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to Chairman Tippin, he had respectfully requested that the Board consider (since there are only 4 property owners between 90' Avenue and the interchange) that each sign in that locale be reviewed either by the Board of County Commissioners and/or the Planning and Zoning Commission on a case-by-case basis. Commissioner Adams thought the Board would not want to put that type of subjectivity in it and asked why he felt he needed a larger sign to attract the SR -60 traffic. Mr. Walker felt that people would not be able to adequately see a 10' sign. Commissioner Adams explained the purpose of the SR -60 Corridor Plan is to avoid having an eyesore looking like Kissimmee and Brevard County on the 192 corridors. The complaint and abuse of large signs has been heard continually through the process of creating the SR -60 Corridor Plan. In response to another question of Mr. Walker, Director Boling replied that what is proposed is some additional language in the table, which is referred to most often. In the text of the sign ordinance it says that off premises signs shall not exceed the height limitation for the district in which the sign is located except that such signs located on I-95 shall not exceed 50 feet in height. When you go to the table, you see that it references sites within 1,000 feet of I-95 off/on ramps. But the intent is there in the text, but is not specific on this point of how the sign is actually oriented, although the text references "on 1-95". This new ordinance is attempting to make sure that signs are oriented toward I-95. Director Boling estimated that 50 square feet would be the largest sign that Mr. Walker could erect. There was then discussion regarding plans to 6 -lane SR -60, which would intensify the traffic but would not increase signage sizes. Mr. Walker appreciated the Board hearing him and asked if any variances are allowed. County Attorney Vitunac replied that any variance would have to be based on something unique about the shape of the property and he did not see how that could happen here. Director Boling explained that the SR -60 Corridor Plan has its own variance criteria which is tailored to the requirements under the Burton Harris Act. Mr. Walker then asked about landscaping and placement of the sign, and Director Boling explained that the SR -60 special regulations will allow sign placement closer to the SR -60 right-of-way than is normally allowed in other areas of the county. Director Boling added that the strip of landscaping for the buffer can be planned so that the sign is not May 4,1998 23 E0t1K 1 0 Cc.390