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{e ko In the event of a person desires to seek a waiver and exception in excess of t n
(10%) percent to the provisions of this article, such person or authorized agent
shall file a petition in such form as determined by the building department of the
city, and shall simultaneously, with the filing of such form, pay a petition fee. The
amount of the filing fee shall be established from time to time by resolution of the
city eeune" commission. The fee shall be used for the purpose of offsetting
administrative expenses incurred by the city in the processing of the petition.
The original petition form shall contain the following information and shall be
submitted to the building department:
(1) Name, address and telephone number of the petitioner.
(2) Location of the building, structure or lot, and name of the multi -tenant
building or shopping center where the sign or other advertising structure is
located or is proposed to be erected.
(3) Position of the sign or proposed sign in relation to nearby buildings or
other structures.
(4) Hardship claimed.
(5) Two (2) blueprints or inked drawings of the plans and specifications for
the sign showing the method of construction and method of attachment to
the building or securing it in the ground shall be submitted with the petition
by the petitioner.
f c) The completed original petition along with seven (7) twelve (12) copies shall be
submitted through the building community deyelopment department to
ele-rk, who shall then cause the petition to be placed on the agenda of the city
eouneil planning commission for its consideration: and the petition shall be
accompanied by the written recommendation of the
Qoo3Munity developmgni director. In the event the waiver is denied by the
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Planning ommission then the applicant may seek relief by requesting the
application be heard before the City Commission. In the event the waiver and
exception is granted by the eity councH planning commi5gion, the eify-eouncil
planning c mmission shall eause a resolution to be issued, stating state the
terms and conditions upon which the waiver has been granted. Any waiver
granted shall become null and void if the sign has not been erected within three
(3) months after the date of the eity eauneil planning commissiort meeting at
which it is approved.
Secs. 18-4342-18-50. Reserved.
DIVISION 3. CRITERIA: CONSTRUCTION,
LOCATION AND DESIGN STANDARDS
Sec. 18-5351. Construction, location and design criteria.
Any and all signs permitted by this article to be constructed, erected, placed, repaired,
altered or maintained within the municipal boundaries of the city shall be so
constructed, designed and located as hereinafter provided:
(6) The height of a permanent sign or flag pole shall be no greater than the
actual building height (including parapets) of as prescribed On the
(10) Signs which are constructed in a project or development shall be
compatible in color size, style and format.
(11) Permanent and temporary- signs shall not utilize more than two (2) three
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Q colors, including a background color except when a logo is used.
Ternp she" net utilize rneFe than thFee colors ineluding logo
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(16) Other controls governing erection and display of signs:
gAll otherwise legal signs must be kept in good condition, neat
appearance and good state of repair. If not repaired within ten (10)
days after written notification by the chief building official, the sign
shall constitute a public nuisance and shall be removed by the city
at the owner's expense. Temporary signs, in a state of disrepair,
shall be removed immediately upon written notice by the chief
building official or eade eMfffeernent community development
director.
h. Any sign which no longer advertises a bona fide business
conducted, or product sold shall be removed by the owner, agent
or person having beneficial use of the building or structure which
such sign advertises, within ten (10) days after written notification
from the building official or eade enforeernemt community
developmp,nt director.
(17) Basic design criteria for non-residential development:
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a. The following table-q shows the sign standards
ef-way widths:
MAXIMUM LETTER HEIGHTS
Right -&-Way
Width
Lin feet
Maximum Base Letters aod Symbols in inches
1 -m!
Monument
0 to 80
16
12
81 W 110
19
15
111 to 120
23
16
121 to 290
25
24
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The following she maximum sign strgpAgrp permitted based on
the aross floor area of the r / existing building:
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MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF SIGNS & ALLOWABLE MN AREA
Gross Floor Area
(GFA)
Maximum Monument/
Directory Identification
Sign Height (in feet)
Maximum Sign Area (in
square feet)
Minimum Border (in)
inches
Primary
Secondary
Primary
Secondary
Primary
Secondary
r 25,000 s.f.
6
4
25
12
6
6
25,000 - 65,000 s.f.
8
4
50
15
6
6
65,001 - 153,000 s.f.
12
6
100
25
12
6
a 153,000 s.f.
15
8
125
50
12
6
b. Implementation.
42. All signs where practical must have an unobstructed sign face border
around such sign with a minimum width of 25 percent
(25%) of the average letter height.
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Sec. 18-54�2. Establishment of master sign plgp criteria.
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La,) A master I n is required for residential developments,shopping
ent rs, and industrial, business or m r e parks. Prior to the issuance of a
sign permit,he master sign plan shall be on file in the bijilding department and
approved bofficial.
(b) The master sign _plan criteria shall govern the following:
(4) Criteria shall specify that no more thanthree 3 lines of copy per sign is
permitted.
Sec. 18-6253. Application of master sign plan criteria.
Established criteria shall be followed by tenants of individual buildings in shopping
centers and in multi -tenant complexes even if the tenant is the sole occupant of the
building.
(3) A bond must accompany an application to amend sign criteria. The bond shall
be in amount adequate te eeve of 15Q percent (150%) of the cost of removing
all existing signs, based on a bona fide cost estimate prepared by a sign
contractor. The bond shall be called by eauncil commission and the removal of
existing signs authorized only if signs which do not conform with the new criteria
are not removed within one hundred twenty (120) days.
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DIVISION 4. PERMANENT SIGNS
Sec. 18-62. Permitted signs generally.
(e) Logo signage. A" permitted 'egos must be FegisteFed or eopyrighted tFaUdefflic-41-1-8
the logo us not registered, it is eensideFed a sign and not a logo fef the-ptt,--,0-'WF.,,
this artiele. Lows are permitted within 1hp, allowable sian areasubject • the
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(1) Qrsipbic L- logos shall not be larger than the height of the adjacent letters, as
desefibed in the sign eriteria for the pFejeet unless sppgifed in the master sign
}Ian criteria.
(2) Registered or copyrighted federal or state g_re hhi L logos i.e.picture or mbol
s-W may be any color
eeier baeltgfeund, as shown on the sign efuter4a.
Q Logos comprised of letter copy shall match the size and color of lettering
specified in the master criteria.
In a free-standing buildin occupied in le tenant a logo d I tration
figure or logo -style ofjetlering is permitted only on a II ar and or window sign.
L5 In a multiple -tenant shopping center, a tenant -may -display logo
deaign, illustration or figure on a wall sign or in a window in the same color as the
No logo -style lettering, not a part of the too, is pgrmitted in any multi I -
tenant complex,
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Sec. 18-64. Signs permitted in residential zoning districts.
A fnasteF SigH plan shall set standards for all signs within the niasteF development that
aFe within one hundFed (qOO) feet of a publie OF pfivate right of -way.- Signs identifying a
subdivision or a multi -family development may be erected at each entryway subject to
the following:
(1) Entrance wall(s) or monument identification signs:
c. Maxi i n area per si n f twenty-four 24) f2quare feet.
d. Maximum height gf gian: six 6 feet as Measured from the edge f pavement,
e. In no caseshall such signslocated in the public right-of-way.
(2) Building identification signs:
p Two (2) single -faced signs are permitted per building_ square feet in afea.not to exceed four (4�
b r feet.
,.,. Each building shall include building address(es) no smaller than six (6) inches.
(3) Use -related information and directional signs not specifically delineated here
may be permitted.
shall not be leeated within three humdred (300) feet ef eeeh otheF, Sign height
shall not exeeed three (3) feet. In me ease shall sueh signs 15e located in the
PtJbl:e Fight Of -Way.
Maximum sign aresquare feet.
b. Maximum ian height: Sign height shall not exceed three (3)feet.
L. Such signs shall not be located within three hundred(300) feet of each other.
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d. In no case r2hgll such signs be located in th li ri ht-of-wa .
4. Places of worship and community facility uses: A ehangeable eepy paFtion of the
allowable -'- ay not exeeed twelve (12) squaFe feet or the rMaximurn
- RdjaeentletteFS.- - -- - - -vehieles ith signs she" be - - - : in
a. A maxim n 1 sign is allowed per atreet fr n a e.
lam. Maximum sign area: Thirty two (32)square feet. A changggble copy portion of
the allowable sign area may not exceed twelve (12) square feet.
Sec. 18-65. Signs permitted in commercial, institutional, educational, recreational
districts.
(1) df mMonument/directory identification signs.
a. The name of the business or office may be derived from the main use of the
premises, development name or business name. The copy shall include the
street number. The street number shall be put on the top of the sign. Shopping
centers may incorporate a directory into the copy area identifying the names of
the occupants of the shopping center; however, the name of the center and/or
logo must occupy forty percent (40%) of the allowable copy area.
b. One (1) sign is permitted per street frontage.
137 Q_ Gfound signs she" not exeeed twelve (12) feet in h Height is measured
above the road measufed at the edge of the pavement adjacent to the
sign. in all etheF diStFietS ground signs shall not exeeed sox (6) feet
height above the read rneasWed at the edge of the pavement.
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(2) Front facade or fascia identification signs:
b. Establishments with double store fronts with corner bays are permitted two (2)
signs . One (1) sign is permitted on the primary store front and one (1) is
permitted facing the major street or internal circulation route. C)utpareel building
Fegulated by this previ The secondary sign shall be twelve (12)
square feet or twenty dive {2.5} 25 percent 2( 5%) of the sign area of the primary
sign, whichever is greater.
gL Where establishments front 2streets, one 1 in front and one 1 in the
rear, signagg_ ma�y..be permitted on both store fronts in conformance with $ection
1above.
Qirectional signs:
a Use -related informatiQn anddirectional signs may a permitted where therg i
one (1) or more buildings or a building is not visible from the main entry of the
development. Such signs I nl show addresses 'n n mbers and
directional arrow.
h signs shall not exceed thLee (3) square feet in areg gl3d shall not exceed
three (3) feet in height
o, In nQ case shall such sians be located in a public right-of-way.
t12Z Qu arcels:
a, Out parcels in shopping hall be considerconsiderpd geparate parcels for th
purpose of calculating allowable signage.
n out parcels may be permitted consistent with requirements of thi
section wit he following exceptions:
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1 The maximurn sign area ip fifty 50 square feet.
2. Fascig signsare permitted on three ides of the buildingonly. The
primary fascia sign shall conform to the applicable design criteria. Fascia
signs on the of er two (2) sides gf the building shall be limited tp_2�`
percent ° of the size of the rim fascia sign.
3. The [Daximum height of monument si i ix 6 feet.
c. The owner of a development require tbQ signage for out pgrcels to com I
Wit 1he approved criteria for the overall development.
Sec. 18-66. Signs permitted in f industrial (1-I-1) zoning districts.
Permitted signs in industrial parks or projects developed as a unit shall be as follows:
(1) Two (2) entry wall signs or one (1) primary ground/monument advertising the
main use of the project and/or the business shall be permitted. In addition one
1 monument shall be erper parcel in industrial parK.
c. The sign shall not exceed six (6) ten (10) feet in height above the road measured
at edge of pavement.
Directional ins:
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Use -related information and directional si-qns may be PerMitted where
they is one (1) or m re buildings or a building is not visible from the main
entry of the development.
(b) Such sign area shall not exceed ten (10) square feet.
(c) The directmko sign may identify the names of the tenants in letters not
to exceed six (6) inches in height.
LM In case shall s ins be locatpd in a public ri ht- f-wa .
Sec. 18-67. Reserved
Sec. 18-85. Special occasion signs, banners or decorations.
Special occasion signs, banners or decorations may be permitted by written application
to the building official for a specified purpose and for a limited specified period of time,
except for public interest banner signs which are proposed to be hung across any public
right-of-way in the city. For such banner signs, application shall be made through the
building department to the city eaunei+ manager which shall determine whether the sign
benefits the public interest. All other banner signs shall be treated for application
purposes in the same manner as all other signs.
SECTION 3: It is the intention of the City Commission and it is hereby
ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Tamarac, Florida, and that the Sections of this
Ordinance may be renumbered, relettered and the word "Ordinance" may be changed
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to "Section", "Article" or such other word or phrase in order to accomplish such
intention.
SECTION 4: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances, and all Resolutions or
parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such
conflict.
SSC_TION 5: If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other
provisions or applications of this Ordinance that can be given affect without the invalid
provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to
be severable.
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SECTION 6:
passage and adoption.
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This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
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PASSED, FIRST READING this day of , 1997.
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PASSED, SECOND READING this,9'5 day of , 1997.
JOE SCHREIBER
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CAROL A. EVANS
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I
have approved this
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DIST 1: COMM, MGKAYE
DIST 2: VIM MISHKIN
DIST 3: COMM. SULTANOF
DIST 4: MM. ROBERTS
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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 0-97--ZO
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 18,
ENTITLED "SIGNS AND ADVERTISING"; PROVIDING FOR
THE ELIMINATION OF AMBIGUITIES; PROVIDING FOR THE
INCORPORATION OF URBAN DESIGN PRINCIPLES;
PROVIDING FOR FLEXIBILITY IN DESIGN AND
ADMINISTRATION OF SIGNS AND ADVERTISING; CASE
NO. 16-Z-96; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING
FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac finds that there is a need to update the existing
Chapter 18, entitled "Signs and Advertising" in order to ensure that signs and advertising
are compatible with their surroundings, appropriate to the activity that displays them,
expressive of the identity of individual activities and the community as a whole, and
communicates the need of businesses to the public; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac find that there is a need to provide more flexibility
to reduce the need to request waivers, thereby reducing administrative processing time;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac's present "Signs and Advertising" Ordinance has
become obsolete due to changing needs of various existing and proposed businesses; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac finds that there is a need to eliminate ambiguities
thereby making the Ordinance more user-friendly and understandable; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac finds that there is a need to update the existing
Ordinance to incorporate urban design principles to promote compatibility with signs and
their surroundings consistent with community values; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac encourages quality economic development
consistent with community values which will enhance the City's tax base; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the Ordinance
amendment at a public hearing on July 3, 1996, and
WHEREAS, the Director of Community Development recommends approval of this
amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac has deemed it to be in the
best interest of the citizens and residents of the City of Tamarac to amend Chapter 18,
entitled "Signs and Advertising" ;providing for more flexibility in design thereby reducing the
need for waiver requests; providing for the elimination of ambiguities thereby making the
Ordinance more user-friendly and understandable; providing for the incorporation of urban
design principles.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION L That the foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and
confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of the Ordinance
upon adoption hereof.
SECTION 2: Chapter 18, Article II. Signs, of the Code of Ordinances is
hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 18-22. Violations, penalties.
(b) Contractors installing signs without a permit in the city are subject
to appropriate city, county and state sanctions.
Sec. 18-23. Enforcement.
The city manager, or any official or employee designated in writing by the city
manaaer, is hereby dgsianated and authorized to poforce this chapter.
faifb) Violations of the provisions of this article shall be heard by the Code Enforcement
Board of the city. Such hearings shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter
162. Florida Statutes and sections 2-71 through 2-89 of the Code of Ordinances of
the city.
(#}Lcc) Any sign erected in the city shall be subject to all appropriate inspections, including
but not limited to electrical, structural, and zoning.
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Sec. 18-24. Definitions.
Qmss floor ar h sum of the horizontal r as of the stories of a buildinaorbuildings,
measured froa) the exterior of exterior walls gr from the cgn erlines of walls which
separate buildings Included within such sum shall be the areas of all stories and attic
spaces rR v�.. iding struct al head room of at least 5.5 feet: interior balconies of mezzanine
and any other,5pace reasongbly usable f r any purposeexcept pgrking garage gructurg
but does include all other interior spaces including those which are ngt heated o it
Ground sign: The type of sign that is self -supported, not attached to or affixed in any way
to a building or other structure. The bottom of a ground sign may rest upon the ground and
or may extend with vertical supports therefrom having not more than two (2) feet of open
space from the ground to the bottom of the sign.
Qutaarcel: A par
gel of land
containing p building
md any ca 5ce sou structurp,(s) shari!3g.
mmon ingresslegress
or
parking facilities
with a shoppingcenter, containing a sin le
Want and delgched
from other
struct r
s in the shopping cgnter.
Sec. 18-25. Prohibited signs.
(9) Vehicle signs with the exception _o_f the
I win :
a. V hicles ins be ark on non- i entia r rtwhen
pigrked within h confings of a building or in a manner that the
vehicle is screened from view from gny public street.
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b. Vehicles with vehicle identification sicins shall not be parked ov rni ht
in a front yard in a residential zoning district with the exception of
yr,hicles with re.Movable mggnetic signa or that arg covered. Other
vehicles with
i na e / r utility ilers shall be in an enclosed
garage or parked in g side yard.
04}(13) Cold or hot air balloons with or without advertising;
f4- tt 4) A sign which covers or interrupts a major architectural feature of
building;
f+6)M, Signs, pennants, banners attached to po ga, trees or other vegetative
or landscaping material;
(+:�)(16) "LED" lights, flashing or information displays;
{+$ kM Attached vehicle signs (Sge No. 9 Vehicle Si ns .
f4-9)r= Pole 5jpns.
Sec. 18-26. Nonconforming signs.
(a) All signs subject to this article and not in conformance with the regulations
enumerated herein shall be required to come into compliance within twelve (12)
months fFern the date of adeptiom of this arti-ele (Ordinanee -No. 89-31): in
gccordancp, with the gchedule b w:
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Original Cost of�gn Yom Sign Can Remain
101 - $1,Q00 2
1 01 - $3,000 3
$3.001 - $10.00Q 4
Over $10,000 5
( 4D existina. nonconforming sigP may be maint 'ned and/or repaired until its
glimination date, but sball not be structurally or mechani all exte ded or aftered
further the non-confor
(c 8ny sign which
had been
granted
a waiver that existed and was maintained on th
effective dgte
of this
ha ter or anyam
ndment thereto mgy continge although the
sign does n
t conform
to all the
provisions contained in this Ch pter.
ko A nonconfQrming sign which i5 destroyedor damaged to the extent f 50 pgrcent
(50%) or more of its replacement value shall not be repaired or rebuilt.
o Where a nonconforming sign exists prior to its elimination dam, such sign shall be
brought into conformance with this article or removed when the name of the
enterprise or business advertised or the copy on the sign is changed. This shall be
done prior to the issuance of an occupational license for any new business or
enterprise.
(�fBuilding permitfees will be waived for applicants p
pplyingtg bring thgir sianr?in o
conformity within the abov!D amortization schedule.
Secs. 18-27-18-35. Reserved.
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DIVISION 2. PERMITS
Sec. 18-37. Application for sign permit.
(b) Three-(3) TT -Q copies of blueprints or inked drawings of the plans and
specifications showing method of construction and method of attachment to the
building or in the ground shall accompany each application. These blueprints or
inked drawings shall be to scale, showing the square foot area of the sign
structure as well as the sign face, copy to appear on sign, height of letters,
colors, materials, lighting equipment, if any, and the position of the proposed
sign(s) relative to building or property lines by plot plan with measurements. If
any of the proposed sign(s) exceed twelve (12) square feet in
area, two (2) of the blueprints or inked drawings shall have affixed thereto the
seal of an engineer registered in the State of Florida indicating conformance with
all applicable provisions of the South Florida Building Code prior to the issuance
of the permit by the chief building official.
(c) The application for every proposed sign shall include required blueprints and
shall provide the following information:
(9) Any federal or state registered logo or trademark shall be approved by the
chief building official. A logo must be
Hed the number of whieh niust be shown on the sign permit
application. These loges whose registration or eepyFight do not refefence
the paFtieular develop thent or projeet in whoeh the logo will be displayed-.
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Sec. 18-38. Approval of application; issuance of permit, label.
(c) With each permit issued, the building official shall cause a label to be issued
bearing the number of the g. designated permit as identification of the sign which
the permit authorizes. This label shall then be affixed to the sign or to an
adjacent area by the permittee in such a manner that the label will be readily
visible. The absence of such a label upon or in clear view of any sign
constructed or installed within the city shall be prima facie evidence of failure to
meet requirements of this article.
Sec. 18-40. Revocation of permits.
(c) If the applicant or owner of a sign proposed to be erected for which a sign permit
has been approved fails to applyfef a securghe sign permit within ninety (90)
days of the date of approval, the approval shall be automatically revoked and
shall be of no further force and effect.
Sec. 18-42. Waivers; exceptions.
(a) The rules and regulations provided in this article do not and cannot address all
situations pertaining to the construction, erection, placement, repair, alteration,
relocation and maintenance of signs within the municipal boundaries of the city.
The community developmgnt director or his designee is empow red the right to
grant a waiver and exception from the provisions up to ten (10%) percent fo this
article. The eitq-eeuneR .planning commission is, therefore, empowered and
reserves unto itself the right to grant a waiver and exception from the provisions
of this article in cases of ndue and unnecpssary hardship because of uni ue or
unusual -conditions pertaining to thp specific building or parcel gr property in
question for requests in excess of ten (10%) percent gf this article.
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