Placement: First Reading of Ordinances / Public Hearing
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Ordinance 25-37, Public Hearing, an Ordinance Amending Title XV, Land Usage, Chapter 155, Sign Code, to Provide Clarifications on Sign Code Regulations and Exemptions and Allow for an Additional Freestanding Sign for Larger Developments.
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Submitted By: Daniel Robinson, Planner III
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of a high-performing city government organization.
Executive Summary (General Business): Proposed amendment to Chapter 155, "Sign Code," (Exhibit A) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Port St. Lucie to provide clarification on sign code regulations and exemptions, to correct a scrivener's error, and to allow an additional freestanding sign for larger projects based on primary street frontage.
Presentation Information: Staff will provide a presentation.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council adopt the Ordinance as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Board.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and adopt the ordinance.
2. Move that the Council deny the ordinance and provide direction.
Background: There was a scrivener's error made on the previous amendment within Table D that is being corrected. Staff is also proposing some clarifying language for the exemption regulations. Staff is proposing to change the freestanding sign regulations to allow an additional freestanding sign for larger projects based on primary street frontage because we are finding the larger shopping areas desire additional signage and the existing code is very restrictive.
Issues/Analysis: The clarifying language proposed within the chapter as it pertains to "Public Signs", specifying that they are exempt from the permitting process for signs and from all other regulations of the chapter and the correction of the scrivener's error in Table D to correct the square footage permitted will eliminate any confusion in the in...
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