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ORDINANCE NO. 98- 0 9 <br />It is further intended to protect property values, create a more attractive economic and <br />business climate, enhance and protect the physical appearance of the county, preserve the <br />scenic and natural beauty of the county and provide a more enjoyable and pleasing <br />community. Also, it is intended hereby to improve vehicular and pedestrian safety, curb <br />the deterioration of natural beauty, and reduce visual pollution. <br />These objectives are consistent with the Indian River County Comprehensive Plan and <br />are vital to continued growth in the area's tourist industry which aggressively markets the <br />county's high "quality of life" and "scenic beauty." To this end, the sign ordinance <br />equitably allocates commercial and noncommercial signage and reduces the likelihood of <br />future clutter along the county's transportation corridors. <br />B. Amend LDR section 956.11(2)(H) as follows: <br />Section 956.11. Exemptions to permitting procedures. <br />(1) Provisions regulating exempted signs. The following types of signs do not require <br />a permit provided the sign shall: comply with applicable requirements in the <br />zoning district where placed; comply with other provisions in tbis subsection; and <br />be consistent with the spirit, intent and purpose of this chapter. All sign copy shall <br />be considered exempt from the provisions of this chapter. This chapter shall not <br />apply when state or federal regulation requires other specific posting standards. <br />(2) Signs exempted from permitting procedure <br />(h) Real estate for sale, lease, or rental signs. <br />1. Number of signs. One sign per street frontage advertising the sale, <br />lease, rental or exchange of real property or a business opportunity <br />may be placed on the property advertised in any district One <br />additional sign may be placed where the street frontage exceeds <br />three hundred (300) linear feet along a common road right-of-way. <br />2. Area requirements. Said signs shall not exceed four (4) square feet <br />for single-family residential uses, six (6) square feet for multiple - <br />family or institutional uses, and sixteen (16) square feet for <br />commercial or industrial sites. <br />3. Required setbacks. Said signs shall be located outside rights-of- <br />way within the applicant's property lines and shall have a ten -foot <br />setback from all other adjacent property lines, excepting adjacent <br />road rights-of-way from which no setback is required. <br />4. Height requirements. Residential or i:istitutional real estate signs <br />shall not exceed five (5) feet in height. Commercial or industrial <br />real estate signs or allowable real est�xe directory signs shall not be <br />placed within the road right-of-way, and shall not exceed the height <br />restrictions as set forth in Table 1 of this chapter. <br />5. Restrictions on copy. Real estate for sale, lease, or rental signs shall <br />contain only the following or any combination thereof at the option <br />of the sign owner: <br />a. House, apartment, unit, business, or other short description <br />of the property. <br />b. The words "for sale," "for lease," "for rent," "for <br />exchange," "see your broker," or similar phrase. <br />C. The registered name of the broker and the term "broker," <br />"Realtor, or logo, as the case may be, if the offer is <br />through an agent, or the words "by owner" if the offer is <br />not through an agent. <br />d. Two (2) telephone numbers and/or "inquire within," or a <br />similar phrase, and a room, apartment, or unit number, if <br />needed. <br />e. Other pertinent information relating to the characteristics of <br />the real estate. <br />MAY 199 1998 <br />-19- <br />0 0 <br />