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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TEXT OF ORDINANCE
NO. 9500, T hE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY CF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, 3Y AMENDING SECTION 2026
UNTITLED "SIGNS, SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS, AND
REQUIREMENTS" BY: PLACING RESTRICTIONS ON
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGNS LOCATED WITHIN 600
FEET OF LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAYS AND EXPRESS -
'NAYS; RESTRICTING THE NUMBER OF SUCH 5I1,iNS
4HICH MAY FACE SAID hIGHWAYS AND EXPRESSWAYS
TO 10 IN NUMBER, PROVIDED THEY ARE LOCATED
ivITHIN 200 FEET OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF SAID
HIGHWAYS AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 95; PROVIDING
FOR LANDSCAPING AND PERMIT REVOCATIONS; AND
ESTABLISHING PRIORITY OF APPLICATIONS FOR
PUBLIC HEARINGS; CONTAINING A REPEALER
PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the City Commission to protect
and promote the economy of the City of Miami which is strongly
tourist oriented with a heavy emphasis on the visual and physical
environment; and
WHEREAS, Interstate 95 and the _I1iy\ted Access Expressways
and Highways which flow from itl some of the most heavily
traveled traffic arteriesVnasmuch
a City Hof Miami; and
WHEREAS, the placemege numbers of outdoor adver-
tising signs along tho within the City pose a threat
to the motoring gLblic as they distract from the
operation of mot6 4 vlehicles thereby increasing the hazards from
such operation t e general public; and
WHE AS, strictions contained herein are designed to
control th mber of such outdoor advertising signs thereby
reducin t amount of distraction and probability of accidents
caused such distraction; and
WHEREAS, the skyline and the bay view of the City or Miami
East of I-95 is an integral part of the aesthetics package which
attracts tourists and promotes domestic tranquility; and
1 WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Commission to -protect
the view of the skyline, Biscayne Bay, and other features within
and without the City of Miami that come within the view of
travelers utilizing said expressways; and