HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibit 1 (Version 2)AGREEMENT ON CUSTOMARY USE FOR LOCAL ZONING CONTROL FOR MURALS
UNDER THE HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION ACT
This Agreement On Customary Use For Local Zoning Control For Murals Under The Highway Beautification Act
("Agreement") is entered into between the City of Miami ("CITY"), the State of Florida, Department of
Transportation ("FDOT"), and the Federal Highway Administration ("FHWA"), collectively the "Parties", on the
date(s) set forth below.
WHEREAS, the CITY has made application to FDOT for certification for local zoning control of murals within the
CITY'S jurisdictional boundaries under provisions of the Highway Beautification Act, 23 U.S.C. Sec. 131, et seq.
("HBA"), the Florida/U.S. Department of Transportation Agreement of January 27, 1972 ("Federal/State
Agreement"), Federal Regulations, 23 C.F.R. Sec. 750.706, and Chapter 479.156, Florida Statues ("F.S."); and
WHEREAS the Parties recognize the complexity of the implementation of the Highway Beautification Act and
associated challenges; and
WHEREAS, the CITY, is a local zoning authority,
WHEREAS, the CITY, as a local zoning authority, has the ability to vary from the Federal/State Agreement based
on a determination of customary use per Federal regulation after receiving delegated authority from FDOT to
direct all or portions of outdoor advertising within its jurisdictional limits; and
WHEREAS, the Parties have been working collaboratively and in good faith in their roles in managing outdoor
advertising programs and believed no actions have been actions in direct violation of federal and state laws; and
WHEREAS, the CITY had unique practices and a local ordinance regulating outdoor advertising displays prior to
January 27, 1972; and
WHEREAS, the CITY has documented such practices through historical documents, ordinance, and photographs;
and
WHEREAS, the CITY, in consultation with FDOT and FHWA, proposes a determination of customary use pursuant
to 23 U.S.C. 131; and
WHEREAS, the Parties identified a need to document and agree upon the mutual acceptance of customary use
implementation; and
WHEREAS, the CITY amended its application for certification in its letter to FDOT of September 13, 2011, and
wishes to specify and agree to additional provisions for mural control; and
WHEREAS, the CITY shall make changes to the City of Miami Code of Ordinances, as amended ("Code") in
accordance with this Agreement by April 2013;
In consideration of the mutual covenants, contained in this Agreement, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Amendment of the Code. Section 62-606(3) of the Code shall be amended to conform to the following:
(3) Spacing of Murals
A. Spacing between murals and number of murals allowed per building. A mural shall not be located
within 300 feet of another legally permitted mural oriented towards the same side of the street within
the controlled area, as defined in Section 479.01(6), F.S.,(2012). The distance shall be measured in
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accordance with Rule 14-10.006(4), Florida Administrative Code ("F.A.C.") (2012) (i.e., measured along
the edge of pavement of the main traveled way). The spacing requirement provided herein shall be
reduced to 150 feet within the boundaries of the Park West Entertainment District.
If two murals are permitted for any one building, they must be on different sides of the building and
each such mural shall be required to obtain a separate mural permit for each street front. This section
shall not preclude a mural on one building which is continuous on two sides of the building, commonly
referred to as a wrap -around mural. A wrap -around mural shall be counted as one mural for purposes of
fees and the maximum number of mural permits which may be issued pursuant to the Code.
B. Spacing between murals and billboards. A permit for a new mural shall not be issued for a mural
located within 300 feet of a legally permitted billboard or mural located within the controlled area, as
defined in Section 479.01(6), F.S. (2012). The distance shall be measured in accordance with Rule 14-
10.006(4), F.A.C. (2012). The spacing requirement provided herein shall be reduced to 150 feet within
the boundaries of the Park West Entertainment District.
C. Existing Signs. Subject to compliance with all other City ordinance requirements, all mural permits
which will become non -conforming pursuant to this section are subject to the following conditions
unless revoked or rescinded by the City pursuant to section 62-612 of the Code or unless they are
transferred by the Permitee pursuant to Section 62-609 (b) of the Code.
(i) Existing murals within the Park West Entertainment District. Existing murals within the Park West
Entertainment District are depicted in in Exhibit A and will be at the time of execution of this Agreement
legally permitted yet not in compliance with the newly clarified distance requirements. All of these
permitted sites shall be allowable mural locations as they have been erected in compliance with the
ordinance and remain legal non -conforming so long as they do not violate the ordinance until the mural
permit is revoked, rescinded or transferred to a new location. No new mural permit may be issued at the
same or transferred site without compliance with the above spacing requirements.
(ii) Existing murals outside of the Park West Entertainment District. Existing murals outside the Park
West Entertainment District fall under one of three categories as noted in Exhibit A. In Category 1, once
a mural permit has been revoked, rescinded, or transferred to a new location, no new mural permit may
be issued at the same or transferred site without compliance with the above spacing requirements. In
Category 2, the City may not issue a new permit unless the spacing requirements as outlined in this
Agreement are met. Mural locations that at the time of execution of this Agreement are legally
permitted yet not in compliance with the newly clarified distance requirements shall be allowable mural
locations for the time remaining in the lease with the property owner at the time the mural location was
approved by the City. Should the duration of the lease exceed 10 years from the date of execution of
this Agreement, then the Qualified Mural Applicant with rights to the location shall apply for relocation
to a property that does meet the requirements as outlined by this Agreement and the relevant sections
of the Code at the time the relocation is applied for, or the permit will be revoked or rescinded. In
Category 3, existing murals which do not provide a visual conflict to other existing murals or billboards
may remain although the spacing requirements have not been met.
Existing murals which currently meet the above spacing criteria or are outside of HBA Controlled Routes are also
noted in Exhibit A. Exhibit B contains a map locating all murals identified in Exhibit A.
The City may amend Section 62-606 from time to time so long as (i) the spacing criteria established herein is not
reduced; and (ii) the boundaries of the Park West Entertainment District are not increased.
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2. This Agreement may not be modified unless done so in writing and executed by all Parties.
3. This Agreement is binding upon and inures to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and
assigns. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer any rights, privileges, benefits, obligations, or remedies
upon any other person or entity except as expressly provided for in this Agreement.
4. This Agreement, together with the attached exhibits and documents made a part by reference, embodies the
entire agreement of the Parties. There are no provisions, terms, conditions, or obligations other than those
contained in this Agreement. This Agreement supersedes all previous communication, representation, or
agreement, either verbal or written, between the Parties. No amendment will be effective unless reduced to
writing and signed by an authorized officer of each Party or his/her delegate.
5. If any term or provision of the Agreement is found to be illegal or unenforceable, the remainder of the
Agreement will remain in full force and effect and such term or provision will be deemed stricken.
6. Each Party shall bear its own attorney's fees and costs with respect to this Agreement.
7. This Agreement is executed and entered into in the State of Florida and will be construed, performed, and
enforced in all respects in strict conformity with local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Any and all
litigation arising under this Agreement shall be brought in a state court of appropriate jurisdiction in Leon
County, Florida, applying Florida law.
CITY OF MIAMI, a Florida municipal corporation
ATTEST:
By:
Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk Johnny Martinez, PE
City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND APPROVED AS TO INSURANCE
CORRECTNESS: REQUIREMENTS:
Victoria Mendez
City Attorney
Calvin Ellis
Risk Management Director
Ananth Prasad, Secretary Date
Florida Department of Transportation
James Christian, Division Administrator Date
Federal Highway Administration, Florida Division
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Exhibit A — Status of Existing Signage as of March 26, 2013
Park West Entertainment District
For the following signs, they will be, at the time of execution of this Agreement, legally permitted yet not in
compliance with the newly clarified distance requirements. All of these permitted sites shall be allowable
mural locations as they have been erected in compliance with the ordinance and remain legal non -conforming
so long as they do not violate the ordinance until the mural permit is revoked, rescinded or transferred to a
new location. No new mural permit may be issued at the same or transferred site without compliance with the
above spacing requirements:
Mural #
on Exhibit B Map
Address
Road Name
12
1040 Biscayne Blvd, West Face
Dolphin Expressway
14
888 Biscayne Blvd
Biscayne Blvd
22
1100 Biscayne Blvd, West Face
Dolphin Expressway
23
1100 Biscayne Blvd, North Face
Dolphin Expressway
Non - Park West Entertainment District
Category 1: For the following signs, once a mural permit has been revoked, rescinded, or transferred to a new
location, no new mural permit may be issued at the same or transferred site without compliance with the
above spacing requirements:
Mural #
on Exhibit B Map
Address
Road Name
11
1236 N Miami Ave, East Face
Dolphin Expressway
33
1050 NW 14 street, South Face
SR-836
Category 2: For the following signs, the City may not issue a new permit unless the spacing requirements as
outlined in this Agreement are met. Mural locations that at the time of execution of this Agreement are legally
permitted yet not in compliance with the newly clarified distance requirements shall be allowable mural
locations for the time remaining in the lease with the property owner at the time the mural location was
approved by the City. Should the duration of the lease exceed 10 years from the date of execution of this
Agreement, then the Qualified Mural Applicant with rights to the location shall apply for relocation to a
property that does meet the requirements as outlined by this Agreement and the relevant sections of the Code
at the time the relocation is applied for, or the permit will be revoked or rescinded:
Mural #
on Exhibit B Map
Address
Road Name
61
130 N. Biscayne Blvd
Biscayne Blvd
212
1236 N Miami Ave, S/W Face
Dolphin Expressway
253
1360 NW 1CT
Dolphin Expressway
274
1311 NW 10th Ave, West Face
SR-836
285
1311 NW 10th Ave, East Face
SR-836
296
1334 N Miami Ave
Dolphin expressway
357
1050 NW 14 street, East Face
SR-836
468
3995 N Miami Ave Miami FI
1-195
n/a9
444 NW 2nd Avenue
US-441
n/a10
1603 NW 7th Ave
1-195
'Mural in Conflict with Mural Exhibit B #2 - 100 Biscayne Blvd
MMural in Conflict with State -Permitted Billboard bearing permit numbers BV096/097
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3Mural in Conflict with State -Permitted Billboard bearing permit numbers BW544/BR203
4Mural in Conflict with Mural Exhibit B #18 - 1021 NW Sunnybrook Road, West Face
5Mural in Conflict with Mural Exhibit B #17 - 1400 NW 10th Ave (aka 1021 NW Sunnybrook East)
6Mural in Conflict with State -Permitted Billboard bearing permit numbers BV096/097
7Mural in Conflict with State -Permitted Billboard bearing permit numbers CB471/CB472
8Mural in Conflict with State -Permitted Billboard bearing permit numbers CH718/CD972
9Mural in Conflict with Pending Billboard Permit. If a conflicting billboard is approved by FDOT as a result of
the pending administrative hearing for a denied permit at the time of the execution of this Agreement, the 10
year clause referenced herein will run from the date of the execution of this Agreement.
10Mural in Conflict with State -Permitted Billboard bearing permit numbers BP277/BP278
Category 3: For the following signs, these existing murals do not provide a visual conflict to other existing
murals or billboards and may remain although the spacing requirement has not been met:
Mural #
on Exhibit B Map
Address
Road Name
3
12 SW 2nd Ave
1-95
All Areas
For the following signs, these existing murals meet spacing requirements between other murals or billboards:
Mural #
on Exhibit B Map
Address
Road Name
1
1 Herald plaza, East Face
Dolphin Expressway
2
100 Biscayne Blvd
Biscayne Blvd
4
1040 Biscayne Blvd, South Face
Biscayne Blvd
5
20 NE 11 ST MIAMI FL
SR-836/DOLPHIN EXPWY
8
900 Biscayne Blvd unit 2605
Dolphin Expressway
9
1 Herald Plz West Face
SR-836/ DOLPHIN EXPWY
10
444 SW 2 AVE STE 325
SR-9/I-95
13
200 SE 1st St
US-1 BRICKLE AVE
17
1400 NW 10th Ave
SR-836/DOLPHIN EXPWY
18
1021 NW Sunnybrook Road, West Face
SR-836/ DOLPHIN EXPWY
19
3601 N Federal Hwy, West Face
SR-112/I-195
20
3601 N Federal Hwy, East Face
1-195
24
3704 NE 2nd AVE Miami FI, 33137
1-195
30
1035 N Miami Ave
SR-836/DOLPHIN EXPWY
31
230 E Flagler STREET
FLAGER STREET
32
150 SE 2nd Ave
1-195
34
120 SW 8th St
TAMIAMI TRAIL
For the following signs, these existing murals are outside of the Highway Beautification Act Controlled Routes.
Spacing requirements noted in this agreement for these locations are not applicable:
Mural #
on Exhibit B Map
Address
Road Name
7
200 NW 1st St
1-95
15
111 SW 3rd St
1-95
16
640 SW 2 Ave, West Face
1-95
26
33 SW 2nd Ave
1-95
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Exhibit B
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JOHNNY MARTINEZ, P.E.
CITY MANAGER
September 13, 2011
Ananth Prasad, P.E., Secretary
Florida Department of Transportation
605 Suwannee Street
Tallahassee, FL 3239.9-0450
P.O. BOX 330708
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33233-0708
(305) 250-5400
FAX (305) 250-5410
Re: City of Miami Certification for Local Control of Wall Murals —Evidence of Customary
Use for Control of pacing, Lighting and Size Predating 1965
Dear Secretary
/IN
We have reviewed the Federal Highway Administration ("FHWA") letter of rune 17,
2011 ("FHWA Letter"), to the Florida Department of Transportation ("FDOT") (Exhibit A) and
wish to offer factual corrections to clarify the record and to assure you that when notification of
certification of the City of Miami ("City") is made by FDOT, "effective control" has been and
will continue to be implemented over all outdoor advertising, including wall murals and
billboards within the City's jurisdiction. While the City's sign regulations have evolved along
with its growth and development into an international city, the City has maintained regulations
controlling the size, spacing and lighting of signage since 1965. We are addressing three specific
issues raised in the FHWA Letter and are providing an explanation, with examples, of resl.lts of'
applying City of Miami Ordinance No. 7338, adopted. in 1965 ("1965 Ordinance") (Exhibit B) to
today and comparing. it to the more restrictive controls enacted by the. City in Ordinance No.
12983, adopted in 2008 ("2008 Ordinance") (Exhibit C). Also included within this
correspondence is extensive photographic evidence of the placement, spacing and lighting of
outdoor advertising in the primary corridors and arteries of the City. The attached examples
attest to the customary use of such advertising throughout our thoroughfares. (Exhibits D-0)
evidence outdoor advertising on primary and arterial roads)
1) Comtarehensivo=.Controls
The City is comprehensively controlling spacing between wall murals and all other types
of outdoor advertising signs. Control of wall murals with respect to size, spacing and lighting is
not occurring in isolation from other signs, displays or devices regulated by the Highway
Beautification Act ("HBA") in the controlled area. A system of fully integrated and
comprehensively controlled wall murals and billboards, including size, spacing and lighting, is in
place today through local ordinance (see Chapter 62, Article 8 Division 5, Section 62-606,
subsections 5 and 6 and Division 6: and Ordinance No. 12983, Section 62-606, Code of the
City of Miami). Today's controls are generally more stringent for both wall murals and
billboards than the regulations existing at the time of the Federal/State Agreement in .1972. It is
Ananth Prasad, Secretary, DOT
September 13, 2011
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extremely important to recognize that in 1972, as today, there was a customary distinction
between wall mural and billboard regulation, as evidenced by the 1965 Ordinance. (See
Ordinance No. 7338, Section II — Definitions, et. seq.) This historic difference between billboard
and wall mural regulation therefore constituted a customary use existing prior to 1972 and is the
basis for the hybrid type of certification requested herein. The City's current ordinance is also
consistent in recognizing the long-standing, customary usage that there was not a spacing
standard between wall murals and billboards.
2) Size
The ordinance in effect in 1972 and before, if applied in Miami today, would allow wall
murals which exceed the 10,000 sq. ft. restriction established in the 2008 Ordinance. (See
Ordinance No. 12983, Section 62-606, Code of the City of Miami) In light of this, it is apparent
that the City has not revised its outdoor advertising controls arbitrarily over time, but instead has
thoughtfully decided on a more restrictive approach, and one which includes criteria which were
customary in 1972 and before. (See Chapter 62, Article 8, Division 5, Section 62-606, sub-
section 1 and 2 "Criteria for Issuing a Wall Mural Permit.")
Furthermore, if the size formula in the 1965 Ordinance were applied today to the
buildings in Miami which currently have wall murals, some of the current wall murals would
actually be allowed to be larger than would be allowed today. Also, because of the significantly
larger building structures within the City today, using the 1965 formula and applying it to the
modern structures would yield substantially larger wall murals than allowed under the current
2008 ordinance (see citation above). As an example of this, a building the size of the existing
Four Seasons Hotel and Tower, depending on the location within the City, when applying the
1965 criteria, would allow a wall mural in excess of 14,000 sq.ft. In the 2008 Ordinance, a
building this size would not be allowed to have a wall mural of greater than 10,000 sq ft.
Moreover, even larger building structures are in the planning stages for construction within the
City, As examples, the Miami City Centre and the current Miami Herald sites are in the
planning stages for major development. Miami City Centre is a proposed 5.65 acre parcel of
land located in Brickell Village. A project of this scope, with its extensive street frontage and
height, if the 1965 size formula were applied, would permit a wall mural potentially greatly in
excess of 10,000 sq.ft. A planned development at the Miami Herald site could also yield a wall
mural in excess of 10,000 sq.ft. if the 1965 ordinance was applied. Under the more restrictive
2008 Ordinance, both proposed developments will be limited to a 10,000 sq.ft. mural (see
citation. above).
3) Spacing
As FHWA has noted in their letter, the 1965 Ordinance did not restrict spacing between
wall murals, between billboards, or between wall murals and billboards, as demonstrated by both
ordinances and the several photos submitted in the City's certification request. However, the
1965 Ordinance in Article XXIV, Section 1(9), did regulate the distance between signs and City
designated waterways and limited access higbways. Therefore, the 1965 Ordinance included an
early version of distance regulations which through time has evolved into not only restricting
distance from specific locations, but also restricting the distances from sign to sign. In the 2008
Ordinance, the City chose to be more restrictive by imposing the spacing standards of the
Ananth Prasad, Secretary, FBOT
September 13, 2011
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Federal/State agreement on billboards and establishing a three hundred (300) foot minimum
spacing distance between wall murals (except for murals located in the City Park West
Entertainment District/ Community Redevelopment District, where special rules are necessary to
encourage economic development). The current ordinance is consistent with the customary use
as to spacing in the 1965 ordinance in that it does not require a minimum spacing between wall
murals and billboards. Photographs are attached which demonstrate the general and customary
spacing of signs in the City during this time period.
In addition to the restrictions described above, the 2008 ordinance provides for a number
of additional limitations and restrictions that were not included in the 1965 ordinance. These
include:
❑ In the 2008 ordinance, murals are only allowed in tightly defined zoning districts within a
specified geographic area which has been approved by the City and which is consistent
with federal and state law. The ordinance tightly controls commercial and industrial
areas where murals can be placed, and not all commercial and industrial areas can have
murals, unlike the 1965 ordinance.
❑ The 1965 ordinance allows for an unlimited number of wall murals in the commercial
zone, while the 2008 ordinance strictly limits the number.
❑ Unlike the 1965 ordinance in which anyone can obtain a permit, the 2008 code has very
stringent qualifications to become a qualified applicant, and ultimately a permittee. A
perrnittee must post $500,000 bond with the City to ensure safety compliance.
❑ The 2008 ordinance requires that permittees be in compliance with City building codes
for safety and hurricane issues, unlike the 1965 ordinance.
❑ The 1965 Ordinance had no caps on total size or restrictions on the percentage of the sign
that can be placed on a wall or over windows. The 2008 ordinance restricts the mural to
80% of the wall area and 33% of window cover, with a 10,000 sq. ft. maximum.
❑ The 2008 ordinance allows for only 15% textual matter, and is tightly controlled by the
Zoning Administrator. Ad copy must be submitted to the Zoning Administrator for
approval, prior to posting. Neither restriction applied in the 1965 ordinance.
❑ Lighting is restricted to indirect illumination and to defined times (from 7 pm to 12 pm),
which is more restrictive than the 1965 ordinance.
❑ The 2008 ordinance restricts moving messages and other electronic movements, which
were not limited in the 1965 ordinance.
❑ The 2008 ordinance provides tightly defined rules on compliance with hurricane
warnings. Once warnings are given, signs must be removed within 24 hours subject to
enforcement provisions.
Ananth Prasad, Secretary, FDOT
September 13, Z011
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In light of the infoiuiation provided above, and after discussions and consultations with
FDOT, the City of Miami is requesting notification and certification by FDOT as a local zoning
authority with authority to control signs within its jurisdictional boundaries. A determination of
customary use for size, spacing and lighting, including the hybrid customary use for billboard
and wall mural regulation, has been made pursuant to the requirements of the Highway
Beautification Act, Federal regulations and the Federal/State Agreement, and these historical
criteria have been thoughtfully and comprehensively applied and integrated into the current City
ordinance for sign control.
The notification of certification from FDOT to FHWA must contain and be subject to a
specific condition and reflect the firm commitment by the City, that it will continue to require
billboards to comply with the requirements of the Federal/State Agreement and state law. After
certification, the City will maintain the existing status quo of regulation with regard to billboards,
causing no change which would cause the City to be in non-compliance with criteria in the
Federal/State Agreement and state law. This hybrid approach will ensure that Miami complies
with the uniform system of standards for billboards which exists throughout the state. The City
agrees to assume full responsibility for enforcement of sign violations, and will provide FDOT
with timely notification of proposed new sign locations to facilitate FDOT general oversight for
"effective control" of outdoor advertising.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide this additional information to correct any
misunderstandings regarding the customary use criteria in the City of Miami in 1972 and the
current regulations. Upon receipt of notification of certification, the City looks forward to
continued close cooperation and collaboration with the Florida Depai tuient of Transportation.
Sincerely,
cuk-'
y Martinez, P.E.
ity Manager, City of Miami
Exhibit A
Florida Division 545 John Knox Road, Tallahassee, Florida f323033
Phone: (850) 553-2200
opment Fax: (850) 942-9691 / 942-8308
off Transporfahon
www.fhwa.dot.gov/fidiv
Federal Highway
Administration
• June 17, 2011
In Reply Refer To:
HDA-FL
Ananth Prasad, P.E. =;.
Secretary
Florida Department of Transportation
605 Suwannee Street (MS-59) `,`;
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450
Attention: John Garner, Director, Office of Right of Way
Re: Certification of the City of Miami for Local Control of Wall Murals
Dear Secretary Prasad:
Thank you for your letter of October 14, 2010, requesting our acknowledgment of the Florida
Department of Transportation's (FDOT) proposed certification of the City of Miami (City) for
local control of wall murals, subject to the conditions outlined in your letter. We appreciate
FDOT and the City providing us with the historical information which was considered in our
• assessment. We believe the City's current ordinance for the proposed control of outdoor
advertising for size, spacing, and lighting of wall murals is not in conformance to the Highway •
Beautification Act (HBA). Therefore, we recommend against delegating control to the City until
certain issues are addressed.
A local zoning authority, pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 131(d), can establish standards for the size,
lighting, and spacing of outdoor advertising displays that are customarily followed within its area
of control. In accordance with 23 CFR 750.706, FDOT may
ydelegate
ec g to control
no govern sidoorpacing,
advertising signs to local zoning authorities havingappropriate
and lighting. The City of Miami qualifies as a local zoning authority.
We do not consider the City's proposed controls of wall murals used for outdoor advertisingto
be in conformance with the intent of the HBA and our longstanding implementing regulations.
The control of wall murals with respect to size, spacing, and lighting cannot occur in isolation
from the other signs, displays, or devices regulated by the HBA in the controlled area. Under
23 CFR 750.706(c)(1), the local zoning authority is supposed to regulate the size, lighting, and
spacing of all outdoor advertising signs in commercial and industrial zones. A wall mural is only
one type of sign, display, or device as defined in 23 CFR 750.703(i). The control of spacing
between murals . Tel otherdid not outdoors of early articulate how effective
s control would be
to be considered
comprehensively.
comprehensively addressed.
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Ananth Prasad, P.E.
June, 17, 2011
In addition, although we agree that wall murals were in use in Miami prior to the January 1972
Federal -State agreement, we do not believe the 2008 ordinance is consistenwith a have inat or
of customary use, which can help establish the basis for a local zoning authority to
less restrictive controls than those in the Federal -State definition agreement. The the keyord asfound in the
ective
"customary" is not defined in the HBA, but a typical
habitual."
t a .s New World Collegce is evidence ce that a particular use was permissible when the ordinance usual;Dictionary 46 edition: "in leeeping with custom, or usage;
habitual. " An ordinance is e
was in effect. However, if it is determined that no such uses existed or were extre yhlinmited,
the City may not declare that based on formula calculation the use was.custoznary,
witsupport. Miami apparently did have an ordinance in effect in 1972 that, based on a formula
calculation, allowed some oversized signs an buildings. The submitted documentation
demonstrated that some oversized�bmers urals
it cannay have
ot be said that Miami
was customary. the e-Ste
agreement, but in such f
The determination of customary use for a�lot�revwiselmurals allows a its outdoor advertising controls arbitrarily
ance from the
Federal -State agreement, but the City to the 1972
over time if the revision is based upon unsupported customause ry prior
Federal -State agreement. The selection of10,000
oaordinance square fehad inherent sas a ize limitations based
size for each mural
location appears to be arbitrary. The Ci tY s96
on a formula calculation with respect to the dimensions of a given building. Some buildings
precluded the ability for a lithat allowed this sizented mural to be 10,000 mural. e feet
believe maintaining
the f formula
other buildings had dimensions
calculation for size provided in the 1965 ordinance could be an appropriate basis 00 square feet as
for a
determination of customary use; we do not see a logical basis for selecting 10,
the maximum. Even with using the formula calculation, it needs to be shown that the use of
such oversized murals was customary.
y stated
t the
of
murals Regarding the control beco of e ed in the context of spacing betwepacing between signs, we have en murals and all otherut outdoor
murals needs to be consider
advertising. Although we agree with the City that its 2008 ordinance is more restrictive than its
1965 ordinance that did not addressation here. e Withouta v valid determination of customary raultiple murals on a ebuilding),
.
there is no customary use determination
onwith
which to base its 2008
ordinance, gllloutdoor advertising, thate belie e the Federal -State agreement's currently are not
with respect to spacing am g
spacing criteria would control.
For the delegation of local control to the City of advertising dewe vicese the
City
wb led ed to,
1) work jointly with FDOT to ensure all outdoor 2)Trolledore for ordinance
spacing, and lighting, and not just wall murals as a stand-alone category;
to the formula method for controlling size that was used in its 1965 ordinance, and 3) adhere to
the spacing 'criteria in the Federal -State agreement. The FDOT should conduct a review of any
existing wall murals currently located along controlled routes to ensure they are
permitted
redid in in
accordance with the Federal -State agreement for size, spacing, and lighting. you
your letter, FDOT ultimately remains responsible for the effective control
oathe of outdoor
City of Miami advertising
throughout the State, even if delegated to a local zoningauthority
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Ananth Prasad, P.E.
June, 17, 2011
We look forward to continuing our partnership to promote the safety and recreational value of
public travel and preserve the natural beauty of Florida. If you have any further questions or
comments, please contact Mr. Brian Telfair of our office at (850) 553-2228.
Sincerely,
\;\ a/1-1-1
Martin. . Knopp
Division Administrator
cc: Mr. John Gamer, Director, Office of Right of Way, FDOT (MS-22) .
Mr. Jerry Curingtcn, General Counsel, FDOT (MS-58)
Mr. Nelson Castellanos, FHWA-HEPR-1
Mr. Robert Black, FHWA-HHC-30
Mr. David Gibbs, FHWA-DFSS
Ms. Karen Brunelle, FHWA-FLDIV
Mr. Brian Telfair, FHWA-FLDIV
Mr. David Hawk, FHWA-FLDIV
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held etr'•iiIaseh 3, • pa, eid' $' No., 43. 3 by:. it, '
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thp gtgtlpxtvisiene in,gehezai ati8'rioi�-Go tar.3ri9,ng ctai.a.t,• d ''
W1 L1 .4S, the d'eQt�s.ti'aslvts�bie.3ss tke"istYerest,ot'tk
geaerai wt1£ara of the•dity,tb• atssetul the Carnpr�lieae•ive,Z it iJY+lfnlitiop.faeefai�::;,
as.ifi.e 8fgit grc ,isioiis'are cbssde'' na$,i •
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NOW, T13 i;EF'Oit r;;Bla'ITOR15•AINED'8t'rR co1•4.tISSLOz.1,.0•,TH
CITY CV lyilAMi; 71,6R, A: •, , ,
eetioh 1, Artfcla' 11'of ,Okd1nasace No; :6871 is liereiiy amen3ed by,
•.deleting frasniSectien 2'. , exiatirig sub-paragraptis•(65), (66), (b71,:(1.8,),• (69)r, (70),
• (71)' (72)i (73), (74),' (75); (76f, (773, (78), (7 )•, anc1.(81) 2ad'(83)"• •.
+ The following sub=parageaplia'are hareby' added to' Aiti.cle,
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fin identification, clasciiptiaa, t1lastratiaa,. ;,'
. •is affixed==to'.dtirectly pr.fndi.,rectlydpon a. bu£lcliisgi•'..atructiire',r,' w•1
• or • land, aad "Which d£rects'stteaticn to a: product; ; ppa.pe'i '
aetivity, •P.cr'edn; institution; ,and wliCii is viaiblG' ?;t
fgpat. a?y,publia strBet:°water5ray,"alley o's.(iuti3lc
National flags'ci pobtical sulsdivfs#dos ai#all'iio •
•, be construed .. '•
• • 166) '.SIG NAREA , • „ ::•
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• Tbs. SIGN AREA.'skali•'be th'c:area: 'aacompass;ed•aaith3n'a?Y•:';• '••';,,?;,
legistai'•AleTiietrie #iguro.wisirb waiilci eris:•le,ee aU: zts.,a3
s Tim.at;,uotuxa4 rn pp C3.'#or a,ei.a, whpao i`:thay:;:,
•bs'op1i.mula, ,a•pYlon`,.;era buiidi ;or a•past,bt'eireef:,
oat be. inclu d to the siga•axaa, ; OnI.Y•:eae. i�e;a# doubte=; ::.i,,;,,
' Eased' s{gn •aha a iaksdad".'1 l :thb eomgut .tiou' of : �i a asca.;` .'•: , ;
Site aiipy Rf_4 cyitillOici.W1 ig11''els:n e4mf0t€d by; it ti3Op..
}og #fie disater.bg taaxitaigl flf Slie 'sigh •ztid s�#distg:0''r- :t:
oaat..159Ta) to the result,'
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• !rtilifi3 ij:itr a a[rtitv�1l:$1s 1 Ye ice.ghOt'i '
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•' ". A•tiatz•whivlt iU faffitetietl'tora.00, eup'pditaii by:nz Oil di iaef,
.af .. bti#i.ding bz v#1iiiil.psiteaa:e above tlit''rba# •oF:i. i 1dlrig.;
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5ertica i', a L3'#tEtILtLAtL5N5, is pat'aiapH@;,
fslicvrttt •, . • ..• , .
• (154A). be,Tierkt, advertiaiag ,eigpsr.tietactted 1ittfietE• in,+iz°es;'hs ' •
aevets•htlndrer1 dad:fifty {75b),stivare:f t,.wtth rrnf iit e,.,
" •'thah'tb'.121' digits eke tte.d'oa rariyr'tot�; evt# tttotigls•$: :
• • •btifldittg is ootupyircg
pr'ovi'iotts.ofi21IICLE•XXIV, S�ttiil 1e: .
(13 B) General &dVcrtisiisg sigsia, flai�'wlie�t is a°ted oa.tiit,,:
Bide cf a'btsilliagi;#ubject:to the followitigt
16.) yitiere,siizll'be.s}at iriose••thaa one. (1)•
such sign:at arig premise. i° ••• ' "'
(b), • A:.siots of thfs.riatuie a.itd;type trlaakl 1)8'
pernnscted onlyais'iizstastce.whiere:•ao;
owae,"s-i�eittificattan siga eadsts, cri the •
satxae.'Sv211�.
• ;,(c) Thearea'or any:`such ec sign altall nae xaad';" r ';
th ;penrnit ed area:fo'r as owrses.icieatificatio
• • • sign, as. piovided':ioi to ; ectiCti% 5e : i'i) •of
•�t3iiCLE':XXiV.• •. •
Sechi.orr,4:.', AstirleXXIV'- SIGbIS,-is:r,epcaled inits entire¢yarid
'lieu tgeseoi o followi 1s iiereb' c.10 ted •• •
ARTiCIIE XXIV.:''SIGNS••. •
• :.Sections ,1': ' ,GENNIZA.L SIGN"PRQVISIQNS: '
PERMIT'S REQtUTitE1a .
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• erc4,•at3; coisatrtz d,,;a1tesed,'�po;t:,Qd1 #4uted,
• ID,BiiltitS1,44i or i6catod . s, ccptra� pstis+i e4 iti
thte /R•TiC;i; ,a.t.1d Opge. re�iilatiati � ;i>s#ii.a„
pe'r}it I?:�tafgxe.1sa bea:i issued'by.tkte`tuiuu'.':
[ffteiai.:
:iy sign.Z:40 •tags 0ers it'•e4 lia:r;lo any
raa tel'ivit#:'t o. xzw,t sau iso� : d:ihe paut�s
of t?3�`P rsaTs iar #ixm,p Fips.tdla,',a ii;Q;i:#1ic;
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2.,;;I: .: ., , , ; , • • ...: -.., , • „ " td •nbinpIiie,Nyi..tn'tixii,Set,itit;.1`)..nritit.'t tillilliig;i, ' .• ' .•• ;•,:',-;:•'•,•••i_
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•;..', -% : . • .. . ; • . ••• _ . . 1:;Fatining, 7 c'oereritrons anCconiniernotatiinia:Qii..4.:..'71;•-;. •,"i:,e,
:''.. ... • : ' • . *. • • • . • • antWori'Ood bY,...the•ity Conorni•s•sion for. a ?r••• ••.:. " :'••• •;•,'','
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. . • •. • • ttelt•titii,A 6c, alp•t•oxittd•to.ra,.,(2) tt.tt•iti• ••:
• • , • • s. 4.5e1114-bp.li) ktit„ih
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...• fid.t be'iosiri the 'Bit e. t.tiliiliei.g. Lite
2./.'- ;.••••• „•,. • ; • •.. • • . .. • ' .ceptloti of a sigiv.§u:S.. marquee which isttii:d..ed
'..p..i,- •„ • .• ,. .. .• • • . . .• • • . more ..diat ta'uf• -(4) teet beyor4 tht•13atre.,1?Ail.haTig •!..
:-. . . .,- . • „ , . • . . • .. „... .. Liht 'prioe tb:the .egeetiVe date 6£ t.iis.
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feu?, {24)..iiithe,i bp, iIi.;..c hf b.; ;with tVe • -0-t;alki1tt•ti
-•:::';, -•'• •"" •.: , . . • •-• ' ' . ' :. ,• •:: : :: :44 ,4,..ahizi•pyi•a..*.r.tp..i'se whi6h ••ks.s lizeateil.h.eai:0: .
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'-':• •-• • • •'' • • • •••• .. ••• ... - . • • • the effective date of this Or diriatte • • - • --" '
' ' •tt)" • ••*.i;61eng•tilz 84141iAtfre tt:6?..0..i,f1631'ibrtY•(4))1.,•:::,••••+•-.:1,.
. ..,... , . .', • ..•Stiiiare fect•D iiign area'. e*iikittitlg i..se7,i.d the...". •''. ..
• • • . , " ...Bise /31ifidii!.g Lille, except i- Sign ii...F a :rria:t eit4iie •,.:' .
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be ere c ted at a height le si•thanhi4le (?)•feei •••••'
'• v.e the' esteblished,."stree' grade; ' • ' ••
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, • ' (e) ...N!:i,:sigut.exteuding••*o•Ver
' • ..at.a height:2ess than-fiftie.13:
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tOali shed strie•t grade o the aearst street•''''
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• le)' ,• • N'o'• shall•be•:epostructed, icrectOd, ;used"
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• '')3atiger'' t t istlettiits );inplt4s'tA+~
gti€Yetttesh d�z �x�pirig,;sn,tltc•i'tit a eri:daixgea,,;
taa 0110 is a t epy,az ti hit Mgt :.
•?:h3ffi;.pi is riai'Iia•*regardibg,the vrozi 3•*'Stop' t
tipb.tte.rft i9ceg fiat apply vtl4eti file°wt3't a tt!if.d. p -t`';
'61 •Aift:P•e4iiah°#itlea 151..4 b t aAt ast; . itofii3xi plc#alre ' "'
• tiliatre.¢vent;: epera'na. rbr,e z.#, tar wh tt itip • axe• • iif ad4srtiaingl 'a4=l�;sg"��; •''<'_
.. ° they are: bat,ttee3 to sir ±1atey e'olsji, ar itnply'aby,;
bf3i vial t> af£ic , acting`, ,eitltar foi" :a:kit ies rir'foz•. •
•'pele triarss, . , • • . ' ' • •
(t? Atc•glgsi shalt be•coiatxur',iedi •erects t1F toed,°;dpsz•:''
ale6, bz'ttiaint0.ned SO. as °tb pravitlea
of colored ltgiixa blarfd'iag vritfi th°c tr'aftac e3gnis:ta.
tiie'extent' of confusing:a rnotoi!.aet'«11t$'it viewed'fr.eist; ;':
• tsbrmal a,ppra'athing p'btsitf:cnIof a'yelii-cie at a dia►;`:
• •• tatice oE'twetityrtive• (25)'to'thtee-&u3idrecl,
:(d) .ido'et eha1ibe'attach`eti°or'titHerWise:apislied'to, ;.
treeai' Utility pole s,°busberccies, trash;x.eceltsciee,'.',
:: or; any other unapproved, supporting stxuettii'e;
' (e►• Ito sigu•,s11a11 have spinning, • or stzings,.of spin ursg;: ",'
or sxmilar-type devices.. .
. • (f)' 'Signs,wtiichare'nbt•seciirelyaiipiedtotliegrowid,;::,:;
' : 1orotjier�yise,aEtiseed,isi a:pe'rma.tnent manner ta;att;
,apgroyed euppertiag strueture;,:sball:be•.pfplbibtted.•'?
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(g) 'a �? a1' sign , "exeept political signs agpearix4�, s`:::':;
copy, on g'theral'advextisiag. siitictuxe.s; palitic'aL '': ,
' • ' - gne'oa the-prerriises:.bf an authorized, caizspaigis,.`%,,
eadquar'ters,orpblitleal s3gns.>��; etazsitted.,•,.
wiiiddw sigsis is accordance with'tite rg&ulatiope':
a'ppi'icai0le::te wiadcsv sighs'sha 3b'e''g;Chi1?it sib
This proiubitioi ehafl not apO,1y to political:',
sign's.aa,mravizsg:vehi�les ar po pelitlea#'e£gps'ou: `',`;;
ope•r41410vehi'ol s•whic3 'g e par <eci ea private'; , . s
"prapezt)r, ,tGr'a 'Tier ipd not iA'excesp, oi'sixteeri
(16)'llopss on ally ane,lot, durizsg the tisug betwe•e9s'.;;'.
• ' qua,i!`zc'atpap. as'id: auction. ,
(}s), . egos 4tiachr..0 6.'ca. glacpa cn 'vehiclef O:)1si(ng':;`,;'
'front s) t at'is'p4,144 an,Rri'vkte.
• '•ii9 yrchibis e,.•• ikiti Fro m �s �►bt•to b�5 rrsa�; '•. <:`
strife 1 as•.i+;a2l413i.iw • ;'',1'
••os ifs'pi'irscii#aal prpd +rt6 �ra a'�r tsiirT ' go,r"atis '
''du izi the no -4141 otsr iio. a``, huAipgls; =
s:.ix.to ll:ca�satuad as priibiitg' Id�tiirr ',
inn va'a vir i 1� whet' it:1,04,a d ..4 ;xgaraf'} y.` ;
'A i> ¢: 09;i' ai p' itta,�# ti . €it.0 Vvt rr a''fih'a, kraisirg#r" ;'r ~ :a
,LS .Emit, .t00 04 3,43 , atwcit• a's# i
ua is taic•6 pla:s':suti}ict is r lio ial avri c ad3s aei
r`
,fr
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.''�� #�'tta;•�ti� •trf: pa.�;a�•.'�ka�3 � °�;
iilattton t4:6 ` .e •apt.:'
2r' .'iitn•t+otiiti sisail #x� 0 ,rie.(1.4A $tn•fittt'tetia
ftae�,ef g t}tiiig'tr iiirail +liii�,t: it ` `
iaiiftdt'tirf8s ttitfelive• s'roii#t'�ts=�.'`•;, :i
• Mt to'a1t w, sigttb bt.th't
viiti>y8 fs etts 'aisy ptibii �ttla, '
(al Alt fist si�i9s� ajectirig 4h13 4r6d sigri� siiaii'•
. • '•}ia�te potfctaled Atrtictt;ral ir;eis�bez e e pt. f� v f eai: '•
hcippnrt br (Starsup}sri'rtitig tnerab'ers`tvhtch:�x.6gietl:j:�
aria trrariged .ao5.to ire as idtegral Mari ai'ttse..eafiiti;.'•' ; ;;
• Cai>ypbi;itibn5or a• sign; • digtis ib 'genet shall praaaatk•n•, •;,' : r
•gt•;1 strutitura1'.ap'p'eaxatta a:id'whea•attaclied. s•
buiidil�g it akail' 2:pp'ear'.to• 8'e, at thtcgt*a1 pa.tt•of'the: .
• building., .
•. {Jo) ,Alt bp:rbef; s3gria' �1iail,bc cti'sict�aitii
by the cdgexuig ot,th members•w..ith'.ais:appxispriate
Ynate'rial ort'at the'" diso; del:ii•:of'th2 bw;iei,'rat ted-
wit1 a white, ;fight gray.'ar neutt'Al cela'r, 134 aXCltfd?rig
, darts 8oleirs sucA.'as.gra'eri;. brow i and red: •:
. 111•sighs shall ba ris2inteiiied iti goad At, ae tG',•,.
• present a neat and order]y,appeaxanee, ;The'Btitai.#g:
Official may cau'se'to 'be •r'pinogedf' after dpic'ngti�'q hid;
bs'en gWei ,as lixovtded izr.P.itTIC'
o£'tliis,Qrainanee,',ary:s.gn wtiich:sitows gios®'riegieet;.'
.which,becauiea, dilapidated ar• whibh'has'gi•aiztbd area •:.%
'around..ft that is
(b }, , NisIori C i E'AiiA ivCE
• (o);fo sign or 'sign'structure ista'be'placed oi,iocated'sa;•
as to conflict vyifih•the'visigt cleazance.regaiietne ts.'of
!?RTICL£ IV; Sectiari..;J:B,(,ij aiid(2J,;: " •. •.-
(7) RDOF: SIGNS ° .
ja},Nc.germits sliail•1ie issued tor .new roof .aigns',after
enactment• of'tlnsor'diriarice :
(o)' •; €+ NNPN75, 't3.ANNERs;.STREAMI nS A SY2viIt,Ai3 ••
.,
, TYPE AFyIGES'
•,-(a)P,eaRaut5, binne,rs,• streatz}era; .as:ci'sitsiiiar.ty e•devicra.
oba.il be.pxahilaixed twalyc,(I 'j it•ontt;s' Etas 4,0 e£feetivs;`,'
slat aY ti}ifl'rggulaNat; .• • : , ` •
• GE1`1EitAi A•RYAR:TI&I Iai STQ.NS'. ' . •
{ 73 i'e foliawiit� wAtarway:s within tied City'; 1Ki-at4:a '4•'•
Irr by.siasi,gri4*1:as W4t4s 'ways;" , s' • •;'•
i;, re.Mi:4:i.k1F.n •Qnd lra •3sxak
. ,s Ga'In , aY .. '...•
•
146:ith44.-.14Attitittig•'p • 1 V;f:
• . • sliktr•stAitiUgs,g0,giettle•*,Wit0;w4y.:.titlilf4,*A*4t
°•%/gtii71 lest •et
• ,• • ,.. • • • •• ••: • •• • •.. Vsfi•Urt,,tiliti
" • ••• ;• IrlsittesA'Ago,O) teM'aite •eitfottlit1ft the
• ' • • •-• • • • .. •o .0.tedia,i4,11-ilfef.a.hy•his7fatC411..ep ayikt:
• " Veideel ' 't•f5 Vt kti4ti litiftialii9 • •
• ' : • • ' ':•••
• .• ,." WAt4t4t.iva;y snit ls z the '•13rief4s.g.ttai..
!,.. ,• , • ••: ••• • "
••• . . •• • • • •• ,•• • isrc•tttthI 1g 1I3VItt'el,way•tiqlrekarty*-fg.t
, • . .
. • . , • • •
;,••• • • : • , • • si!i..hiin'tiud (CO?) feSt
i;iw2 .1 •• ' • ' '
••• , ' . • • , 'p.:n/St 021•4': sign strtzettr qhiar, two -11r 41001 •
• • '"' • . • " • -•tt b'Seerii.*Itei.:Jicr, anfr iSortierti.'et: a:. sfits. 1
• .• • . ••• 4.1.. I
• • • • • • • .
. ' • "bt'eltentikiel•11.1:-;rii.eit?etL o`r bhi41-be
••• • • • • • light.1-Ans or :similar tblored 1:«itrit st2t.th pent
• • attractive stipesran7se'N.vhsn'vb,i%Ved.tieffs.t..11.teL
• , • • •,, •
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:.•„•)'• .,'.:. • ' .. ' • . • • ' . • , ' • "••(b)No •getierS3. ad,ierti,Sing,e1G?..1 Shall' bp ..*. t peci,; corlitdi,.:
. • • . • airer 4el raiihiained• or ett cV tiOeatiailah ti.11 .1,4111iiie'cl. s ''. • '.'• ''' •
• • , • . , . , ,.
• •,!,,'." '.; • • .' •;; ' • ' - " ' • . " • ' : (61a) ..f-* .1i.e. rig'etw•o,141.vtay ,tlag s o Any. Ii4iLieriesiiii..,:34,;!:.
highw.sy,'• 1.Yiellidfrig'.e.')it')rt dsiva.rs • ts esfalilisted bit.itte
" • • ' :• .. ' • • .' 't tat di'•17olitia,,aii any . tit .ft if "tirsliV:ca.1...11;tlivlo•n•ai • -. •-• .!--
. .. ,
-. ',4,. • • ' • ' ., .: • . , • * • • ;!..1.11.1,1, 3. ?, 4c.h sigs. is ..fs'I'sllel iii.oi.at an s..ngle'. of ef!..:' • • •
.--„ .., • . ' '.• , ': . • •, • ireAtei.tliarl, tbiity!. (3g)Eegries wttli the t eni,e'tlfne;it::;,'•
, ...
-•:,•• , . : , . , • , ..,;•, „ ,„ . , , ,.' ',,, any° slich-liini.lef:1 a 5ef a hi.gh,tieLy 46. tInfe:s.s'sit6h,'siin •"' '
. , .. •Is a.so:fte'd i.w4i.,freitt?..'S.;ly etieli Isiztil:t'iati,.. ' • 'A. '•.,. • ••••'.' .,
. .• „ • : • • :' ••, •'` ',' ' •''•:••••'.; r •••••',
,',.e, i'''.'• ' •,- .. ' . ••• ; .. • (10) • SIGNS big lifSCAY•Ki.BC'tif.Z•VAliD • ..: ••• •.• ' • . •,: A •,•••,....,"'...•,.. '!,•"-
' ' • •• ' ' ' ... • • • : .' . • , , • ,(4).116twIriitintling any •ci'thdr:praii,sons,'-et:th:is OiciIia•inepi.
. •• , • , . '• - •°.• Jae sign • siiS.1.1.he' eTeteci1:',igi:6.-ed; .er d6nStr44e441ong?........:
••• .,
• - ."1,' • ... : • . •;,' 13,liciya,c;li,setzie,%;•erci., •betufeezi•I';7, 21 1Py Steat 'and.,' .;• • ;
c:•:'. . , • ' . • .• • , . ,. ' -N, E.' iith '8treev, so as to result, in thy sghs:ixtenti.-..
IF •
•
-'•rr.•,. .- : •!.ng beyond. the 53'aie 131.tilFling Lime' oi Bisaaline !Ionia.-
• • . • • • ' .va.rci lei iln•i:perkkay fix..sici. sfreei. ."' ,• . : " ''... • ''', d''" - 0.‘ 0 41.
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••• • • , . • • •-Ei•li,.A6].t.,.11Gui'xiic•:),14s • . " • ''." •. • •
• .„ . • .•• • Ca.),,A1.1 signs shall -e orApIy with yardxeqii.enezit'e ;it.f,4,e;• •
, • . „ , • • • • •• • ze;ling Alistrzet ur w.11)3;they: •
• • • • • • • . . • . .
• . • • • ' • , • , • ••e apec d tl,these reatilitio,n,s.:-.•" • ' • ••••1••••••
•• • •• • • • r ILLECALSIGNS". •-•• ••" - • • • I.
• • • .
• • (.s.) The iluildirg'Oftleiar, el:411 ,11.a'4 4UthOi•ity to rerndrir*.C...
• . .,P0,iiqat, 6k 4:2
131aIntalxe4 In conflict wIt.11 tbe se ayagl.tl.et:.ensar
• • ••• • • ether 1s.)v,fs
.• . • , .
.• . • • -, • • naybe .1.1:;iir'Rprip.t,e4'brtile'ciV,":,';•,..:
• • • .„ „ .
• •• of Warni-te'offset the. eost'oe rerrscival.. ',3be'•reqtiOieit'
• • •- '• •• • • ' '• •a •AirOPY'•1;110 Bui43.itt ng Per4:404:Ella.4iTkat•aff4i.'!:•,,,
• •" • " •': '•••• arty 17;'PgitiArig's 4istat44 i2zigli;tt5 th• rer,,0„4 4
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• •U31:•NON.CONFORMINO SICN5 • ..
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. • . , ,*(4)'1411..ss90-T.Rmagraltti$,pp; ph441q0,.01),/q;
; , • ......ytaQp.'i.;,-;,e.Ttt;401.,E xx,y14', $etioll:1-,3).(a);:uP;0.14{?••
"••‘.. • • • '•• (4114i4C*4301•94PhliTgF4".R.14h,Prci*.tort.T,s'e' • ••••,.. :;
.; • • •••....2/..: • '••••.*' • . • • ; :••••••1.4'?:'
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tad;tii'ertittezisrsiif#tf#ats sitta.i�ertt3isg'}, �'eristi4y.' ;:a
. • '44e0e1,A'"tk i ri bvad f i tEi pr �iy 'b ft °
ri!3i3f�r br.3is's t `#trtf i'atss i!i` f i# j9a tisrrsfttld'•L$f Y,th
0#1.e''eu $ctiv iq t aem•e,titi: t'S at,
' . tir;t'rtttfae pc1 by btvis', s��'iftltiitiltit= ka r
rib t. 3ttialtlls 'p r!'o24•§ef.tiiat the s s:will tint t l p��y,: ' . . ;
• ley e.r's, nutzietiats; eyfat1 1EI;° ti„.fakes,•'iii;gfgrks,•;a 4.:110
tither d ?rids ft} vistie:l et•tnntiuYlidatibtY
t6 lst•':attiv ty,'i?�rtrie Iy a65oCi�f�fl W4i1i'the vat;gE •:.
`E.15): l,t.ol •' INri .. '•. . .
:'fa.)Nri'algti ehall:be•i4attti ited.Sir flaehittg.'uxle'se'-sp tiiiC .ii
.-•,provided byttha`peo'vfsToag.of'•
,tiZis,•tlrd3, V4'. - ;'
ib,} 'lash'ittg sign9 •ab J.1 not be' located Wi`ttiit ant ;hundred
• `:{10;0).;ftret of ariy'.pt+operty;'iii:g,•Ye�§id"eat al kit etr3Ct ei
:tieasuted••albtig the froata.ge•aii'the•aairie e1.6.
:'e,fthe:sireet a'x'ag arealeed•by: a straight ilia. to' • •
:pr.oper2Y•'acrask ttir''ttr¢et,:'if'suclt si:gn.is visible"
• froszi the re'efdential,' df'st4iet. ••_ ,
• 116y ; til;m�r;r3 n.bi�vs, .. ' • • •
(a)Iri're,eitlentiai•districts, se'taeiied ifgiss'slial!'nvt;gxdeed••
•a height:of :t'wenty.(2d), feet e.b;;ve the grade bt' traet (to''
is
Which, Old. signs oriented. ,
. • • • '(b)In conniier,'cial and industrial cifs'aiets, &etachrrl,.9ig'iis�,,
'span not.excecd a height: of thfrty. (3-0) feet above the'
grade o etreetto.wiiich tigii•is'ariented.•:. • .
(17)' • ;,.?ERMITTEf7 SIG NS:FOA•'NON-Ct71,21~•Qli.MING''USES
'(a)'A hoa.iconfaiiriing.,uec'in,'a're-s:deritia.1 di•strict,'ehall•, • •
•be permitted to be on (i) sigxs of.the,type'peririitt'e'd"
in•tFte R-'3, ii=3A'; i}-4, 1l-5; 'R- J,•. Ft-C and•R-C?
' • •• • : " ' '
(b) A rips•teopfosrsiirig use is a°eamzxaexcial,or:'iadu'strial , ' "
distriat'ehuil be piiitted tb have'thase.•sigasper,
'•mittcd•in .tho districterrin which'..shid•Etolsr Or,x(oxmirig
use• f s Idueted, ••
•.'Section 218:R
; SiG1YS IN Tii]+ Eai, R=PA, R-, -2.ANZ "
• " •c2 ,,PD. DISTRICTS.: • • . •• ,
Si'gus, Cott-iIiuz;iitsat d, owner-ide„7it1£fC3titig, r&rp pear.; t• e•
• Ai; .caessary used as'follovfs;;• •'• •••
(i).1Urile•p4te, ono {Il'€oi each 'at ' 4t'frontase' rrrths,
(2)•s5,031e .4414 areal ta-sentiiy:tie` ;
%timing ;pant'oi 4 0+701iz .gs b3uai, ,
4}''rivata tage dire tiQnal .a re ou .(i.) gar: oa4b'a4'-0at'
dcvr�a•p pi$?Se�sf.Aua1,4 ;r'}r;
Tax ill,
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;' ` gust, #itYtitL `3rr,�trfi'I�}'•rFa.IG:: :
•: + a ti eaEloi� � ,a; titfi6 v3 z�tt ;f;, 11614Ii; tig.rstr
...Ali rA+ine �id>a�tifl�att ?t algri,, f'tnit d',fit. ;•@� #�3 4Wietlty.'t1Djs,d
' kte4.4 het). pid,1l); tat'.'i: ath M :re'4: antic•te-•e4tt't=�ta.14ei ii6t1
#o'rlts6#tiatitifzatir�ts'�sf,psi�n'it�e�:i4k3si�aid$tfA(''it9ftsi
xrtit$t: f.li'iiY'th 116Me`t,ttu)iat4'iE;Vgtrt(tted'15y l ttC,L Vs.
5)' se1`i stet a gn', , tte. (Sj''>tir aeh 's r t ifgh 10•isti'tii'd
pr$Tx�is'es,;1%tYiitetf itt a ea`..tti lour, (4) •s uaz4';Ee4 ''in'?.re, • •
• :(6) foe riot;uC ibti high; atte (1}° far e .th- teie,.oii t
premis,e ; 1itriited itt size to tiva;1•1)4at iS► height ilia tli06..
• • • , (•3i tees' in itzit}ti e inted iti motllSEt bait +*iitfc tiaw-cciis"trit6#3$ii;
wktiit iJt f?rog><ss; • '
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•':17), :Otte (1 'partnittei2 5igtl iri'ey, b' .l'iscatpd• 11t"a reglsizia:va.rd).
. provided a'aid,sigsx ;i s;pot iCcatad nt star tltaa tr: 118)
;to 'any: atg. bui'iding i'it , .
Setif ni 3,: ICt/8 IN 'THI;•11.4; Iti-Sh : Tt'..4,_ R•5157_
•
' • 'Signs, illutriinated set. xti iiolurriinatecl;'ownei''.i8'etcti#icat3at?;;.•are'
�Serrnitted as accessory, trees. aB follows; :'•
•. °• (1) ' A'ziartie plate, ,two (Z).sgi aie`feet ssi area, fa identify tile' • z,.
' ' Owtter'br on' t ant or a dvu litisgor bitilditsg.;'
' 2) ' Flat` signy'• one '(1) facing each street frontage,: 'Fite` ai"gti area ,�,
shall be' ii:iiited tc fortir'-(40).•sguar4 feet; pro det2,' lfoa eves,:.•
t53t the p0xrnitted area •of•tize fiat sigh nay bei7icreast4 by
one.( percene,for each• Eoct above the, first ten (1!}) . eet,:of.
•, building height above, grade; 'that'ihe Iawestpoint of•,t»he t'f
sign'is'Fiatad ugoa the liuildi g., '••
.(3) Projecting or 'detached sign; orie'{lj•la'ca£ed'a3ja�eat,t6,csth,';I
street frontage, The: sigh area shalk• be lined'to'fort9 (44)
square feet, far :each`faee., •
(4);• �w:a: (2) dzrecttottal ei&s�•'vgitet'the.sign area not exceeding:
oae (•lj`sTuare ioat'for eacti:sigri.;`
�5) ,}i.eal;Estate`sigsir otte.41}£ot,,eacki•streats.£totttage• oiiihe:.
preauaes; •11ni1tsci i4. area ta'•£4ur'(4) square Feat iri area
,. (6) 'Constsuatipn eigi?,t;ene•(1).for eath.,sEregt trQittage'liixiite$;•
• • to £ok;y (44# :sqnare test, in ,a ea,' great.. 0 im'co maetisp='wft ,:;
mew conatruction•w,o.ek, '4nd;disp1,4yec1 Only.durtng•itecli:t),,t.rmea•.
•'ss ite'actual cpttstrdatiortw 1 is' is progress,•• •f :r`
(•
• 7) The two 4.z) ;dir.> ct.o atsigne and,osse (1).9tkies aigis,p rmizged
„ •, " ay tbl aerlion i�xay„' ae; aaafed i)i a q red'yarsi, ••pra!i;i 4„
„thitsaid' }gns .ar 'iio 'loca.teii carer 11144 eprr} (14) ie£t fc►
any : <
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9dF'C'�t.'YS ift. `a tVIV.�, LtY .3 ri3S•b!_1�7�'s.t};, �'FG �Ya '..6.=�J :'YII mil •:t`t !t` W!1'
„ tgrssy titutislitia 4 di' 4ri�iil
its g as#6ilntvir.;,• ' • • • . . ... • '
tl} .Fiat sigiYg; otVi:�rKit�otit%fii atidi ;Aail n t.est d'• n <:.•S-
• . 'igg !legate:'sigi aiea of kvitS a id ode=(s l ,j ;g ,14)
} aqu •, ;.+t'.'.
•• ' feet of re "ter' eaaih linea3'?:siii og`wali'f arising tss a � r �t;�";:';,'•�i
+,ihti,xtap portia:f-q#•euth sign'la''vtitt3ifi:#i'3teit (1};t; ,T�
xribve grade: • 1112,p nihiited si ware rtsay•be•istctt��ed : `'•: ;i
by' rit.,(f a tdh ' 8'r •ea 1;tO,,dt hb+'svo•the
test cif'builritrig' tieig1 t. bave,gradei that
'of tke �lg>1.is`plac`etl utsbritha,i3uiitfits , F1at';rii g 'filial: ti:,.•
. lopeted oe.i.4et'fr'oiitage Ofwhith. tlsa'•gerehitted
bad.; ps'tt'igct . •`',
aiea is sef Oiii.ovidzd,:.haw.eve•rrt that' pie (l},.o£ t e, threes. •'
••signgp'ermitted fes eectY ttpeet fsetrzthge ulay'be iwsbateii:aii:.';
• . a• si'de•tivali;'.provi+3ed ftfrtb�x tttsu;:h• sign: is•tYielutted
part of the •tiy#al.pertttitted' aggzeg'ate
• (t) Vi•ajecting,:sitte,,ewnei uideniific'atiasi, shall'nst'exeeed:
'otte,(1} fox each busiresSron the pr'e't ire ',,:wYih•tk9quigii:,
area lirn5tecl;ta fgtiy .(4b'} equate ;#eet'£iax each'faCe :I bW,'
• .every proj'acting •elg»dtir s ezetl'ut ttie';U+3 b stri2t;may fre
incteased•in,'eraa as'fnl?ows.: ,
• �MAXUvttJici PROtriCrItJN
:1!1@Otd1:FAC•E'OftBtt.f.41 1
Tvra.'(Zj'feet'cr less 80 square: felt'
•Iviosethan' two (2} feet. but -
;.less thari.three (3)" feet: : &0 square £set , '
• Mote; than three (3) feat •
•• but, not' more' than four (4). feet 40 squaw: feet',`'
. (3) .17etactsed'signs;:•owner=identifieat.eri'; s'hallbe,lirriites3Mtb,
• • ote:(1),_eign and to forty (40),square feet of area• (foY••eaali•
' ' face) for each business or for each' fifty'(50} ;felt of "street ; ';
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Miami, Florida, Code of Ordinances» PART II - THE CODE» Chapter 62 - ZONING AND PLANNING
» ARTICLE XIII. - ZONING APPROVAL FOR TEMPORARY USES AND OCCUPANCIES; PERMIT
REQUIRED » DIVISION 5. - MURALS»
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DIVISION 5. - MURALS
Sec_62-601.- Puroose of sign requlationsa plicabil _criteria.,
Sec. 62-602. - Definitions.
Sec. 62-603. - Qualified applicants: procedure for application: requirements.
Sec. 62-604. - Mural permit required -application for a mural permit by a qualified applicant.
Sec. 62-605. - Appyoval process for permit_
Sec. 62-606. - Criteria for issuing a mural permit.
Sec. 62-607. - Permit participation fees, permit renewal fees. and contributions to trust fund.
Sec. 62-608. - Approval by the city zoning administrator.
Sec. 62-609. - Copy chance and location change applications.
Sec. 62-610. - Assignment
Sec, 62-611 - Exemptions.
Sec. 62-612. - Enforcement.
Sec. 62-613. - Maintenance.
Sec. 62-614. - Conflict
Sec. 62-615. - Renewal,
Sec. 62-618. - Rescission.
Sec, 62-617. - Appeals.
Sec, 62-618. - Opt -out provision.
Sec. 62-601.- Purpose of sign regulations; applicability; criteria.
Intent. It is the intent of the city commission that the display of art or graphics on buildings and walls be
permitted within certain commercial and special districts of the city in order to aesthetically enhance otherwise
blank walls and unoccupied buildings and that the funds generated by permits issued with respect to such displays
be utilized to ensure quality of life and prevention of visual clutter or blight.
The procedures established in this article will allow for the pre -qualification of applicants to display art or
graphics on buildings and walls. Once qualified, such pre -qualified applicants will be allowed to file for a class I
special permit (the "mural permit").
Mural permits will be issued by the city zoning administrator upon their determination that the applicant has
complied with the criteria set forth in this article, including the payment of all required fees and contributions. To
the extent permissible by law, all fees and contributions received by the city pursuant to the terms of this article
shall be used to promote quality of life by regulating al( murals to ensure that the city's residents are not exposed
to visual blight or clutter.
Upon the award of a mural permit by the city zoning administrator, the holder of such a mural permit shall
be allowed to obtain all required building permits. Changes in artwork or other relevant copy (including text or
commercial messages) will only be permitted upon the approval of a subsequent permit for a change of copy.
Strict compliance with the provisions of this article must be maintained during the term of the mural permit.
Failure of the holder of a mural permit to remain in compliance with the terms of this article shall result in the
revocation of all its mural permit and the forfeiture of the right to apply for any subsequent mural permit(s).
(Ord. No. 12983, § 2, 4-10-08)
Sec. 62-602.- Definitions.
For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply:
Affiliate is any person who is an owner, shareholder, member, partner, agent, officer or director of an
applicant seeking to be qualified by the city zoning administrator to apply for a mural permit pursuant to this article.
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Applicant is any person or entity who, pursuant to section 62-603, is seeking to be qualified by the city
zoning administrator to apply for a mural permit pursuant to this article.
Commercial message includes a trademark, commercially recognized display, copyright or service mark of a
sponsor, including any text or logos or representation of the name or commercial product trademark or service
mark of the sponsor, such commercial message may be of offsite products or businesses as applicable to the
sponsorship.
Copy change application is an application by the holder of a mural permit to change the mural face.
Geographical area is the mural area described in exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference, as amended from time to time by the city commission.
Government-OW/led building is any building owned by the United States Government, the State of Florida
(the "state"), Miami -Dade County (the "County"), the Miami -Dade School Board, the city, any dependent or
independent special tax district, or any agency of any of the foregoing governments.
Licensee is any person or entity who holds or obtains or has been issued a state license for outdoor
advertising.
Location change application is an application by the holder of a mural permit to change the location of a
previously approved mural permit.
Lottery is the process described in section 62-605 for the approval of mural permits. The initial lottery date is
May 12, 2008.
Mural is a painting or artistic work (including collage effects) composed of pictures or arrangements of color
which may have a limited commercial sponsorship message, advertises a commercial product and which is made
directly onto, projected onto or attached to a building or a wall.
Mural face is the entire face of the mural including all text, artwork, and commercial messages incorporated
into a mural.
Permittee is a person or entity who is the holder of an approved mural permit
Qualified applicant is any person or entity whd, pursuant to section 62-603, has been qualified by the city
zoning administrator to apply for a mural permit and is not an affiliate of another qualified applicant
Small business enterprise is a business enterprise that qualifies as a small business enterprise pursuant to
applicable state and federal laws and the rules and regulations of Miami -Dade County, as amended from time to
time.
Wall is the exterior surface of a building capable of being occupied, including surfaces free of windows or
devoid of occupants behind the area where the mural is to be placed. Surfaces constructed on roof tops (other than
a roof parapet) shall not be considered walls for purposes of this article.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, subject to the conditions listed below and the written
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permission of the city zoning administrator, murals will be permitted to be placed on walls with windows of
commercial buildings only, and on the exterior walls of a parking garage or a parking pedestal provided that such
murals:
(1) Are not directly facing residential units;
(2) Are made of perforated vinyl mesh or adhesive backed and are transparent to the occupants of the
commercial building;
(3) Do not prevent the opening of windows intended to be opened; and
(4) Do not prevent ingress and egress. In no event, may a mural be placed so as to cover any residential
units, including residential liners.
(Ord. No. 12983, § 2, 4-10-08; Ord, No. 13183, § 2, 6-10-10)
Sec. 62-603.- Qualified applicants; procedure for application; requirements.
An applicant shall submit an application to the city zoning administrator for the purposes of qualifying said
applicant as a qualified applicant by May 6, 2008. Such application shall include the following:
The name, address, phone number and other pertinent information of the applicant, and if the
applicant is an entity, such as a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership, the names and
business addresses of the principal officers, managers, and other persons who own more than five
percent of the entity;
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(2) Payment of a non-refundable, pre -qualification administrative fee in the amount of $500.00;
(3) Payment in full and delivery to the city finance director of a pre -qualification fee in the amount of
$10,000.00 (the "qualification fee"). Payment must be made by cashier's check, certified check or I
United States Postal money order. The qualification fee shall be refunded to the applicant if the city I
zoning administrator determines that the applicant does not qualify as a qualified applicant;
(4) Proof, reasonably satisfactory to the city risk management administrator, that the applicant has (and
can maintain at all times) public liability insurance in the amount of $3,000,000.00; l
(5) Proof in the form of a signed affidavit(s) stating that the applicant or in the case of an entity, that a ;
majority of the applicant's principal officers or managers (each of whom shall submit a signed
affidavit) has or have had experience in the outdoor advertising industry for a minimum of five years
prior to the date of application; j
(6) Proof in the form of copies of all required city and county business tax receipts, evidencing the fact
that the applicant has an office or local presence within the city to ensure an immediate response in [
the event of an emergency; ' I
(7) Proof in the form of copies of a memorandum of lease sworn to by affidavit which indicates relevant
information regarding control of the mural site and which shows that the applicant or its affiliate has
executed and enforceable leases for a minimum of five mural sites within the geographic area; I
• (8) Proof that the applicant had gross revenue of at least $2,000,000.00 in the outdoor advertising f
industry during each of the three years preceding the date of the application; 1
(9) Proof that the applicant is in good standing with the city and the county for any pending code i
enforcement matters related to mural violations. No individual, business, building owner, or affiliate of
an individual, business or bullding owner may apply for a mural permit if that person or entity has
displayed a mural within 15 calendar days, beginning on April 20, 2008, in which event; the site,
building, or entity will be precluded from participating in the Lottery;
(10) Proof that applicant will post a bond or letter of credit in the amount of $500,000.00 in e form I
reasonably acceptable to the city risk management administrator, at the time of issuance of the mural r
permit. The city shall be authorized to collect on the bond or letter of credit in the event the permittee
is found to be in non-compliance with any provision of this article and any fines assessed in respect o I
such non-compliance are not paid within 30 days of the assessment or if the city is required to send 1
personnel to ensure compliance with any provision of this article. The city shall be authorized to I
collect against the bond or letter of credit all fees, fines, and penalties; together with expenses i
incurred by it with respect to such personnel, including, but not limited to, the costs associated with 1
the investigation and determination of the violation; '
(11) Proof that the applicant has contracted with one or more small business enterprise(s) (as a
consultant, joint -venture partner, vendor or otherwise) to which ten percent or more of the applicant's i
operating expenses would be paid in the eventthe applicant is approved as a qualified applicant and
obtains a permit for a mural and that the applicant consents to submitting financial records
demonstrating compliance with this provision; and i
(12) Proof that the applicant is a licensee. t
An individual, business, building owner or affiliate of an individual, business, or building owner may not apply
for a mural permit if that person or entity has failed to fully resolve and close (without mitigation) any notice of i
violation or open code enforcement matter of any section of this Code or zoning ordinance 11000, as amended (the
"zoning ordinance") prior to the submission of the application for participation in the lottery. Furthermore, if a
prospective site or building has displayed a mural or outdoor advertising sign in violation of the zoning ordinance
within five years prior to the date of the lottery, the qualified applicant shall tender, as a result of such non-
compliance, a partially refundable fee in the amount of three times the qualification fee, of which $10,000.00 may
be refunded if the application is not approved.
Unless otherwise indicated, all proof required to be submitted by this section may be in the form of an l i
affidavit signed by the applicant or a duly authorized representative of the applicant. Upon the submission of all i i'
items required to be submitted under this section 62-603, the city zoning administrator shall review and approve or
deny, no later than 30 days of its submission, the applicant's application for qualification as a qualified applicant. If
the application is denied, the city zoning administrator shall advise the applicant in writing of the reasons for the
denial of the application. The applicant must cure all defects prior to May 9, 2001
(Ord. No. 12963, § 2, 4-10-08)
Editor's note— Ord. No. 12983, § 2, adopted April 10, 2008, enacted provisions intended for use as subsections (a) —(I). 1 i
To preserve the style of this Code, and at the discretion of the editor, said provisions have been redesignated as
subsections (1)—(12). a ,
See. 62-604.- Mural permit required; application for a mural permit by a qualified applicant.
Murals may not be erected, hung, placed, posted, painted, displayed, or maintained in the city except as
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provided by this article. The city shall issue no more than 35 mural permits at any one time; however, no more than
20 mural permits may be issued at any one time and in any one city commission district. An applicant shall submit ,
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to the city zoning administrator a single permit application listing each and every site sought to be permitted. i
A qualified applicant's permit application shall contain the following for each site sought to be permitted:
1 Dimensioned elevation drawing and photo of the wall where the mural is to be located,
(2) A colored drawing or colored computer simulation depicting the mural face.
(3) Two photographs or two computer simulations depicting the wall and the mural superimposed on the
wall..
(4) A certified spacing survey showing compliance with this article, if applicable.
(5) Copy of the city's zoning atlas where the mural is to be located.
(6) Payment of a non-refundable administrative fee in the amount of $500,00.
(7) A memorandum of lease, sworn to by affidavit, of an executed and enforceable lease for the site
sought to be permitted.
(8) The address and the folio number of the subject building and the specific wall on the building upon
which the mural would be attached.
(9) Proof that the building address of the wall In question does not have any outstanding civil violations of
this Code.
(10) Moved to subsection 62-605(9).
(Ord. No. 12983, § 2, 4-10-08)
Editor's note— Ord. No. 12983, § 2. adopted April 10, 2008, enacted provisions Intended for use -as subsections (a)—(1).
To preserve the style of this Code, and at the discretion of the editor, said provisions have been redesignated as
subsections (1)--(10).
Sec. 62-605.- Approval process for permit.
The following shall be the procedure followed for the approval of a mural permit:
(1) The city zoning administrator shall notify each qualified applicant of the date and time of all lottery
rounds. There shall be one lottery for each round of approvals commencing with the highest priority
site submitted by each qualified applicant. The number of rounds scheduled shall equal the greatest
number of lease sites submitted in any single application.
(2) Each qualified applicant will receive one assigned number through the lottery process for each round.
(3) Each qualified applicant may only submit one application which shall include each distinct Wall
sought to be permitted. If more than one permit is sought, the qualified applicant shall list the walls
sought to be permitted.
(4) An affiliate of a qualified applicant shall not be an affiliate of another qualified applicant.
I i (5) For each round, the city zoning administrator shall review each qualified applicant's site in the order of
ff assigned number pursuant to the lottery for each specific round. At the end of the selection made at
each round, a qualified applicant may reprioritize the list of sites.
I (6) [n the numerical order assigned to each qualified applicant for a given round, the city zoning
administrator shall review the first priority site for each qualified applicant and shall conditionally
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approve sites meeting the required criteria. Thereafter, the city zoning administrator shall, in the
numerical order assigned to each qualified applicant for the immediate subsequent round, review for
conditional approval a site listed by the qualified applicants and so on.
(7)
i In the event that a site is determined to not meet the required criteria, the next eligible site in the
qualified applicants list, if any, shall be reviewed for conditional approval.
(8) Locations will be approved until a maximum of 35 sites have been approved.
(9) Proof that each individual wall sought to be permitted exists and is fully built, and that the wall has not
been used to display a mural since April 20, 2008. I(
(10) The city zoning administrator shall advise qualified applicants of the contingent approval of an
application for a mural permit, and shall refer all such mural applications to the coup for their
determination of compliance with the county ordinance. Upon receipt by the city zoning administrator
of notice from the county confirming compliance with the county ordinance, and the payment of all
applicable fees for each conditionally approved application, the city zoning administrator shall issue a
mural permit for each approved site within 30 days from receipt of such notice from the county.
(11) Mural permits shall be granted to the qualified applicants only in accordance with the procedures set i
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forth in this section 62-805.
(12) Mural permits will be issued on June 13, 2008, provided that the applicant provides proof that all
t € murals have been removed since April 20, 2008.
1 (Ord. No. 12983, § 2, 4-10-08)
Editor's note— Ord. No, 12983, § 2, adopted April 10, 2008, enacted provisions intended for use as subsections (a)—(1), 1 i
I To preserve the style of this Code, and at the discretion of the editor, said provisions have been redesignated as
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Sec. 62-606.- Criteria for issuing a mural permit.
As pad of the review and qualification process, the city zoning administrator shelf apply the following criteria:;
(1) Geographical area. No more than 35 mural permits may be issued and outstanding at any one time.
Murals permits shall only be issued within the mural geographical area, as delineated in exhibit "A"
and kept on file in the city clerk's office and the department of zoning.
(2) Zoning districts. Murals shall only be permitted within portions of the following zoning districts: T6-8,
T6-12, T6-24, 76-36, T6-60, T6-80, CI, CI -HD, Di and D3 as described in the zoning ordinance. 1
Murals outside these zoning districts shall be in violation of this Code and ordinances. l i
(3) Spacing between murals and number of murals allowed per building. A mural shall not be located
within 300 feet of another legally permitted mural oriented towards the same side of the street. The s
distance shall be measured in a straight line from the closest edge of the mural sign on one building i
to the closest edge of the mural sign•on the other building. The spacing requirement provided herein
shall not apply within the City Park West entertainment district ( i
If two murals are permitted for any one building, they must be on different sides of the building and
each such mural shall be required to obtain a separate mural permit for each street front. This section
shall not preclude a mural on one building which is continuous on two sides of the building,
commonly referred to as a wrap -around mural. A wrap -around mural shall be counted as one mural
for purposes of fees and the maximum number of mural permits which may be issued pursuant to
this article.
(4) Spacing from single family residential district. The distance of a mural located on any building shall
be calculated by measuring the distance of the mural at ground level to the property line of any parcel;
designated as R-1 or R-2.,A mural shall not be located on a wall that is within 300 feet of any
property zoned R-1 or R-2 or 100 feet from any non -conforming single family or duplex residential
property.
(5) Size. Murals shall be allowed to cover up to 80 percent of a wall, or 33 percent of a wall if the mural
covers windows. In any event, a mural may not be greater than 10,000 square feet
Commercial message. The mural face shall be predominantly pictorial with text limited to no more
than 15 percent of the mural face.
illumination. The illumination of a mural shall only be by indirect lighting, and shall only be permitted E
from 6:00 p.m. to midnight Standard Time and 7:00 p.m. to midnight Day Light Savings Time, and
only in accordance with Miami -Dade County Code sections 33-46 and 33-107, as amended.
Location. Murals shall be placed only on walls. 1
Public safety. Murals faces shall not have any moving or animated parts, or any other electronic
movements, and shall not be illuminated in such a manner so as to cause glare or to impair the vision; I
of motorists or otherwise distract motorists and interfere with their ability to safely operate their
vehicles. Murals shall also comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the federal, state ; !
and county governments; and in addition, any proposed amendments to this article shall be
consistent with picable federal, state and county laws and ordinances in effect at the time of such
amendment.
In the event the National Hurricane Center issues a hurricane warning to the county, the permittee
shall remove all murals within 24 hours of the issuance of a hurricane waming. In the event a mural is!
not so removed, enforcement proceedings shall immediately commence pursuant to section 62-612.
(10) Adult content. Adult content, as defined in the zoning ordinance, shall be prohibited on murals.
(11) Unoccupied buildings. A mural shall not be permitted on an unoccupied building that does not
possess a valid city certificate of occupancy or certificate of use or on a building that does not
possess a 40-year certification, if applicable.
(12) Terrn. The initial term of a mural permit issued pursuant to this article shall expire upon the expiration ( i
date of the county ordinance. Should the expiration date of the county ordinance be extended or
should the bounty approve a new ordinance to replace the county ordinance, the city commission, at
its discretion; reserves the right to extend the term of all mural permits then issued and outstanding
or issue new mural permits in accordance with the procedures set forth in this article.
(Ord. No. 12983, § 2, 4-10-08; Ord. No. 13183, § 2, 6-10-10)
Editor's note— Ord. No. 12983, § 2. adopted April 10, 2008, enacted provisions intended for use as subsections (a)—(1),
To preserve the style of this Code, and at the discretion of the editor, said provisions have been redesignated es
subsections (1)—(12), ( 1
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(8)
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The permittee shall pay a permit fee equal to $1.00 per square foot of mural face for each mural permit;
C I which fee shall, in no event, be less than $48,000.00 or greater than $120,000.00 per annum (the "permit fee").
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The city zoning administrator shall keep an updated map and photos depicting the locations of all approved
mural permits.
} A perrnittee shall have 120 days from the issuance a mural permit to install a mural at the approved site.
i l Should the permittee fail to install the permitted mural within (thej 120-day period, the city zoning administrator shall;
rescind the mural permit
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The permit fee shall be due and payable, in its entirety, prior to the installation of the mural, but, in any
event, no later than 30 days after receipt of a mural permit The permit fee is in addition to any non-refundable fees
charged pursuant to this article. Late payments shall accrue interest at the rate of 18 percent per annum until paid.
(Ord. No. 12983, § 2, 4-10-08)
Sec. 62-608.- Approval by the city zoning administrator.
The city zoning administrator shall be responsible for the approval of all mural permits. The city zoning
administrator may approve,. approve with modifications, or deny a permit application upon a finding that the
application does or does not meet the applicable criteria set forth in this article.
(Ord. No. 12983, § 2, 4-10-08)
Sec62-609.- Copy change and location change applications.
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(a) Copy change application. An annual copy change fee of $6,000,00 shall be paid for each permit Thereafter,
a permittee may change the mural face by filing a copy change application and paying related fees. Such
application shall be submitted to the city zoning administrator and include the following:
(1) A colored drawing or colored computer simulation depicting the mural face.
(2) Two photographs or two computer simulations depicting the wall and the mural superimposed on the
wall.
The city zoning administrator shall, within five business days after receipt of the copy change application,
have the opportunity to deny with written notice. A copy change application that is not denied in the time provided
shall be deemed an approval. A written denial shall be provided to the permittee indicating the reasons for the
denial. The city zoning administrator shall not approve a change to the mural face if such approval results in an
increase of any of the linear dimensions of the previously permitted mural face.
(b) Location change application. A mural permit shall be transferable to a new location only if the perrnittee
submits a location change application and such application are approved by the city zoning administrator.
The city zoning administrator shall approve such application only if:
(1) The location change is for cause, which shall be limited to:
a. The lease for the location of the mural permit is cancelled due to circumstances not within the
permittee's control or that were not reasonably foreseeable to the permittee when it submitted
{ its permit application or the lease is not renewed upon the natural expiration of the term of the
lease;
b. The building or structure where the mural is located is demolished, sold, destroyed, or
renovated; or
c. An intervening building or structure is constructed which substantially diminishes the visibility
of the mural.
(2) The new location for the mural is approved by the city zoning administrator in accordance with the
provisions of section 62-604.
(3) The perrnittee pays a non-refundable administrative fee in the amount of $500.00, and a location
change fee in the amount of $1,000.00, which location change fee shall be refunded if the application
is denied....
The city zoning administrator shall, within 20 days after receipt of the location change application, approve
or deny the location change application in accordance with the provisions of this article. A written denial shall be
provided to the perrnittee indicating the reasons for the denial and refunding the location change fee.
(Ord. No. 12983, § 2. 4-10-08)
Sec. 62-610.- Assignment.
Upon the payment of a $2,500.00 assignment fee, a mural permit may be transferred to an entity found to bel
a qualified applicant by the zoning administrator.
(Ord. No. 12983, § 2, 4-10-08)
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Sec. 62-611.- Exemptions.
Temporary permits for murals placed on government -owned buildings may be granted by the city zoning
administrator and shall be exempt from the provisions of this article. A temporary permit may only be granted for
murals depicting special events with citywide or countywide significance, and shall be granted for a period not to i
exceed 14 days, except that the city zoning administrator may, for good cause, grant one extension for a period not
to exceed ten days.
Other than as accepted above in this section 62-611, there shall be no exemption from this article for m urals
placed on government -owned buildings, and such murals shall be subject to the provisions of this article, including,
but not limited to, the maximum number of mural permits that may be issued by the city zoning administrator.
(Ord. No. 12983, § 2, 4-10-08)
Sec. 62-612.- Enforcement.
In the event of a violation of the terms of this article including the erection of a mural without a permit, a civil
.penalty may be assessed or enforcement proceedings may be instituted with the city's code enforcement special
masters. Each violation shall carry a civil penalty of $1,000.00 per day or such greater penalties as are permitted
by the county ordinance. The city may employ all penalties and remedies set forth in chapter2, article X entitled
"code enforcement" This provision is supplemental to all other remedies and penalties provided by law. Decisions t
of the code enforcement special master shall be final and may be appealed to a court of competent jurisdiction
within the times and in the manner provided by the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, and the laws of the state
and this Code
The city shall be authorized to collect against the bond or letter of credit all fees, fines and penalties, as well
as all expenses incurred by the enforcement of this article.
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Id the event a permittee is found to be in non-compliance by the code enforcement special master of the city;
or the county equivalent for any mural located within the county, any and all mural permits issued to such permittee1
pursuant to this article shall be immediately rescinded and the permittee shall forfeit the right to apply for any
subsequent mural permits. A notice of rescission shall be provided to the permittee, and require the permittee to
remove all murals permitted pursuant to this article within five days of receipt of such notice. If the permittee fails to
remove the mural(s) after receipt of such notice, enforcement proceedings and fines shall be immediately initiated
in accordance with section 62-612.
(Ord. No. 12983. § 2, 4-10-08)
Sec. 62-613.- Maintenance.
In the event a city code enforcement inspector finds that any mural permitted pursuant to this article is not
being maintained in good repair or appears faded, torn, or in similar condition of deterioration, the code
enforcement inspector shall send written notification of their findings to the permittee and.the city zoning €
administrator and shall order the permittee to repair the mural within ten days after receipt of such written notice. In
the event the permittee fails to repair the mural to the satisfaction of the code enforcement inspector, the city
zoning administrator shall initiate proceedings to rescind the mural permit under section 62-612.
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(Ord. No. 12983, § 2, 4-10-08)
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Sec. 62-614.- Conflict.
Notwithstanding any city ordinance to the contrary, this article shall exclusively control the legality,
permitting, and approval' process for murals in the city. Only murals authorized by this article shall be permitted in
the city. Any murals not so authorized are hereby prohibited.
(Ord. No. 12983, § 2, 4-10-08)
Sec. 62-615.- Renewal.
In the event the expiration date of the county ordinance is extended or should the county approve a new
ordinance to replace the county ordinance, and the city commission, at its discretion, extends the term of any mural
permits then issued and outstanding or issues new mural permits in accordance with the procedures set forth in
this article, all permittee's shall be required to pay a renewal fee for each mural Permit in an amount equal to one -
twelfth of their annual permit fee. Thereafter, all permittee's shall be required to pay a renewal fee for each mural
permit equal to one -twenty-fourth of their annual permit fee. In the event any renewal fee is not paid, the city shall
immediately rescind the mural permit
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In the event this article is rescinded by the city commission, all murals approved pursuant to this article shall
be removed within 60 days from the date of such rescission or within the time for removal set forth in the county '
ordinance, whichever is sooner.
(Ord. No. 12983, § 2, 4-10-08)
Sec. 62-617.- Appeals.
Any decisions of the city zoning administrator pursuant to this article may be appealed to the city
commission.
(Ord. No. 12983, § 2, 4-10-08)
Sec. 62-618.- Opt -out provision.
The city opts -out of chapter 33, article 6, division 5 of the Miami -Dade County Code of Ordinances, as
amended, per section 33-121.11 as applicable to murals, but expressly retains and adopts such regulations relating`
to other types of off -site advertising. The city has adopted the rules contained in this article, to regulate murals 1
within the urban core and in proximity to expressways.
(Ord. No. 13006, § 2, 6-12-08)
FOOTNOTE(S):
(171) Editor's note— Ord. No. 13175, § 2, adopted May 13, 2010, designated the former provisions of article X111 (§§ 62-601-
62-618) as division 5. (Back)
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1950's - Entryway from I-395 to Downtown Miami. Signs located along Biscayne Bay and
along fuel tanks.
Exhibit D
Exhibit E
Exhi bit F
1955 - Approximately at 1300 Biscayne B1vd. facing South.
Exhibit G
1962 - Downtown Miami Courthouse to the left and Industrial National Bank on Flagler
Street
Exhibit H
Exhibit 1
1969 - Miami Waterfront along Biscayne Blvd. (US 1)
Exhibit J
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1950's _ Newspaper article regarding Royal Castle on Biscayne Blvd. and Tenth Street.
.! 4to .without no.si.rig how much e'cyitmly loved Royal Curio!
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1940 - Single building with two murals located just off US 1.
Exhibit M
1927 - The Miami Tribune newspaper building with a mural located on the same side of the
building.
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Exhibit N
1946 - Franklin -Webster billboard for Miami -based Regal Beer painted by Burl Grey
Exhibit 0
1955 - National Airlines billboard in Miami advertising new DC-7 Star service to New
York, Washington and Havana