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| 2009-02-20 14:09:01 | PLANNING AND ZONING DEPT: ***ZONING FAILED*** |
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| | 1. PLEASE PROVIDE ALL RESPONSES IN WRITING. |
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| | 2. PURSUANT THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ZONING AND LAND |
| | DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (ZLDR), SECTION |
| | 94-221(E)(8): BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER |
| | 15, 2003 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO REPLACE POLE SIGN(S) |
| | WITH ONE (1) LOW FREESTANDING SIGN FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL |
| | USES. SUCH SIGNS SHALL NOT EXCEED SIXTEEN (16) SQUARE |
| | FEET IN AREA OR SIX (6) FEET IN HEIGHT. INTERNALLY |
| | ILLUMINATED FREESTANDING SIGNS ARE PROHIBITED. |
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| | HOWEVER, IN THIS CASE THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROVISION |
| | DOES NOT APPLY AS THE SURVEY INDICATES THAT THE |
| | PROPOSED REPLACED SIGN IS/WAS PREVIOUSLY A LIGHT POLE. |
| | FURTHER, IF IT WAS USED AS A SIGN AT ONE POINT, IT WAS |
| | DISCONTINUED AS A SIGN FOR MORE 30 DAYS AND THEREFORE |
| | WOULD BE DEFINED AS AN OBSOLETE SIGN AS DEFINED IN THE |
| | ZLDR, SECTION 94-404(F): REMOVAL OF OBSOLETE |
| | NONCOMPLYING SIGNS. OBSOLETE SIGNS WHICH ARE |
| | NONCOMPLYING IN THEIR NUMBER, SIZE OR PLACEMENT SHALL |
| | BE REMOVED NOT LESS THAN 30 DAYS AFTER BECOMING |
| | OBSOLETE. AN OBSOLETE SIGN IS HEREBY DEFINED AS ANY |
| | SUCH SIGN WHICH NO LONGER CORRECTLY DIRECTS OR EXHORTS |
| | ANY PERSON; OR WHICH ADVERTISES A BUSINESS, SERVICE, |
| | PRODUCT OR ACTIVITY NO LONGER CONDUCTED, AVAILABLE OR |
| | IN THE CASE OF ON-PREMISES SIGNS, OR ON ANY LOT IN THE |
| | CASE OF OFF-PREMISES SIGNS. |
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| | NOTE: THE SUBMITTAL OF THE REQUESTED INFORMATION MAY |
| | GENERATE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. |
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| | FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE ZONING AND LAND |
| | DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS MAY BE VIEWED ONLINE AT |
| | WWW.MUNICODE.COM OR VISIT THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | PLANNING DEPARTMENT WEBSITE AT |
| | WWW.CITYOFWPB.COM/PLAN/INDEX.HTM. |
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| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO |
| | CONTACT ME. |
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| | MAGGIE CRUZ, ASSOCIATE PLANNER |
| | PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT |
| | TEL: (561) 822-1444 OR (561) 805-6720 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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