Ordinance 1978-002 Signs for "CB" Commercial DistrictORDINANCE N0. 2-78
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 34 OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
CODE BY ADDING T}{ERETO SECTION 34-12 (6) SETTING FORTH RULES
AND REGULATIONS FOR SIGNS IN THE CB COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORT}{ PALM
BF,ACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Chapter 34 of the Village of North
Palm Beach Code is hereby amended by adding thereto
Section 34-12 (6), which said section shall read as follows:
"Sec. 34-12. SPECIFIC SIGN REQUIREMENTS BY
70NING DISTRICTS---
"(6) For District CB the following signs
are permitted:
(a) Type. On-site wall and ground
signs are permitted.
(b) Number.
' 1. Ground Signs. One sign permitted
per building.
2. Real_E_s~tate~Si n~s. One sign
permitted to advertise t e s- h ale, rental or lease
of the premises upon which said sign is located.
Maximum surface of sign shall be ten (10) square
feet.
(c) Size.
1. Ground Sign. Total ground sign
surface area shall not exceed fifty (50) square
feet for lots of one hundred (100) feet or less,
in width, and may be increased in total surface
area by five (5) square feet for each additional
twenty (20) feet of lot width. The maximum total
surface area permitted in any case is seventy-five
(75) square feet.
2. Wall Sign. The total surface
area of all wall signs shall not exceed the ratio
of one-half (1/2) square foot of area for each
lineal foot of building frontage with the maximum
' of one hundred (100) square feet of wall sign per
building.
(d) Height.
1. Ground Sign. Maximum total
height permitted is twenty (20) feet above ground level.
2. Wall Sign. The bottom edge of
wall signs which exceed six (6) inches in thickness
shall be a minimum of eight (8) feet above the
ground or sidewalk level. No wall sign shall exceed
twelve (12) inches in thickness. The top edge of
the sign shall not extend above the parapet, eave
or building facade.
(e) Location.
1. Ground Signs. Ground signs shall
be set back a minimum of fifteen (15) feet from
any right-of-way and twenty (20) feet from any side
property line.
2. Wall Signs. Wall signs may be
erected on the front building walls or on the front
one-half (1/2) of side walls.
(f) in addition to the above, the
following non-illuminated signs are permitted;
1. One sign, not exceeding one (1)
square foot in surface area and bearing only
property numbers, street address and/or names of
occupants of premises.
2. Up to three (3) signs denoting
the architect, engineer or contractor when placed
upon work under construction, and not exceeding
a total of sixteen (16) square feet in surface
area for all signs combined.
' 3. Traffic or other municipal signs,
legal notices, danger, and such temporary or
emergency signs as may be approved by the Village
Council.
4. Bulletin Boards not over twenty-
four (24) square feet in surface area for public,
charitable or religious institutions, when the same
are located on the premises of said institutions.
5. Memorial Signs or tablets, names
of buildings and dates of erection when cut into
any masonry surface or when constructed of bronze
or other incombustible materials and not exceeding
eight (8) square feet in surface area.
6. Occupational wall signs denoting
only the name and profession of an occupant in a
commercial building, public institutional building,
or dwelling house, and not exceeding two (2) square
feet in surface area.
7. Professional memo wall plates
not exceeding one (1) square foot in surface area
t permitted.
(g) Directional Signs. Parking area
signs may be erected at each point of ingress and
egress to a parking lot or parking area, and such
signs shall not exceed two (2) square feet in area,
and not extend to a greater height than three (3)
feet above the ground. Only one such sign shall be
allowed at each point of ingress and egress, provided
such signs do not create a traffic or pedestrian
hazard.
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Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect
inu~iediately upon passage.
PLACF,D ON FIRST READING THIS 12TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1978.
PLACED ON SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSED THIS 9TH DAY OF
t FEBRUARY, 1978.
(Village Seal)
ATTEST:
/s/ Dolores R. Walker
Village Clerk
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/s/ V. A. Marks
MAYOR