1962-475ORDINANCE N0, 475
ORDINiiN E. it THE Ci , OF SOUTH MIAMI °FLORIDA,
AMENDING SECTIO °S =1 °5, .3 =31 D 3 =3 OF _,CODE.
OF ORDII�A CES,�.T E BY RE- EST�BL'IS I ;SIZhND
S GNS URTHERTCEDI G# TE PJRARY CO STRUCTION
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ORDINANCES BY 'AD NG RA T CLF, VI ',Tk E b, SETTING
FORTH GROUND FOR AND METHOD OF VARYING:"APPLICA-
TION'OF CHAPTER 3 OF CODE -OF ORDINANCES.
BE IT``ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY CdW IL OF CITY'OF
SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
1. `=Sec. 3 - -15 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
South Miami, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Aetactied signs shall'�have ; oC more tha ", 0 square fe "et of
horizontally p'�oje cted ar ea as calculated: fromany` angle. No pope sign
Detached -si ns ne,-o c 'sec`s 2 7 feet from any established
shall be =constructed or erected closer, than
right of -way, fine, or close "r than S feet from any ``interior proper °line,
g e d 1 feet in he Tight, above g`r'ade, and the
clear distance between the bottoms of such signs and "the es'tabl #fished
grade shall be not °1`ess'ttiin 9 feet; All detached signs shall be suit-
able landscaped and beautified.
Detached signs in C and M'V siricts may exceed 40 square
feet in area under the following conditions:
Where .property is "4udnr orie` o ne ship'' and cons is is of: _one
or_multi oc'cup n y and ma nta*in"k frontage `of 50 or more lineal
sign _ P pp ?ng center, a detached
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feet or :falls' withi -n the def ni ions of a sho' 11 si n will bye ermeTd of one add tional square foot for each five lineal
feet of frontage ih- excess `of' SU leinea1 _feet of ��fronta�gge u to one 100
feet of fro �tage9 ff to- m 100 lineal feet or fro" g 3 �> p 4'f � ,
nta a -to,. 00 Pineal feet
one addit "ional s uare foot of:si n'for each "one additional lineal oot of
frontage; from 300-to 400 lineal feet of frontage, one`addieionil square
foot of sign°for each two additional lineal feet of frontage; all subject
to the following limitations:
(a) Maximum sign area per 'face will be 300 square feet for
any site having 400 or more lineal feet.
.�(b) Only one oversized detached sign"will'be permitted,
except` that `in' `the case of a shopping center faith a frontage of 500 or
more feet, two 200 square foot signs, in lieu of one 300 s -cuare foot sign
will be permitted.
c o other detached sign,`will be allowed�on the same road
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sign no 'reatIpt i'n th "e case"of a shopping center as indicated above.
frontage, exce
However, on through lots, with'more'than`'one street frontage, a detached
greater in area than 40 square feet will be allowed on the second
street frontage.
(d) The detached sign or signs exceeding 40 square feet
must be installed on the road frontage used to calculate the larger
sized sign.
exceeding u0 toul00 l'it" n'area shalt be 10% of the caly lines for signs
(e) Minimum setbacks from interior
fr o he calculated street
frontage, p n 1 feet of frontage, 20% from 16Y"feet of` lineal
frontage to 200 feet; 30% for lineal frontage exceeding 200 feet of
lineal frontage.
(f) Minimum front setbacks for signs (from any official
right -of -way) shall-be seven feet for signs of 40 square feet or under,
with an additional setback of .8125 feet for each °addit`ional 10 square
feet of sign area in excess of 40 square feet calculated to the nearest
one -half foot, and in accordance with the following schedule:
Sign Size (Sq. ft.) Minimum Front Setback
4V or under
41 -50 7.5
51 -60 8.5
u1 -70 9.5
71 -80 10.5
81 -90 41.0 Page 1
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91' -10C° 12.0
101 -11C 12,5
fll1 =120
120 -130 1J,5 14.5
- -'� 131 -140, 15.0
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141 -150' 117'.0 6.0
151`:1ub 0
161 =1 17.5
171 -1130 18,5
181 -190 19,0
191 -300 20.0
(Maximum required setback in any event need not be greater than 20
' feet.) _
„ Miami Florida, i
. Sec.3 -33 of the `Code of Ordinances of the City of South
hereby amended to read as follows:
One sig , .s..._...s- a +fee,t in area, annou
L' construction 'of an bgsiness or industrial pr ncing the
a period not exceedn six monthseedrooidedasuchrsY may be displayed for
* , , P xgn shall .
,r. p p A� .p P Y «e t g. y 'statbe removed
upon the coin 1'etion of "the construction, Such sin may a type of
construction offer the `ro ert for sale 'or lease state name of
contractor, architect, material supplier, or subcontractors,
} 3. Sec. 3 -31 of the Code of Ord 4hces `of the City of
South£Miami, Florida, is hereby amended by adding thereto the following
-. sentence:
In mPUt bg the allowable'area of attached signs, roof signs
and detached signs shall not be included,
' 4. Chapter -3, 'Co`de of Ordinances � of City of South °Miami,
Florida, is hereby amended by adding thereto an article to be numbered
Article VI, said Article VI to read as follows:
pplcation ofha� �ofcil` shall_ have he °' owe :: °to var
a p y, ,or adapt the strict
y these .rements of this Chapter relating to size
and lo'cat'�i`bn of `'signs in 'the ca "se of special physical; conditions, whereby
such' trict application will result" n`practical difficulty or unn_ces`sary
it hardship. hat would 'deprive the owner o- the reasonable use of the land or
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r case. Such variance shall `be granted
CionssofuthenpVeNO varianceoshall be granted without obtaining tiie recommend
building ,
lannin and Zonijp' Board of this Cit after a ubl`ic; hear-
ing' before' said Boa "rd, as set forth In Article' 5 C3ia °ter 20, of thiss
Code. However, no variance in the strict appl`icatLOnpof any provision of
this Chapter shall be granted unless the Council"finds :,
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fulYl descry bed in tht there are special circumstances or conditions, b �(a) Thai
" which "the .variance i,sesou`g which ci .rccUmstanceslordconditionsnare peculiar
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to such land`�br'buil'dings „•and do not apply generally to land or buildings
. in., the neighborhood, and t,ha`t said circumstances or conditions . are s "uch
that the strict application of the provisions of this Ordinance would
deprive the applicant of the reasonable use of such land or building.
(b) That for re y � n*�
'reasons full set forth `in the .findings,: the
granting of the variance is neces'sa'ry for the reasonable use of the °land
or building and that the varian' a as granted by the Board is the minimum
variance that will accomplish this purpose,
g 'purpose cnd intent of this ordinance, a d will be it harmony with
( ) That the granting of the variance
the general a ordinance, and will not be injurious
to the neighborhood ood or otherwise detrimental to the 'public welfare; In
addition to considering "the character and "ruse of adjo ining buildings and
those in the Vic "inity, the Board, in determining ts findin
i into account the number of persons residing or working in suchhbuildings
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or upon such 'land and traffic conditions in the vicinity.
section of this ( )orThat should any cbord,•p'hrase, clause-or sentence or
$ be
affect or make inoperative the eremainder dofs this iordinance and litnis
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hereby declared to be the intent of this body that all parts of this ordi-
nance are severable.
6. This -ordinance shall become effective -upon "its enactment
in the manner provided by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of R te, A.D.1962.
Yb� a.
Presiding Otticer-
city Counc
A
WEST:
CIty Clerk
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