Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 01-24-12 special ldc — reading text

-way. C. Temporary signs shall not flash, blink, spin, or rotate. D. The placement of temporary signs shall comply with the clear visibility requirements set forth in Section 6. 03. 00, and such signs shall not block traffic or pedestrian visibility, constitute a vehicular or pedestrian traffic hazard. E. The placement of temporary signs shall not cause a public nuisance. F. Permissible temporary signs shall be firmly secured to the ground or to a building according to the requirements of the temporary permit. Temporary signs may be attached to or cover an existing permitted sign only for the period during which the temporary sign is permitted. 5. 03. 06 Permissible Permanent On -Site Signs Permanent on -site signs shall be erected, placed, constructed, located, or installed only in compliance with the standards set forth in this section. A. Standards for number, type, and size of signs are set forth in Table 5. 03. 06. B. Signs located on property in the R -1 and R -lE districts shall not exceed a total of four 4) square feet in area. 1u0e5 - Z2 1), '. m ber l5. ?011 Dore loptnent Standards Packet Pg. 15  suoisinaa opo3 luawdoIanaa Puei ueja SSnO51O : 885 L) ZIOZ uef OOl uel0 leuid : luawyoellV mm m a( M aaaaa a Yu aYuYam am o° C G G G T O7 z z z z o a o WW zz r tV WW P O O VJ FO F CC G EO Qj GZ G d EE cc f1 9 WW C UJUJ uu aa ZZ oo N -- rVj E aidE E r EwEw X cc 00 Q 1 6 u y 0000 00 ee OC n C oo 00 t t E o c c aa LL_ LL_ a r Li I I S0S0 i0i0  F31.a PPS1t_ LmiA Den0apineni - lode F+n \ A alton ncad B. Lighting External lighting of signs is allowed, subject to the following standards: 1. The light source is directed onto the sign face. 2. The light source is shielded to prevent spill -over or glare onto adjacent properties. 3. Within the Downtown Design Overlay District, neon signs are permissible as interior window signs. The maximum sign area devoted to a neon sign shall not exceed four ( 4) s. f. and shall be included in the calculation of maximum sign area for a permissible window sign. Sandwich signs are also permissible in the Downtown Design Overlay District. C. Signs that electronically produce changeable copy are permitted provided they flash or move or otherwise change at intervals consistent with the Florida Department of Transportation standards. D. Measurement 1. Where a sign is composed of letters or pictures attached directly to a facade, wall, window, door, awning, monument sign, or freestanding sign, and the letters or pictures are not enclosed by a border or trimming, the sign area shall be the area within the smallest rectangle, parallelogram, triangle, circle, semicircle, or a combination of any of these geometric shapes, the sides of which touch the extreme points of the letters or pictures as a whole. 2. Where a sign is composed of letters or pictures enclosed by a border or trimming, the sign area shall be the area within the border or trim. 3. In cases where material is displayed in a random or unconnected manner without organized relationship of the components, each such component shall be considered a single sign. 4. The area of a freestanding sign shall include the area of the outside frame, but not of the supporting structure. E. Determining the number of signs 1. The number of signs shall be the number of structures with a sign face. 2. A double -faced projecting or freestanding sign shall be construed as having the area of a single face, provided that the sign faces are placed back to back and are at no point more than four ( 4) feet apart. F. Specific requirements for commercial establishments with street frontage at the intersection of two ( 2) streets. 1. The owner of the establishment may elect in writing to display only one ( 1) freestanding sign equal to seventy -five ( 75) percent of the total maximum aggregate sign area for the two ( 2) street frontages, instead of displaying one ( 2) freestanding sign per street frontage. 2. Large scale commercial centers shall be exempt from this requirement. G. Specific standards for pennants 1. Pennants are permissible for multi- tenant centers and car dealerships. 2. Pennants shall be identified in a sign plan. 3. Pennants shall be part of a coordinated decorative scheme and shall not exceed six 6) square feet in area. 4. Pennants shall be attached to freestanding poles or freestanding light fixtures. Puar 9 14 [)" m r ) 5. L91 I V.. e... n, T emporan, Serial Il ( s Packet Pg. 117  3. 1. a IIN:1L I vnd D" rlopmunt C nde wAwlaBOaeh 5. 03. 07 Flagpoles Flagpoles are permissible as an accessory structure provided the following standards are met. A. Flagpoles shall be located a minimum of three ( 3) feet from a side or rear property line. B. Flagpoles shall be located a minimum of five ( 5) feet from a front property line. C. Flagpoles shall not exceed 200 feet in height. 5. 04.00 SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC USES 5. 04. 01 Generally A. This section sets forth standards for specific uses that are permissible subject to supplemental standards. Uses permissible subject to these supplemental standards are identified by the letter ° S" in Table 2. 03. 02. B. Where there is a conflict between a standard applicable to the zoning district in which the use