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DIMMITT, III, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) CASE NO. 88-1320 ) CITY OF CLEARWATER, ) ) Respondent. ) ) '. FINAL ORDER Pursuant to notice, an administrative hearing was held before Diane D. Tremor, Hearing Officer with the Division of I"fI!!\ va Administrative Hearings, on May 10, 1988, in Clearwater, Florida. The issue for determination in this proceeding is whether petitioner is entitled to a variance to fly twenty-one (21) American flags at its commercial property located on U. S. Highway 19. APPEARANCES For Petitioner: Joshua Magidson, Esquire MacFarlane, Ferguson, Allison & Kelly 200 N. Garden Avenue clearwater, FL 34615 and @ Daniel E. 1353 E. suite A Tallahassee, FL 32301 Myers, Esquire Lafayette street ~ c. '. ~" \, .t'1- .~ .-.-,.... . . , ~... . '>~" T~~~f':';-~~II,:~' '" ~ ........; .. ~ ~ ......... ; .. , ... . ... ..,..~_.~~:t:+l-"i..~'":I;t'\~.,'!.~:.~~ .---,.~'~..... '::-"'\ ~?..;!.: . ~~.~ ~ .~....,! ..."t "-.....,.Jc.,'-,~ 'f~ .\.... ...; -'''''.~... <... ,-,.' 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" (2) After receiving notice from the city that the flying of more than two flags was in violation of the city's Land Development Code, petitioner applied for a permit to fly the 21 o additional flags. The city's Development Code Administrator advised petitioner that "the maximum number of flags on any nonresidentially zoned property is two - with or without permits." (3) On or about January 29, 1988, the 'petitioner submitted to the city its application for a variance to display the 21 additional American flags. The application form requires the applicant to state the reasons for the variance request. As the "special conditions or circum~tances applicable to the property involved,lI petitioner responded that "the subject property is large with substantial frontage on U. S. Highway 19 and the flags are small. II When asked to respond why the variance was necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial ~ ~ 3 \, 'r .' 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In light of the fact that wind devices, such as banners, pennants and streamers used to draw attention to the property, are prohibited by the Code, as well as the facts that it has been determined that two flags are permissible on commercial property, as well as one property and one business' identification sign, it is reasonable to conclude that a display of 23 American flags violates the spirit and intent of the city's sign regulations. Counsel for the applicant urges that there is no c rational basis for limiting the number of American flags to two, and that such a limitation constitutes an unconstitutional infringement of the rights of freedom of speech and expression. It is further urged that the Code is vague in its allowance of two flags IIwithout a permit,t1 yet fails to set forth the parameters for obtaining a permit for more than two flags. Likewise, it is argued that the Code's conditions for a variance .' are not applicable to the facts of this case. 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