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RESOLUTION NO. 85-540
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CITY'S PLANNING
DEPARTMENT TO INITIATE AMENDMENTS TO THE NEW
"BILLBOARD ORDINANCE" (ORDINANCE NO. 9993) THAT
WAS ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING MAY
23, 1985, WHICH ORDINANCE AUTHORIZES,SUBJECT
TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE PROV,..4ONS,
THE ERECTION OF NEW OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGN
STRUCTURES, SAID AMENDMENT TO INCORPORATE THE
FOLLOWING INTENTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS: (a)
THE ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF NEW SUCH SIGN STRUC-
TURES SHALL BE LIMITED TO 10; (b) SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO PERMIT REVOCATT?N IF APPROVED LAND-
SCAPING PLANS ARE NOT FOLLOWED OR SITE IS NOT
PROPERLY MAINTAINED; (c) TflE DESIGNATION OF
THE ELIGIBLE AREA FOR NEW SIGN STRUCTURE EREC-
TION EXTENDING 600 FEET FROM EXPRESSWAY RIGHTS -
OF -WAY SHALL BE REDUCED TO 200 FEET; (d) NO
NEW SUCH SIGN STRUCTURES SHALL BE LOCATED EAST
OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I-95.
WHEREAS, a question has arisen as to the number of new outdoor
advertising sign structures that may be erected in the City in the area
extending 600 feet from expressway rights -of -way pursuant to a proposed
zoning ordinance which has been approved on first reading; and
WHEREAS, the limitation that not more than 10 new such sign
structures (including existing sign structures which may be altered pursuant
to approval under this ordinance) be allowed under the provisions of the
aforesaid proposed ordinance is deemed to be in the best interests of the
City; and
WHEREAS, it is the judgment of the City Commission that aesthetics
require that the recently approved ordinance continue to restrict any new
outdoor advertising sign structures from being erected East of Interstate
Highway I-95 from the South side of Northwest 36th Street to U. S. 1; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission considers it necessary to lessen and
diminish the total area within which new outdoor advertising sign structures
may be erected by decreasing the eligible area bordering and adjacent to
an expressway right-of-way from the presently designated 600 feet to 200 feet,
thereby reducing the toal amount of eligible area in the City for erection
of new such sign structures;
WHEREAS, the effect on the appearance and quality of life in the
CITY
MEETI:,
MAY 23 1985
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t°âșeighborhoods and along the thoroughfares
of the City of Miami by such
sign structures is of paramount concern to the City Commission;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OV MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section I. The City's Planning Department is hereby requested
to initiate amendments to the "New Billboard Ordinance (Ordinance No.
9993) adopted on second and final reading May 23rd, 1985, which provides
for the following:
a. The maximum number of new sign structures approved pursuant to said
Ordinance No. 9993 shall not exceed ten (10) in number;
b. The Ordinance shall provide for submittal of landscape plans and
approval of same by the City Commission and, further, provide
that any sign permit issued under Ordinance No. 9993 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;
C. The designation of the eligible area for new sign structure
erection, which presently extends 600 feet from expressway
rights -of -way, shall be reduced to 200 feet; and
d. No such new sign structures shall be located east of Interstate
Highway I-95.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23 day of May 01985.
Maurice A. Ferre
MAURICE A. FERRE, MAYOR
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