Ordinance 001-1994 J
Plap w _Department
ORDINANCE NO. 001-1994 '94 FEB 25 P 1 39
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LANGUAGE OF M'ONROE _
COUNTY CODE CHAPTER 9 . 5, Sections 401}n-,4i0. {4 .
THE SIGN ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR REPEA'L4R(OFL ThNf Y.
ALL ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE SECRETARY OF
STATE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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WHEREAS, due to the designation contained in Chapter 28-20,
Florida Administrative Code, the recommended changes are "land
development regulations" as defined in. Florida Statutes Chapter
163 . 3164 (22) ; and
WHEREAS, Section 9 . 5-511, Monroe County Code of Ordinances
(MCC) provides for the amendment of "land development regula-
tions" (LDRs) ; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 163 , Florida Statutes, the
Planning Commission is designated as the "local planning agency"
by the Board of County Commissioners sitting as the "local govern-
ing body" ; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the above sections, the Board of County
Commissioners has directed the county planning staff and its
consultants to study the sign ordinance and make recommendations
through the Planning Commission for changes as appropriate; and
WHEREAS, the county staff has gathered the relevant data and
has analyzed recommended changes; and
WHEREAS, the staff' s recommended changes were provided to
the Development Review Committee for review and comment; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, sitting as the "local plan-
ning agency" , after due notice and public participation in the
hearing process, has reviewed the following Monroe County Code
sections dealing with signs; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners agrees with and
hereby ratifies the Planning Commission' s decisions and makes the
following Findings of Fact :
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1. Section 9 . 5-511 (c) of the LDRs provides that amendments to
the LDRs text may be made at any time; and that
2 . Section 9 . 5-511 (d) of the LDRs provide for the review of
proposed amendments by the Planning Department, the Develop-
ment Review Committee, and the Planning Commission, who make
recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners; and that
3 . Section 9 . 5-511 (d) (3) of the LDRs provide that the Planning
Commission and the Board of County Commissioners each hold at
least one (1) public hearing on the proposed amendments to
the text; and that
4 . Section 9 . 5-511 (d) (4) of the LDRs provide that the Planning
Commission review the proposed amendments, as well as the
reports and recommendations of the Planning Department and
the Development Review Committee, together with any public
testimony, and submit its recommendations and findings to the
Board of County Commissioners; and that
5 . Section 9 . 5-511 (d) of the LDRs provides that the Board of
County Commissioners shall consider the report and recommenda-
tion of the Department of Planning, the Development Review
Committee, and the Planning Commission, and the testimony
given at the public hearings; and that
6 . Florida Statutes Section 125 . 66 (6) requires that the Board of
County Commissioners hold two public hearings after 5 : 00 p.m.
on any ordinance "affecting the use of land" ; and
7 . The Board of County Commissioners has met the requirements of
F. S . Sec. 125 . 66 (6) ; and
8 . The proposed revisions of the LDRs were conducted by profes-
sional Planning Department staff; and that
9 . The revisions_ of the LDRs with regards to the sign ordinance
have been deemed by staff to concur with the policies promul-
gated in the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan; and that
10 . The Planning Commission concurred with staff by finding that
the proposed amendments, as further amended, conformed with
the policies of the comprehensive plan and found that the
proposed amendments will help implement said Comprehensive
Plan; and that
11 . The Planning Commission also found that the proposed amend-
ments are consistent with the Principles for Guiding Develop-
ment identified in Chapter 380, F. S . ; and that
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12 . The Planning Commission did not recommend approval to the
Board of County Commissioners of the proposed text amendments
as originally written by staff, but does support the proposed
text amendments if they are further amended by the revisions
and additions contained in Resolution P47-93 , and which are
incorporated herein; and that
13 . The Board of County Commissioners hereby concurs with the
Planning Commission and finds that the proposed text amend-
ments are needed based upon a recognition of new issues; a
need for additional detail, and comprehensiveness; and data
updates; and that
14 . The Board of County Commissioners therefore supports the
proposed ordinance language with amendments noted at the
hearings, and hereby directs the staff of the Planning Depart-
ment to reformat the proposed amendments as appropriate, to
correct typographical errors, and to make global changes to
the proposed document as required for consistency and codifi-
cation in the Monroe County Code; and that
15 . The Board of County Commissioners hereby supports the deci-
sion of the Planning Commission and hereby approves the pro-
posed text amendments, as herein amended.
WHEREAS, Chapter 380 . 0552 (9) , Florida Statutes, requires that
the Department of Community Affairs, acting as the "state land
planning agency" , approve all proposed land development regula-
tions before such changes may become effective; and
WHEREAS, it is desired by the Board that the following chang-
es to the land development regulations be approved, adopted and
transmitted to the state land planning agency for approval; now
therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT THE FOLLOWING CHANGES BE MADE TO CHAPTER
9 . 5 OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE:
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Section 1 . Chapter 9 . 5, Article VII, Division 13 , Sections 401
through 415, shall be amended to read as follows :
ARTICLE VII . LAND USE DISTRICTS
DIVISION - 13 . SIGNS
Sec. 9.5-401. Purpose and intent.
(A) Facilitate implementation of goals, objectives and
policies set forth in the Florida Keys Comprehensive Plan
relating to sign control, community character and scenic
resources and protection of areas from incompatible uses;
and
(B) Promote and maintain convenience, safety, property
values and aesthetics by establishing a set of standards
for the erection, placement, use and maintenance of signs
which will grant equal protection and fairness to all
property owners in Monroe County; and
(C) To provide a simple set of regulations which will
minimize intricacies and facilitate efficiency of
permitting functions and thus assist the regulated public.
(D) To encourage signs which help to visually organize the
activities of the county, lend order and meaning to
business identification, and make it easier for the public
to locate and identify their destinations .
(E) To regulate the size and location of signs so that
their purpose can be served without unduly interfering with
motorists and causing unsafe conditions .
(F) To promote the general welfare, including enhancement
of property values and scenic resources, so as to create a
more attractive business climate and make Monroe County a
more desirable place in which to visit, trade, work and
live .
(G) To be fair in that everyone receives equal and
adequate exposure to the public and no one is allowed to
visually dominate his neighbor.
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(H) To authorize the use of signs in commercial and
industrial areas which are :
(1) Compatible with their surroundings;
(2) Appropriate to the type of activity to which they
pertain;
(3) An expression of the identity of the individual
proprietors and the community as a whole; and
(4) Large enough to sufficiently convey a message
about the owners or occupants of a particular
premise, the commodities, products or devices
available on such premise, or the business
activities conducted on such premise, yet small
enough to prevent excessive, overpowering
advertising which would have a detrimental effect
on the character and appearance of commercial and
industrial areas, or which could unduly distract
the motoring public, causing unsafe motoring
conditions .
(I) To limit signs in noncommercial areas to protect the
character and appearance of noncommercial areas .
Sec. 9.5-402 . Definitions.
For the purpose of this division, the terms and
phrases listed below shall have the following meanings :
(A-1) Area of sign: Refer to section 9 . 5-405 (A) ,
"Measurement of Sign Area. "
(B-1) Banners: Any suspended sign made of any
flexible material such as, but not limited to cloth, or
paper whether or not imprinted with words or characters or
any pennant over two (2) square feet or any pennant with
copy. See "Pennant . "
(B-2) Billboard: Outdoor advertising signs
erected and/or maintained upon which advertising messages
may be displayed and which generally advertise firms or
organizations that, along with their goods, products or
services, are not located on the same premises as the sign;
and whose surface is sold, rented, owned, leased or donated
for the display of advertising material . Billboards are a
type of off-premises sign.
(B-3) Business frontage: The horizontal linear
distance measured along the facade of a business .
(C-1) Changeable copy sign: A sign specifically
designed for the use of replaceable copy.
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(C-2) Copy: The wording or graphics depicting
commodities, products, services or messages in permanent or
removable form.
(C-3) County: The unincorporated areas within
Monroe County, Florida.
(E-i) Erect: To build, construct, attach, hang,
place, suspend, affix or paint a sign.
(F-1) Facade: The face of a building or structure
most nearly parallel with the right-of-way line under
consideration. "Facade" includes the area of the building
between the principal front building corners from ground to
roof line . The face of the building includes but is not
limited to such other surfaces such as awnings and mansard
roofs.
(F-2) Face of sign: A plane of a sign on which
copy could be placed.
(F-3) Frontage: The distance measured along a
public or private right-of-way or easement which affords
vehicular access to the property (streets, canals,
shoreline, or runways) between the points of intersection
of the side lot lines with said right-of-way or easement .
Where a street or highway is divided as occurs on Key
Largo, a parcel of land in the median of the street or
highway shall be considered to have a frontage on each
side .
(F-4) Frontage, business: see "business frontage"
(G-1) Ground or ground-mounted sign: Any sign or
other street graphic which is mounted on or supported by an
upright or brace in or upon the ground, said upright or
brace being directly attached in or upon the ground and
independent of support of any building, fence or a wall of
an accessory building or structure . Ground-mounted signs
often have two sign faces .
(I-1) Illuminated sign: Any sign which is
illuminated by artificial light, either from an interior or
exterior source, including outline, reflective or
phosphorescent light, whether or not the source of light is
directly affixed as part of the sign.
(L-1) Licensed sign contractor: A person
holding a valid certificate of competency in sign erection
issued by Monroe County.
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(L-2) Logos: Specific Information Signs - An
off-premise sign type which contains a listing of
businesses providing gas, food, lodging or services .
(0-1) Off-premises sign: A sign located off the
premise on which the products, use or activities, so
advertised, are available .
(P-1) Pennant: Any flag-like piece of flexible
material such as, but not limited to cloth, plastic, or
paper attached to any staff, cord, building, or other
structure at its edge (s) , the remainder hanging loosely.
(P-2) Plane: Any surface such as a rectangle,
square, triangle, circle or sphere which is capable of
carrying items of information; any area enclosed by an
imaginary line describing a rectangle, square, triangle or
circle which includes freestanding letters, numbers of
symbols .
(P-3) Portable sign: Any mobile sign or sign
structure that is not permanently attached to the ground or
to any other structure. This definition shall include but
not be limited to trailer signs, A-frame signs, sandwich
signs and vehicles whose primary purpose is advertising.
(P-4) Posted property sign: A sign such as, but
not limited to the following, which indicates "no
trespassing, " "beware of dog, " "no dumping, " or other
similar warnings . Florida Statutes may establish
requirements for these signs .
(P-5) Premises: Any property owned, leased or
controlled by the person or persons actively engaged in
business and so connected with the business as to form a
contiguous component or integral part of it; or owned,
leased or controlled by a person or persons for living
accommodations .
(R-1) Roof line: Highest continuous horizontal
line of a roof . On a sloping roof, the roof line is the
principal ridge line, or the highest line common to one (1)
or more principal slopes of the roof . On a flat roof, the
roof line is the highest continuous line of the roof .
(S-1) Sign: Any object, device, display or
structure, or part thereof, situated outdoors or indoors,
which is used to advertise, identify, display, direct or
attract attention to an object, person, institution,
organization, business, product, service, event or location
by any means, including words, letters, figures, designs,
symbols, fixtures, colors, or projected images . Signs do
not include the flag or emblem of any nation, organization
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of nations, state, city, or fraternal, religious, or civic
organization; merchandise not in violation of section
9 . 5-403 (B) (9) , pictures or models or products or services
incorporated in a window display; works of art which in no
way identify a product or use; or scoreboards located on
athletic fields .
(S-2) Sign structure: Any structure which
supports, has supported or is capable of supporting a sign,
including decorative cover.
(T-1) Temporary sign: A sign put in place for a
short period of time to notify, advertise or announce an
event, service or product .
(V-1) Visibility triangle: A triangular-shaped
area above that portion of land established at street
intersections or street and driveway intersections in which
nothing is erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in
such a manner as to limit or obstruct the sight distance of
motorists entering or leaving the intersection.
(W-1) Wall-mounted sign: Any sign mounted or
painted on and parallel to the facade or wall of the
building and not extending above the roof line or
projecting more than twenty-four inches from the facade or
wall or so extending the profile of the building as viewed
from any side.
(W-2) Window sign: Any sign mounted to or painted
on, or visible through a window for display to the public.
Sec. 9.5-403 . General provisions.
(A) Applicability of Division:
(1) Type of activities affected: This division shall
apply to any person who erects, constructs,
enlarges, moves, changes the copy of, modifies, or
converts any signs, or causes the same to be
done. If a type of sign is not specifically
permitted, it shall be considered to be prohibited.
(2) Type of activities not affected: The following
activities shall not be considered as creating a
sign and thus are not subject to the provisions of
this division. However, such activities must
still comply with the county building code and
other regulations of the county, state and federal
governments .
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a. Required signs : Any sign erected by or at
the direction of the federal, state or county
government . Such signs shall not reduce the
authorized size or number of signs otherwise
allowed by this division.
b. Changeable copy signs : Changing the copy of
an existing, approved, changeable copy sign,
whether manual or automatic .
c . A change of copy for an existing billboard
d. Maintenance :
(i) Repainting, cleaning or other normal
maintenance and repair of a lawful sign
not involving change of copy, or
(ii) Normal maintenance of structural or
electrical components by less then fifty
(50) percent of the cost of the sign.
Replacement of the damaged or deteriorated
plastic face of a sign without changing the
copy shall be considered maintenance . The
burden of demonstrating the sign is lawful
shall be on the owner.
(B) Prohibited Signs: The following types of signs,
lights, advertising devices or activities are prohibited.
(1) Off-premise signs .
(2) Those that may be confused with any
traffic-control device, official traffic-control
signs, or emergency vehicle markings or which
makes use of words such as but not limited to
"stop, " "look, " "drive-in, " "danger, " or any other
word, phrase, symbol or character in such a manner
as to interfere with, mislead or confuse vehicular
traffic.
(3) Those erected in a visibility triangle; or at any
location where, by reason of the position, shape
or color, they may interfere with or obstruct the
view of any authorized traffic sign, signal or
device .
(4) Abandoned signs which no longer correctly direct
or exhort any person; or advertise a bona fide
business, lessor, owner, product or activity
conducted or available on the premises indicated
on said sign.
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(5) Animated signs, other than a permitted changing
copy sign, of which all or part thereof revolves
or moves in any fashion whatsoever, and any sign
which contains or uses for illustration any light,
lights or lighting device which changes color,
flashes or alternates, shows motion or movement,
or changes the appearance of said sign, or
contains mirrors .
(6) Signs which emit smoke, vapor, particles, odor, or
sounds .
(7) Motion picture source used in such a manner as to
permit or allow the images or audio to be visible
or audible from any street or sidewalk.
(8) Parking of advertising vehicles : No person shall
park any vehicle, trailer, floating device, barge,
raft, personal water craft, or boat on a public
right-of-way, public beach, public property or on
private property so as to be clearly visible from
a public right-of-way, which has attached thereto
or located thereon any sign for the primary
purpose of providing advertisement of products,
conveying messages or directing people to a
business or activity located on the same or any
other premises . This is not intended to prohibit
a sign on or attached to a functional or licensed
vehicle, trailer or boat in a manner to primarily
identify the vehicle with the business it serves
and is less than six (6) square feet per face not
to exceed a total signage of twelve (12) square
feet .
(9) The display of merchandise, or the use of any
device located in the road right-of-way, required
parking spaces, required loading zones, required
setbacks, required open space, required landscape
areas or required bufferyards .
(10) Portable signs
(11) Projecting signs : Any sign which is affixed to
any wall or structure and extends more than twenty
four (24) inches perpendicularly from the plane of
the building wall .
(12) Roof signs : any sign attached to a building and
projecting above the roof line of a building.
(13) Signs which cause radio or television or other
communication, electrical, or magnetic
interference .
(14) Signs erected, constructed or maintained that
obstruct any fire-fighting equipment, window, door
or opening which may be used as a means of
emergency ingress or egress or for fire-fighting
purposes .
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(15) Signs, except "posted property" signs, which are
erected or maintained upon trees or painted or
drawn upon rocks or other natural features or
tacked, nailed or attached in any way to utility
poles .
(16) Signs on public property or road rights-of-way
including but not limited to signs placed on any
curb, sidewalk, post, pole, hydrant, bridge, tree
or other surface located on public property or
over or across any private or public street except
as may otherwise expressly be authorized by this
division.
(17) Unshielded illuminated devices that produce glare
or are a hazard or a nuisance to motorists or
occupants of adjacent properties .
(18) Pennants
(C) Dangerous signs: No person shall allow any
sign which is in a dangerous or defective condition to be
maintained on any premises owned or controlled by him. Any
such sign shall be removed or repaired by the owner of the
sign or the owner of the premises, or as otherwise provided
for in this division.
(D) Signs not requiring a permit: The following
do not require a permit but still are subject to section 5
of this division.
(1) Business affiliation and law enforcement
signs: Signs displayed upon the premises
denoting professional and trade associations with
which the occupant is affiliated, and including
but not limited to forms of payment accepted by
the occupant, and other signs pertaining to public
safety and law enforcement, provided the total of
such signs does not exceed four (4) square feet .
(2) Business information signs: Signs
providing information to customers such as
business hours, telephone number, "open" or
"closed, " "shirts and shoes required, " "no
soliciting, " and "no loitering" provided that such
signs are posted on or near the entrance doors and
the total of such signs does not exceed four (4)
square feet .
(3) Garage sale signs: Signs for garage
sales provided they are erected not more than
twenty-four (24) hours prior to the sale and are
removed within seventy-two (72) hours of the time
they were erected and they do not exceed four (4)
square feet per face .
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(4) Holiday decorations: Signs of primarily
decorative nature, clearly incidental and
customary and commonly associated with any
national, local or religious holiday; provided
that such signs shall be displayed for a period of
not more than sixty (60) consecutive days nor more
than sixty (60) days in any one (1) year. Such
signs may be of any type, number, area, height,
illumination or animation provided they do not
interfere with public safety.
(5) Directional signs: Signs located
entirely on the property to which the sign
pertains and which are intended to provide
direction to pedestrians or vehicular traffic
and/or to control parking on private property.
Examples : "entrance, " "exit, " "one-way, "
"pedestrian walk, " "handicapped parking, " etc .
provided the signs do not exceed four (4) square
feet per sign face.
(6) Memorial signs or tablets: Signs
including but not limited to names of buildings
and date of erection when cut into any masonry
surface or when constructed of bronze or other
noncombustible materials provided the total of
such signs does not exceed eight (8) square feet .
(7) Nameplates: Signs bearing only property
numbers, street addresses, mailbox numbers, estate
names, the occupation of the occupant or names of
occupants of the premises provide the signs do not
exceed two (2) square feet per sign face .
(8) Banners: Banners provided they do not
exceed twenty-four (24) square feet per face and
there is only one (1) per business frontage and
such signs shall be displayed for a period of not
more than sixty (60) consecutive days nor more
than sixty (60) total days in any one (1) year.
(9) Posted property signs: Signs such as,
but not limited to the following, which indicate
"no trespassing, " "beware of dog, " "no dumping, "
or similar warnings, provided they individually do
not exceed one and one-half (1 . 5) square feet in
area per sign and not exceeding four (4) in number
per lot, or of such number, spacing, and size as
is required per Florida Statutes . Said signs
shall not be illuminated nor shall they project
over any public right-of-way.
(10) Commemorative plaques: Signs of
recognized historical nature provided no plaque
exceeds sixteen (16) square feet per face.
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(11) Warning signs: Signs informing the
public of the existence of danger, but containing
no advertising material, provided the sign does
not exceed the minimum necessary to inform the
public and are removed upon subsidence of danger.
(12) Window signs: Window signs which
collectively cover thirty-five (35) percent or
less of the window glass surface area. Note : above
mentioned business information and business
affiliation signs are excluded from the
computation of the window sign area.
(13) New business signs: Once an application
for a permanent sign is submitted to the county, a
new business, or a business in a new location may
have a temporary sign without a permit until
installation of a permanent sign but not to exceed
one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of
application for a permanent sign provided that :
a. there is only one (1) ground-mounted or
wall-mounted sign; and
b. the total sign area does not exceed thirty-
two (32) square feet; and
c. the sign, if ground-mounted, does not exceed
eight (8) feet in height .
(14) Construction signs: Signs erected at a
building site that identify the name of the
project, owner, future tenant, architect,
engineer, general contractor, financial
institution, or other persons and firms performing
services, labor or supply of materials to the
premises; provided the signs are not installed
until a building permit is issued and are removed
within thirty (30) days of the issuance of the
certificate of occupancy and are limited as
follows :
a. signs for individual tradesmen or
professionals provided the signs are limited
to four (4) square feet in area per face per
tradesman or professional .
b. Signs for more then one tradesman or
professional are limited to thirty two (32)
square feet in area per face and eight (8)
feet in height .
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(15) Interior Property information signs:
Signs located entirely on the property to which
the sign pertains and which are intended to
provide information to people on the property
provided the signs do not exceed four (4) square
feet per sign face. Examples include but are not
limited to "pool closed" , "no walking on the
grass" , "pay ramp fee at the office" , and "no
fishing" .
Sec. 9.5-404 . Signs requiring a permit and specific
standards.
Upon application for, and issuance of a building
permit, except as indicated, the following signs are
permitted. In order for a sign application to be approved,
the applicant must grant access to the property for
inspection purposes, for the life of the sign.
(A) Special signs:
(1) Political signs: Political signs are
signs on behalf of candidates for public office or
measures on election ballots .
a. An unlimited number of political signs by a
candidate or campaign shall be permitted in
any zoning district by issuance of a single
building permit provided that :
(i) A performance bond as set by the board
of county commissioners, is posted to
cover the cost of removing political
signs; and
(ii) All political signs are erected no
earlier than seventy (70) days prior to
said election and are removed within
fourteen (14) days following said
election; and failure to meet these
conditions shall constitute the basis
for sign removal by the County or its
designee, with the costs to be paid from
the above mentioned performance bond; and
(iiia) In areas zoned residential or of low
intensity (IS, URM, URM-L, UR, SR, SR-L,
SS, NA, MN, PR, CD and CFV) , the signs
shall not exceed sixteen (16) square
feet per face or eight (8) feet in
height; or
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(iiib) In areas zoned commercial (UC, SC, DR,
RV, CFA, CFSD, MU, I, MI, and MF) the
signs shall not exceed thirty-two (32)
square feet per face in area or eight
(8) feet in height; and
(iv) Are not illuminated and are not located
in a visibility triangle.
(2) Promotional signs: Promotional signs
are signs posted by non-profit organizations to
advertise a special event such as a bazaar, dance,
art show, craft show, or similar type of event .
a. Promotional signs not exceeding thirty-two
(32) square feet : Promotional signs not
exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet per
face do not require a building permit
provided that said signs are :
(i) not illuminated; and
(ii) not located in a visibility triangle,
(iii) located on the premises of the event; and
(iv) are limited to one promotional sign on
the premises; and
(v) are posted no earlier than fifteen (15)
days before the event and are removed
within five (5) days after the event .
b. Promotional signs exceeding thirty-two (32)
square feet : Promotional signs exceeding
thirty-two (32) square feet in area per face
shall be permitted in any zoning district by
issuance of a single building permit provided
that the promotional signs :
(i) are erected no earlier then thirty (30)
days prior to a proposed event and are
removed within five (5) days after said
event; and
(ii) do not exceed one hundred twenty-eight
(128) square feet; and
(iii) are located on the premises of the event .
(3) Real estate signs: Signs used solely for
the purpose of offering for sale, lease, or rent
the property upon which the sign is placed and
include but are not limited to open house, open
for inspection, and model home signs are allowed
only while a property is for sale, lease, or rent
and as follows .
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a. Real estate signs not exceeding four (4)
square feet : One real estate sign not
exceeding four (4) square feet per face
including riders, per property does not
require a building permit provided the sign
is :
(i) not illuminated; and
(ii) is not located in a visibility triangle,
b. Real estate signs exceeding four (4) square
feet : Real estate signs exceeding four (4)
square feet per face shall be permitted
subject to the following restrictions :
(i) Multiple-family structures and
nonresidential buildings and vacant land
in the NA, SS, SR, SC, CFA, CFSD, MU, I,
MI, SC, UC, RV, DR, and MN Land Use
Districts: One (1) nonilluminated
wall- or ground-mounted sign not
exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet in
area and eight (8) feet in height on
each street frontage.
(ii) Property of ten (10) acres or
more: Any property of ten (10) acres
or more in size, regardless of the
limitations set forth in (i) above,
shall be permitted nonilluminated
ground-mounted or wall-mounted signs as
follows :
One (1) sign may be erected for
every four hundred (400) linear feet, of
frontage on any one (1) street . Signs
shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square
feet in area or eight (8) feet in height .
(4) Hospitals or other emergency facilities:
Hospitals or other emergency medical facilities,
excluding individual medical offices, shall be
considered the same as Article 5, Division 8,
section 4 (C) for individual establishments . One
(1) additional illuminated ground or wall sign not
to exceed thirty two (32) square feet per face to
identify each emergency entrance shall be
permitted.
(5) Bench Signs: Bench signs shall be
permitted, upon approval of the county engineer
and the building official, at any designated bus
stops subject to the following limitations.
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a. Benches in residential areas shall not have
signs, except a bench donor sign containing
the donor' s logo or symbol, not exceeding two
(2) inches by sixteen (16) inches in size.
b. Benches in commercial areas may have signs on
the back rest not to exceed a total of six
(6) square feet .
(B) Signs in Residential Areas and areas of low
intensity (IS, CFV, URM, URM-L, UR, SR, SR-L, SS, NA, PR,
CD, and MF) : Electronic Message Centers or Automatic
changing signs are prohibited in residential areas and
areas of low intensity. The following signs may be granted
a permit .
(1) Residential subdivision or condominium sign:
a. One permanent, wall- or ground-mounted sign,
for identification purposes only, giving only
the name of the subdivision, or residential
development, may be granted a permit at each
main entrance into such subdivision or
development from each abutting street .
b. Limitations :
(i) The subdivision or development shall
have a homeowner' s association or
similar entity which will be responsible
for permits and maintenance of the signs .
(ii) The face of each sign shall not exceed
thirty-two (32) square feet; and
(iii) The maximum permitted height shall be
eight (8) feet; and
(iv) the sign shall not be internally
illuminated.
(v) The sign may incorporate, or be
incorporated into, accessory entrance
structural features such as a project
wall or landscaping.
2) Institutional uses and private parks:
Institutional uses, private parks and similar uses
shall be permitted one (1) ground-mounted and one
(1) wall-mounted sign, subject to the following
limitations :
a. Maximum sign area shall be thirty-two (32)
square feet per sign face.
b. No ground-mounted sign shall exceed eight (8)
feet in height .
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c. An additional sixteen (16) square feet in
area per face may be added to the
ground-mounted sign for the exclusive use of
a changeable copy sign.
3) Commercial retail, hotel and other
non-residential uses: Commercial retail, hotel
and other non-residential uses along US 1 shall be
treated as if zoned suburban commercial (SC) for
purposes of allocated signage. All other
commercial retail, hotel and other nonresidential
uses off of US 1 shall be permitted one (1)
ground-mounted and one (1) wall-mounted sign,
subject to the following limitations :
a. Maximum sign area shall be thirty-two (32)
square feet per sign face .
b. No ground-mounted sign shall exceed eight (8)
feet in height .
Sec. 9 .5-404. Signs requiring a permit and specific
standards
(C) Signs in Commercial Areas (UC, SC, CFA, CFSD, DR,
RV, MU, I, MF, and MI) :
Sign allowances in commercial areas (UC, SC, CFA,
CFSD, DR, RV, MU, I, MF, and MI) will be calculated based
on the amount of frontage and business frontage.
Ground-mounted signs may not exceed twenty four feet (24)
in height .
(1) Ground-mounted signs: Every
commercially developed parcel of land shall be
permitted the following ground-mounted signage .
a. One (1) illuminated, ground-mounted sign may
be allowed for frontage along a street or
highway. The allowable area of the faces
shall be as indicated in the following table.
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TABLE 5-08 . 1
PERMITTED SIZE OF COMMERCIAL SIGNS
PER FRONTAGE ALONG A STREET
STREET FRONTAGE MAXIMUM AREA TOTAL
(LINEAR FEET) PER FACE FACE AREA
FRONTAGE ON U. S. 1 OR A FRONTAGE ROAD ADJACENT TO
U.S . 1 :
1 TO 160' 60 SQ. FT. 100 SQ. FT.
>160' OR <= 320' 80 150
> 320' 160 300
FRONTAGE ON COUNTY ROADS OR PRIVATE ROADS :
1 TO 160' 32 SQ. FT. 64 SQ. FT.
>160' OR <= 320' 48 " 96
> 320' 64 " 128 "
b. On corner lots, the occupant may be allowed
either one (1) single ground-mounted sign or
two (2) separate ground-mounted signs (one
(1) per street frontage) provided the total
sign area of both ground-mounted signs does
not exceed one and one-half (1 . 5) times the
maximum size permitted on any one (1) street
frontage.
c . Where a street or highway is divided as
occurs on Key Largo, which results in a
parcel of land in the median of the street or
highway, then the property shall be
considered to have a frontage on each side.
d. One (1) illuminated, ground-mounted sign for
each frontage not along a street may be
allowed. The total allowable area of a sign
shall be sixty-four (64) square feet or
thirty-two (32) square feet per face .
e. Service stations, convenience stores,
marinas, or other facilities dispensing fuel
to the public shall be allowed to add to each
authorized ground-mounted sign, an additional
forty (40) square feet or twenty (20) square
feet per face of signage for the exclusive
use of a changeable copy sign for posting
fuel prices .
f. A school, church, day-care center or other
similar use shall be allowed to add an
additional sixty-four (64) square feet or
thirty-two (32) square feet per face of
signage to the ground-mounted sign for the
exclusive use of a changeable copy sign.
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g. Individual charter boats shall be allowed a
ground-mounted sign at the charter boat' s
dock slip provided the sign does not exceed
thirty-two (32) square feet and there is no
more then one (1) fish replica.
h. Drive thru or carry out services may have a
sign which carries only the name of the
establishment and the current list and price
of goods or services available in the
establishment and is not intended to be
viewed from any right-of-way and provided
that the sign is limited to a maximum forty
(40) square feet .
(2) Wall-mounted signs:
a. Each individual business frontage shall be
entitled to wall-mounted signage equal in
area to two (2) feet times the length of the
individual business frontage.
b. A commercial building located on a corner of
two public streets is permitted an additional
wall-mounted sign on the wall not considered
to be the front . Such sign may be equal in
area to one (1) foot times the length of such
wall .
c . If the rear of the commercial building faces
a public street or a public parking lot, a
rear, wall-mounted sign up to a maximum of
eight (8) square feet is permitted per
business frontage.
d. On a multi-story commercial building,
additional wall-mounted signage shall be
permitted for each additional floor as
outlined in section 9 . 5-404 (C) (2) a.
e . Theaters, museums, auditoriums and
fairgrounds or other uses providing regular
shows shall be permitted an additional fifty
(50) square feet of a changeable copy,
wall-mounted sign. Along the wall adjacent
to the ticket windows, a theater may display,
without requiring a sign permit, one poster
up to twelve (12) square feet for each movie
being shown.
f . The side of a commercial building not on a
corner of two public streets is permitted an
additional wall-mounted sign on the side wall
equal in area to one-half (1/2) foot times
the length of the side of the building.
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g. Drive thru or carry out services may have a
sign which carries only the name of the
establishment and the current list and price
of goods or services available in the
establishment and is not intended to be
viewed from any right-of-way and provided
that the sign is limited to a maximum forty
(40) square feet .
(3) Canopy signs: One sign per business
entrance may be placed underneath, and extending
downward from, a canopy along the front of a
building, provided:
a. the sign does not exceed eight (8) feet per
face; and
b. the sign is permanently attached and does not
swing; and
c . the sign is perpendicular to the facade of
the building; and
d. the sign is located above a walkway.
Sec. 9.5-405. Regulations pertaining to the measurement,
construction, and maintenance of all signs.
The provisions of subsection (A) , (B) , and (C) (1) & (2)
apply to all signs whether a permit is required or not .
(A) Measurement of Sign Area:
(1) The sign area shall be measured from the outside
edges of the sign or sign frame, whichever is
greater, excluding the area of the supporting
structures provided that the supporting structures
are not used for advertising purposes and are of
an area equal to or less than the permitted sign
area. In the case of wall-mounted signs without
border or frame, the surface area shall include
such reasonable and proportionate space as would
be required if a border or frame were used.
(2) When a single sign structure is used to support
two (2) or more signs, or unconnected elements of
a single sign, the surface area shall comprise the
square footage within the perimeter of a regular
geometric form enclosing the outer edges of all
the separate signs or sign elements .
(3) Where signs are installed back-to-back, both faces
shall be counted as sign area.
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(B) Measurement of Sign Height:
(1) The height of a sign shall be considered to be the
vertical distance measured from the top of the
structure to the finished ground elevation of the
site at the sign. In no event may excess fill be
used to raise a sign.
(C) Location of Signs:
(1) Visibility triangle: No sign shall be
erected which would impair visibility at a street
intersection or driveway entrance pursuant to
section 9 . 5-427 .
(2) Clearance from high-voltage power lines:
Signs shall be located in such a way that they
maintain a clearance of ten (10) feet to all
over-head electrical conductors and a three (3)
foot clearance on all secondary voltage service
drops .
(3) Setbacks from property lines: Except as
specifically authorized or restricted in this
division, or for signs not requiring a permit,
signs shall comply with the setback standards for
the land use district they are in. However, in
the commercial land use districts of UC, SC, CFV,
CFSD, MU, I, and MI the minimum setback on all
sides shall be five (5) feet .
(4) Fences: The authorized ground-mounted
sign or signs not requiring a permit may be placed
on a fence regardless of setbacks provided the
sign does not extend above the fence or project
more than four (4) inches from the fence .
(D) Construction and operation of Signs:
(1) Compliance with Standard Building Code: All
signs shall comply with the appropriate detailed
provisions of the Standard Building Code, relating
to design, structural members and connections .
Signs shall also comply with the additional
standards hereinafter set forth.
(2) Licensed contractor: Signs shall only be
erected by entities authorized by Chapter 6 of the
Monroe County Code.
(3) Structural design: All signs that contain
more than forty (40) square feet in area or are
erected over twenty (20) feet in height shall be
designed by an engineer registered in the State of
Florida. Structural drawings shall be prepared by
the engineer and submitted prior to a permit' s
being issued. Wind load calculations shall be
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contained in the engineering drawings . The
building official may set wind load requirements
greater than the Standard Building Code if he
deems it necessary to protect the health, safety
and welfare of the public or property owners
surrounding the sign. The building official may
request wind load calculations for signs of less
than forty (40) square feet in area prior to
issuing a permit .
(4) Electric signs and illuminated signs:
a. All electric signs shall require a permit and
shall be Underwriters' Laboratory approved or
certified by a sign electrician specialty
contractor or master sign contractor, or an
electrical contractor, that the sign meets
the standards established by the National
Electrical Code, current edition. All
electric signs shall be erected and installed
by an entity authorized to do so by Chapter 6
of the Monroe County Code, and shall be in
conformance with the National Electrical
Code, current edition. The provision of
electric service to a power source or
connection of a sign to existing electric
service shall be by an entity authorized by
Chapter 6 of the Monroe County Code .
b. Artificial light used to illuminate any sign
from outside the boundaries of said sign
shall be screened in a manner which prevents
the light source from being visible from any
right-of-way or adjacent property.
c . Electronic message centers or automatic
changing signs (ACS) :
i . Lamps / bulbs in excess of nine (9)
watts are prohibited in the ACS matrix.
ii . ACS lamps / bulbs must be covered by
lenses, filters, or sunscreens .
iii . ACS signs must be equipped with an
operational night dimming device.
iv. The following operating modes are
prohibited:
a) Flash
b) Zoom
c) Twinkle / Sparkle
d) Any illumination resembling traffic
signals or implying the need to
stop when such conditions do not
actually exist .
e) Any delivery mode that creates or
resembles flashing.
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(5) Supports and braces: Supports and braces
shall be adequate for wind loadings . Wire or cable
supports shall have a safety factor of four (4)
times the required strength. All metal, wire cable
supports and braces and all bolts used to attach
signs to a bracket or brackets and signs to the
supporting building or structure shall be of
galvanized steel or of an equivalent
corrosive-resistant material . All such sign
supports shall be an integral part of the sign.
(6) Sign anchoring: No sign shall be suspended
by chains or other devices that will allow the
sign to swing due to wind action. Signs shall be
anchored to prevent any lateral movement that
would cause wear on supporting members or
connections .
(7) Double-faced signs: Double-faced signs with
opposing faces having an interior angle greater
than forty-five (45) degrees shall not be
permitted.
(E) Sign Identification and Marking:
(1) Unless specifically exempted from permit
requirements of this division, no sign shall
hereafter be erected, displayed, rebuilt,
repaired, the copy changed, painted or otherwise
maintained until and unless the county sign permit
number is painted or otherwise affixed to the sign
or sign structure in such a manner as to be
plainly visible from grade.
(2) The absence of the permit number shall be prima
facie evidence that the sign or advertising
structure is being operated in violation of this
division.
(F) Maintenance:
(1) All signs for which a permit is required by this
division, including their supports, braces, guys
and anchors, shall be maintained so as to present
a neat, clean appearance. Painted areas and sign
surfaces shall be kept in good condition, and
illumination, if provided, shall be maintained in
safe and good working order.
(G) Responsibility:
(1) The sign owner, the property owner of the property
on which the sign is placed and the sign
contractor shall each be held responsible for
adherence to the sign code .
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Sec. 9.5-406 . Criteria for variances.
A variance from the provisions or requirements of this
division may be granted only where :
(1) The literal interpretation and strict application
of the provision and requirements of this division
would cause undue and unnecessary hardship to the
sign owner because of unique or unusual conditions
pertaining to the specific building or parcel or
property in question.
(2) The granting of the requested variance would not
be materially detrimental to the property owners
in the vicinity.
(3) The unusual conditions applying to the specific
property do not apply generally to other
properties in the county.
(4) The granting of the variance will not be contrary
to the general objective of this division of
moderating the size, number and obtrusive
placement of signs and the reduction of clutter.
(5) The variance is not requested on the basis of
economic hardship of the sign user.
Sec. 9.5-407. Nonconforming signs.
(A) Signs in place on the effective date of this chapter
which are not in compliance with the terms of this chapter
shall be removed or brought into full compliance with this
chapter as follows :
(1) Any sign which was required to be permitted under
the rules in effect at the time of the sign' s
construction, that was not permitted, must be
removed immediately. The burden of showing a sign
has a lawful and valid permit shall be on the
owner.
(2) Within forty-five (45) days after the effective
date of this chapter, signs not permanently fixed
in place, shall be removed or shall be brought
into full compliance with the stated provisions .
(3) Within six (6) months after the effective date of
this chapter, nonconforming signs with a value of
less then one thousand ($1, 000) dollars cash
value, shall be removed or shall be brought into
full compliance with the stated provisions .
(4) When a nonconforming sign is damaged, destroyed or
deteriorated to the extent that the cost to repair
or maintain the structure of the sign is fifty
(50) percent of the cost to construct an identical
sign structure, the nonconforming sign shall be
removed or shall be brought into full compliance
with the stated provisions .
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(5) Within sixty (60) months after the effective date
of this chapter, all other nonconforming signs
shall be removed or shall be brought into full
compliance with the stated provisions .
(B) All lawful signs which are made nonconforming by a
subsequent amendment to this chapter shall be discontinued
and removed or made conforming within five (5) years after
the effective date of such amendment .
NOTE: SECTIONS 9 . 5-408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413 , AND
414, 415 ARE TO BE DELETED.
Section 2 . If the state land planning agency shall disapprove any
land development regulations change, such disapproval
shall in no way affect the validity of any other land
development regulation change.
Section 3 . All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby
repealed.
Section 4 . If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, item,
change, or provision of this ordinance is held invalid,
the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by
such invalidity.
Section 5 . This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
receipt of official notice from the Office of the
Secretary of State of the State of Florida that this
ordinance has been filed with said office, except,
however, no amendment to the Monroe County Land
Development Regulations shall be deemed effective until
approved by the state land planning agency.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida, at a special meeting held on the 18th day of
January, A.D. 1994 .
Mayor London YES
Mayor Pro Tem Cheal Nn
Commissioner Freeman YES
Commissioner Harvey YES
Commissioner Reich YES
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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MEMORANDUM
To Danny Kolhage, Clerk
From: Garth C. Coller, Land Use Attorney )
Date: February 23 , 1994
/
Re Ordinance No. 001-1994 (Sign Ordinan•
MCC Chapter 9. 5, Sec. '401-415
I have reviewed the attached memorandum, dated February 15, 1994,
from Mr. Bob Channell to Mr. Ty Symroski, regarding corrections
to the above referenced ordinance. I have determined that each of
the listed corrections is consistent with the Findings of Fact,
Section 14, of referenced ordinance and may therefore be consid-
ered as having been authorized by the Board of County Commission-
ers upon adoption of said ordinance on January 18, 1994.
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attachment
cc: Robert L. Herman, Director of Growth Management
Lorenzo Aghemo, Director of Planning
Ty Symroski, Development Review Coordinator
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Ty Symroski, Development Review Coordinator
FROM: Bob Channell, Planning Technician
DATE: February 15, 1994
RE: Corrections to Sign Ordinance, Chapter 9. 5 Sec 401-415
The following describes the corrections for the Sign ordinance
Chapter 9.5 Sections 401-415
Page One
- Allign the last two paragraphs.
Page Two
- In paragraph three, change "texts" to "text" .
- After paragraph five, insert a new number six which reads:
6. Florida Statutes section 125. 66(6) requires that the
Board of County Commissioners hold two public hearings
after 5: 00 p.m. on any ordinance affecting "the use of
the land"; and
- After the above number six, insert a new number seven which
reads:
7. The Board of County Commissioners has met the
requirements of Florida Statute 125.66(6) ; and
- Renumber previous paragraphs six through ten to eight
through twelve.
- Delete from paragraph six, "and professional land use
consultants representing Monroe County" .
- After the word "staff" in paragraph eight, insert the words
"by finding".
- In paragraph eight, replace "were in concurrence" , with the
word "conformed".
- Delete underline in number ten.
Page Three
- In number eleven, delete "the decision of" .
- In number eleven, delete "and adopts them as our own, and
further finds" and replace it with "and finds" .
- After "commissioners" in paragraph twelve, add "therefore
supports the proposed ordinance language with amendments
noted at the hearings" .
- After "consistency" in paragraph twelve, insert "and
codification in the Monroe County code".
- Delete underline in paragraph thirteen.
- Omit all that follows the word "amended" in paragraph
thirteen.
CORRES. 11C/TXTLDR 02/15/94
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Page Four
- Spacing needed after (I) .
Page Seven
- In (P-4) delete "used but not limited to", and replace it
with "such as, but not limited to the following, which".
Change "indicate" to "indicates" .
Page Twelve
- In (9) , make the same revisions as indicated under page
seven above.
Page Thirteen
- A period is needed after the bold type sentence,
"Sec. 9. 5-404. Signs requiring. . . "
- A colon is needed after "(A) Special Signs".
- In (A) (1)a. (i) , insert "performed" after the word "A.
- In (A) (1)a. (ii) , delete "this" and replace it with "these
conditions"; After "removal", insert "by the county or it's
designee; After "with" insert "the"; change "cost" to
"costs"; delete "dedicated" and replace it with "paid".
Page Fourteen
- In (iiia) , replace "do" with "shall" .
- In (iiib) , replace "do" with "shall".
Page Sixteen
- In (5)b. delete "of" and replace it with "not to exceed a
total of" .
Pages 17, 18. and part of 19 should be replaced by (C) in the
memo from Lorenzo Aghemo to BOCC dated 1/5/94.
Page Nineteen
- In (2)d. , delete "an".
Page Twenty
- Under Sec. 9.. 5-405, in the sentence "The provisions of . . . "
place parenthesis around numbers one and two.
Page Twentyone
- (D) ( 2) should read: "Signs shall only be erected by entities
authorized by Chapter 6 of the Monroe County Code" .
Page Twentytwo
- In (4)a. delete "licensed master sign contractor" and
replace it with "sign electrician speciality contractor or
master sign contractor". In the second sentence delete
"licensed master sign contractor" and replace it with "an
entity authorized to do so by Chapter 6 of the Monroe County
Code" . In the third sentence, delete all words following
"source" and insert "or connection of a sign to existing
electric service shall be by an entity authorized by Chapter
6 of the Monroe County Code".
CORRES. 11C/TXTLDR 02/15/94
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a
- (5) second sentence after "factor", change "or" to "of" .
Page Twentythree
- (E) (2) change "facia" to "facie" .
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MARATHON, FLORIDA 33050 500 WHITEHEAD STREET PLANTATION KEY, FLORIDA 33079
TEL. (305) 289-6027 KEY WEST, FLORIDA 33040 TEL. (305) 852-7145,
TEL. (305) 292-3550
February 28, 1994
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mrs. Liz Cloud
Bureau of Administrative Code and Laws
Department of State
The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Dear Mrs. Cloud:
Enclosed please find a certified copy of Ordinance No. 001-1994, amending the
language of Monroe County Code Chapter 9.5,Sections 401-415, The Sign Ordinance;
Providing for the repeal of all Ordinances inconsistent herewith;Providing for
Transmittal to the Secretary of State of the State of Florida, and Providing an effective
date.
This Ordinance was adopted by the Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners at a Workshop/Public Hearing in formal session on January 18, 1994.
Please file for record.
Danny L. Kolhage
Clerk of Circuit Court
and ex officio Clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners
By: Isabel C.DeSantis s
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Deputy Clerk
cc: Growth Management Director County Administrator
Planning Director county Attorney
County Commission File
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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Jim Smith, Secretary of State
DIVISION OF ELECTIONS
Bureau of Administrative Code
The Elliot Building
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
(904) 488-8427
March 7, 1994
Honorable Danny L. Kolhage
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Monroe County Courthouse
500 Whitehead Street
Key West, Florida 33040
Attention: Isabel C. De Santis, Deputy Clerk
Dear Mr. Kolhage :
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125 . 66 , Florida Statutes,
this will acknowledge your letter of February 28 , 1994 and
certified copies of Monroe County Ordinance Numbers MW.i, 94-2
and 94-3 , which were received and filed in this office on
March 7 , 1994 .
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