20-3162 Temporary Sign Code Waiver due to State of Emergency

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RESOLUTION 20-3162 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO THE CITY'S DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY; TEMPORARILY ALLOWING AN ADDITIONAL BANNER AND A -FRAME SIGN IN CERTAIN ZONING DISTRICTS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on March 23, 2020, by Resolution 20-3156, the City Commission of the City of Casselberry (City) issued a local Declaration of Emergency within the City of Casselberry regarding COVID-19 ("Declaration") following declarations of emergency issued respectively by the President of United States, Governor Ron DeSantis and Seminole County, and said Declaration remains in full force and effect until the expiration of the Governor's Declaration of Emergency, Executive Order 20-52 (plus any extensions); and WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC") issued the "15 Days to Slow the Spread" guidance advising individuals to adopt far-reaching social distancing measures, such as avoiding gatherings of more than 10 people, and bars, restaurants, food courts, gyms and other indoor and outdoor venues where groups of people congregate should be closed; and WHEREAS, in furtherance of the President's and the CDC's guidance and the guidance of the State Surgeon General, Governor DeSantis has issued several Executive Orders to -date that restrict the operations of various businesses in order to implement and comply with social distancing guidelines; and WHEREAS, businesses around the country, including those in the City of Casselberry, that are still permitted to operate have been forced to adapt to these social distancing guidelines and orders, and are implementing creative operational changes to attract and service customers during the emergency period; and WHEREAS, on April 16, 2020, the President of the United States released Guidelines for Opening up America to help state and local officials when reopening their economies due to the sustained downward trajectory of influenza -like illnesses in gradual phases slowly easing the business impacts COVID-19 mitigation while adhering to physical distancing and sanitation protocols; and WHEREAS, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has convened his Re -Open Florida Task Force to consider the President's Guidelines and to make recommendations on how to best re -open the State of Florida and Governor DeSantis is expected to release direction and guidance to local governments soon after; and