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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 ARTICLE 9., SECTION 926, TO MODIFY
PROVISIONS REGARDING SIGNS WHICH HAVE
ARTISTIC OR GRAPHIC VALUE, PROVIDING FOR
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS FOR SAID SIGNS ALONG
I-395 AND ADDING CRITERIA; CONTAINING A
REPEALER PROVISION AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Miami Planning Advisory Board, at its meeting o
of September 22, 1999, Item No. 8, following an advertised
hearing, adopted Resolution No. PAD 40-99 by a vote of seven to
one (7 - 1), RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of amending Zoning Ordinance
No. 11000 as hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission after careful consideration of
this matter deems it advisable and in the best interest of the
general welfare of the City of Miami and its inhabitants to amend
Ordinance No. 11000 as hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the
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Preamble to this Ordinance are hereby adopted by reference
thereto and incorporated -herein 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 hereby amended by
amending the text of said Ordinance as follows:'/
"ZONING ORDINANCE NO..11000
ARTICLE 9.
GENERAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
Sec. 926. Signs; specific limitations and requirements;
Sec. 926.12. Signs of graphic or artistic value.
For the purposes of this section, commercial
messages shall be defined as text, nr logos er pr— daet_
rpz r .s n i ng the nam or t.ra mark or rvi .mark of
the sponsor; such commercial m ,sages may be of nffqji7(-
12rnducts or husineggeR as appl i cable to the sjDanssoor_sshi n
but shall not be 1priMari1y for the pur os.s
�i 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.
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Graphic or artistic signs, or murals, with or
without commercial messages and with no limitation to
size, shall be permissible within the SD-6, SD-6.1 and
CBD Zoning Districts, excluding those portions of
these districts which lie north of I-395, exre�) for
those = roper . i r, which are adjacent-. to T --1r) on the
north side of Laid ex1pressway, which are hereby
included in these 12rovigi'ons with the condition that
any murals with commercial m _ss ges may only be located
facing south. Commercial messaQes on such murals shall
he cc�nsistent with an omp.ly _ _wi h Florida d statutes,
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gg overninthvisibility ofcommercial adv rtis'ng
along n ir a highwayand shall be permissible by
Class II Special Permit with City Commission approval.
UlDon c,omipl i an wi h al 1 other r c[ i rem n .s, said signs.
may be placed on the facade of buildings when it is
determined by the Commission that the proposed signs
comply with the following criteria and limitations:
1. The image is of graphic or artistic value or meets
the criteria of the Miami -Dade County Art In
Public Places ordinance;
2. The commercial message shall be limited to a
maximum of 10% of the total graphic surface and
shall be leeated in die- a in ef the 1E
jraphie a:Fea
integrated. into the gralphir. or artistir.
co=osi .ion so that it apn a s as a single desigr�:
it -is z referabl . ha such message be 1placed in
thp margin or perillpheral areas of the artwork saiel
e e r�a4_1 miessage may be le eater elsewhere-ifit
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is li iiited to 5% of the —total graphie f ;
3. If a for -profit entity has erected the sign or the
sign advertises a for -profit entity or product,
the City shall be paid . a permit fee of $5000 for
the first year and shall require annual renewals
with fees equal to 5% of the gross proceeds from
the advertising rights on said signs, or $5000,
whichever is greater; the fee is not required for
a change of copy, however a design review of the
changed ropy and integration with the artwork
shall be conductpd by t�hp Planning Dire( -tor s a
modification to the Class TT �)ecial Permit;
4. Consideration for approvals shall also be given to
the appropriateness of the proposed sign on an
existing building (particularly if the building is
historic) as well as the amount of such signs
already existing within the immediate area or
street; the purpose of this consideration is to
ensure that the number of such signs do not have
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an overall adverse effect to the downtown area hy
creating ng visual clutter or o i n!;j a -negative
aesthetic i=act on the central ur an .ore; and
5. As a condition precedent to the issuance of the
Class II Special Permit said sign must be
submitted to the Urban Development Review Board
"UDRB" for its review, consideration and approval.
Section 3. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances insofar
as they are inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of
this Ordinance are hereby 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.�l
PASSED ON FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY this 26th day of
October , 1999.
PASSED AND ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING BY TITLE
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.
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ONLY this 16th day of Nov., 1999.
JOE CAROLLO, MAYOR
In accordance with Miami Code Sec. 2-36, since, the Mayor did not indicate approval of
this legislation by signing it in the designated place provided, said legislation now
becomes effective with the elapse of ten (10) days m the of C o-
Mr
oissicn action
regarding same, without the Mayor ercisi -a o.
ATTEST: '
Wal . Foe an, City Clerk
WALTER J. FOEMAN
CITY CLERK
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