Ordinance 81-2273ORDINANCE NO. 81-2273
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1891 OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
THE SAME BEING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE: AMENDING
PERMITTED ACCESSORY USE SIGNAGE IN THE RM -100 MULTIPLE
FAMILY MEDIUM HIGH DENSITY DISTRICT AND THE RM -125 MULTIPLE
FAMILY HIGH DENSITY DISTRICT AND PROVIDING STIPULATIONS
AND CONDITIONS THERETO: AMENDING A LIST OF PROHIBITED SIGNS
TO INCLUDE LANGUAGE ADDRESSING SIGN EXCEPTIONS AS PERMITTED
WITH CERTAIN ZONING DISTRICTS; REPEALING ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1: That Section 11, Subsection 11-1, M-8 of Ordinance 1891 of
the City of Miami Beach is hereby amended to read as follows:
M-8 Sign and Sign Devices Prohibited
Except where permitted within certain zoning districts, no sign indicating
the presence of an accessory commercial use in a hotel, motel, apartment hotel,
or apartment building located in a residential district shall be constructed,
erected, used, operated, or maintained so as to be visible from a public street,
walk, or other public way.
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Section 2: That Section 11, Subsection 11-2, C of Ordinance 1891 of
the City of Miami Beach is hereby amended by the addition of the following
subsection.
C. Signs permitted in the RM -100 and RM -125 Districts
6.
In addition to signage permitted elsewhere in this Ordinance,
only a hotel, motel, or apartment -hotel use may have one (1)
sign, flat, single or double faced pole or mounted, illuminated
or non -illuminated, indicating the presence of an accessory commercial
use if the following criteria is met:
a.
The hotel, motel, or apartment hotel must contain a minimum
of 100 sleeping units for the private use of transients.
Permitted accessory use signage includes flat, single or
doubled faced pole or mounted signs.
b. The accessory sign may be located in the required front
yard with a minimum ten (10) foot setback from any property
line.
c. The area of flat or mounted signs may not exceed one-half
(1/2) of the total aggregate sign area permitted by this
Ordinance. Single or doubled faced pole signs shall have
a maximum area of twenty-four (24) square feet, a minimum
clear height of nine (9) feet and a maximum height of fourteen
(14) feet from grade to the under side of the signs. For
area computation of a double faced pole sign, only one side
shall be measured. Signage erected under this section shall
be in addition to the total permitted aggregate sign area.
Section 2 11-1C
(typographical error)
corrected to read 11-2C,
d.
Sign copy may only advertise the names of entertainment accessory
uses. For purposes of this section, entertainment is confined
to restaurants, bars, and meeting areas that feature live
(not recorded) musicians, singers, bands, and comedians or
pre-recorded music if accompanied by a professional announcer.
The entertainment use which is the subject of the sign copy
shall appear within the area occupied by the hotel, motel,
or apartment hotel. Sign copy advertising room rates, price
of meals or price of entertainment is_prohibited.
e. A sign or sign structure erected pursuant to this section
shall by January 1 of each year receive written certification
from the Code Enforcement Director verifying compliance with
the provisions of this Ordinance. Failure to receive such
certification will result in a termination of the sign permit.
f. Signage permitted by this section shall be consistent with
Section 7-2 control of entrances and exits.
Section 3: That Section 7, Subsection 7-3 B -5a of Ordinance 1891 of
the City of Miami Beach is hereby amended to read as follows:
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7-3B RM -100 Multiple -Family Medium High Density and
RM -125 Multiple -Family High Density and Hoteland Motel Accessory
5a Accessory restaurants shall be permitted in the RM -100 Multiple
Family Medium High Density and RM -125 Multiple Family High Density Use Districts
and may be used by the general public, and such accessory restaurant uses
shall be permitted to advertise the existence of such accessory restaurant
use to the general public; provided, however, that nothing herein contained
shall authorize or permit the use of exterior signs prohibited by Section
7-2 (D), except as provided for in Section 7-3, B-4 and 5 and Section 11-1,
C-6.
Section 4: REPEALER: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 5: SEVERABILITY. If any section, sub -section, sentence, clause,
phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall
be deemed a separate distinct and independent provision and such holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
Section 6: This Ordinance shall become effective upon its passage in
accordance with law.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 2nd_ day of September , 1981
ATTEST:
City Clerk
1st Reading - July 8, 1981
2nd Reading - September 2, 1981
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