ORDINANCE 916ORDINANCE NO. 37 -76 -916
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,
FLORIDA', AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ARTICLE
VI OF SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 20 -71 -724,
HERETOFORE ADOPTED AS THE OFFICIAL ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,,
FLORIDA, BY ADDING SUBSECTION .20 CONTAINING'
THE DEFINITION FOR A LOW - PROFILE LANDSCAPE
SIGN, AND AMENDING SECTION 2 OF ARTICLE
VI OF SAID ORDINANCE BY ADDING SECTION
6 -2 -3A, PROVIDING THAT LOW - PROFILE LANDSCAPE
SIGNS SHALL BE PERMITTED WHEN APPROVED BY THE
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW BOARD AND A 4/5 VOTE
OF THE CITY COUNCIL, SAID SIGNS TO BE PER-
MITTED ONLY IN COMMERCIAL OFFICE ZONES WHERE THE
SETBACK EXCEEDS THE REQUIRED SETBACK BY A
MINIMUM OF TWENTY FEET AND SAID SIGN REPLACES
AT LEAST ONE PERMITTED FLAT SIGN OF THE SAME
EXPOSURE.
BE IT ,ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,, FLORIDA:.
Section 1. That Section l of Article VI of
Section 1 of Ordinance No. 20 -71 -724, heretofore adopted as
the Official Zoning Ordinance of the City of South Miami,
Florida,, be, and the same is hereby amended by adding immediately
after Section 6 -1- 1,.19 the following:
"6 -1 -1.20 Low- Profile Landscape Sign.
A detached single or double face sign of
no more than four feet in height and
fifteen feet in width, appropriately
landscaped in a parklike atmosphere."
Section 2. That Section 2 of Article VI of
Section l of Ordinance No. 20 -11-7240 heretofore adopted as
the Official. Zoning Ordinance of the City of South Miami,
Florida, be, and the same is hereby amended by adding immediately
after Section 6-2 -3 the following:
116-2-1 A Special EXceot:ions.
Low-Profile Landscape Signs ,shall: be permitted
When approved by the gnv ronmontal Review
board and a 4/5 vote of the City council., said
sighs to he permitted only in Commercial Office
Bones where the setback emeeeds the rdquirdd
setback by a minivan of twenty feet and said
slgn replaces at least tine pe- mitted flat .
sign of the same eA0sUre01
Section 3. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in
conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 4„ This Ordinance shall take effect immediately
at the time of its passage.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 21st day of December ,1976.
APPROVED-
Mayor
Attest
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City Clerk
Passed on First Reading: 12/7/76
Passed on Second Reading: 12/21/76
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