2006-10 Off Premises SignsRESOLUTION NO. 06 -10
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA,
TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING THE APPLICATION OF SECTION 90 -561,
DIVISION 5, SIGNS, AS IT PERTAINS TO THE PERMITTING AND
ERECTION OF SIGNS DEEMED TO BE BILLBOARD SIGNS; PROVIDING
FOR TIME CERTAIN AMENDMENT OF THE CITY'S SIGN ORDINANCE;
PROVIDING FOR ENACTMENT OF DEFINITIVE STANDARDS FOR THE
PLACEMENT, DESIGN AND ERECTION OF SUCH SIGNS; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 90 -561 et.seq. of Division 5, the Sign Ordinance for the City of
Okeechobee, Florida does not address the design, placement and construction of
billboards within the City; and
WHEREAS, such signs are typically construction in a manner that may encroach into
neighboring property; be intrusive; be highly visible; be a distraction to traffic; and
unsightly to residential areas; and
WHEREAS, the City has a legitimate interest in the aesthetics, location, size, placement,
design and construction of billboard signs, but not initiating a ban on such signs that
would meet reasonable City codes; and
WHEREAS, due to the time necessary to study the issue; to arrive at a consensus on new
regulations; and to enact the necessary Ordinance, that in the interim it is in the best
interests of the City and its citizens to impose a moratorium on permitting billboard
signs;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved before the City Council for the City of Okeechobee,
Florida; presented at a duly advertised public meeting; and passed by majority vote
of the City Council; and properly executed by the Mayor or designee, as Chief
Presiding Officer for the City:
SECTION 1.
THAT from and after the date of adoption of this Resolution, the Department of
General Services and Building Official for the City of Okeechobee shall not accept,
review or approve any permit to any person or entity for the placement and erection
of a billboard sign within the City.
SECTION 2.
THAT other permissible signs may be approved by the City in the interim, but no sign
shall, in any Zoning District, until further amendment of the Sign Ordinance, exceed
100 square feet in display, nor exceed a total height of 20 feet.
SECTION 3.
THAT the office of the City Attorney and Staff are directed to study the issue of
billboard sign and construction, and draft a proposed Ordinance clearly setting forth
acceptable standards for approval of such signs within the City.
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INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED in regular session this 7t day of November, 2006.
ATTEST:
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Lane Gamiotea, CMC, City Clerk
REVIEWED FOR LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
SECTION 4.
THAT this Resolution shall remain in effect until further modification or approval of
the Ordinance amending the Sign Ordinance, or until March 1, 2007, whichever first
occurs.
John R. Cook, City Attorney
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James E. Kirk, Mayor