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City Commission Meeting March 24, 2008 Page 6 9. Public Hearings A. Second Reading of Ordinance 08-1237 - Amend ULDR Section 3-4.6, Signs Electronic Message Boards (LP A 7-06) The Deputy City Clerk read Ordinance 08-1237 by title as follows: "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE XVI OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS RELATING TO SIGNS; AMENDING SECTION 3-16.2, DEFINITIONS, TO REVISE DEFINITION OF ANIMATED SIGNS AND TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR ELECTRONIC DISPLAY TYPE SIGNS; AMENDING SECTION 3-16.8, PROHIBITED SIGNS, TO PROHIBIT SIGNS WITH DISTRACTING LIGHTING; AMENDING 3-16.9 TO CLARIFY PROHIBITION ON INCREASES IN NON-CONFORMING SIGNS, AND TO PROVIDE AN AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE; REPEALING SECTIONS 3.16.7(D) AND 3-16.10(G), AND RENUMBERING 3-16.7(E); ADDING SECTION 3-16.13, APPEALS TO BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT; SECTION 3-16.14, APPELLATE DECISIONS DEEMED FINAL SUBJECT TO REVIEW; SECTION 3-16.15, SUBSTITUTION OF NON-COMMERCIAL SPEECH FOR COMMERCIAL SPEECH; SECTION 3-16.16, CONTENT NEUTRALITY AS TO SIGN MESSAGE; 3-16.17, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, CONFLICTS AND EFFECTIVE DATE." Lel!al Advertisement: Advertised in the Orlando Sentinel on Thursday, March 13, 2008. Staff Presentation bv Sandra Smith, Chief Planner: The first reading of Ordinance 08-1247 was approved by the City Commission on March 10,2008. Ordinance 08- I 237, being presented for second reading, amends sections of Article XVI, Signs, within the Unified Land Development Regulations (ULDR) to address animated signs, electronic signs, non-conforming signs, content neutral speech, provides an appeal process and defines severability. The City Commission imposed a six-month moratorium on the issuance of building perrnits for electronic type signs at their meting of November 13, 2007; moratorium will expire May 13,2008. Based upon input from the Commission at the March 10, 2008 Meeting, staff recommends the following: . Prohibition of "electronic display type signs" , animated signs that including flashing or moving signs, mult~vision signs and signs that digitally or electronically produce color and/or black and white images similar to a television screen. . Changeable copy signs that are changed manually are allowed. . Non-conforming signs can be maintained until march 1,2020. The value of a sign will be determined by an appraiser experienced with sign values. · Appeals - Eliminates sections of the Code that addresses non-conforming signs and permit denials. Provides a new section for addressing appeals. Deems Appellate decisions as final, subject to Circuit Court judicial appeal. . Severability - The City Attorney has provided significant language to ensure that, should a legal challenge prevail regarding a particular portion of Article XVI, the remainder of the sign requirements will remain in tact.