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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 0-2002-001
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 18, SIGNS
AND ADVERTISING, ARTICLE II, SIGNS, DIVISION 5,
TEMPORARY SIGNS, SECTION 18-86, POLITICAL SIGNS,
CLARIFYING THAT REMOVAL REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO
SIGNS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ELECTION OR BALLOT
ISSUE; PROVIDING THAT SIGNS PROMOTING ISSUES
NOT ASSOCIATED WITH AN ELECTION OR BALLOT ISSUE
ARE NOT SUBJECT TO REMOVAL REQUIREMENTS;
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, political signs are a form of political speech, which is a highly protected
form of speech; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac wishes to provide full protections to the freedom of
expression associated with the placement of political signs, while maintaining an orderly
appearance on the City's streets during and after election times; and
WHEREAS, certain provisions of the City's political sign code require revision in
order to further the right to freedom of expression of the citizens and residents of the City
of Tamarac; 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 that the City's political sign
code be amended.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: That the foregoing whereas clauses are hereby ratified and
confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance
upon adoption hereof.
SECTION 2: That the Tamarac Code, Section 18-86, Political signs, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 18-86. Political signs.
[The following regulations shall apply to political signs:]
(1) The provisions of F.S. § 106.1435, as may be amended, shall apply to political signs
associated with an election or ballot issue placed within the city, but shall not apply
to those signs promoting issues or other matters of free expression not associated
sue and are incorporated herein as
with an election or ballot issue, follows:
a. Each candidate, whether for a federal, state, county, or district office, shall
make a good faith effort to remove all of his or her political campaign
advertisements within thirty (30) days after withdrawal of his or her
candidacy, having been eliminated as a candidate, or being elected to
office.
b. If political campaign advertisements are not removed within the specified
period, the city has the authority to remove such advertisements and may
charge the candidate the actual cost for such removal. Funds collected for
removing such advertisements shall be deposited to the general revenue of
the city.
(2) All signs shall be discarded in a proper manner so as to prevent litter and trash
from accumulating in the city. The city shall not remove or interfere with the
placement of political signs in the vicinity of a polling place, which otherwise
complies with state law, on an election day, unless necessary for public safety.
(3) No political signs shall be permitted to be posted in any public right-of-way or in
public parks
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(4) The prohibition contained in this subsection shall in no way apply to election
announcement signs posted by the city, announcing each election to be held in
the city.
(5) Political signs advertising a candidate for a specific election shall not exceed
twelve (12) square feet for each sign face, twenty-four (24) square feet
aggregate for each sign. For any single-family lot, no political sign shall
exceed four square feet.
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 or relettered and the word "Ordinance" may be changed to
"Section", "Article" or such other word or phrase in order to accomplish such intention.
SECTION 4: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances, and Resolutions or parts
of Resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 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: This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
passage and adoption.
PASSED, FIRST READING this 12" day of December, 2001.
PASSED, SECOND READING this 9th day of January, 2002.
JOE SCHREIBER \\44
MAYOR
ATTEST:
RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE:
MARION SWE SON, CMC
CITY CLERK MAYOR SCHREIBER Ave, ,4 e,
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have approved this DIST 4: COMM. ROBERTS A ev A ev
ORDINANC.E as to form.
MIVMELL S. KF
CITY ATTORN
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