Notice is hereby given that Council Member Bill Bishop, Council Member John Crescimbeni and Council Vice President Clay Yarborough, will not meet on Monday, September 16, 2013, at 4:30 p.m., in Conference Room A, City Council Offices, 117 West Duval Street, Suite 425, City Hall at St. James Building, to discuss the following proposed legislation:
2013-493 - AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF OFF-SITE COMMERCIAL SIGNS; MAKING FINDINGS; AMENDING CHAPTER 656 (ZONING CODE), PART 13 (SIGN REGULATIONS), ORDINANCE CODE, AS DESCRIBED; Amending Section 656.1301 (General Provisions), Ordinance code; AMENDING SECTION 656.1302 (DEFINITIONS), ORDINANCE CODE, TO ADD A NEW DEFINITION FOR REPLACEMENT OFF-SITE COMMERCIAL SIGNS; AMENDING SECTION 656.1303(ZONING LIMITATIONS ON SIGNS), ORDINANCE CODE, TO ALLOW FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF OFF-SITE COMMERCIAL SIGNS EXISTING AS OF JANUARY 1, 2014, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS; AMENDING 656.1309 (UNLAWFUL SIGN MESSAGES), ORDINANCE CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXEMPTION FOR REPLACEMENT OFF-SITE COMMERCIAL SIGNS; CREATING NEW SECTION 656.1322 (REPLACEMENT OFF-SITE COMMERCIAL SIGNS), ORDINANCE CODE, TO ALLOW FOR REPLACEMENT OFF-SITE COMMERCIAL SIGNS IN CERTAIN ZONING DISTRICTS WHEN EXISTING OFF-SITE COMMERCIAL SIGN INVENTORY IS FURTHER REDUCED, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND RESIDENTIAL PROXIMITY RESTRICTIONS; REPEALING SECTION 656.719 (NONCONFORMING SIGNS), Chapter 656 (Zoning Code), Ordinance code, in its entirety; AMENDING ARTICLE 23 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE TO HALT the proliferation of OFF-SITE COMMERCIAL BILLBOARDS BY CAPPING THE EXISTING INVENTORY OF OFF-SITE COMMERCIAL BILLBOARDS AND ONLY PERMITTING REPLACEMENT OFF-SITE COMMERCIAL BILLBOARDS WHEN EXISTING INVENTORY IS FURTHER REDUCED AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY AND AESTHETICS BY ALLOWING FOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING OFF-SITE COMMERCIAL BILLBOARDS AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE; Repealing Section 320.410 (Expiration of Sign Permits), Chapter 320 (General Provisions), Ordinance Code, in its entirety; REPEALING SECTION 320.412, (RENEWAL OF SIGN PERMITS FOR OFF-SITE SIGNS), Chapter 320 (General Provisions), Ordinance Code, in its entirety; REPEALING SECTION 320.414 (NONCONFORMING SIGNS), Chapter 320 (General Provisions), Ordinance Code, in its entirety; Amending 614.142 (Unlawful sign messages), Chapter 614 (Public order and safety), ordinance code; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
All interested parties are encouraged to attend.