Ordinance 857ORDINANCE N0. 857
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 1, 2, 3 AND 8 OF
ORDINANCE NO. 460 OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA,
ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE ERECTION AND
CONSTRUCTION OF SIGNS WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA".
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: That Section 1 of Ordinance No. 460 of the City of Miami
Beach, Florida, be amended by adding thereto, at the end
thereof, the following:
"(j) Marquise Signs shall mean any sign placed flat along
and on the edges of a marquise."
SECTION 2: That that portion of Section 2 of Ordinance No. 460 of the
City of Miami Beach, Florida, reading as follows:
"SECTION 2: GENERAL
(1) Non -conforming signs may be taken down and rehung,
provided that such signs do not remain down over
eight months, and further that there shall be no
alterations of any kind to such signs. Any change
in method of supporting, frame -work, location,
copy, etc., will be considered an alteration and
the sign shall be made to conform throughout to the
requirements herein. No signs of any kind will be
permitted on marquis."
be and the same is hereby deleted and repealed.
SECTION 3: That Section 3 of Ordinance No. 460 of the City of Miami
Beach, Florida, reading as follows:
"SECTION 3: SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS
(a) Banner Signs No sign of any character shall be
suspended across any public street, avenue or alley;
nor shall any sign of any description be painted,
pasted, printed or nailed on any curb or sidewalk
or upon any trees, light standards, utility poles,
hydrants, bridges, or any structures, other than
awnings, within the property lines of any street,
avenue or alley within the limits of the City of
Miami Beach, Florida, except with the permission of
the City Council; nor shall any sign of any kind be
attached to any private wall, window, door, gate,
fence or to any other private structure except with
the written permission of the owner or lessee and as
restricted otherwise in this Ordinance. Such written
permission shall be filed with the Building Inspector.
(b) Flat Sims shall not be restricted as to area, but
they shall in no case project more than twelve (12)
inches from the face of the building, nor shall they
extend above the top of the adjoining parapet wall
on a building with a flat roof, or above the adjoining
eave line on a building with a pitched roof. No
(c)
portion of any such sign which extends over City
property shall be less than eight (8) feet, six
inches (6) above the sidewalk grade of any street
or avenue or fifteen (15) feet above the crown
grade where such sign is located parallel to and
abutting on any alley.
Horizontal Prolectin, Signs shall have not more
than twenty-four (24) square feet of horizontally
projected area, as calculated from any angle. There
may be not over twelve (12) inches of clear space
adjacent to the building wall and such signs may
project from the face of this wall not to exceed
seven (7) feet, provided that in no case shall they
extend closer to the curb line than twelve (12)
inches. There shall be a minimum of eight (8) feet
six (6) inches clear head room between the lowest
point of such sign and the sidewalk grade of any
street or avenue. No part of such sign shall extend
above the top of the adjoining parapet wall on a
building with a flat roof, or above the adjoining
eave line on a building with a pitched roof. No
horizontal Projecting Sign will be permitted over
an alley.
(d) Vertical Projecting Suns shall have not more than
forty (40) square feet of horizontally projected
area, as calculated from any angle. Such signs shall
not project more than four (4) feet from the building
to which they are attached, nor shall the vertical
height of such sign exceed eighteen (18) feet. Where
signs of this type project over City property there
shall be a minimum clearance of eight feet, six (6)
inches between the lowest part of the sign and the
sidewalk grade of any street or avenue, and if pro-
jecting over any alley there shall be a minimum
clearance of fifteen (15) feet between the lowest
point of the sign and the crown grade. Vertical Pro-
jecting Signs may extend not to exceed five (5) feet
above the top of the adjoining parapet wall on a
building with a flat roof, or five (5) feet above the
adjoining eave line on a building with a pitched roof.
(e) Roof Signs shall have not more than two hundred and
twenty-four (224) square feet of horizontally projected
area, as calculated from any angle. The over-all height
above the roof shall not exceed fourteen (14) feet and
such signs shall be so arranged as to provide a minimum
of six (6) feet v rtical clear space immediately above
the roof over not less than seventy-five (75) per cent
of its length. Roof Signs shall be so placed that the
least distance from any building line measured perpendi-
cular to the face of the sign, shall not be less than
the total height above the roof. No Roof Sign shall ex-
tend horizontally past the building lines at the roof.
(f) Pole Signs shall have not more than thirty (30) square
feet of horizontally projected area, as calculated from
any angle, and shall have a maximum vertical dimension
of eighteen (18) feet. The poles of such signs shall in
no case be located on City property, but the sign may
project over City property a distance of seven (7) feet,
provided that in no case shall it be closer to the curb
line than twelve (12) inches. Where such signs are over
City property there shall be a minimum of eight (8) feet,
six (6) inches between the lowest point of the sign and
the sidewalk grade of any street or avenue. No Pole Sign
will be permitted over any alley."
be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 3: SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS
(a) Banner Signs. No sign of any character shall be
suspended across any public street, avenue or alley;
nor shall any sign of any description be painted,
pasted, printed or nailed on any curb or sidewalk
or upon any trees, light standards, utility poles,
hydrants, bridges, or any structures, other than
awnings, within the property lines of any street,
avenue or alley within the limits of the City of
Miami Beach, Florida, except with the permission of
the City Council; nor shall any sign of any kind
be attached to any private wall, window, door, gate,
fence or to any other private structure except with
the written permission of the owner or lessee and
as restricted otherwise in this Ordinance. Such
written permission shall be filed with the Building
Inspector.
(b) Flat Signs shall not be restricted as to area, but
they shall in no case project more than twelve (12)
inches from the face of the building, nor shall they
extend above the top of the adjoining parapet wall
on a building with a flat roof, or above the adjoining
eave line on a building with a pitched roof. No
portion of any such sign which extends over City
property shall be less than eight (8) feet, six (6) inches
above the sidewalk grade of any street or avenue
or fifteen (15) feet above the crown grade where such
sign is located parallel to and abutting on any alley.
(c) Horizontal Pro ecting Signs shall have not more than
twenty-four (2-) square feet of horizontally projected
area as calculated from any angle. There shall be not
over twelve (12) inches of clear space adjacent to the
building wall and such signs shall not extend or project
from the face of the building wall more than seven (7)
feet. No part of such sign shall extend above the top
of the adjoining parapet wall on a building with a flat
roof or above the adjoining eave line on a building with
a pitched roof. No horizontal projecting sign, except
a marquise sign, shall be constructed or erected so as
to extend or project over any portion of any sidewalk,
street, alley, or other public way, or any public property,
and every person, firm or corporation owning, controlling
or maintaining any horizontal projecting sign, except a
marquise sign, which extends or projects over any portion
of any sidewalk, street, alley, or other public way, or
any public property, shall remove such sign or cause the
same to be removed before the first day of July, 1950.
(d) Vertical Projecting Signs shall have not more than forty
(40) square feet of horizontally projected area, as calcu-
lated from any angle; and shall not project more than four
(4) feet from the building to which they are attached, nor
shall the vertical height of such sign exceed eighteen
(18) feet. No part of such sign shall extend more than
five (5) feet above the top of the adjoining parapet wall
on a building with a flat roof nor more than five (5) feet
above the adjoining eave line on a building with a pitched
roof. No vertical projecting sign, shall be constructed or
erected so as to extend or project over any portion of any
sidewalk, street, alley, or other public way, or any public
property, and every person, firm or corporation owning,
controlling or maintaining any vertical projecting sign,
which extends or projects over any portion of any sidewalk,
street, alley, or other public way, or any public property,
shall remove the same before the first day of July, 1950.
(e) Roof Signs shall have not more than two hundred and
twenty-four (224) square feet of horizontally pro-
jected area, as calculated from any angle. The over-
all height above the roof shall not exceed fourteen
(14) feet and such signs shall be so arranged as to
provide a minimum of six (6) feet vertical clear space
immediately above the roof over not less than seventy-
five (75) per cent of its length. Roof Signs shall
be so placed that the least distance from any building
line measured perpendicular to the face of the sign,
shall not be less than the total height above the
roof. No Roof Sign shall extend horizontally past the
building lines at the roof.
(f) Pole Signs shall have not more than thirty (30) square
feet of horizontally projected area, as calculated from
any angle. No Pole Sign shall be constructed or erected
so as to extend or project over any portion of any side-
walk, street, alley, or other public way or any public
property, and every person, firm or corporation owning,
controlling or maintaining any Pole Sign which extends
or projects over any portion of any sidewalk, street,
alley, or other public way or any public property, shall
remove such sign, or cause the same to be removed before
the 1st day of July, 1950.
(g)
Marctuise Signs shall have an over-all height of.,not more
than six (6) feet.
SECTION 4: That Section 8 of Ordinance No. 460 of the City of Miami
Beach, Florida, reading as follows:
"SECTION 8: REPEAL
All Ordinances or Parts of Ordinances in conflict here-
with or inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordi-
nance are hereby repealed."
be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 8: REPEAL
All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict here-
with be and the same are hereby repealed; provided, how-
ever, that nothing contained in this ordinance shall
repeal, supersede or affect any provision contained in
Ordinance No. 817 of the City of Miami Beach, Florida."
SECTION 5: That this ordinance shall go into effect immediately upon
its passage and posting as required by law.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 21st day of July, A. D. 1948.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
1st reading - July 7, 1948
2nd reading - July 7, 1948
3rd reading - July 21, 1948
POSTED - July 21, 1948
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF DADE:
I, C. W. TOM"LINSOINI, City flerk in and for the City of Miami
Beach, Florida, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 857,
entitled: "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 1, 2 3 AND 8 OF ORDI-
NANCE NO. 460 OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENTITLED: IAN
ORDINANCE REGULATING THE ERECTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF SIGNS
WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA'", having been passed and
adopted by the City Council of the ;ity of Miami Reach, Florida,
has been posted by me in three conspicuous places in the City
of Miami Beach, Florida, one of which was at the door of the City
Hall in said City on the 21st day of July A. D. 1948, and that
said Ordinance remained posted for a period of at least thirty
days ih accordance with the requirements of the City Charter of
the City of Miami Beach.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the official seal of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, on this
the 1st day of September, A. D. 1948.
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