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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-84-0727Florida lori a South Chapter l 1150S. W. 22nd Street - St.)ite 18 a Miami, Florida 33129 .Lune 27, 1984 Mayor Maurice Ferre City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, Florida 33133 Dear Mayor Ferre and Honorable Members of the City Commission, The Florida South Chapter of the American Institute of Architects would like to take this opportunity to voice our concern regarding amendments to the sign regulations of the zoning ordinance (Agenda Item #24, June 28, 1984) as they pertai_n to Billboards and/or veneral advertising structures. As you may be ax•;arc, the chapter has c�nsistentl.y over a number of years been involved with sign and hi1.lboard Icpis]_at:ion in t11e City. The regulations establislied under Ordil?anCe I`6871 and siihsequently incorporated into Ordinance #9500 were endorsed by the chapter as rcnsonnblo and proper sign legislation. We are very disappointc^d and disturbed to learn, however, that billboard removal which has been in liti_gatioa-1 for fourteen vcnrs has not heen effectuated and is not at this Point of nri_mc concern to the City of Miami. The amendments prccsently before the Commission are deemed to he a further relaxation of the hillhoard regulation of which the chapter is opposed. The proposed sign height of 50` is excossive and is not in Scale with our urban structure; the hi.11hoard spacing, although a control, is not one that would necessaril,Y lesson the number of new sign locations in our sct land use pattern; and, the changing of the angle when viewed in the context of the section being amended, has no mc>rit. It is obvious that the proposed changes are directed toward changing the prohibition of billboards along expressways and the chapter would strongly urge the Commission to turn down any proposed amendment that would lead to elimination of this prohibition. Sincerely, J ome Filer, President rr1 /Florida South Chapter American Jnstitute of Architects F.ned cc; Commissioner Miller Dawkins Commissioner J. L. Plummer Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Demetrio Perez Mr. Howard Gary, City Manager Mr. Sergio Rodriguez, Director, Planning Department MOTi ON Only as a last resort should the City consider the ahYsical closino of anv