PLANNING & ZONING BOARD/LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY AGENDA ITEM
Memo Date: November 27, 2023
Agenda Date: December 6, 2023
Prepared By: Stacey Hopper - City Planner
Through: Stockton Whitten - City Manager
Requested Action:
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Recommend approval of proposed Ordinance 24-2023, a zoning text amendment, amending Chapter 3, Advertising and Signs, Section 3-23, General Regulations, of the Code of the City of Cocoa regarding Flags, providing for the repeal of prior inconsistent ordinances and resolutions, incorporation into the code severability, and an effective date.
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BACKGROUND:
The applicant, is requesting the Planning and Zoning Board consider an amendment of the General Regulations, Advertising and Signs, Section 3-23 regarding Flags.
The applicants flag pole contractor submitted a permit for a 130' flag pole with a 40' by 80' flag. The applicant has contracted with this flag pole company to provide flags and poles to all of the applicant's properties around the country. According to City of Cocoa regulations, the maximum flag pole height is 32' high with a flag height no larger than 25% of the flag pole height. As this project would not qualify for a waiver, and does not fit the definition for a variance, city staff was asked if a tailored ordinance could be created to allow flag poles and flags of this size in specifically designated locations at major intersections adjacent to Interstate 95.
Ordinance 24-2023 proposes flag poles above the standard height of 32' be allowed only on commercial properties and be within 1500' of an Interstate 95 intersection. Further, no non-standard flag pole shall be allowed closer than 1000' to another non-standard flag pole and no more than one flag may be flown at a time on the pole.
Project Name:
Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment - Advertising and Signs, Ordinance 24-2023
Project No.:
PZ-23-02000008
Meeting Date:
December 6, 2023
Applicant:
Camping World of Cocoa
Property Owner:
National Retail P...
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