Window signs not to exceed twenty (20) percent of the glass area of the window or glass door in which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached, the number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. c) An awning sign, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the awning; letters, emblems, logos or symbols not to exceed 6 inches in height. d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed 3 square feet in area. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Projecting signs (other than under awning signs) shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign Page 115 of 202 14'2 1� surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area; however, that such permissible sign area may be increased to eighty (80) square feet where maximum projection from the face of the building is two (2) feet or less, sixty (60) square feet where projection is more than two (2) and less than three (3) feet, and forty (40) square feet where projection is at least three (3), but not more than four (4) feet - the aggregate area of such signs shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Ground/freestanding signs. Ground or freestanding signs, to the extent allowed subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10.8, shall be limited to one (1) sign and forty (40) square feet of sign area (for each face) for each business, or for each one hundred fifty (150) feet of street frontage. Permitted sign area may be used in less than the maximum permitted number of such signs, but no sign shall exceed two hundred (200) square feet in area for each face. Maximum height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet including embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or .arterial street, not including limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that the planning and zoning director, through a Class II Special Permit, may increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding ten (10) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parkinq area. For Outdoor advertising business signs as accessory uses to principal commercial uses only, a Class II Special Permit shall be required, and such signs shall further be limited as follows: a) Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial structure and shall not be freestanding; b) Siqns shall be limited to one sign per structure only; C) Sign area shall be limited to no greater than thirty-two (32) square feet; d) Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial Page 116 of 202 124"1.3 structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the structure in question. (not counting the 20 sq. ft. of wall signs allowable per establishment) and . e) Such signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject wall. 3) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, where there are commercial, service or retail uses in a structure which may not be seen directly from the public right-of-way, but have direct access from a courtyard or open space which abuts a primary pedestrian pathway, a free-standing directional sign containing the names of all the establishments concealed from direct view may be erected which may be combined with a location map of the complex. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 4) Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks: Shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed. 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and an overall height .(including architectural embellishments) of 10 feet. In addition, freestanding outdoor advertising business signs shall be permissible subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10.8 of this zoning ordinance. 10.5.4.5. CBD Central Business District Commercial. Sign Regulations: Temporary Signs: 1. Temporary signs, including political election signs and real estate signs, shall be allowed subject to the exceptions, limitations and responsibilities of subsection10.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited to one sign per each street frontage. 2. In connection with holidays: Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be required for display of decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations related to holidays. 3. Construction: Not to exceed one (1) construction sign, or thirty (30) square feet in area for each lot line adjacent -to a street. Development signs shall not be permitted except in Page 117 of 202 conjunction with such construction signs or by Class I Special Permit. Permanent signs: 1. For a single establishment within a buildi Wall signs for a single establishment within a building: When a single establishment takes up an entire building, wall signs shall be limited to one and one half (1%) square feet of sign area for each lineal foot of wall fronting on a street; there shall be no more than one wall sign for each 150 linear feet along a street front, with no more than 3 total on any wall. Walls that do not have street frontage may contain no more than one wall sign each, not to exceed 50 square feet in area, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area as limited herein. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Projecting signs (other than hanging, as in under awning or canopy, signs) shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed twenty-five (25) square feet in sign area. Ground/freestanding signs. Ground or freestanding signs, to the extent allowed subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10.8, shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces per parallel street frontage, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area, for each establishment or for each fifty (50) feet of street frontage. Permitted sign area shall be cumulative, but no sign surface shall exceed eighty (80) square feet. Maximum height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet including embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that the planning and zoning director, through a Class II Special Permit, may increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but Page 118 of 202 r..gd Fay+ nt shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or :parking area. For Outdoor advertising business signs as accessory uses to principal commercial uses only, a Class II Special Permit shall be required, and such signs shall further be limited as follows: a) Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial structure and shall not be freestanding; b) Siqns shall be limited to one siqn per structure only; C) Sign area shall be limited to no greater than thirty-two (32) square feet; d) Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the structure in question. (not counting the 20 sq. ft. of wall signs allowable per establishment) and e) Such signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject wall. 2. For a single building with more than one establishment opening up to the outdoors: Wall signs: The building in which the establishments are located shall be allowed one (1) wall sign, limited to a building identification sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for each face of the building oriented toward the street; and in addition, .each individual establishment within a building, that has a separate entrance to the outdoors (available to the general public, whether on the ground floor or on an upper level), and a minimum frontage of 20 linear feet to the outdoors, shall be allowed the followinq Siqns: a) A wall sign not to exceed 20 square feet in area; b) Window signs not to exceed twenty (20) percent of the glass area of the window or glass door in which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached, the number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. c) An awning sign, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the Page 119 of 202 awning; letters, emblems,,.logos or symbols not to exceed 6 inches in height. d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed 3 square feet in area. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Projecting signs (other than hanging, as in under awning or canopy, signs) shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed twenty-five (25) square feet in sign area. Ground/freestanding signs. Ground or freestanding signs, to the extent allowed subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10.8, shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces per parallel street frontage, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area, for each establishment or for each fifty. (50) feet of street frontage. Permitted sign area shall be cumulative, but no sign surface shall exceed eighty (80) square feet. Maximum height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet including embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including limited access. highways or expressways, provided,. however, that the planning and zoning director, through a Class II Special Permit, may increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. For Outdoor advertising business signs as accessory uses to principal commercial uses only, a Class II Special Permit shall be required, and such signs shall further be limited as follows: a) Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial structure and shall. not be Page 120 of 202 n freestanding; b) Siqns shall be limited to one s c) Sign area shall be limited to no (32) square feet; • er structure only; reater than thirty-two d) Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the structure in question. (not counting the 20 sq. ft. of wall signs allowable per establishment) and e) Such signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject Gla l l 3. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, where there are commercial, service or retail uses in a structure which may not be seen directly from the public right-of-way, but have direct access from a courtyard or open space which abuts a primary pedestrian pathway, a free-standing directional sign containing the names of all the establishments concealed from direct view may be erected which may be combined with a location map of the complex. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 4. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks: Shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and an overall height (including architectural embellishments) of 10 feet. 10.5.4.6. I Industrial. Sign Regulations: Temporary Signs: 1. Temporary signs, including political election signs and real estate signs, shall be allowed subject to the exceptions, limitations and responsibilities of subsection 10.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited to one sign per each street frontage. 2. In connection with holidays: Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be reauired for displav of decorative flags, bunting, and other Page 12.1 of 202 6t decorations related to holida 3. Construction: Not to exceed one (1) construction sign, or thirty (30) square feet in area for each lot line adjacent to a street. Development signs shall not be permitted except in conjunction with such construction signs or by Class I Special Permit. Permanent signs: Except as otherwise provided, such signs may be illuminated but shall not be animated or flashing. 1. For a single establishment within a building: Wall signs, limited to two and one-half (2 %) square feet of sign area for each lineal foot of wall fronting on a street if any portion of such sign is below fifteen (15) feet above grade. For each foot that the lowest portion of such sign exceeds twenty-five (25) feet, permitted sign area shall be increased one (1) percent up to a maximum height of fifty (50) feet above grade. Not to exceed three (3) such signs shall be permitted for each frontage on which area calculations are based, but one (1) of these may be mounted on a side wall: Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Projecting signs (other than under awning signs) shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area; however, that such permissible sign area may be increased to eighty (80) square feet where maximum projection from the face of the building is two (2) feet or less, sixty (60) square feet where projection is more than two (2) and less than three (3) feet, and forty (40) square feet where projection is at least three (3), but not more than four (4) feet - the aggregate area of such signs shall be included. as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Ground/freestanding signs. Ground or freestanding signs, to the extent allowed subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10.8, shall be limited to one (1) sign and forty (40) square feet of sign area (for each face) for each business, or for each one hundred fifty (150) feet of street frontaqe. Permitted sign Page 122 of 202 0 * 0 area may be used in less than the maximum permitted number of such signs, but no sign shall exceed two hundred (200) square feet in area for each face. Maximum height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet including embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that the planning and zoning director, through a Class II Special Permit, may increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding ten (10) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parkinq area. For Outdoor advertising business signs as accessory uses to principal commercial uses only, a Class II Special Permit shall be required, and such signs shall further be limited as follows: a) Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial. structure and shall not be freestanding; b) Signs shall be limited to one sign per structure only; C) Sign area shall be limited to no greater than thirty-two (32) square feet; d) Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the structure in question. (not counting the 20 sq. ft. of wall signs allowable per establishment); and e) Such signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject wall. 2. For a single building with more than one establishment opening up to the outdoors: Wall signs: The building in which the establishments are located shall be allowed one (1) wail sign, limited to a building identification sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for each face of the building oriented toward the street; and in addition, each individual establishment within a building, Page 123 of 202 2 Al 0 that has a separate entrance to the outdoors (available to the general public, whether on the ground floor or on an upper level), and,a minimum frontage of 20 linear feet to the outdoors, shall be allowed the following -signs: a) A wall sign not to exceed 20 square feet in area; b) Window signs not to exceed twenty (20) percent of the glass area of the window or glass door in which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached, the number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. c) An awning sign, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the awning; letters, emblems, logos or symbols not to exceed 6 inches in height. d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed 3 square feet in area. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Projecting signs (other than under awning signs) shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area; however, that such permissible sign area may be increased to eighty (80) square feet where maximum projection from the face of the building is two (2) feet or less, sixty (60) square feet where projection is more than two (2) and less than three (3) feet, and forty (40) square feet where projection is at least three (3), but not more than four (4) feet - the aggregate area of such signs shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Ground/freestanding signs. Ground or freestanding signs, to the extent allowed subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10.8, shall be limited to one (1) sign and forty (40) square feet of sign area (for each face) for each business, or for each one hundred fifty (150) feet of street frontage. Permitted sign area may be used in less than the maximum permitted number of such signs, but no sign shall exceed two hundred (200) square feet in area for each face. Maximum height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet including embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including Page 124 of 202 limited access highways or expressways,, provided, however, that the planning and zoning director, through a Class II Special Permit, may increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding ten (10) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. For Outdoor advertising business signs as accessory uses to principal commercial uses only, a Class II Special Permit shall be required, and such signs shall further be limited as follows: a) Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial structure and shall not be freestanding; b) Signs shall be limited to one sign per structure only; C) Sign area shall be limited to no ,greater than thirty-two (3.2) square feet; d) Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the structure in question. (not counting the 20 sq. ft. of wall signs allowable per establishment) and e) Such signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject wall. 3) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, where there are commercial, service or retail uses in a structure which may not be seen directly from the public right-of-way, but have direct access from a courtyard or open space which abuts a primary pedestrian pathway, a free-standing directional sign containing the names of all the establishments concealed from direct view may be erected which may be combined with a location map of the complex. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 4) Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks: Shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area Page 125 of 202 4 bi 2 -7L G (d of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and an overall height (including architectural embellishments) of 10 feet. In addition, freestanding outdoor advertising business signs shall be permissible subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10.8 of this zoning ordinance. 10.6. Special Districts 10.6.1. Class II required. A Class II Special Permit shall be required for all signs (except for those exempt pursuant to Section 10.3.) located within the followinq Special Districts: SD -1 Martin Luther King Boulevard Commercial District SD -2 Coconut Grove Central Commercial District SD -3 Coconut Grove Major Streets Overlay District SD -4 Waterfront Industrial District SD -5 Brickell Avenue Area Residential -Office District SD -6, 6.1 Central Commercial -Residential Districts SD -7 Central Brickell Rapid Transit Commercial -Residential Districts SD -8 Design Plaza Commercial -Residential District SD -9 Biscayne Boulevard North Overlay District SD -11 Coconut Grove Rapid Transit District SD -13 S.W. 27th Avenue Gateway District SD -14, 14.1, 14.2 Latin Quarter Commercial -Residential, and Residential Districts SD -15 River Quadrant Mixed -Use District SD -16, 16.1, 16.2 Southeast Overtown-Park Residential Districts SD -17 South Bay Shore Drive Overlay District SD -20 Edgewater Overlay District SD -22 Florida Avenue Special District SD -23 Coral Way Special Overlay District SD -25 SW 8 Street Special Overlav District West Commercial - 10.6.2. Certificate of compliance in lieu of Class II allowed. Wherever a Class II Special Permit is required for signs within the special zoning districts listed in Section 10.6.1., a certificate of compliance in lieu of a Class II Special Permit may be allowed if the proposed signage complies with established and adopted guides and standards for the special district in which such signs will be located. 10.6.3. Schedule of special district siqn requlations: For all Special Overlay Districts not specifically indicated herein, sign regulations shall be as for the underlyinq district. Page 126 of 202 Unless otherwise indicated for a specific special district, signs may be illuminated, but shall not be animated or flashing. 10.6.3.1. SD -1 Martin Luther Kinq Boulevard Commercial District: This district is of special and substantial public interest because of the need to develop and redevelop in a manner improving amenity, efficiency and security. These regulations are intended to encourage concentrations of commercial and service facilities at intersections of arterial streets, encourage residential development above such facilities and in areas away from such intersections and to provide the development and design opportunities inherent in larger site areas. Sign Regulations: Temporary Signs: 1. Temporary signs, including political election signs and real estate signs, shall be allowed subject to the exceptions, limitations and responsibilities of subsection 10.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited to one sign per each street frontage. 2. In connection with holidays: Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be required for display of decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations related to holidays. 3. Construction: Not to exceed one (1) construction sign, or thirty (30) square feet in area for each lot line adjacent. to a street. Development signs shall not be permitted except in conjunction with such construction signs or by Class I Special Permit. Permanent signs: 1. For a single establishment within a buildi Wall signs for a single establishment within a building: When a single establishment takes up an entire building, wall signs shall be limited to one and one half (1�) square feet of sign area for each lineal foot of wall fronting on a street; there shall be no more than one wall sign for each 150 linear feet along a street front, with no more than 3 total on any wall. Walls that do not have street frontage may contain no more than one wall sign each, not to exceed 50 square feet in area, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area as limited herein. Page 12.7 of 202 121213 Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Projecting signs (other than hanging signs) shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area; however, that such permissible sign area may be increased to eighty (80) square feet where maximum projection from the face of the building is two (2) feet or less, sixty (60) square feet where projection is more than two (2) and less than three (3) feet, and forty (40) square feet where projection is at least three (3) , but not more than four (4) feet - the aggregate area of such signs shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Ground/freestanding signs. Ground or freestanding signs, to the extent allowed subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10.8, shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area, for each establishment or for each one hundred (100) feet of street frontage. Permitted sign area may be cumulative, but no sign surface shall exceed one hundred (100) square feet. Maximum height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet including embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that the planning and zoning director may, pursuant to a Class II Special Permit, increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not. exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. For Outdoor advertising business signs as accessory uses to principal commercial uses only, a Class II Special Permit shall be reuuired, and such signs shall further be limited as follows: Page 128 of 202 Adb' Q) a) Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial structure and shall not be freestanding; b) Signs shall be limited to one sign per structure only; C) Sign area shall be limited to no greater than thirty-two (32) square feet; d) Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the structure in question. (not counting the 20 sq. ft. of wall signs allowable per establishment); and e) Such signs may either be wall. 2. For a single buildin opening up to the outdoors: inted or mounted onto the subject with more than one establishment Wall signs: The building. in which the establishments are located shall be allowed one (1) wall sign, limited to a building identification sign, not exceeding fifty (50). square feet in area, for each face of the building oriented toward the street; and in addition, each individual establishment within a building, that has a separate entrance to the outdoors (available to the general public, whether on the ground floor or on an upper level), and a minimum frontage of 20 linear feet to the outdoors, shall be allowed the following signs: a) A wall sign not to exceed 20 square feet in area; b) Window signs not to exceed twenty (20) percent of the glass area of the window or glass door in which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached, the number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. c) An awning sign, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the awning; letters, emblems, logos or symbols not to exceed 6 inches in height. d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed 3 square feet in area. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as. Page 129 of 202 limited above. Projectinq signs (other than nging sig: � shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area; however, that such permissible sign area may be increased to eighty (80) square feet where maximum projection from the face of the building is two (2) feet or less, sixty (60) square feet where projection is more than two (2) and less than three (3) feet, and forty (40) square feet where projection is at least three (3) , but not more than four (4) feet - the aggregate area of such signs shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Ground/freestanding signs. Ground or freestanding signs, to the extent allowed subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10.8, shall be limited to one .(1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area, for each establishment or for each one hundred (100) feet of street frontage. Permitted sign area may be cumulative, but no sign surface shall exceed one hundred (100) square feet. Maximum height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet including embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that the planning and zoning director may, pursuant to a Class II Special Permit, increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. For Outdoor advertising business signs as accessory uses to principal commercial uses only, a Class II Special Permit shall be required, and such signs shall further be limited as follows: a) Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial structure and shall not be freestanding; b) Signs shall be limited to one sign per structure only; Page 130 of 202 122...3 c) Sign area shall be limited to no greater than thirty-two (32) square feet; d) Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the structure in question. (not counting the 20 sq. ft. of wall signs allowable per establishment) and e) Such signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject wall. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, where there are commercial, service or retail uses in a structure which may not be seen directly from the public right-of-way, but have direct access from a courtyard or open space which abuts a primary pedestrian pathway, a free-standing directional sign containing the names of all the establishments concealed from direct view may be erected which may be combined with a location map of the complex. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 4. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks: Shall be permissible. only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and an overall height (including architectural embellishments) of 10 feet. In addition, freestanding outdoor advertising business signs shall be permissible subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10.8 of this zoning ordinance. 10.6.3.2. SD -2 Coconut Grove Central Commercial District Within the commercial center of Coconut Grove, it is of special and substantial public interest to strengthen unique historic and cultural character by regulations encouraging retail and service development with strong pedestrian orientation. It is further intended to encourage innovative site planning and architectural design, and to create opportunities for combining residential and nonresidential uses in a pattern minimizing potential adverse effects of such combinations. Sign regulations: Temporary Signs: Page 131 of 202 2.163 1. Temporary signs, including political election signs and real estate signs, shall be allowed subject to the exceptions, limitations and responsibilities of subsection 10.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited to one sign per each street frontage. 2. In connection with holidays: Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be required for display of decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations related to holidays. 3. Construction or development signs, individually or in combination, shall be limited to one (1) per street frontage, not exceeding ten (10) square feet in area, and erected with the highest portion fifteen (15) feet or less above grade. Permanent signs: 1. For a single establishment within a building: Wall signs for a single establishment within a building: When a single establishment takes up an entire building, only one (1) wall sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for every one hundred fifty (150) feet of length of building wall shall be permitted for each face of the building oriented toward the street. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Ground signs: Ground signs, where permissible, shall be limited to monument signs only; no pole signs shall be allowed. One (1) ground sign, limited to ten (10) square feet in area, may be erected for buildings on lots where the. street yard exceeds twenty (20) feet in depth. Not more than one (1) projecting sign, other than a hanging (under awning) sign, shall be erected, with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed ten (10) square feet in area. No such sign.structure shall extend more than three (3) feet from the wall of the building. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such Page 132 of 202 sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 2. For a single building with more than one establishment opening up to the outdoors: The building in which the establishments are located shall be allowed one (1) wall sign, limited to a building identification sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for each face of the building oriented toward the street; and in addition, each individual establishment within a building, that has a separate entrance to the outdoors (available to the general public, whether on the ground floor or on an upper level), and a minimum frontage of 20 linear feet to the outdoors, shall be allowed the following signs: a) A wall sign not to exceed 20 square feet in area; b) Window signs not to exceed 10 percent of the glass area of the window or glass door in which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached, the number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. c) An awning sign, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the awning; letters, emblems, logos or symbols not to exceed 6 inches in height. d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed 3 square feet in area. Ground signs: Ground signs, where permissible, shall be limited to monument signs only; no pole signs shall be allowed. one (1) ground sign, limited to ten (10) square feet in area, may be erected for buildings on lots where the street yard exceeds twenty (20) feet in depth. Not more than one (1) projecting sign, other than a hanging (under awning) sign, shall be erected, with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed ten (10) square feet in area. No such sign structure shall extend more than three (3) feet from the wall of the building. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or narking area. Page 133 of 202 3. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, where there are commercial, service or retail uses in a structure which may not be seen directly from the public right-of-way, but have direct access from a courtyard or open space which abuts a primary pedestrian pathway, a free-standing directional sign containing the names of all the establishments concealed from direct view may be erected which may be combined with a location map of the complex. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parkinq area. 4. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks: Shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and an overall height (including architectural embellishments) of 10 feet. 10.6.3.3. Reserved 10.6.3.4. SD -4 Waterfront Industrial District This district designation is intended for application in areas appropriately located for marine activities, including industrial operations and major movements of passengers and commodities. In view of the importance of such activities to local economy and the limited area suitable and available for such activities, it is intended to limit principal and accessory uses to those reasonably requiring location within such districts, and not to permit residential, general commercial, service, office or manufacturing uses not primarily related to waterfront activities except for office uses in existing office structures. For the purposes of section 3(mm) of the ,City of Miami Charter, this district shall be construed as an industrial district. Sign Regulations: Temporary Signs: 1. Temporary signs, including political election signs and real estate signs, shall be allowed subject to the exceptions, limitations and responsibilities of subsection 10.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited to one sign per each street frontage. 2. In connection with holidays: Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be required for display of decorative flags, bunting, and other Page 134 of 202 �a � :� 3 decorations related to holidays. 3. Construction: Not to exceed one (1) construction sign, or thirty (30) square feet in area for each lot line adjacent to a street. Development signs shall not be permitted except in conjunction with such construction signs or by Class I Special Permit. Permanent signs: 1. For a sinqle establishment within a buildi Wall signs for a single establishment within a building: When a single establishment takes up an entire building, wall signs shall be limited to one and one half (1%) square feet of sign area for each lineal foot of wall fronting on a street; there shall be no more than one wall sign for each 150 linear feet along a street front, with no more than 3 total on any wall. Walls that do not have street frontage may contain no more than one wall sign each, not to exceed 50 square feet in area, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area as limited herein. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Projecting signs (other than hanging signs) shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area; however, that such permissible sign area may be increased to eighty (80) square feet where maximum projection from the face of the building is two (2) feet or less, sixty (60) square feet where projection is more than two (2) and less than three (3) feet, and forty (40) square feet where projection is at least three (3) , but not more than four (4) feet - the aggregate area of such signs shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Ground/freestanding signs. Ground or freestanding signs, to the extent allowed subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Section 10.4.5 and 10.8, shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area, for each establishment or for each one hundred (100) feet of street frontage. Permitted sign area may be cumulative, but no sign Page 135 of 202 surface shall exceed one hundred (100) square feet. Maximum height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet including embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that the planning and zoning director may, pursuant to a Class II Special Permit, increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 2. For a single building with more than one establishment ening up to the outdoors: Wall signs: The building in which the establishments are located shall be allowed one (1) wall sign, limited to a building identification sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for each face of the building oriented toward the street; and in addition, each individual establishment within a building, that has a separate entrance to the outdoors (available to the general public, whether on the ground floor or on an upper level), and a minimum frontage of 20 linear feet to the outdoors, shall be allowed the following signs: a) A wall sign not to exceed 20 square feet in area; b) Window signs not to exceed twenty (20) percent of the glass area of the window or glass door in which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached, the number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. c) An awning sign, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the awning; letters, emblems, logos or symbols not to exceed 6 inches in height. d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed 3 square feet in area. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as Page 136 of 202 2,21 r limited above. Projecting signs (other than hanging signs) shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area; however, that such permissible sign area may be increased to eighty (80) square feet where maximum projection from the face of the building is two (2) feet or less, sixty (60) square feet where projection is more than two (2) and less than three (3) feet, and forty (40) square feet where projection is at least three (3) , but not more than four (4) feet - the aggregate area of such signs shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Ground/freestanding signs. Ground or freestanding signs, to the extent allowed subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10.8, shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area, for each establishment or for each one hundred (100) feet of street frontage. Permitted sign area may be cumulative, but no sign surface shall exceed one hundred (100) square feet. Maximum height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet including embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that the planning and zoning director may, pursuant to a Class II Special Permit, increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, where there are commercial, service or retail uses in a structure which may not be seen directly from the public right-of-way, but have direct access from a courtyard or open space which abuts a primary pedestrian pathway, a free-standing directional sign containing the names of all the establishments concealed from direct view may be erected which may be combined with a location map of the complex. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area, shall be erected per Page 137 of 202 entrance, exit, or parking area. 4. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks: Shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and an overall height (including architectural embellishments) of 10 feet. 10.6.3.5. SD -5 Brickell Avenue Area Residential -Office District This district is of special and substantial public interest because of its prime location on Brickell Avenue along the Bayfront and the Miami River, close to and visible from the CBD and Biscayne Bay, and its importance to the economic well-being of the city as a prestigious high- rise office district housing banking, finance, international trade, and other professional office uses. In the interest of maintenance of principal views from within the district and adjoining areas, and preservation and enhancement of existing desirable features of design, landscaping and appearance, it is intended that development, at appropriately high intensity, shall be so designed as to assure open character, attractive and secure open space available to the general public at ground level, and appropriately located recreation space serving residential uses. Uses and design should recognize the proximity to the areas of great natural beauty which are historically significant to the City. High density, so long as it provides public and scenic access to these natural and historic areas, is permitted. Water views, easy access to contiguous waterwalks, and several key water vistas should be made available to the public. The district, because of a high concentration of residences both within the district and in neighboring areas and because of a large daytime population of workers, should facilitate the urban walking experience. The district, especially along Brickell Avenue, should maintain large urban pedestrian walkways which include overhead shade, sitting areas and public art and fountains. Landscape and street frontage open space are consistent with the financial and service entities which operate in the district. Consumer and service retail which are located at street level and which are visible to the pedestrian are permitted to enhance the pedestrian experience and to provide a twenty- four-hour Page 138 of 202 district. Sign Regulations. Temporary Signs: 1. Temporary signs, including political election signs and real estate signs, shall. be allowed subject to the exceptions, limitations and responsibilities of subsection 10.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited to one sign per each street frontage. 2. In connection with holidays: Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be required for display of decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations related to holidays. 3. Construction: Not to exceed one (1) construction sign, or thirty (30) square feet in area for each lot line adjacent to a street. Development signs shall not be permitted except in conjunction with such construction signs or by Class I Special Permit. Permanent signs: 1. For a single establishment within a building: Wall signs for a single establishment within a building: When a single establishment takes up an entire building, only one (1) wall sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for every one hundred fifty (150) feet of length of building wall shall be permitted for each face of the building oriented toward the street. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Ground signs: Ground signs, where permissible, shall be limited to monument signs only; no pole signs shall be allowed. One (1) ground sign, limited to ten (10) square feet in area, may be erected for buildings on lots where the street yard exceeds twenty (20) feet in depth. Not more than one (1) projecting sign, other than a hanging sign, shall be erected, with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed ten (10) square feet in area. No such sign structure shall extend more than three (3) feet from Page 139 of 202 � s� the wall of the building. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 2. For a single building with more than one establishment opening up to the outdoors: The building -in which the establishments are located shall be allowed one (1) wall sign, limited to a building identification sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for each face of the building oriented toward the street; and in addition, each individual establishment within a building, that has a separate entrance to the outdoors (available to the general public, whether on the ground floor or on an upper level), and a minimum frontage of 20 linear feet to the outdoors, shall be allowed the following signs: a) A wall sign not to exceed 20 square feet in area; b) Window signs not to exceed twenty (20) percent of the glass area of the window or glass door in which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached, the number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. c) An awning sign, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the awning; letters, emblems,.logos or symbols not to exceed 6 inches in heiqht. d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed 3 square feet in area. Ground signs: Ground signs, where permissible, shall be limited to monument signs only; no pole signs shall be allowed. One (1) ground sign, limited to ten (10) square feet in area, may be erected for buildings on lots where the street yard exceeds twenty (20) feet in depth. Not more than one (1) projecting sign, other than a hanging sign, shall be erected, with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed ten (10) square feet in area. No such sign structure shall extend more than three (3) feet from the wall of the building. Page 140 of 202 63 Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, where there are commercial, service or retail uses in a structure which may not be seen directly from the public right-of-way, but have direct access from a courtyard or open space which abuts a primary pedestrian pathway, a free-standing directional sign containing the names of all the establishments concealed from direct view may be erected which may be combined with a location map of the complex. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceedinq twenty (20) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 4. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks: Shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and an overall height (including architectural embellishments) of 10 feet. 10.6.3.6. SD -6, 6.1 Central Commercial -Residential Districts These districts are of special and substantial interest because of their proximity to the Central Business District and the need to provide supporting and complementary high-density residential and office development with major retail shopping and entertainment activities. It is intended to increase desirable pedestrian activity by mandating ground level retail and service uses with strong pedestrian orientation on frontages along major public walkways. By encouraging uses, activities, arrangements, and amenities that generate pedestrian street life, the pedestrian walking experience will be diversified, stimulated, and enhanced. Due to the increased traffic burden on public roads and sidewalks that will be caused by the substantial increase of permitted development intensity in these districts, it is intended that public walkway systems be increased commensurately by the creation of plazas and promenades within the districts' yard and setback requirements, and by through block connections. The scale and utility of these widened walkways will complement and interconnect the high-intensity development fostered by these Page 141 of 202, �; districts. To promote pedestrian comfort and convenience, it is intended to locate vehicular entrances to properties in such a manner as not to disrupt. pedestrian flow on major pedestrian walkways. As a significant view corridor of special character and a major link to the Central Business District, it is intended to protect and enhance the unique aesthetic and functional qualities of Biscayne Boulevard by requiring additional open space, yard, and setbacks for building frontage on the boulevard. To relieve the dense spatial quality of these districts, and to provide a transparent link between interior and exterior pedestrian environments, a percentage of lot area is mandated as a well landscaped plaza activity area that will border on the adjacent street. It is intended that these plazas form strong active pedestrian areas linking adjacent streetscapes to building interiors. It is intended that large scale, yet diverse architectural designs are to be encouraged as statements of regional significance and the inherent social and economic complexity of these districts. However, to ensure ground level compatibility of projects, it is intended that the landscaping, paving materials, and street furniture complement: these districts as a whole, and provide a uniform. vet diverse environment for the users. Consistent with the complex dense urban character of the center city, it is intended that emphasis be given to graphics, signs and lighting as a means of projecting color, vitality, excitement and blend of activity. Special intent concerning SD -6.1. In addition to the general intent in section 606.1., the special intent for SD -6.1 is to promote development of a mixed-use complex, including a public performing arts center. To this end, incentives are provided through increased floor area ratio for dedication of land and/or construction of performing arts theaters and an additional Metromover station to serve the theaters. Additionally, floor area ratio incentives are provided to encourage the private sector to provide onsite housing, to assist with the construction of affordable housing within the SD - 6 and SD- 6.1 districts, and to provide amenities. and services such as child care centers and ground floor retail, restaurant, and service uses. Sign Regulations: Temporary Signs: Page 142 of 202 1. Temporary signs, including political election signs and real estate signs, shall be allowed subject to the exceptions, limitations and responsibilities of subsection 10.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited to one sign per each street frontage. 2. In connection with holidays: Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be required for display of decorative flags, bunting,_ and other decorations related to holidays. 3. Construction: Not to exceed one (1) construction sign, or thirty (30) square feet in area for each lot line adjacent to a street. Development signs shall not be permitted except in conjunction with such construction signs or by Class I Special Permit. Permanent signs: 1. For a single establishment within a building: Wall signs for a single establishment within a building: When a single establishment takes up an entire building, wall signs shall be limited to one and one half (1%) square feet of sign area for each lineal foot of wall fronting on a street; there shall be no more than one wall sign for each 150 linear feet along a street front, with no more than 3 total on any wall. Walls that do not have street .frontage may contain no more than one wall sign each, not to exceed 50 square feet in area, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area as limited herein. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Projecting signs (other than hanging, as in under awning or canopy, signs) shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed twenty-five (25) square feet in sign area. Ground/freestanding signs. Ground or freestanding signs, to the extent allowed subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10.8, shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces per parallel street frontage, neither Page 143 of 202 JL of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area, for each establishment or for each fifty (50) feet of street frontage. Permitted sign area shall be cumulative, but no sign surface shall exceed eighty (80) square feet. Maximum height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet including embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that the planning and zoning director, through a Class II Special Permit, may increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 2. For a single building with more than one establishment opening up to the outdoors: Wall signs: The building in which the establishments are located shall be allowed one (1) wall sign, limited to a building identification sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for each face of the building oriented toward the street; and in addition, each individual establishment within a building, that has a separate entrance to the outdoors (available to the general public, whether on the ground floor or on an upper level), and a minimum frontage of 20 linear feet to the outdoors, shall be allowed the following signs: a) A wall sign not to exceed 20 square feet in area b) Window signs not to exceed twenty (20) percent of the glass area of the window or glass door in which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached; the number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. c) An awning sign, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the awning; letters, emblems, logos or symbols not to exceed 6 inches in height. d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed 3 square feet in area. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number Page 144 of 202 zz of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Projecting signs (other than hanging, as in under awning or canopy, signs) shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed twenty-five (25) square feet in sign area. Ground/freestanding signs. Ground or freestanding signs, to the extent allowed subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10.8, shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces per parallel street frontage, -neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area, for each establishment or for each fifty (50) feet of street frontage. Permitted sign area shall be cumulative, but no sign surface shall exceed eighty (80) square feet. Maximum height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet including embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that the planning and zoning director, through a Class II Special Permit, may increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions. Directional siqns, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, where there are commercial, service or retail uses in a structure which may not be seen directly from the public right-of-way, but have direct access from a courtyard or open space which abuts a primary pedestrian pathway, a free-standing directional sign containing the names of all the establishments concealed from direct view may be erected which may be combined with a location map of the complex. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 4. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks: Shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case Page 145 of 202 of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and an overall height (including architectural embellishments) of 10 feet. 10.6.3.7. SD -7 Central Brickell Rapid Transit Commercial - Residential Districts '-'This district is of special and substantial public interest because of its close proximity to the central business district, the Miami River, and the Metrorail and Metromover transit stations serving the Brickell area and because of its history as a predominantly residential neiqhborhood. In the interests of reduction of traffic within the city generally and in this district in particular, of conservation of energy, and of the creation of an intensive urban environment with a twenty -four-hour activity pattern, it is intended that high-intensity mixed-use development of residential, office, and retail and service uses be encouraged that will provide innovative design of residential spaces, including the concept of residential uses on upper levels over ground floor retail and service uses; retail, service, cultural and entertainment uses at ground level oriented towards intensive pedestrian usage; a modified downtown environment with minimal yards, a high percentage of lot coverage, highly usable pedestrian open spaces at ground level, and maximum interrelationship of ground floor uses and exterior public open space. Concerning uses, it is intended that multifamily residential occupancy and ground level retail, service, cultural and entertainment uses be encouraged individually or as a part of a mixed-use residential and office development through a floor area incentive system. It is further intended to create a central focus of neighborhood activity along Brickell Promenade and adjoining frontages along Miami Avenue by requiring retail, service, cultural and entertainment uses at ground level along street frontages within the district, especially along Miami Avenue and SE 10th Street (the Brickell Promenade). Although it is intended that the character of development be intensive, it is also intended that buildings be designed to provide pedestrians with. lively, interesting, well landscaped spaces at ground level. To this end, yard areas adjacent to all streets are required to be developed as an integral part of the neighborhood pedestrian walkway system; and maximum setbacks are established for the ground floor of buildings, in order to form a continuous, uniform edge of building facades along the sidewalk edge. Certain streets which form linkages to transit stations and other activity centers can be expected to carry major volumes of pedestrian traffic; thus. it is intended that development adjacent Page 146 of 202 12213 to such primary pedestrian, pathways should be designed to accommodate ground floor retail shops and other uses that promote an active pedestrian sidewalk environment. Sign regulations: Temporary Signs: 1. Temporary signs, including political election signs and real estate signs, shall be allowed subject to the exceptions, limitations and responsibilities of subsection 10.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited to one sign per each street frontage. 2. In connection with holidays: Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be required for display of decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations related to holidays. 3. Construction: Not to exceed one (1) construction sign, or thirty (30) square feet in area for each lot line adjacent to a street. Development signs shall not be permitted except in conjunction with such construction signs or by Class I Special Permit. Permanent signs: 1. For a single establishment within a buildi Wall signs for a single establishment within a building: When a single establishment takes up an entire building, only one (1) wall sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for every one hundred fifty (150) feet of length of building wall shall be permitted for each face of the building oriented toward the street. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Ground signs: Ground signs, where permissible, shall be limited to monument signs only; no pole signs shall be allowed. One (1) ground sign,, limited to ten (10) square feet in area, may be erected for buildings on lots where the street yard exceeds twenty (20) feet in depth. Not more than one (1) projecting sign, other than a hanging sign, shall be erected, with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, Page 147 of 202 neither of which shall exceed ten (10)„ square feet in area. No such sign structure shall extend more than three (3) feet from the wall of the building. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking. areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 2. For a single building with more than one establishment opening up to the outdoors: The building in which the establishments are located shall be allowed one (1) wall sign, limited to a building identification sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for each face of the building oriented toward the street; and in addition, each individual establishment within a building, that has a separate entrance to the outdoors (available to the general public, whether on the ground floor or on an upper level), and a minimum frontage of 20 linear feet to the outdoors, shall be allowed the following signs: a) A wall sign not to exceed 20 square feet in area; b) Window signs not to exceed twenty (20) percent of the glass area of the window or glass door in which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached, the number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. c) An awning sign, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the awning; letters, emblems, logos or symbols not to exceed 6 inches in height. d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed 3 square feet in area. Ground signs: Ground signs, where permissible, shall be limited to monument signs only; no pole signs shall be allowed. One (1) ground sign, limited to ten (10) square feet in area, may be erected for buildings on lots where the street. yard exceeds twenty (20) feet in depth. Not more than one (1) projecting sign, other than a hanging sign, shall be erected, with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed ten (10) square feet in area. No such siqn structure shall extend more than three (3) feet from Page 148 of 202 the wall of the building. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, where there are commercial, service or retail uses in a structure which may not be seen directly from the public right-of-way, but have direct access from a courtyard or open space which abuts a primary pedestrian pathway, a free-standing directional sign containing the names. of all the establishments concealed from direct view may be erected which may be combined with a location map of the complex. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 4. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks: Shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and an overall height (including architectural embellishments) of 10 feet. 10.6.3.8. SD -8 Design Plaza Commercial -Residential District This district is of special and substantial public interest because of its unique qualities as a resource and service area for the design industry. It is intended to strengthen and encourage the expansion of design service activities in this area by allowing greater intensities for appropriate design -oriented service uses coupled with meaningful ground level pedestrian open spaces. It is further intended to recognize the predominantly built-up character of this area and the need for customer and employee parking by allowing offsite parking. Sign Regulations: Temporary Signs: 1. Temporary signs, including political election signs and real estate signs, shall be allowed subject to the exceptions, limitations and responsibilities of subsection 10.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited to one sign per each street frontage. Page 149 of 202 6 � 1)9 2. In connection with holidays:.Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be required for display of decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations related to holidays. 3. Construction: Not to exceed one (1) construction sign, or thirty (30) square feet in area for each lot line adjacent to a street. Development signs shall not be permitted except in conjunction with such construction signs or by Class I Special Permit. Permanent signs: For a single establishment within a buildi Wall signs for a single establishment within a building: When a single establishment takes up an entire building, wall signs shall be limited to one and one half (1%) square feet of sign area for each lineal foot of wall fronting on a street; there shall be no more than one wall sign for each 150 linear feet along a street front, with no more than 3 total on any wall. Walls that do not have street frontage may contain no more than one wall sign each, not to exceed 50 square feet in area, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area as limited herein. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of t=he window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Projecting signs (other than hanging signs) shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area; however, that such permissible sign area may be increased to eighty (80) square feet where maximum projection from the face of the building is two (2) feet or less, sixty (60) square feet where projection is more than two (2) and less than three (3) feet, and forty (40) square feet where projection is at least three (3) , but not more than four (4) feet - the aggregate area of such _signs shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Ground/freestanding signs. Ground or freestanding signs, to the extent allowed subject to the limitations and restrictions .set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10.8, shall be limited to one (1) sign structure Page 150 of 202 S. • with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area, for each establishment or for each one hundred (100) feet of street frontage. Permitted sign area may be cumulative, but no sign surface shall exceed one hundred (100) square feet. Maximum height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet_ including embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that the planning and zoning director may, pursuant to a Class II Special Permit; increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 2. For a single building with more than one establishment opening up to the outdoors: Wall signs: The building in which the establishments are located shall be allowed one (1) wall sign, limited to a building identification sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for each face of the building oriented toward the street; and in addition, each individual establishment within a building, that has a separate entrance to the outdoors (available to the general public, whether on the ground floor or on an upper level), and a minimum frontage of 20 linear feet to the outdoors, shall be allowed the following signs: a) A wall siqn not to exceed 20 square feet in area; b) Window signs not to exceed twenty (20) percent of the glass area of the window or glass door in which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached, the number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. c) An awning sign, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the awning; letters, emblems, logos or symbols not to exceed 6 inches in height. d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed 3 square feet in area. Page 151 of 202 Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Projecting signs (other than hanging signs) shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area; however, that such permissible sign area may be increased to eighty (80) square feet where maximum projection from the face of the building is two (2) feet or less, sixty (60) square feet where projection is more than two (2) and less than three (3) feet, and forty (40) square feet where projection is at least three (3) , but not more than four (4) feet - the aggregate area of such signs shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Ground/freestanding signs. Ground or freestanding signs, to the extent allowed subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10.8, shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area, for each establishment or for each one hundred (100) feet of street frontage. Permitted sign area may be cumulative, but no sign surface shall exceed one hundred (100) square feet. Maximum height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet including embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that the planning and zoning director may, pursuant to a Class II Special Permit, increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, where there are commercial, service or retail uses in a structure which may not be seen directly from the public right-of-way, but have direct access from a courtyard or open space which abuts a primary pedestrian pathway, a free-standing directional sign Page 152 of 202 G ��e containing the names of all the establishments concealed from direct view may be erected which may be combined with a location map of the complex. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 4. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks: Shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and an overall height (including architectural embellishments) of 10 feet. 10.6.3.9. SD -9 Biscavne Boulevard North Overlav District Biscayne Boulevard North is one of the major gateways to the City of Miami. This overlay district is of special and substantial public interest because of the need to upgrade the amenities and visual qualities of the boulevard. It is intended that future public and private development shall respect and enhance this gateway role by providing well landscaped development along the boulevard; to encourage appropriate development and to assure appropriate uses along the boulevard by modifying the use regulations of underlying districts. Sign Regulations: Sign limitations shall be as for the underlying district, except for properties which have direct frontage along Biscayne Boulevard or which have frontage within one hundred (100) feet of Biscayne Boulevard, in which case sign limitations shall be as provided below: 1. General limitations. a) Signs more than fifteen (15) feet above grade, but less than fifty (50) feet above grade. Signs erected with their lowest portions more than fifteen (15) feet above grade shall be limited to those identifying the building and the nature of the establishments it contains. Except as provided below, only one (1) such sign, not exceeding fifty ( 5 0 ) square feet in area for every one hundred fifty (150) feet of length of building wall oriented toward the street, shall be permitted. In addition to the Class II Special Permit required for such signs, referral to the urban development review board shall be mandatory for signs fifteen (15) feet above grade that exceed the allowable fifty (50) square feet of sign area. Area of such signs shall in no case exceed 1.5 sauare feet for each lineal foot of building wall frontage on a street. b) Signs fifteen (15) feet or less above grade; limitations on Page 153 of 202 0 -0 number and area. Wall signs (not including signs in glassed areas of windows or doors) and projecting signs erected with their highest portion fifteen (15) feet or less above grade shall be limited in total area to twenty (20) square feet, except as otherwise specifically provided herein (see section 3 below). Signs in glassed areas of windows and doors shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the glassed area of the window or door involved. 2. Detailed limitations, wall signs, projecting signs, window signs. a) Within twenty (20) square feet maximum allowable, at or below fifteen (15) feet above grade, the following limitationsshall apply to number and area of signs. Not more than one (1) wall sign may be erected per establishment unless the establishment has frontage along two (2) streets, in which case two (2) wall signs shall be permitted, one (1) on each wall fronting a street, and the maximum area of any such sign shall be twenty (20) square. feet. Not more than one (1) projecting sign, other than a marquee sign, shall be erected, with no more than two (2) surfaces, neither of which shall exceed twenty-five (25) square feet in area. No such sign structure shall extend more than three (3) feet from the wall of the building. Marquee signs shall be limited to one (1) per establishment and three (3) square feet in sign area. 3. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs, but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide entrances, exits or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit or parking area. 4. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and an overall height (including architectural embellishments) of 10 feet. 5. Prohibited signs. Balloon signs and ground or freestanding signs, except for temporary signs. Notwithstanding the above, when a single building consists of multiple establishments opening up to the outdoors, the following shall apply: Wall signs: The building in which the establishments are located Page 154 of 202 IZ21 shall be allowed one (1) wall sign, limited to a building identification sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for each face of the building oriented toward the street; and in addition, each individual establishment within a building, that has a separate entrance to the outdoors (available to the general public, whether on the ground floor or on an upper level), and a minimum frontage of 20 linear feet to the outdoors, shall be allowed the followinq signs: a) A wall sign not to exceed 20 square feet in area; b) Window signs not to exceed twenty (20) percent of the glass area of the window or glass door in which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached, the number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. c) An awning sign, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the awning; letters, emblems, logos or symbols not to exceed 6 inches in height. d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed 3 square feet in area. 10.6.3.10. Reserved 10.6.3.11. SD -11 Coconut Grove Rapid Transit District This district is of special and substantial public interest because of its close proximity to the rapid transit station serving the Coconut Grove area. In the interest of reduction of travel and traffic within the city and conservation of energy, protection against automobile and pedestrian access conflicts, coordination of public and private traffic movement and facilities, encouragement of designs that will enhance the entrance to Coconut Grove and be compatible with the scale, landscape character, and diversity of Coconut Grove, it is intended that development, at appropriate intensity, shall be designed to assure attractive, secure pedestrian open space (including plazas) available to the general public, traffic patterns for pedestrians and automobiles that avoid conflicts and are properly linked to the transit station, and will be consistent with the character of Coconut Grove. Sign Regulations: Temporary Signs: 1. Temporary signs, including political election signs and real estate signs, shall be allowed subject to the exceptions, Page 155 of 202 6023 limitations and responsibilities of subsection 10.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited to one sign per each street frontage. 2. In connection with holidays: Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be required for display .of decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations related to holidays. 3. Construction: Not to exceed one (1) construction sign, or thirty (30) square feet in area for each lot line adjacent to a street. Development signs shall not be permitted except in conjunction with such construction signs or by Class I Special Permit. Permanent signs: 1. For a single establishment within a buildi Wall signs for a single establishment within a building: When a single establishment takes up an entire building, wall signs shall be limited to one and one half (1�5) square feet of sign area for each lineal foot of wall fronting on a street; there shall be no more than one wall sign for each 150 linear feet along a street front, with no more than 3 total on any wall. Walls that do not have street frontage may contain no more than one wall sign each, not to exceed 50 square feet in area, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area as limited herein. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Projecting signs (other than hanging signs) shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area; however, that such permissible sign area may be increased to eighty (80) square feet where maximum projection from the face of the building is two (2) feet or less, sixty (60) square feet where projection is more than two (2) and less than three (3) feet, and forty (40) square feet where projection is at least three (3) , but not more than four (4) feet - the aggregate area of such. signs shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Ground/freestanding siqns. Page 156 of 202 �') Ground or freestanding signs, to the extent allowed subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10.8, shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area, for each establishment or for each one hundred (100) feet of street frontage. Permitted sign area may be cumulative, but no sign surface shall exceed one hundred (100) square feet. Maximum height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet including embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that the planning and zoning director may, pursuant to a Class II Special Permit, increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 2. For a single building with more than one establishment opening up to the outdoors: Wall signs: The building in which the establishments are located shall be allowed one (1) wall sign, limited to a building identification sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for each face of the building oriented toward the street; and in addition, each individual establishment within a building, that has a separate entrance to the outdoors (available to the general public, whether on the ground floor or on an upper level), and a minimum frontage of 20 linear feet to the outdoors, shall beallowed the following signs: a) A wall sign not to exceed 20 square feet in area; b) Window signs not to exceed twenty (20) percent of the glass area of the window or glass door in which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached, the number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. c) An awning sign, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the awning; letters, emblems, logos or symbols not to exceed 6 inches in height. d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed 3 square feet in area. Page 157 of 202 Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Projecting signs (other than hanging signs) shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area; however, that such permissible sign area may be increased to eighty (80) square feet where maximum projection from the face of the building is two (2) feet or less, sixty (60) square feet where projection is more than two (2) and less than three (3) feet, and forty (40) square feet where projection is at least three (3) , but not more than four (4) feet - the aggregate area of such signs shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Ground/freestanding signs. Ground or freestanding signs, to the extent allowed subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10.8, shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area, for each establishment or for each one hundred (100) feet of street frontage. Permitted sign area may be cumulative, but no sign surface shall exceed one hundred (100) square feet. Maximum height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet including embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that the planning and zoning director may, pursuant to a Class II Special Permit, increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which_ may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, where there are commercial, service or retail uses in a structure which may not be seen directly from the public right-of-way, but have direct access from a courtyard or open space which abuts a Page 158 of 202 9 primary pedestrian pathway, a free-standing directional sign containing the names of all the establishments concealed from direct view may be erected which may be combined with a location map of the complex. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 4. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks: Shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and an overall height (including architectural embellishments) of 10 feet. 10.6.3.12. Reserved. 10.6.3.13. SD -13 S.W. 27th Avenue Gatewav District The major gateway to Coconut Grove is 27th Avenue. This area is of special and substantial public interest because of the.need.to upgrade its amenities and visual quality. It is intended to encourage activities along the street frontage which generate street life, consistent with the character of Coconut. Grove; which would strengthen the relation between the area and the transit station. Sign regulations: Temporary Signs: 1. Temporary signs, including political election signs and real estate signs, shall be allowed subject to the exceptions, limitations and responsibilities of subsection 10.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited to one sign per each street frontage. 2. In connection with holidays: Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be required for display of decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations related to holidays. 3. Construction or development signs, individually or in combination, shall be limited to one (1) per street frontage, not exceeding ten (10) square feet in area, and erected with the highest portion fifteen (15) feet or less above grade. Permanent signs: Page 159 of 202 r� �A9 I to 1. For a single establishment within a buildi Wall signs for a single establishment within a building: When a single establishment takes up an entire building, only one (1) wall sign,_ not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for every one hundred fifty (150) feet of length of building wall shall be permitted for each facie of the building oriented toward the street. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited.by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as partof aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Ground signs: Ground signs, where permissible, shall be limited to monument signs only; no pole signs shall be allowed. One (1) ground sign, limited to ten (10) square feet in area, may be erected for buildings on lots where the street yard exceeds twenty (20) feet in depth. Not more than one (1) projecting sign, other than a hanging sign, shall be erected, with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed ten (10) square feet in area. No such sign structure shall extend more than three (3) feet from the wall of the building. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1)._ such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 2. For a single building with more than one establishment opening up to the outdoors: The building in which the establishments are located shall be allowed one (1) wall sign, limited to a building identification sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for each face of the building oriented toward the street; and in addition, each individual establishment within a building, that has a separate entrance to the outdoors (available to the general public, whether on the ground floor or on an upper level), and a minimum frontage of 20 linear feet to the outdoors, shall be allowed the following signs: a) A wall sign not to exceed 20 square feet in area; Page 160 of 202 b)Window signs not to exceed twenty (20) percent of the glass area of the window or glass door in which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached, the number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aqqreqate wall siqn area, as limited above. c) An awning sign, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the awning; letters, emblems, logos or symbols not to exceed 6 inches in height. d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed 3 square feet in area. Ground signs: Ground signs, where permissible, shall be limited to monument signs only; no pole signs shall be allowed. One (1) ground sign, limited to ten (10) square feet in area, may be erected for buildings on lots where the street yard exceeds twenty (20) feet in depth. Not more than one (1) projecting sign, other than a hanging sign, shall be erected, with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed ten (10) square feet in area. No such sign structure shall extend more than three (3) feet from the wall of the buildi Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, where there are commercial, service or retail uses in a structure which may not be seen directly from the public right-of-way, but have direct access from a courtyard or open space which abuts a primary pedestrian pathway, a free-standing directional sign containing the names of all the establishments concealed from direct view may be erected which may be combined with a location map of the complex. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 4. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks: Shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and an overall height (including architectural Page 161 of 202 12110 embellishments) of 10 feet. 10.6.3.14. SD -14, 14.1, 14.2 Latin Quarter Commercial- Residential,.and Residential Districts The Latin Quarter is of special public interest because of its distinctive ethnic culture that includes the language, history and atmosphere. The intent of this district designation is to reinforce and expand the area's individuality as well as to develop an Hispanic architectural character to improve the cruality of life and attract visitors and tourists. Sign regulations: Temporary Signs: 1. Temporary signs, including political election signs and real estate signs, shall be allowed subject to the exceptions, limitations and responsibilities of subsection 10.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited to one sign per each street frontage. 2. In connection with holidays: Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be required for display of decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations related to holidays. 3. Construction or development signs, individually or in combination, shall be limited to one (1) per street frontage, not exceeding ten (10) square feet in area, and erected with the highest portion fifteen (15) feet or less above grade. Permanent signs: 1. For a single establishment within a building: Wall signs for a single establishment within a building: When a single establishment takes up an entire building, only one (1) wall sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for every one hundred fifty (150) feet of length of building wall shall be permitted for each face of the building oriented toward the street. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall .be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Ground siqns: Ground siqns, where permissible, shall be limited Page 162 of 202 12213 to monument signs only; no pole signs shall be allowed. One (1) ground sign, limited to ten (10) square feet in area, may be erected for buildings on lots where the street yard exceeds twenty (20) feet in depth. Not more than one (1) projecting sign, other than a hanging sign, shall be erected, with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed ten (10) square feet in area. No such sign structure shall extend more than three (3) feet from the wall of the building. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. For Outdoor advertising business signs as accessory uses to principal commercial uses only, a Class II Special Permit shall be required, and such signs shall further be limited as follows: a) Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial structure and shall not be freestanding; b) Signs shall be limited to one sign per structure only; C) Sign area shall be limited to no greater than thirty-two (32) square feet; d) Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the structure in question. (not counting the 20 sq. ft. of wall signs allowable per establishment) and e) Such signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject wall. 2. For a single building with more than one establishment opening up to the outdoors: The building in which the establishments are located shall be allowed one (1) wall sign, limited to a building identification sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for each face of the building oriented toward the street; and in addition, each individual establishment within a building, that has a separate entrance to the outdoors (available to the qeneral public, Page 163 of 202 2-w 3- whether on the ground floor or on an upper level), and a minimum frontage of 20 linear feet to the outdoors, shall be allowed the following signs: a) A wall sign not to exceed 20 square feet in area; b) Window signs not to exceed twenty (20) percent of the glass area of the window or glass door in which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached, the number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. c) An awning sign, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the awning; letters, emblems, logos or symbols not to exceed 6 inches in height. d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed 3 square feet in area. Ground signs: Ground signs, where permissible, shall be limited to monument signs only; no pole signs shall be allowed. One (1) ground sign, limited to ten (10) square feet in area, may be / erected for buildings on lots where the street yard exceeds twenty (20) feet in depth. Not more than one (1) projecting sign, other than a hanging sign, shall be erected, with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed ten (10) square feet in area. No such sign structure shall extend more than three (3) feet from the wall of the building. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. For Outdoor advertising business signs as accessory uses to principal commercial uses only, a Class II Special Permit shall be required, and such signs shall further be limited as follows: a) Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial structure and shall not be freestanding; b) Signs shall be limited to one sign per structure only; Page 164 of 202 12213 c) Sign area shall be limited to no greater than thirty-two (32) square feet; d) Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the structure in question. (not counting the 20 sq. ft. of wall signs allowable per establishment) and e) Such signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject wall. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, where there are commercial, service or retail uses in a structure. which may not be seen directly from the public right-of-way, but have direct access from a courtyard or open space which abuts a primary pedestrian pathway, a free-standing directional sign containing the names of all the establishments concealed from direct view may be erected which may be combined with a location map of the complex. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parkinq-area. 4. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks: Shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3..1.6. In the case of flat. bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and an overall height (including architectural embellishments) of 10 feet. 10.6.3.15. SD -15 River Quadrant Mixed -Use District This district is of special and substantial public interest because of its unique location adjacent to the Central Business District, along the Miami River, surrounding the proposed River Quadrant Metrorail Station. In the interest of: reduction of traffic within the city generally and in this district in particular; support of the existing and proposed transit facilities; conservation of energy, and the creation of an intensive urban environment with a twenty -four-hour activity pattern, it is intended that high-intensity mixed-use development of office, hotel, residential, retail, service, cultural and entertainment uses be encouraged. Along the Miami River, it is intended to encourage water- dependent and water -related uses that are compatible with the adjacent development. It is intended that the character of development shall be such as to enhance the amenity of the location along the Miami River and to provide for pleasant and attractive surroundings throughout Page 165 of 202 12 2- 13 the district. Orientation and design of principal buildings and related site design and improvements shall be such as to: provide direct convenient pedestrian access to Metrorail and Metromover stations, protect views of the water from principal public view points; provide public pedestrian access to and along the riverfront; and provide pedestrians with active, interesting, well landscaped and convenient spaces at ground level with outdoor passive or active recreation areas for employees, visitors and residents. It is further intended that rooftops as seen from upper level areas shall present an attractive appearance. Sign Regulations: Temporary Signs: 1. Temporary signs, including political election signs and real estate signs, shall be allowed subject to the exceptions, limitations and responsibilities of subsection 10.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited to one sign per each street frontage. 2. In connection with holidays: Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be required for display of decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations related to holidays. 3. Construction: Not to exceed one (1) construction sign, or thirty (30) square feet in area for each lot line adjacent to a street. Development signs shall not be permitted except in conjunction with such construction signs or by Class I Special Permit. Permanent signs: 1. For a single establishment within a building: Wall signs for a single establishment within a building: When a single establishment takes up an entire building, wall signs shall be limited to one and one half (1%) square feet of sign area for each lineal foot of wall fronting on a street; there shall be no. more than one wall sign for each 150 linear feet along a street front, with no more than 3 total on any wall. Walls that do not have street frontage may contain no more than one wall sign each, not to exceed 50 square feet in area, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area as limited herein. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number Page 166 of 202 of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part. of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Projecting signs (other than hanging, as in under awning or canopy, signs) shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed twenty-five (25) square feet in sign area. Ground/freestanding signs. Ground or freestanding signs, to the extent allowed subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10.8, shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces per parallel street frontage, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area, for each establishment or for each fifty (50) feet of street frontage. Permitted sign area shall be cumulative, but no sign surface shall exceed eighty (80) square feet. Maximum height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet including embellishments, measured from the crown of the :nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that the planning and zoning director, through a Class II Special Permit, may increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions. Directional siqns, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 2. For a single building with more than one establishment opening up to the outdoors: Wall signs: The building in which the establishments are located shall be allowed one (1) wall sign, limited to a building identification sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for each face of the building oriented toward the street; and in addition, each individual establishment within a building, that has a separate entrance to the outdoors (available to the general public, whether on the ground floor or on an upper level), and a minimum frontage of 20 linear feet to the outdoors, shall be allowed the following signs: a) A wall sign not to exceed 20 square feet in area; Page 167 of 202 - b) Window signs not to exceed twenty (20) percent of the glass area of the window or glass door in which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached, the number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. c) An awning sign, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the awning; letters, emblems, logos or symbols not.to exceed 6 inches in height. d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed 3 square feet'in area. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Projecting signs (other than hanging, as in under awning or canopy, signs) shall be limited to one (1) sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed twenty-five (25) square feet in sign area. Ground/freestanding signs. Ground or freestanding signs, to the extent allowed subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Sections 10.4.5 and 10.8, shall be limited to one (1)'sign structure with no more than two (2) sign surfaces per parallel street frontage, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in sign area, for each establishment or for each fifty (50) feet of street frontage. Permitted sign area shall be cumulative, but no sign surface shall exceed eighty (80) square feet. Maximum height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet including embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that the planning and zoning director, through a Class II Special Permit, may increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. Page 168 of 202 v 3. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, where there are commercial, service or retail uses in a structure which may not be seen directly from the public right-of-way, but have direct access from a courtyard or open space which abuts a primary pedestrian pathway, a free-standing directional sign containing the names of all the establishments concealed from direct view may be erected which may be combined with a location map of the complex. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. 4. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks: Shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and an overall height (including architectural embellishments) of 10 feet. 10.6.3.16. SD -16, 16.1, 16.2 Southeast Overtown-Park West Commercial -Residential Districts It is of special and substantial public interest to guide redevelopment in accord with the Southeast Overtown-Park West redevelopment plan in the area north of the Central Business District, west of Bicentennial Park, south of I-395, and east of I-95 by regulations encouraging a quality residential living environment with direct access to shopping, recreation, transportation and employment. :It is intended that development at appropriate high intensity will provide a variety of housing opportunities, open character, attractive and secure open space, appropriately located residential recreation space serving residential uses, adequate retail and service support facilities, and a safe pedestrian movement system. It is intended that multifamily residential occupancy in this area is to be promoted and encouraged, either in separate buildings or in combination with office and supporting retail and service uses, and that such supporting uses shall be scaled and designed to serve the needs of the districts. It is intended that the character of the development shall be moderate to high intensity that provides an attractive, secure environment for residents and workers with a variety of forms for spatial interest. Site planning and orientation shall protect and enhance view corridors, and shall take maximum advantage of potential views and prevailing air currents. In general, to maintain continuity between buildings and adjacent blocks, developments shall adhere to applicable yard, setback and landscapinq standards. Page 169 of 202 12213 In consideration of the proposed concentration of residential occupancy and supporting commercial uses and the availability of mass transit, these regulations are intended to promote pedestrian comfort and convenience. Developments shall provide barrier free movement on pedestrian ways, desirable shade and shelter in pedestrian areas, and solar access where necessary for the provision of recreation_, energy or other purposes. Consideration shall be given to ground and upper level pedestrian connections to adjacent or nearby developments. Sign regulations: Temporary Signs: 1. Temporary signs, including political election signs and real estate signs, shall be allowed subject to the exceptions, limitations and responsibilities of subsection 10.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited to one sign per each street frontage. 2. In connection with holidays: Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be required for display of decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations related to holidays. 3. Construction: Not to exceed. one (1) construction sign, or thirty (30) square feet in area for each lot line adjacent to a street. Development signs shall not be permitted except in conjunction with such construction signs or by Class I Special Permit. Permanent signs: For a single establishment within a build Wall signs for a single establishment within a building: When a single establishment takes up an entire building, only one (1) wall sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for every one hundred fifty (150) feet of length of building wall shall be permitted for each face of the building oriented toward the street. Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Ground signs: Ground signs, where permissible, shall be limited Page 170 of 202 to monument signs only; no pole signs shall be allowed. One (1) ground sign, limited to ten (10) square feet in area, may be erected for buildings on lots where the street yard exceeds twenty (20) feet in depth. Not more than one (1) projecting sign, other than a hanging sign, shall be erected, with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed ten (10) square feet in area. No such sign structure shall extend more than three (3) feet from the wall of the building. Directional siqns, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. For Outdoor advertising business signs as accessory uses to principal commercial uses only, a Class II Special Permit shall be reauired, and such signs shall further be limited as follows: a) Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial structure and shall not be freestanding; b) Signs shall be limited to one sign per structure only; C) Sign area shall be limited to no greater than thirty-two (32) square feet d) Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the structure in question. (not counting the 20 sq. ft. of wall signs allowable per establishment) and e) Such signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject wall. 2. For a single building with more than one establishment opening up to the outdoors: The building in which the establishments are located shall be allowed one (1) wall sign, limited to a building identification sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for each face of the building oriented toward the street; and in addition, each individual establishment within a building, that has a separate entrance to the outdoors (available to the general public. Page 171 of 202 12 13 whether on the ground floor or on an upper level), and a minimum frontage of 20 linear feet to the outdoors, shall be allowed the following signs: a) A wall sign not to exceed 20 square feet in area b) window signs not to exceed twenty (20) percent of the glass area of the window or glass door in which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached, the number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. c) An awning sign, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the awning; letters, emblems, logos or symbols not to exceed 6 inches in height. d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed 3 square feet in area. Ground signs: Ground signs, where permissible, shall be limited to monument signs only; no pole signs shall be allowed. One (1) ground sign, limited to ten (10) square feet in area, may be erected for buildings on lots where the street yard exceeds twenty (20) feet in depth. Not more than one (1) projecting sign, other than a hanging sign, shall be erected, with no more than two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed ten (10) square feet in area. No such sign structure shall extend more than three (3) feet from the wall of the building. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or, parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area. For Outdoor advertising business signs as accessory uses to principal commercial uses only, a Class II Special Permit shall be required, and such signs shall further be limited as follows: a) Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial structure and shall not be freestanding; b) Signs shall be limited to one sign per structure only; C) Siqn area shall be limited to no qreater than thirty-two Page 172 of 202 (32) square feet; d) Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the structure in question. (not counting the 20 sq. ft. of wall signs allowable per establishment) and e) Such signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject wall. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, animated and flashing signs and banners shall be permitted for ground level nonresidential uses fronting on N.E. and N.W. 9 Street. 4. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, where there are commercial, service or retail uses in a structure which may not be seen directly from the public right-of-way, but have direct access from a courtyard or open space which abuts a primary pedestrian pathway, a free-standing directional sign containing the names of all the establishments concealed from direct view may be erected which may be combined with a location map of the complex. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parkinq area. 5. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks: Shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided .at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet.and an overall height (including architectural embellishments) of 10 feet. 6. Outdoor advertising business signs shall be permitted only in conjunction with a "Media Tower" as defined herein in Section 10.2 and Article 25. For Media Tower Media Tower. A structure that may serve as a viewing tower and a kinetic illuminated media display system, utilizing signage, video and all other forms of animated illuminated visual message media within the Southeast/Overtown Park West Redevelopment Area.. It is intended that such a structure shall be used to achieve an overall effect and aesthetic consistency within the private -owned properties within the District based upon Page 173 of 202 criteria provided for and set forth in the implementing zoning ordinance provisions and applicable provisions of Chapter 163, Part III, Florida Statutes referred to herein as the Community Redevelopment Act of 1969, and in the implementing provisions of this ordinance. lementation: The. Miami Media Tower shall exist solely in the Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Area. Such a "Media Tower", inclusive of animated signage,shall not be implemented until such time that a Masterplan for the Community Redevelopment Area is completed, and an appropriate location for such a project is identified. Criteria It is the purpose of the Miami Media Tower to (a) define an area in the City where signage of this type can be placed on a tower(s) that together with architectural design standards for buildings within the area as well as urban design standards based on new urbanist principles in the area of the City will establish a unique local, regional and national identity within the District; (b) strengthen the economy of the City by encouraging the development and redevelopment of a depressed, blighted and slum area within a major redevelopment area within the downtown core of the City; and (c) provide a source of funds to be used exclusively within said redevelopment area for redevelopment related activities, and nothinq else. Permitting: A Class II Special Permit shall be required for all such signs specified herein. All applications shall require a mandatory review. by the Urban Development Review Board and anoroval by the Executive Director of the CRA. 10.6.3.17. Reserved. 10.6.3.18. Reserved. 10.6.3.19. Reserved. 10.6.3.20. SD -20 Edgewater Overlav District The intent of this overlay district is to provide a development incentive for the general Edgewater/Omni area between Northeast 2nd Avenue to Biscayne Bay. It is also the intent to preserve the Page 174 of 202 �.3 urban character of the area, to preserve and enhance property values through setbacks and lot coverage restructure so as to enhance the area as a place to live and work. Sign Regulations: Except as otherwise provided, signs may be illuminated but shall not be animated or flashing. Sign limitations shall be as for the underlying district, except for properties which have direct frontage along Biscayne Boulevard or which have frontage within one hundred (100) feet of Biscayne Boulevard, in which case sign limitations shall be as provided below: 1. General limitations. a) Signs more than fifteen (15) feet above grade, but less than fifty (50) feet above grade. Signs erected with their lowest portions more than fifteen (15) feet above grade shall be limited to those identifying the building and the nature of the establishments it contains. Except as provided below, only one (1) such sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area for every one hundred fifty (150) feet of length of building wall oriented toward the street, shall be permitted. In addition to the Class II Special Permit required for such signs, referral to the urban development review board shall be mandatory for signs fifteen (15) feet above grade that exceed the allowable fifty (50) square feet of sign area. Area of such signs shall in no case exceed 1.5 square feet for each lineal foot of building wall frontaae on a street. b) Signs fifteen (15) feet or less above grade; limitations on number and area. Wall signs (not including signs in glassed areas of windows or doors) and projecting signs erected with their highest portion fifteen (15) feet or less above grade shall be limited in total area to twenty (20) square feet, except as otherwise specifically provided herein (see section 3 below). Signs in glassed areas of windows and doors shall not exceed ten (10) nercent of the classed area of the window or door involved. 2. Detailed limitations, wall signs, projecting signs, window signs. a) Within twenty (20) square feet maximum allowable, at or below fifteen (15) feet above grade, the following limitations shall apply to number and area of signs. Not more than one (1) wall sign may be erected per establishment unless the establishment has frontage along two (2) streets, in which case two (2) wall signs shall be permitted, one (1) on each wall fronting a street, and the maximum area of any such sign shall be twenty (20) square feet. Not more than one (1) projecting sign, other than a marquee sign, shall be erected, with no more than two (2) surfaces, Page 175 of 202 neither of which shall exceed twenty -.five (25) square feet in area. No such sign structure shallextend more than three (3) feet from the wall of the building. Marquee signs shall be limited to one (1) per establishment and three (3) square feet in sign area. 3. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs, but shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide entrances, exits or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit or parking area. 4. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and an overall height (including architectural embellishments) of in fpp _ 5. Prohibited signs. Balloon signs and ground or freestanding signs, except for temporary signs. Notwithstanding the above, when a single building consists of multiple establishments opening up to the outdoors, the following shall apply: Wall signs: The building in which the establishments are located shall be allowed one (1) wall sign, limited to a building identification sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for each face of the building oriented toward the street; and in addition, each individual establishment within a building, that has a separate entrance to the outdoors (available to the general public, whether on the ground floor or on an upper level), and a minimum frontage of 20 linear feet to the outdoors, shall be allowed the following signs: a) A wall sign not to exceed 20 square feet in area; b) Window signs not to exceed twenty (20) percent of the glass area of the window or glass door in which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached, the number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. c) An awning sign, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the awning; letters, emblems, logos or symbols not to exceed 6 inches in height. Page 176 of 202 d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed 3 square feet in area. 10.6.3.21. Reserved. 10.6.3.22. SD -22 Florida Avenue Special District The intent of this special district is of substantial public interest because of the pressing need to redevelop this area of Coconut Grove, so that it may properly fulfill its role as a transitional zone between the existing SD -2 Coconut Grove Central Commercial District to the south and east, the R-2 Two -Family Residential District to the south and east, the R- 2 Two -Family Residential District to the north, and the R-1 Single Family Residential District to the west. In order to accomplish this goal a slight increase in density, along with the opportunity to integrate limited commercial uses as a component, is implemented so as to establish a mixed use district. Such development is intended to bring pedestrians from the Coconut Grove commercial area into Florida Avenue. The increased activity generated by the implementation of limited commercial uses on the street will provide this district with the additional presence needed to enhance safety for residents and visitors alike. The creation of this district will also enact a set of design standards and guidelines with the intended effect of providing this neighborhood with a unique yet appropriate character. The desired result is to transform this transitional area into an asset to the community by making it a safe, pedestrian -friendly and well-planned neighborhood with a slightly densified, yet still predominantly vernacular architectural environment. Limitations on signs. Temporary signs: 1. Temporary signs, which include political election signs and real estate signs, shall be allowed subject to the exceptions, limitations and responsibilities of subsections 10.3.2. Real Estate signs shall be limited in area to no more than one per street frontage. 2. In connection with active and continuing new construction work in progress: Except for Planned Unit Developments (PUD), construction signs shall not exceed one (1) construction sign, or six (6) square feet in area, for each lot line adjacent to a street. Such signs shall not be illuminated. PUD construction Page 177 of 202 signs shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet in area, one (1) for each lot line adjacent to a street. Development signs shall not be permitted except in conjunction with such construction signs or by Class I Special Permit as provided in section 10.4. 3. In connection with holidays: Decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations on special occasions. No sign permit shall be required for display of decorative flags, bunting, and other decorations related to holidays Permanent signs: Except as otherwise provided, such signs may be illuminated but shall not be animated or flashing. In connection with each dwellinq unit and all other uses: 1_ Address signs, not to exceed one (1) for each dwelling unit or other use for each lot line adjacent to a street, or two (2) square feet in area, except as provided below. 2. Window signs which do not exceed one (1) square foot in area limited to one such sign per residential unit. 3. Notice, directional and warning signs, not to exceed one (1) for each dwelling unit or other use for each lot line adjacent to a street, or two (2) square feet in area, provided that, where such signs are combined with address signs, maximum total area shall not exceed three (3) square feet. Such signs, if freestanding, shall not exceed three (3) feet in height, be closer than ten (10) feet to any adjacent lot, or be closer than two (2) feet to any street line. Such signs shall not be illuminated. 4. For signs related to home occupations, total signage is limited to ten (10) square feet per building. Signs must be front lit only and no illumination of signs shall cause spill-over onto adjacent properties. 5. No signage shall be placed above the first floor level. 10.6.3.23. SD -23 Coral Way Special Overlay District. Mature banyan trees growing in the median and arching over the roadways on either side characterize the Coral Way corridor. This creates a "green tunnel" effect that is widely admired for it's softening of this four -lane divided roadway. Page 178 of 202 ,.12,1 Coral Way is designated as a historic roadway by the State of Florida, and cannot be significantly modified or widened without findings of special exception and concurrence by the City of Miami. This designation is largely responsible for the continuing existence of the banyan trees, and can provide a basis for further enhancement and beautification of the roadway. Coral Way is a very diverse urban corridor containing a combination of one and two story residential developments, office developments of one and two stories and up to ten stories, and predominantly one story retail and service establishments. There are numerous instances of different land uses occurring on opposite sides of the corridor. This unique blend of retail, office and residential uses marks Coral Way as special urban neighborhood with a great deal of pedestrian activitv. It is the intent of this special district to preserve the character of certain sections of Coral way within the City, from downtown to the city limits at SW 37 Avenue. Coral Way is a gateway into the city and should be preserved and enhanced in a manner befitting this designation. To this end, the purpose of this special district. overlay is to ensure that future development and redevelopment activity respects this character and compliments the scale and variety of uses along the Coral Wav corridor. Sign Regulations: Sign limitations shall be as for the underlying districts except as provided below: 1. General limitations. a Signs more than fifteen (15) feet above grade, but less than fifty (50) feet above grade. Signs erected with their lowest portions more than fifteen (15) feet above grade shall be limited to those identifying the building and the nature of the establishments it contains. Except as provided below, only one (1) such sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area for every one hundred (100) feet of length of building wall oriented toward the street, shall be permitted. In addition to the Class II Special Permit required for such signs, referral to the urban development review board shall be mandatory for signs fifteen (15) feet above grade that exceed the allowable fifty (50) square feet of sign area. Area of such signs shall in no case exceed 1.5 square feet for each lineal foot of buildinq wall frontaqe on a street. Page 179 of 202 12213 bZ Signs fifteen (15) feet or less above grade; limitations on number and area. Wall signs (not including signs in glassed areas of windows or doors) and projecting signs erected with their highest portion fifteen (15) feet or less above grade shall be limited to one (1) square foot of sign area for each lineal foot of wall frontage on a street, except as otherwise specifically provided herein. Signs in glassed areas of windows and doors shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the glassed area of the window or door involved. 2. Detailed limitations, wall signs, projecting signs, window signs. a) Within the maximum allowable sign area, at or below fifteen (15) feet above grade (as calculated above), the following limitations shall apply to number and area of signs. Not more than one (1) wall sign may be erected per establishment unless the establishment has frontage along two (2) streets, in which case two (2) wall signs shall be permitted, one (1) on each wall fronting a street, and the maximum area of any such sign shall be limited to one (1) square foot of sign area for each lineal foot of wall fronting on the street upon which that wall faces. Not more than one (1) projecting sign, other than a marquee sign, shall be erected, with not more than two (2) surfaces, neither of which shall exceed twenty-five (25) square feet in area. No such sign structure shall extend more than three (3) feet from the wall of the building. Marquee signs shall be limited to one (1) per establishment and three (3) square feet in sign area. 3. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs, but shall bear no advertising manner (matter], may be erected to guide entrances, exits or parking"areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit or parking area. 4. Community neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and an overall height (includinq architectural embellishments) of 10 feet. 5. Prohibited signs. Balloon signs and ground or freestanding signs, except for temporary signs. Page 180 of 202 1221 6. Compliance; time limitations for existing nonconforming signage. All nonresidential establishments located within the SD -23 District must come into compliance with the signage requirements herein, as they relate to the permitted number of signs, no later than December 31, 2002. Notwithstanding the above, when a single building consists of multiple establishments opening up to the outdoors, the following shall apply: Wall signs: The building in which the establishments are located shall be allowed one (1) wall sign, limited to a building identification sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for each face of the building oriented toward the street; and in addition, each individual establishment within a building, that has a separate entrance to the outdoors (available to the general public, whether on the ground floor or on an upper level), and a minimum frontage of 20 linear feet to the outdoors, shall be allowed the following signs: a) A wall sign not to exceed 20 square feet in area b) Window signs not to exceed twenty (20) percent of the glass area of the window or glass door in which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached, the number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. c) An awning sign, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the awning; letters, emblems, logos or symbols not to exceed 6 inches in height. d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed 3 square feet in area. 10.6.3.24. Reserved. 10.6.3.25. SD -25 SW 8th Street Special Overlay District It is the intent of this special district to preserve the character of certain sections of SW 8th Street within the city, from downtown to SW 27 .Avenue. SW 8th Street is a gateway into the city with a distinctive urban character and should be preserved and enhanced in a manner befitting this role. To this end, the purpose of this special district overlay is to ensure that future development and redevelopment activity respects this character and compliments the scale and variety of uses along the SW 8th Street corridor. Page 181 of 202 1241a Sign Regulations: Sign limitations shall be as for the underlying districts, except as provided below: 1. General limitations. a) Signs more than fifteen (15) feet above grade, but less than fifty (50) feet above grade. Signs erected with their lowest portions more than fifteen (15) feet above grade shall be limited to those identifying the building and the nature of the establishments it contains. Except as provided below, only one (1) such sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area for every one hundred (100) feet of length of building wall oriented toward the street, shall be permitted. In addition to the Class II Special Permit required for such signs, referral to the urban development review board shall be mandatory for signs fifteen (15) feet above grade that exceed the allowable fifty (50) square feet of sign area. Area of such signs shall in no case exceed 1.5 square feet for each lineal foot of building wall frontage on a street. b Signs fifteen (15) feet or less above grade; limitations on number and area. Wall signs (not including signs in glassed areas of windows or doors) and projecting signs erected with their highest portion fifteen (15) feet or less above grade shall be limited to one (1) square foot of sign area for each lineal foot of wall frontage on a street, except as otherwise specifically provided herein. Signs in glassed areas of windows and doors shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the glassed area of the window or door involved. 2. Detailed limitations, wall signs, projecting signs, window signs. a) Within the maximum allowable sign area, at or below fifteen (15) feet above grade (as calculated above), the following limitations shall apply to number and area of signs. Not more than one (1) wall sign may be erected per establishment unless the establishment has frontage along two (2) streets, in which case two (2) wall signs shall be permitted, one (1) on each wall fronting a street, and the maximum area of any such sign shall be limited to one (1) square foot of sign area for each lineal foot of wall fronting on the street upon which that wall faces. Not more than one (1) projecting sign, other than a marquee sign, shall be erected, with no more than two (2) surfaces, neither of which shall exceed twenty-five (25) square feet in area. No such sign structure shall extend more than three (3) feet from the wall of the building. Marquee signs shall be limited Page 182 of 202 to one (1) per establishment and three (3) square feet in sign area. 3. Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs, but shall bear no advertising manner [matter], may be erected to guide entrances, exits or parking areas. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit or parking area. 4. Community neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks shall be permissible only by Class I Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such boards shall not exceed 25 square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall not exceed a plan section area of 10 square feet and an overall height (including architectural embellishments) of 10 feet. 5. Prohibited signs. Balloon signs and ground or freestand signs, except for temporary signs. 6. Compliance; time limitations for existing nonconforming signage. All nonresidential establishments located within the SD -25 District must come into compliance with the signage requirements herein, as they relate to the permitted number of siqns, no later than December 31, 2002. Notwithstanding the above, when a single building consists of multiple establishments opening up to the outdoors, the following shall apply: Wall signs: The building in which the establishments are located shall be allowed one (1) wall sign, limited to a building identification sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for each face of the building oriented toward the street; and in addition, each individual establishment within a building, that has a separate entrance to the outdoors (available to the general public, whether on the ground floor or on an upper level), and a minimum frontage of 20 linear feet to the outdoors, shall be allowed the following signs: a) A wall sign not to exceed 20 square feet in area; b) Window signs not to exceed twenty (20) percent of the glass area of the window or glass door in which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached, the number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above. Page 1£33 of 202 12213 c) An awning sign, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the awning; letters, emblems, logos or symbols not to exceed 6 inches in height. d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed 3 sauare feet in area. In addition, where the underlying zoning classification is C-1, Restricted Commercial, Outdoor advertising business signs shall be allowed as accessory uses to principal commercial uses only, and a Class II Special Permit shall be required; such signs shall further be limited as follows: a) Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal commercial structure and shall not be freestanding; b) Siqns shall be limited to one sign per structure only; C) Sign area shall be limited to no greater than thirty-two (32) square feet; d) Permissible sign area may only be utilized on a commercial structure which has the allowable 32 square feet of sign area unused from the total permissible wall sign area for the structure in question. (not counting the 20 sq. ft. of wall signs allowable per establishment) and e) Such signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject wall. Section 10.7. Limitations on signs above a height of fifty (50) feet above grade. Except as otherwise provided in a specific zoning district, the following regulations shall apply to all signs above a height of fifty (50) feet above grade: 1. Signs shall be limited to the identification of the building or the name of one (1) major tenant of the building occupying more than five (5) percent of the gross leasable building floor area. Not more than two (2) signs per building on two (2) separate building facades shall be permitted. 2. Signs shall consist only of individual letters and/or a graphic logotype. No graphic embellishments such as borders, or backgrounds shall be permitted. 3. The maximum height of a letter shall be as follows: Page 184 of 202 1221-3 TABLE INSET: If Any Portion of a Sign Is Maximum Letter Height (feet) Over fifty (50) feet but less than two hundred (200) feet above grade. 4 Over two hundred (200) feet but less than three hundred (300) feet above grade. 6 Over three hundred (300) feet but less than four hundred (400) feet above grade. 8 Over four hundred (400) feet above grade.......... 9 The maximum height of a logo may exceed the maximum letter height by up to fifty (50) percent if its width does not exceed its height. When text and a graphic logotype are combined in an integrated fashion to form a seal or emblem representative of an institution or corporation, and when this emblem is to serve as the principal means of building identification, the following regulations shall apply. TABLE INSET: If Any Portion of a Sign is Maximum Sign Surface (sq. ft) Over fifty (50) feet but less than two hundred (200) feet above grade. 200 Over two hundred (200) feet but less than three hundred (300) feet above grade. .300 Over three hundred (300) feet but less than four hundred (400) feet above grade. 400 Over four hundred (400) feet above grade.......... 500 4. The maximum length of the sign shall not exceed eighty (80) percent of the width of the building wall upon which it is placed, as measured at the height of the sign. The sign shall consist of not more than one (1) horizontal line of letters and/or symbols, unless it is determined through Class II review that two (2) lines of lettering would be more compatible with the building design. The total length of the two (2) lines of lettering, end-to-end, if permitted, shall not exceed eighty (80) percent of the width of the building wall. S. No variance from maximum size of letter, logotype, length of sign or number of signs shall be granted. 6. All sign permits shall be subject to Class II Special Permit. In considering the Class II Special Permit, the planning Page 185 of 202 1213 and zoning director shall obtain the recommendation of the Urban Development Review Board (UDRB). The UDRB shall recommend its findings to the planning and zoning director. The planning and zoning director may waive review by the UDRB if such review procedures would delay issuance of a Class II Special Permit by more than thirty (30) days from the date of permit application. 7. The UDRB and Class II Special Permit review shall be based on the following guidelines: (a) Signs should respect the architectural features of the facade and be sized and placed subordinate to those features. Overlapping of functional windows, extensions beyond parapet edges obscuring architectural ornamentation or disruption of dominant facade lines are examples of sign design problems considered unacceptable. (b) The sign's color and value (shades of light and dark) should be harmonious with building materials. Strong contrasts in color or value between the sign and building that draw undue visual attention to the sign at the expense of the overall architectural composition shall be avoided. (c) In the case of a lighted sign, a reverse channel letter that silhouettes the sign against a lighted building face is desirable. Lighting of a sign should be accompanied by accent lighting of the building's distinctive architectural features and especially the facade area surrounding the sign. Lighted signs on unlit buildings are unacceptable. The objective is a visual \lighting emphasis on the building with the lighted sign as subordinate. (d) Feature lighting of the building, including exposed light elements that enhance building lines, light sculpture or kinetic displays that meet the criteria of the Dade County art -in -public places ordinance, shall not be construed as signage subject to these regulations.' 8. Procedure for review of decision by planning and zoning director to issue Class II Special 'Permit based on UDRB's recommendation. Such decisions by the planning and zoning Director may be appealed in accordance with Article 15 of the Zoning Ordinance. Section 10.8. Nonconforming signs The following provisions shall apply to signs as a nonconforming characteristic of use: Page 186 of 202 10.8.1. Removal in residential districts. In all residential districts, legal, nonconforming signs shall be removed within one (1) year of the effective date of Ordinance No. , or within that period such signs, shall be made to conform; provided, however, that nonconforming nonresidential uses in residential districts shall be permitted to maintain signs as provided in regulations for the first district in which such uses would be conforming. 10.8.2. Removal in other districts. In any district other than residential, any sign or outdoor advertising signs which become nonconforming as a result of the adoption of Ordinance No. shall be removed within five (5) years after the effective date of said Ordinance subject to the following further limitations on such continuance: (a) Article XXIV, section 1, subsection 7 (a), and article XXVIII, section 3, subsection 3 (a), Ordinance No. 6871, as amended, repealed by Ordinance No. 9500, as amended, the same being provisions dealing with roof signs and requiring their termination and removal from the premises 'on which they are located not later than twelve (12) years following the date they became nonconforming, shall continue to be operative and given full force and effect. All legal proceedings begun and all legal proceedings that might have been begun under these provisions of Ordinance No. 9500, as amended, prior to the repeal of Ordinance No. 9500, as amended, shall be given full force and effect as Ordinance No. 9500, as amended, had not been repealed. _(b) Section 926.12. "Signs of graphic or artistic value" of Ordinance 11000, as amended, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, is repealed by the adoption of Ordinance No. and all existing signs of graphic or artistic value shall be removed from the premises on which they are located not later than five (5) years from the effective date of this Ordinance; ,however, all legal proceedings begun and all legal proceedings that might have been begun under the provisions of Ordinance No. 11000, as amended, governing signs of graphic, or artistic value, prior to the repeal of the above referenced subsections of Ordinance No. 11000, as amended, shall be given full force and effect as though said subsections had not been repealed. (c) Section 926.15. Outdoor advertising signs. Ordinance 11000, adopted in 1990, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami is hereby repealed to the extent it is inconsistent with this Article and deals with "Outdoor advertising signs." Nothing, however, in this Article shall affect those provisions of Section 926.15 requiring the termination and removal of freestanding outdoor advertising signs from the premises on which they were located not later than five (5) years following the date they Page 187 of 202 12213 t 1 • became nonconforming as a result of the passage of Ordinance No. 11000 in 1990, and such provisions shall continue to be operative and given full force and effect. Moreover, nothing in this Article shall affect any legal proceedings begun and all legal proceedings that might have been begun under the provisions of Ordinance No. 11000 adopted in 1990, and such proceedings shall be given full force and effect. Section 10.8.3. Outdoor advertising signs which are freestanding; Continuance of nonconformity. 10.8.3.1. All outdoor advertising signs which are freestanding and that became nonconforming as a result of the adoption of Ordinance 11000 in 1990, such that the five (5) year amortization period allowed therein has expired, shall not be considered eligible for a Class II Special Permit as set forth in section 10.8.3.3 below. 10.8.3.2. All outdoor advertising signs which are freestanding, were lawfully erected and have become a nonconforming sign as a result of the adoption of Ordinance No. shall be removed within five (5) years of the effective date of said Ordinance, provided however that such signs may be eligible to remain standing following the expiration of the amortization period specified herein subject to: 1. The issuance of a Class II Special Permit as set forth herein; the expressed intent of such Class II Permit is to improve the visual aesthetics of such signs as a condition for remaining. No such signs shall be permitted to remain if they were not legally constructed when such signs were permissible within the specified zoning district. 2. , Any nonconforming outdoor advertising sign which is freestanding and is eligible for a Class II special permit to remain standing, must file for such permit no later than one hundred twenty (120) days from the date the five (5) year amortization period expires on their nonconforming status. Section 10.8.3.3. Criteria. Any outdoor advertising sign which is freestanding and eligible for a Class II Permit to remain must comply with the criteria specified in Section 1305 of this zoning ordinance and additionally, with the following limitations and restrictions: a. Sign structures supported by multiple I -beams shall be replaced with monopole structures. b. All sign structures shall be limited to an overall height of Page 188 of 202 x.2213 •9 610'9 " 30 feet as measured to the top of the sign structure from the crown of the nearest adjacent roadway, except when located within 660 feet from an elevated limited access highway in which case the overall height shall be 40 feet; only embellishments may be taller, but in no case shall embellishments exceed an additional five (5) feet in heiqht. C. Sign area shall not exceed 672 square feet; with embellishments not to exceed an additional 10 percent of the sign area. d. Monopole sign structures shall be painted, and maintained, to a uniform color (to be selected by the Planning and Zoning Department). e. Sign lighting shall be enhanced, when applicable or deemed appropriate pursuant to the Class II Special Permit review process, to consist of decorative lighting fixtures, in an effort to enhance the appearance of such signs along corridors which abut residential areas. f. Any such signs eligible to remain, pursuant to this subsection, shall comply with the following landscape requirements for screening the monopole structures to the extent possible: One (1) shade tree for the first five hundred (500) square feet of site area and one (1) side shade tree for each additional one thousand (l, 000) square feet or portion thereof of site area; the remainder of the site area shall be landscaped with equal portions of hedges and/or shrubs and living ground cover. If the remainder of the subject site is already landscaped to a level which complies with the city's landscape guides and standards, then no additional landscaping, other than that required for screening the monopole structure, will be required; such landscaping requirements will be determined through the Class II Special Permit process. The City encourages xeriscaping of sites with native plants which do not require irrigation; unless sites are landscaped with native xeriscape plants, site landscaping shall be provided with irrigation and shall be continuously maintained; such landscape requirements may be modified or waived by the Planning and Zoning Director upon a finding that there is insufficient room for a reasonable provision of landscaping on the specific site in question; such modification or waiver requests shall be accompanied by a landscape mitigation plan which enhances landscaping in the nearbv area. C_ Any such signs eligible to remain shall be maintained in accordance with the requirements of this subsection and the City's appearance code (as specified in Chapter 10 of the City Page 189 of 202 -122 .3 Code of the City of Miami, as amended). h. Any such signs eligible to remain shall pay mitigation fees as specified in Chapter 62, Article X of the City Code of the City of Miami, as amended, as an additional condition of the Class II Special Permit. 10.8.3.4. Any lawfully erected outdoor advertising sign which is located along any portion of: the interstate or federal -aid primary highway system and which becomes a nonconforming sign as a result of the adoption of Ordinance No. is not subject to removal after the expiration of the five(5) year amortization period set forth herein. 10.8.4. Landscaping modifications. All outdoor advertising signs which are freestanding, were lawfully erected and have become a nonconforming sign as a result of the adoption of Ordinance No. may obtain a waiver or modification of the landscaping requirements for such sites as required in Section 926.15. subject to the issuance of a Class II Special Permit as set forth herein; the expressed intent of such Class II Permit is to improve the visual aesthetics of such signs while allowing flexibility with respects to landscaping requirements. Such waivers may include waivers for landscaping the entire site if the remainder of the subject site is already landscaped to a level which complies with the city's landscape guides and standards, other than that required for screening the monopole structure, which will be required; such modified landscaping requirements will be determined through the Class II Special Permit process. The City encourages xeriscaping of sites with native plants which do not require irrigation; unless sites are landscaped with native xeriscape plants, site landscaping shall be provided with irrigation and shall be continuously maintained; such landscape requirements may be modified or waived by the Planning and Zoning Director upon a finding that there is insufficient room for a reasonable provision of landscaping on the specific site in 'question; such modification or waiver requests shall be accompanied by a landscape mitigation plan which enhances landscaping in the nearby area. 10.8.5. Rescission: the Director of the Planning and Zoning Department may rescind any Class II Special permit granted under these sections 10.8.3 and 10.8.4 for failure to maintain such sign in appropriate condition and repair; such decisions by the Planning and Zoning Director may be rendered after a 60 day written notice from the City and a finding that no corrections to the violations have been made; such decisions by the Planning and Zoning Director may be appealed in accordance with Articles 15 and 18 of the Zoninq Ordinance. Page 190 of 202 122 V3 10.9. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of Article 10 is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of Article 10. The City Commission hereby declares that it would have passed Ordinance No. , and each section, subsections, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more of the sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases hereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional. The invalidation of the application of any section, sentence, clause, phrase, word, portion, or provision of Article 10 to a particular property or structure, or any particular properties or structures, by any court of competent jurisdiction shall not affect the application of such section, sentence, clause, phrase, word, portion or provision to any other property or structure not specifically included in the invalidation. ARTICLE 11. NONCONFORMITIES 1107.2. Signs. See Article 10 for regulations and limitations concerning signs as a nonconforming characteristic of use. Page 191 of 202 I P, 13 ARTICLE 25. DEFINITIONS Sec. 2500. General definitions. For the purpose of this zoning ordinance, certain terms or words used herein are defined and shall be interpreted as follows: The word "person" includes a firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, company, or corporation as well as an individual. The present tense includes the future tense, the singular number includes the plural, and the plural number includes the singular. The word "shall" is mandatory. The word "may" is permissive. The words "used" or "occupied" include the words "intended," "designed," or "arranged to be used or occupied." The word "lot" includes the words "plot," "parcel," or "tract." The word "structure" includes the word "building" as well as other things constructed or erected on the ground, attached to something having location on the ground, or requiring construction or erection on the ground. The word "land" includes the words "water," "marsh" or "swamp." Bulletin board, community or neighborhood. An eidtdeer- e';srlay -.-r---1 eleviee Sign structure intended and_ reserved for the free and informal posting of temporary notices by individuals or public or Page 192 of 202 X21 3 MIN W= 11�11 "IMM ME MMM ARTICLE 25. DEFINITIONS Sec. 2500. General definitions. For the purpose of this zoning ordinance, certain terms or words used herein are defined and shall be interpreted as follows: The word "person" includes a firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, company, or corporation as well as an individual. The present tense includes the future tense, the singular number includes the plural, and the plural number includes the singular. The word "shall" is mandatory. The word "may" is permissive. The words "used" or "occupied" include the words "intended," "designed," or "arranged to be used or occupied." The word "lot" includes the words "plot," "parcel," or "tract." The word "structure" includes the word "building" as well as other things constructed or erected on the ground, attached to something having location on the ground, or requiring construction or erection on the ground. The word "land" includes the words "water," "marsh" or "swamp." Bulletin board, community or neighborhood. An eidtdeer- e';srlay -.-r---1 eleviee Sign structure intended and_ reserved for the free and informal posting of temporary notices by individuals or public or Page 192 of 202 X21 3 quasi -public organizations, clubs, and the like. Sdeh ne}_c may entertainments eL, events, lest and€e ,�-a�i e esne i ee s offering er—seekir J -mi , elanenti,net€ees ef€ering to buy eic se11F er seeking er effeiFing transpertatien-eied,}; Changeable copy sign. Sign on which copy can be changed either in the field or by remote means. Church. A building or structure which by design and construction is primarily intended for the conduct of organized religious services and associated accessory uses. This term does not carry secular connotation and includes the buildings or other locations in which the religious services of any denomination are held. This definition may include meditation gardens. Kiosk. A freestanding bulletin board having more than two (2) faces. Marquee. A permanent, roofed structure that is attached to and supported by a building and that projects over a public right- of- way. Media Tower. A structure that -may serve as a viewing tower and a kinetic illuminated media display system, utilizing signage, video and all other forms of animated illuminated visual message media within the Southeast/Overtown Park West Redevelopment Area. It is intended that such a structure shall be used to achieve an overall effect and aesthetic consistency within the private -owned properties within the District based upon criteria provided for and set, forth in the implementing zoning ordinance provisions and applicable provisions of Chapter 163, Part III, Florida Statutes referred to herein as the Community Redevelopment Act of 1969, and in the implementing provisions of this ordinance. Implementation: Page 193 of 202 The Miami Media Tower shall exist solely in the Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Area. Such a "Media Tower", inclusive of animated signage, shall not be implemented until such time that a Masterplan for the Community Redevelopment Area is completed, and an appropriate location for such a project is identified. Criteria It is the purpose of the Miami Media Tower to (a) define an area in the City where signage of this type can be placed on a tower(s) that together with architectural design standards for buildings within the area as well as urban design standards based on new urbanist principles in the area of the City will establish a unique local, regional and national identity within the District; (b) strengthen the economy of the City by encouraging the development and redevelopment of a depressed, blighted and slum area within a major redevelopment area within the downtown core of the City; and (c) provide a source of funds to be used exclusively within said redevelopment area for redevelopment related activities, and nothing else. Permitting: A Class II Special Permit shall be required for all such signs specified herein. All applications shall require a mandatory review and appi=eval by the Urban Development Review Board and approval by the Executive Director of the CRA. Outdoor advertising business. The business use of providing outdoor displays or display space on a lease or rental basis for general advertising and not primarily or necessarily for advertising related to the premises on which erected. Such use shall be considered a separate business use of a site subject to licensing and conformance of the permitted use of the outdoor advertising sign shall be considered independently. Page 194 of 202 22, EI Outdoor advertising si Sian 'where the • sign copv does not pertain to the use of the property, a product sold, or the sale or lease of the property on which the sign displayed and which does not identify the place of business as purveyor of the merchandise or services advertised on the sign. Any outdoor advertising signs located on a site is considered a separate business use of that site and conformance of the permitted use of the outdoor advertising sign shall be considered independently. ,Sign Any pei=sens net en heave er that appliedren -ef display tzhe the these that in€ erms-e premises en €ellewing n ,, =ti -ns _ 'J" r a t t y aets wh i eh it is leeated, shall net be - tyre --at t en t i e r e€ p r _ ,a e,a , ineliad ,a in thew (a) Signs net-e3Eeeeding ene ( / ) sgdare-€eet in / area and bearing prem cys, er ether identifieatien of prefRis s net= eeffiffiereial eennetatiens, (b) Flags and i etienwi}eefRfRereial insignia of any pr gevernffient-e3Eeept e i r e�' when displayed -1 --'1r- (eLegal n6 t i ees-; (d) identif=eatien, infermatienal er dir-eetienam-signs eryeted er required by gevernmental belles; (e) integral -e ental er a-rehiteetural fegyres-ef—buildingsT e3Eeept letters, trademarks, FReving parts, __ __=oma ng lights. Sign. Any identification, description, illustration, or device, illuminated or nonilluminated, that is visible from a public right-of-way or is located on private property and visible to the public and which directs attention to a product, place, activity, person, institution, business, message or solicitation, including any permanently installed or situated merchandise, with the exception of window displays, and any letter, numeral, character, figure, emblem, painting, banner, pennant, placard, or temporary siqn desiqned to advertise, identifv or convev information. The following are specifically excluded from this definition of "sign"• 1. Governmental signs and legal notices. 2. Signs not visible beyond the boundaries of the lot or parcel upon which they are located, or from any public right -of - Page 195 of 202 d way. 3. Signs displayed within the interior of a building which are not visible from the exterior of the buildinq. 4. National flags and flags of political subdivisions. 5. Weather flags. 6. Address numbers, provided they do not exceed two square feet in Arca 7. Signs located in the public right-of-way are governed by Chapter 54 of the Citv Code. Sign, address. Signs limited in subject matter to the street number and/or postal address of the property, the names of occupants, the name of the property, and, as appropriate to the circumstances, any matter permissible in the form of notice, directional, or warning signs, as defined below. Names of occupants may include indications as to their professions, but any sign bearing advertising matter shall be construed to be an advertising sign, as defined below. Sign, advertising. Signs intended to promote the sale of goods or services, or to promote attendance at events or attractions. Except as otherwise provided, any sign bearing advertising matter shall be considered an advertising sign for the purposes of these regulations. Sign, animated. Any sign or part of a sign, which changes physical position by any movement, or rotation, or which gives the visual impression of such movement or rotation. Suedisplays a- prehibited. Sign, revolving or whirling. A revolving or whirling sign is an animated sign, which revolves or turns, or has external sign elements that revolve or turn, at a speed greater than six (6) revolutions per minute. Such sign may be power -driven or propelled by the force of wind or air. Sign, banner. A sign made from flexible material suspended from a pole or poles, or with one (1) or both ends attached to a structure or structures. Where signs are composed of strings of banners, they shall be construed to be pennant or streamer signs. Sign, canopy, or awning. A sign painted, stamped, perforated, stitched or otherwise applied on the valance of an awning, eyelid or other protrusion above or around a window, door or other opening on a facade. Page 196 of 202 12213 0 � 0 Sign, construction. A temporary sign erected on the premises on which construction is taking place, during the period of such construction, indicating the names of individuals or entities associated with, participating in or having a role or interest with respect to the project. Notable features of the project under construction may be included in construction signs by way of text and/or images. Sign, development. Onsite signs announcing features of proposed developments, or developments either completed or in process of completion. Sign, flashing. A sign which gives the effect of intermittent movement, or which changes to give more than one (1) visual effect. Sign, frontage, as related to regulation. Notwithstanding definitions in this zoning ordinance referring to lot frontage, for the purpose of regulating the number of signs, the term "fronting on a street," "street frontage," or "frontage" shall be construed as adjacent to a street, whether at the front, rear, or side of a lot. Sign, ground or freestanding. Any non-movable sign not affixed to a building, a self supporting sign. Ground signs shall be construed as including signs mounted on poles or posts in the ground, signs on fences, signs on walls other than the walls of buildings, signs on sign vehicles, portable signs for placement on the ground (A -frame, inverted T -frame and the like), signs on or suspended from tethered balloons or other tethered airborne devices, and signs created by landscaping. (See "portable sign" below) . Sign, hanging. A projecting sign suspended vertically from and supported by the underside of a canopy, marquee, awning or from a bracket or other device extending from a structure. Sign, home occupation. A sign containing only the name and occupation of a permitted home occupation. Sign, identification. A sign, limited to the name, address and number of a building, institution or person and to the activity, carried on in the building or institution or the occupation of the person. Sign, illuminated. A sign illuminated in any manner by an artificial light source. Where artificial lighting making the sign visible is incidental to general illumination of the premises, the sign shall not be construed to be an illuminated Page 197 of 202 .142"13 sign. Sign, indirectly illuminated. A sign illuminated primarily by light directed toward or across it or by backlighting from a source not within it. Sources of illumination for such signs may be in the form of gooseneck lamps, spotlights, or luminous tubing. Reflectorized signs depending on automobile headlights for an image in periods of darkness shall be construed to be indirectly illuminated signs. Sign, internally (or directly) illuminated. A sign containing its own source of artificial light internally, and dependent primarily upon such source for visibility during periods of darkness. Sign, notice, directional, and warning. For the special purposes of these regulations, and in the interest of protecting life and property, notice, directional,, and warning signs are defined as signs limited to providing notice concerning posting of property against trespass, directing deliveries or indicating location of entrances, exits and parking on private property, indicating location of buried utilities, warning against hazardous conditions, prohibiting salesmen,. peddlers, or agents, and the like. Sign, -ew e. sign Sign, ether man ensite-94 94g_ . -he ter ineludes, but net adve`rtiszng industry 37'AT1Ti'esT business -.- lifRitzed te, signs ereetem-by the ,,}Feer- in the eendidet of the—eutdeer =dv_rtisi"' Sign, offsite. A sign depicting or conveying either commercial or noncommercial messages, or combinations thereof, and not related to the uses or premises on which erected. Sign, onsite. A sign depicting or conveying either commercial or noncommercial messages, or combinations thereof, which' are directly related to the uses or premises on which erected. Page 198 of 202 Z213 L NO WO Z a al Sign, onsite. A sign depicting or conveying either commercial or noncommercial messages, or combinations thereof, which' are directly related to the uses or premises on which erected. Page 198 of 202 Z213 panels, er ether displays er display spaces er s;r€aees—usern the eenduet of the—eutideer advertising�-.,, ;. Sign, pennant or streamer. Pennant or streamer signs or signs made up of strings of pennants, or composed of ribbons or streamers, and suspended over open premises and/or attached to buildings. Sign, portable. A sign, not permanently affixed to a building, structure or the ground. Sign, projecting. A sign wholly or partially attached to a building or other structure and which projects more than twelve (12) inches from its surface. Sign, real estate. Signs used solely for the purpose of offering the property on which they are displayed for sale, rent, lease, or inspection or indicating that the property has been sold, rented, or leased. Such signs shall be nonilluminated and limited in content to the name of the owner or agent, an address and/or telephone number for contact, and an indication of the area and general classification of the property. Real estate signs are distinguished in these regulations from other forms of advertising signs and are permitted in certain districts and locations from which other forms of advertising signs are excluded. Sign, roof. A sign affixed in any manner to the roof of a building, or a sign mounted in whole or in part on the wall of the building and extending above the eave line of a pitched roof or the roof line (or parapet line, if a parapet exists) of a flat roof. Sign, temporary. A sign or advertising display intended to be displayed for a limited and brief period of time. Sign, vehicle. A trailer, automobile, truck, or other vehicle used primarily for the display of signs (rather than with sign display incidental to use of the vehicle for transportation). Fei= purgeses of these—reg:arlamen —signs en-- sign --vetrieles— shall —mac eens-ider-ed te be—greund signs eiEeept fems—teffipe petit-ieal er e -i v i e eampaign signs en sign- v ehie l e s. Page,199 of 202 413 12 IN Sign, vehicle. A trailer, automobile, truck, or other vehicle used primarily for the display of signs (rather than with sign display incidental to use of the vehicle for transportation). Fei= purgeses of these—reg:arlamen —signs en-- sign --vetrieles— shall —mac eens-ider-ed te be—greund signs eiEeept fems—teffipe petit-ieal er e -i v i e eampaign signs en sign- v ehie l e s. Page,199 of 202 413 12 Sign, wall or flat. A sign painted on the outside of a building, or attached to, and erected parallel to the face of a building, and supported throughout its length by such building. Sign, window. A sign painted, attached or affixed in any manner to the interior or exterior of a window which is visible, wholly or in part from the public right-of-way. Sign structure. A structure for the display or support of signs. In addition, for purposes of these regulations, and notwithstanding the definition of structure generally applicable in these zoning regulations, any trailer or other vehicle, and any other device which is readily movable and designed or used primarily for the display of signs (rather than with signs as an accessory function) shall be construed to be a sign structure, and any signs thereon shall be limited in area, number, location, and other characteristics in accordance with general regulations and regulations applying in the district in which displayed. Signs, area of. The surface area of a sign shall be computed as including the entire area within a parallelogram, triangle, circle, semicircle or other regular geometric figure, including all of the elements of the matter displayed, but not including blank masking (a plain strip, bearing no advertising matter around the edge of a sign), frames, display of identification or licensing officially required by any governmental body, or structural elements outside the sign surface and bearing no advertising matter. In the case of signs mounted back-to-back or angled away from each other, the surface area of each sign shall be computed. In the case of cylindrical signs, signs in the shape of cubes, or other signs, which are substantially three- dimensional with respect to their display surfaces, the entire display surface or surfaces shall be included in computations of area. In the case of embellishments (display portions of signs extending outside the general display area), surface area extending outside the general display area and bearing advertising material shall be computed separately as part of the total surface area of the sign. Notwithstanding definitions i lot frontage, for the purpos the terms "fronting on a "frontage" shall be construed the front, rear, or side of and area of signs.) this zoning ordinance referring to of regulating the area of signs, street," "street frontage," or as adjacent to a street, whether at i lot. (See also diagram on number Page 200 of 202 4 Signs, number of. For the purpose of determining the number of signs, a sign shall be considered to be a single display surface or display device containing elements organized, related, and composed to form a unit. Where matter is displayed in a random manner without organized relationship of units, when= ctr;rns e - lights aid, or where there is a reasonable doubt about relationship of elements, each element eight shall be considered to be a single sign. Where sign surfaces are intended to be read from different directions (as in the case of signs back-to-back or angled from each other), each surface shall be considered to be a single sign. Notwithstanding definitions in this zoning ordinance referring to lot frontage, for the purpose of regulating the number of signs, the term "fronting on a street," "street frontage," or "frontage" shall be construed as adjacent to a street, whether at the front, rear, or side of a lot. Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances insofar as they are inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are repealed. Section 4. If any section, part of section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected. Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after the final reading and adoption thereof'� PASSED ON FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY this 7th day of March , 2002. z/ This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated herein, whichever is later. Page 201 of 202 122A3 PASSED AND ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING BY TITLE ONLY this 11th day of April, 2002. ATTEST: xei4-4 �- C/� - A��rz�- PRIS'CILL-A-A:-Thompson CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM AND ORRECTNESS: JANDRO VILA LLO YMMAL: ATTORNEY 2 2ad MANUEL A. DIAZ, Page 202 of 202 12 2 111 ® PZ'13 SECOND READING PLANNING FACT SHEET APPLICANT City of Miami Planning and Zoning Department. HEARING DATE January 22, 2002 REQUEST/LOCATION Consideration of amending Articles 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 25 of Zoning Ordinance 11000. LEGAL DESCRIPTION N/A. PETITION Consideration of amending Ordinance 11000, as amended, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, by amending Articles 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 25, in order to modify provisions related to sign regulations within the city and to amend use regulations pertaining to the outdoor advertising business. PLANNING RECOMMENDATION Approval. BACKGROUND AND See supporting documentation. ANALYSIS PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD Recommended approval to VOTE: 6-0 City Commission. CITY COMMISSION Passed First Reading on March 07, 2002. APPLICATION NUMBER 02-006 Item #2 CITY OF MIAMI • PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT 444 SW 2ND AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR • MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33130 PHONE (305) 416-1400 Date: 3/13/2002 Page 1 j cp 3 ANALYSIS FOR AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES 4, 5, 61 99 10, 11 AND 25 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE APPLICATION: No. 2002-006 The proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance is being requested in order to modify the city's sign regulations and to modify use provisions in the zoning ordinance as they pertain to outdoor advertising businesses. This amendment is being proposed in order to more specifically accomplish the following: 1. Unify sign regulations within the zoning ordinance so that they are consolidated into a single Article of the code; 2. Include expanded language regarding intent and criteria for signage and sign permits; 3. The revised sign code makes no preference for commercial speech over non-commercial, and is as content -neutral as reasonably (and logically) possible. 4. Nothing permits or otherwise alters other current state and federal regulations against obscenity and pornography; 5. No signs are permitted, unless authorized, or exempted by the code (for example, governmental signs, flags, etc.); 6. All lawful signs are either permanent or temporary, with corresponding restrictions. Copy on temporary signs is event -driven, and is treated similarly. For example, real estate signs must come down after the sale of the property, and political signs must come down after the election. The regulations include specifications as to when temporary signs must be removed. In addition, clarifying language was added to specify that real estate signs shall be limited to one per residential unit for R-1 and R-2 properties, and one per street frontage for other zoning districts. 7. A window sign, not exceeding one (1) square foot, will now be permitted for each dwelling unit, year round. 8. No new amortization period is created for signs which are currently nonconforming; they will have to be removed in accordance with already - granted amortization periods; and, amortization periods are allowed for signs that will become nonconforming as a result of the passage of this ordinance; 12213 9. Freestanding outdoor advertising signs (billboards) that become non- conforming as a result of the adoption of this ordinance must be removed five years after the adoption of this ordinance; however, such signs may be allowed to remain, provided they obtain a Class II Special Permit, and pay required mitigation fees. 10, There are specific sign regulations for each district, which regulations relate logically to the needs and design intent for that district. 11. "Outdoor advertising businesses", as defined, is a land use which generally states that any one. paying or receiving income from an outdoor advertisiMl�sign is deemed by state law to be engaged in an outdoor advertising business, and is required to have a state license. This revised sign code makes amendments related to governing outdoor advertising businesses as a land use, and the signs associated with them as characteristics of use for such uses. The schedule of district regulations in Article 4 regulate where such uses may be permissible, and the sign regulations in the new Article 10 regulate the sizes and locations (among other criteria) for such signs. 12. Variances for height of billboards will be allowed if a government action (such as the construction of sound barrier walls along a highway) renders the billboard not visible from the roadway(s), which they were intended to be viewed from. The Planning and Zoning Department is recommending approval -of the proposed amendment finding that the proposed amendment will serve to visually improve the quality of the city, while simplifying sign regulations within the code. 12213 RESOLUTION PAB -10-02 A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A CONSIDERATION OF AMENDING ORDINANCE 11000, AS AMENDED, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, BY AMENDING ARTICLES 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 AND 25, IN ORDER TO MODIFY PROVISIQNS RELATED TO SIGN REGULATIONS WITHIN THE CITY AND TO AMEND USE REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE OUTDOOR ADVERTISING BUSINESS; AND FURTHER BY CLARIFYING LANGUAGE PERTAINING TO REAL ESTATE SIGNS, AND .BY ALLOWING FOR HEIGHT VARIANCES FOR BILLBOARDS ONLY WHEN A GOVERNMENTAL ACTION AFFECTS REASONABLE VISIBILITY OF SUCH A SIGN, WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1) TO ALLOW XERISCAPE LANDSCAPING IN EXCHANGE FOR IRRIGATION TO MEET THE LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS BY CLASS II SPECIAL PERMIT AND 2) THAT REAL ESTATE SIGNS REMAIN AT FOUR SQUARE FEET. HEARING DATE: February 6, 2002 ITEM NO.: 1 VOTE: 6-0 ATTEST.c a Gelabert-6andhez�/Wredtor Planning and Zoning Department 12213 Stephen Q. Hagen 725 NE 73rd Street Miami FL 33138 USA Phone 305 754 0099 Fax 305 759 5858 Email StevenMIA@aol.com February 27, 2002 Faxed to appropriate numbers City of Miami Commission 3300 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 Dear Chairman Regalado and Commissioners Gonzalez, Sanchez, Teele and Winton; I am delighted to learn the administration has done a review of not only the codes which cover outdoor advertising (billboards) but also the codes which cover onsite signs in all zones. Lourdes Slazyk and others who worked on the new codes have done a great job and it will be far better than what now exists, however I believe there is room for improvement to be made from the document approved by the Planning and Zoning Board which will go before the Commission March 7 for first reading. Ideally, the administration should have held some resident and business owner workshops to solicit comments so that concerns could have been fully addressed before it went to the Planning and Zoning Board, however as it was explained to the Planning and Zoning Board the city is under time restraints to get a document which can stand up to first amendment challenges already lodged by the outdoor advertising companies. Chairman Regalado, I am asking you to schedule a time certain on or after 7 PM for the March 7 First Reading. At that time, the Commission can hear people's concerns, the Commission will have the opportunity to make changes and the document can stay on track for second reading. I made this request via phone with your office February 25. It is my belief that these new codes will become the single most important set of documents which will define how Miami appears to our residents and tourists. Unlike codes which affect one Suecial District of the city ora single building these codes will set visual standards for the entire city. It is the visual image that one remembers when visiting a city or individual business district that leavesa positive or negative lasting impression of the entire city. I ask that you look at several items which I have divided into four areas of concern: POLE SIGNS CONDITIONAL ACCESSORY USE MISCELLANEOUS SUGGESTED CHANGES AND CONCERNS NOT COVERED BY CODE: Submitted Into the publle record in conntn�ctiqjn vilth item �3on � /r -WaRe'r5122 's ml City ClWk 12213 POLE SIGNS: The new codes will allow pole signs from 40-200 square feet to be erected 20 feet tall in many areas of the city. Please consider eliminating pole signs and replacing them with monument style signs placed on the ground with a height of no more than six feet with 32 square feet allowed for each of two sides. Reasoning This past weekend I drove US 1 from Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdale with my 87 year old mother. We were amazed on how most of the cities we drove through have really improved their image by reducing visual clutter. My mother commented oh how some cities look "neat and clean" and others looked "junky". I submit that my mother's comments and the impressions she will remember are no different than you would hear from any average tourist concerning the number, size, height and placement of signs. In fact the predominant difference in the visual appearance of cities everywhere is that many cities have done away with pole signs others allow only monument signs and some still have remaining pole signs of various sizes and heights It is the latter that brings negative images to mind. Miami should lead Miami -Dade County in eliminating visual clutter. Certainly we should not lag behind cities in Broward and Palm Beach counties and indeed all the other cities in Miami -Dade County which have tighter signs codes. Miami Beach, Coral Gables and most recently North Miami Beach do not allow pole signs. Some allow monument signs. At the hearing on bus bench advertising, Commissioner Winton made an astute observation when he said something to the effect that it is the details that make a difference in so many projects. I ask the Commission pay close attention to the details of these codes which will define our streets and city. Please look at the attached Table showing ground signs allowed in zones of City of Miami. From the table you will see that many areas will have no pole style signs, many will have monument only signs only and some areas will have neither monument or pole style signs. I submit that if large pole style signs actually improved business by catching the attention of the driver who is not familiar with the area, then businesses located along the heaviest travelled roads could benefit most from such signs. In fact, many new businesses located along heavily traveled roads such as Biscayne Boulevard and Calle Ocho, neither of which allow pole signs, (Biscayne from 36 street to the city limits does not allow monument signs either) are doing very well with signs only mounted on the sides of a building. Retail businesses located on less travelled roads, which is where pole signs would be allowed under this plan, will not benefit significantly from any type of pole or monument signs because the fact is these retail businesses traditional depend on local customers who know the area and most likely live in the area. In fact, retail businesses located in these areas traditionally market themselves through phone directory advertising, local print media, direct mail and word of mouth all aimed at bringing the customer to their business address. Wholesale businesses would not benefit significantly from pole or monument signs as their customer lives outside the area. These businesses usually build their customer base thru advertising in phone directories, industry directories and industry journals. They also use direct mail to their industry group and they participate in trade shows. Si.ib haled into the Public record in ca::a:�F. ec—';,on 41 .11 iter, p�3 on City Clfl-r ` • • If these businesses feels strongly that it needs a around sign then a monument sign would serve the purpose and create a better visual image. It is for all these reasons that I ask you to instruct the administration to replace all references to pole signs with monument signs with a limitation on size of 32 square feet for each of two sides not to exceed six feet in height. CONDITIONAL ACCESSORY USE: Conditional accessM use should not be allowed for the display of eight sheet advertising measuring 32 square feet. If use is allowed the following condition should be added to all of the references below. Add condition f Such signs shall not be lighted ed or surround by light.. Page 9 C-1 Restricted Commercial Page 10 C-2 Liberal Commercial Page 12 CBD Central Business District Commercial Page 14 I Industrial Page 24 SD -1 Martin Luther King Blvd Commercial District Page 32 SD -14 Latin Quarter Commercial -Residential and Residential Districts Page 35 SD -16, 16.1, 16.2 Southeast Overtown-Park West Commercial -Residential Districts Page 40 SD -25 SW 8 Street Special Overlay District Page 89 C-1 Restricted Commercial, Page 93 C-2 Liberal Commercial and Page 98 Industrial; Ground/freestanding signs and for Outdoor advertising business signs as accessory uses to principal commercial uses only, a Class II Special Permit shall be required and such signs shall further be limited as follows: MISCELLANEOUS SUGGESTED CHANGES: Page 57 10.1.4.2 The following should be added: The permit number or other number to be determined by the city should be displayed on the front of the structure in numbers and letters readable from the road from which it is oriented to be viewed. I believe this is especially important for anyone to be able to report advertising structures to the city which are not properly maintained as it is often times very difficult to determine an address of an advertising structure. A properly displayed number would be most useful. Page 79 Home Occupations: I believe that ten square feet to advertise a home occupation in a residential neighborhood is too large. I suggest four square feet wall mounted or displayed in a window as appropriate. Sajbtmlt'ed Into the PUNIC record in is�a?3'i ,4i"1i vij"Qh Islay Pages 76-79 Freestanding signs are allowed for churches and primary and secondary schools but no height is mentioned. I suggest a maximum of six feet and that it be a monument sign. Store front church or school structures with less then ten feet of space from the front of the structure to the public right of way shall riot have free standing signs. Page 81 Multi Family High Density: Projecting signs are allowed. I suggest that signs should be wall mounted only. Page 81 Home Occupations in residential neighborhood: I believe that ten square feet to advertise a home occupation in a residential neighborhood is too large. I suggest four feet wall mounted. Page 83 Office Permanent Signs: Projecting signs are allowed. I suggest that signs should be wall mounted only. Page 86 Ground floor establishment signs: c. An awning sign should not be limited to 6 inch letters as a business may want to use the awning as part or all of their allowed area in place of a wall mounted sign. A business which just opened on Biscayne Boulevard did just that and it looks fine. Awnings can be quite attractively painted and of course should be subject to maintenance standards. Page 87-90 Ground or freestanding signs are permitted to be a minimum of 40 square feet times two surfaces and 20 feet tall, greater size for larger frontage. For reasons listed above I suggest that pole or post signs not be allowed. All ground signs should be monument signs where space and driving sight lines will allow such a sign, otherwise a ground or free standing sign shall not be allowed. I submit that businesses which have opened on Biscayne Boulevard over the past four years with no free standing signs cannot claim that the lack of such sign has caused any detrimental effect on their business. One auto parts business has many more autos in its parking lot on a regular basis then one located further north on the Boulevard located in the county_and that store has apost sign measuring about 200 square feet. Page 91, number 3 One such sign not exceeding 20 feet should state that it should be wall mounted or monument style if sight lines permit and not taller then six feet. Subm!"ad into the WIC re ,ord -An c1,C,d.nriec�taJ"J�6 �h Rem Os? MISCELLANEOUS CONCERNS NOT COVERED BY CODE The following concerns are not covered in the codes as far as I can determine: There should be a provision to restrict advertising to identification only of the charitable organization on a collection container which is placed temporarily and attended on a parking lot or other location to assure it does not become a form of off site billboard advertising. Vending machines used to be for vending only. They now carry advertising on three or more sides. When they are placed on any property they should be considered as an advertising business and should not be not allowed to be placed unless advertising is removed and machines is painted to blend in with property on which it is placed. There is no reference to banners traditionally attached to light poles along public streets. On a related concern, I have written to Mr. Jackson of Public works to see what can be done to consolidate the mounting of various state and city signs on light poles as many municipalities do, instead of having several signs appear (often times 3-4) on separate poles. Thank you for doing what is right in getting Miami back on track and for improving our visual image. I am usually available from 9 AM to midnight to answer any questions you or your staff may have. Thank you Sincerely, Stephen D. Hagen SL,bml�ted into the. PUNIC item nn 4`�' (;; y Clerk X4213 Table showing ground signs allowed by areas for City of Miami. CS Conservation PR parks, Recreation & Open Space R-1 Single family Residential R-2 Two -Family Residential R-3 Multifamily Medium -Density Residential R-4 Multifamily High -Density Residential Hotels G/I Government & Institutional O Office Buildings C-1 Restricted Commercial C-2 Liberal Commercial C-2 Liberal Commercial with more then one business CBD Central Business District Com. CBD Central Business District Com. more then one business I Industrial SD -1 Martin Luther King Blvd Commercial District — single business SD -1 As above — more then one business Pole size allowed • Monument/ground size allowed class 11 permit no size or height stated class II permit no size or height stated none none none none none none 40-100sf x 2 x 20 feet high none 40-100sf x 2 x 20 feet high 40-200sf x 2 x 20 feet high 40-200sf x 2 x 20 feet high 40-80 sf x 2 x 20 feet high 40-80 sf x 2 x 20 feet high 40-200sf x 2 x 20 feet high 40-100sf x 2 x 20 feet high 40-100sf x 2 x 20 feet high SD -2 Coconut Grove Central Commercial District SD -3 Coconut Grove Major Streets District none SD -4 Waterfront Industrial District 40sf x 2 x 20 feet high SD -5 Brickell Avenue Area Office -Residential SD -6,6.1 Central Commercial Residential Dis. 40-80sf x 2 x 20 feet high SD -7 Central Brickell Rapid Transit Commercial -Residential District SD -8 Design Plaza Commercial -Residential Dis 40-100 x 2 x 20 feet high SD -9 Biscayne Blvd North Overlay District none SD -11 Coconut Grove Rapid Transit District 40-100sf x 2 x 20 feet high Continuation Table showing ground signs allowed in areas of City of Miami. none none none 40sf x 2 sides x 10 feet high 10sf total none l0sf total 10 sf total none ubmittnd Into lh rit'bl1C record p'in corner-, �/-oa ite.'a on ' s a : ,. City Cierk 1,�ko13 SD -13 SW 27 Avenue Gateway District Continuation Table showingaroundsigns allowed in areas of City of Miami. SD -14 Latin Quarter Commercial -Residential and Residential Districts SD -15 River Quadrant Mixed -Use District 40-80sf x 2 x 20 feet high SD -16, 16.1, 16.2 Southeast Overtown-Park West Commercial -Residential Districts SD -17 South Bay Shore Drive Overlay District SD -20 Edgewater Overlay District none SD -22 Florida Avenue Special District none SD -23 Coral Way Special Overlay District none SD -25 SW 8 Street Special Overlay District none 10 sf total 10 sf total 10 sf total none none none none Sjalymitted into Vie pUsblic record jr, -D item �-IL city CLok, �. r;, I c