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ORDINANCE NO. 870-04 111111 IIIII I!IIIIIIII1111111111I1III1IIIlli111I II11111111 2004070680 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS CITY COUNCIL AMENDING AND SUBSTANTIALLY REWORDING ARTICLE VIII OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, PARTS 8.01.00 THROUGH 8.07.00 SIGNS; PROVIDING FOR PURPOSE AND INTENT; PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR GENERAL PROVISIONS AND EXEMPT SIGNS; PROVIDING FOR PROHIBITED SIGNS, PERMITTED SIGNS AND NONCONFORMING SIGNS; PROVIDING FOR THE PROHIBITION OF BILLBOARDS AND BENCH SIGNS; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, MODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN CODE,AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Rept: 775379 Ree: 109.50 DS: 0.00 IT: 0.00 04/21/04 Dpty Clerk WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills ("City Council") previously adopted definitions, permit procedures, and regulations, relating to the installation, construction, placement, and erection of signs in Zephyrhills; and WHEREAS, these sign provisions were codified at Article XIII, Definitions, Article VIII, Signs of the City of Zephyrhills Land Development Code; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that these provisions are in need of updating and revision, to reflect current law and to better protect the citizens of Zephyrhills from the impacts of excessive signage; and ( JED PITTMAN PASCO COUNTY CLERK' 04/21/04 09:01am 1 of 24 WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines as follows ' OR BK 5816 PG 1594 (a) Federal and state courts have recognized that local governments lawfully may regulate on-site signs to protect and enhance the aesthetics and quality of life in a community under the police powers of the government. • (b) Such courts also have recognized that distance and size limitations on signs may be imposed in the interests of protecting the aesthetic atmosphere and environment in a community, as well as protecting against traffic hazards caused by distracting and protruding signs, among other purposes. (c) The City Council has determined that the City's sign laws, as modified herein, properly limit and protect the City against: (1) The unlimited'proliferation in number and location of on-site signs, including portable signs; (2) Construction and placement of overly huge, animated, flashing and other aesthetically unpleasant signs which dominate and detract from the surrounding visual environment; (3) Commercial and other signs being placed in residential neighborhoods which unpleasantly commercialize and clutter such neighborhoods for residents and travelers, as well as overly-large signs in zoning districts disproportionate in size for the intensity of the uses permitted and permissible in such districts; Record and Return to: - .. City Clerk's Office < 1 5335 8th Street Zephyrhills, FL 33542 `