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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
RELATING TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE: AMENDING SECTION
134,008(2), CODE OF ORDINANCES, RELATING TO POLITICAL
SIGNS; INCREASING THE MAXIMUM CUMULATIVE SURFACE AREA
OF POLITICAL, SIGNS IN COMMERCIAL'AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES
FROM TWENTY-FOUR SQUARE FEET TO THIRTY-TWO SQUARE FEET
PER PROPERTY; PROVIDING THAT NO POLITICAL SIGN SHALL BE
PLACED ON ANY PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTY WITHOUT THE
AUTHORIZATION OF THE PROPERTY OWNER OR TENANT IN
POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY; PROVIDING THAT NO POLITICAL
SIGN SHALL BE PLACED ON ANY PUBLIC PROPERTY:-PROVIDING
;.' AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Clearwater finds that the
changes to the sign regulations as set forth in this ordinance are desirable in
order to bring the cumulative surface area limitation for political signs into
conformity with the norm in Pinellas County, to require proper authorization for
political signs placed on privately owned property, to prohibit political signs
y,. on any public property and not merely public right-of-way, and to delete certain
redundant provisions and otherwise clarify the terms of the political sign
:'.?•s,, regulations as set forth in this ordinance, now therefore,
t-. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Subsection (2) of Section 134.008, Code of Ordinances, is
°'E? amended to read:
Sec. 234.008. Exempt signs.
In addition to the signs which are allowed within the city in accordance
with other sections of the sign regulations, the following enumerated signs shall
also be allowed and shall be exempt from the permitting requirements and
procedures contained in this chapter:
(2) Political signs. Temporary political signs may be placed without a
permit in accordance with the following:
a. Political signs may be displayed for not more than sixty (60) days
prior to an election or referendum and shall be removed within seven (7) days
following the election or referendum.
b. Prior to erecting political signs which pertain to a local election,
candidates or their representatives 'shall notify the development code
administrator of their intent to erect such signs and shall acknowledge
their familiarity with and understanding of the
requirements of this subsection seetion letter or by a form to be provided
for such Purpose.
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c. Political signs in residential, office and institutional zones shall
have a cumulative surface area not exceeding six (6) square feet per property
and such signs in commercial and industrial zones shall have a cumulative surface
area not exceeding thirty-two (32) twenty-four (24) square feet per property.
d,---No polit-ical signs shall be placed on any privately- owned-property
without the authorization of the property owner or tenant in possession of the
Property.
e 4. No political signs shall be placed et-depes4ted anany public
prmerty,_includiny_but not limited to win any public right-of-way ep on any
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except that political signs may be temporarily displayed on the premises of and
during a candidates'. forum or campaign speech made by or on behalf of a candidate
or political issue. Any political sign placed 4n the publie right of-way in
violation of this provision may be removed immediately by an officer of the
police department, the development code administrator, the traffic engineer, or
other authorized city personnel. Any sign so removed may be disposed of without
notice or compensation.
f. The owner of rivatel -owned or publicly-owned Property used as a
tilling place in any election may prohibit or regulate the posting or other
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display of political signs on the property on election day while the -polls are
open if such prohibition or re ulation applies uniformly to all Political signs
without discrimination for or against anv candidate or anv side of a oolitical
issue.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING June 1, 1989
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL.
READING AND ADOPTED AS AMENDED
Attest:
Cyn a E. Gou eau, ity Clerk
Approved -asp form and correctness:
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M. A. Galbraith, JrU ty Attorney
June 15, 1989
Rita Garvey, ayor-Commiss7 er
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