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J-84-729
7/24/84
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TEXT OF ZONING
ORDINANCE NO. 9500, AS AMENDED, THE ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, BY
AMENDING SECTION 2026 ENTITLED "SIGNS,
SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS, AND REQUIREMENTS," OF
ARTICLE 20 ENTITLED "GENERAL AND SUPPLE-
MENTARY REGULATIONS" TO CLARIFY BILLBOARD
HEIGHT AND CHANGE BILLBOARD HEIGHT REQUIRE-
MENTS, INTRODUCE A BILLBOARD SPACING FORMULA
AND CHANGE CURRENT LIMITATIONS ON BILLBOARDS
LOCATED WITHIN 600' OF LIMITED ACCESS
HIGHWAYS, INCLUDING EXPRESSWAYS; FURTHER,
AMENDING SHEET 5 OF THE OFFICIAL SCHEDULE OF
DISTRICT REGULATIONS MADE A PART OF SAID
ORDINANCE 9500 BY REFERENCE AND DESCRIPTION
IN SECTION 320 THEREOF, PERTAINING TO CG
GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT, LIMITA-
TIONS ON SIGNS, BY CLARIFYING APPLICABLE
SURFACE AREA AND PROVIDING FOR HEIGHT
LIMITATIONS ON GROUND OR FREE-STANDING SIGNS
ONSITE AND OFFSITE; CONTAINING A REPEALER
PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, the Miami Planning Advisory Board, at its meeting
of July 18, 1984, Item No. 5, following an adverti d hearing,
adopted: Resolution No. PAB 75-84 by a 6 60 v allowing
signs to face expressways; Resolution No.N PfB by a 6 to 1
vote, permitting the erect' n of sig thin 0' of any
limited access highway, incl d' g ex s; but eluding the
public right-of-way; Resol i n B 77-84 by a 5 to 2 vote,
requring a minimum 1500 fee s a ng between signs on the same
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side of the high a on an ti terstate highway, and 1000 feet
between signs on t same side of the highway on a federal -aid
primary highway; so ution No. PAB 78-84 by a 6 to 1 vote,
clarifying billb r height limit to be 50' from the crown of
the main tr 1 road with a maximum height of 65' from the
crow of t e arest adjacent local or arterial street, and
c rif ing t e sign area as one sign face; inclusively, as
herei a ter set forth; and
WHE EAS, the City Commission, after careful consideration of
t is matter, deems it advisable and in the best interest of the
general welfare of the City of Miami and its inhabitants to grant
these amendments, hereinafter set forth;
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