2010-05-CCITY OF CLERMONT
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 86
ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE IV VARIANCES, SECTION 86-175 TIME
LIMIT FOR COMMENCING CONSTRUCTION; CHAPTER 102 SIGNS,
SECTION 102-25 ILLUSTRATIONS, FIGURES 102-25A THROUGH 102-
25F; CHAPTER 122 ZONING, ARTICLE III DISTRICTS, DIVISION 8 C-
1 LIGHT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, SECTION 122-203 PERMITTED
USES; SECTION 122-204 CONDITIONAL USES; DIVISION 9 C-2
GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, SECTION 122-223 PERMITTED
USES; DIVISION 10 CBD CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, SECTION
122-243 PERMITTED USES; SECTION 122-247 OFF STREET PARKING;
ARTICLE V SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS, SECTION
122-342 SPECIAL SETBACKS; SECTION 122-343 FENCES AND WALLS;
FIGURE 122-343A; SECTION 122-347 OPEN AIR SALES; SECTION 122-
348 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
EFFECTIVE DATE, AND PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, the City of
Clermont Planning and Zoning Commission, acting as the Local Planning Agency of the City,
has held a public hearing on March 2, 2010 and following such hearing found this Ordinance to
be in the best interests of the City of Clermont, and recommended that the City Council adopt
this Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Clermont desires to amend Chapter 86
Administration, Article IV Variances, Section 86-175 Time limit for Commencing Construction;
Chapter 102 Signs, Section 102-25 Illustrations, Figures 102-25A through 102-25F; Chapter 122
Zoning, Article III Districts, Division 8 C-1 Light Commercial District, Section 122-203
Permitted Uses; Section 122-204 Conditional Uses; Division 9 C-2 General Commercial District,
Section 122-223 Permitted Uses; Division 10 CBD Central Business District, Section 122-243
Permitted Uses; Section 122-247 Off Street Parking; Article V Supplementary District
Regulations, Section 122-342 Special Setbacks; Section 122-343 Fences and Walls; Figure 122-
343A; Section 122-347 Open Air Sales; Section 122-348 Temporary Structures; of the City of
Clermont's Code of Ordinances; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Clermont, Florida as follows:
SECTION 1.
The City Council of the City of Clermont has the authority to adopt this Ordinance pursuant to
Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida and Chapter 163 and 166, Florida Statutes.
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SECTION 2.
The City of Clermont Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:
Chapter 86. ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE IV. VARIANCES.
Sec. 86-175. Time limit for commencing construction.
When any variance is granted, construction of the structure or other variance item must begin
within two years from the date of grant. It shall be the obligation of the owner to file written
notice with the administrative official and director of planning that he has begun the proposed
construction. If no such notice is filed, the variance shall automatically lapse.
Chapter 102. SIGNS
Sec. 102-25. Illustrations.
The following figures depict standards relevant to this chapter.
FIGURE 102-25A. SIGN TYPES
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All signage must be submitted to the Planning & Zoning Department for review and
approval prior to building permit application.
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FIGURE 102-25B. GENERAL AREA CALCULATION FORMULA
Area = Height x Width
Use a geometric figure around entire outer limits of the sign lettering
and logo area (if used)
Sign area=%BxH
Not to Scale
Wall sign example:
Width
Height anny's Dine
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FIGURE 102-25C. SIGN AREA: WALL SIGNS
Sign on wall, painted or channel letters
Area = Height x Width
Use a geometric figure around entire outer limits of the sign lettering
and logo area (if used)
Cabinet signs use all cabinet area for area calculation
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FIGURE 102-25D. SIGN AREA: WINDOW SIGNS
Sign painted on window or displayed in window. Maximum 25 percent of window area.
Area = Height x Width
Use a geometric figure around entire outer limits of the sign lettering
and logo area (if used)
Glass areas separated by less than a 6 inch frame shall be counted as one area. Multiple signs
maybe counted separately toward to total square feet in such areas.
Cabinet signs use all cabinet area for area calculation
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FIGURE 102-25E. SIGN AREA: GROUND SIGNS
Width
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Sign base
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horizontal width of the sign surface
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Sign Area = Height x Width
Height
2' min.
Use geometric figure around entire outer limits of the sign lettering and
logo area (if used)
Cabinet signs use all cabinet area for area calculation (figure above)
Signs with two faces: Area = (Height) x (Width) of largest sign face area
Natural grade shall be construed to be the lower of:
a. Existing grade before construction, or
b. The newly established grade after construction, exclusive of any filling, mounding
or excavating solely for the purpose of placing the sign
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FIGURE 102-25F. SIGN AREA: GROUND SIGNS and PROJECTING SIGNS
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Sign with four faces (4HW):
Area = (4) x (Height) x (Width) of largest sign face area
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Three dimensional Sign (2HL)
Area = (2) x (Height) x (Width)
Use geometric figure around entire limits of the sign lettering
and logo area (if used)
Maximum 2 foot projection
Height
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Chapter 122. ZONING
ARTICLE III. DISTRICTS
DIVISION 8. C-1 LIGHT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
Sec. 122-203. Permitted uses.
(a) Generally.
Permitted uses in the C-1 District are as follows:
(1) Retail businesses which supply commodities on the premises, such
as but not limited to groceries, baked goods or other foods, drugs,
dry goods, clothing, decorations, hardware, furniture, appliances,
sporting goods, flowers, etcetera.
(2) Personal service establishments, such as but not limited to beauty
shops or barber shops, tailor or dressmaking shops, shoe repair,
music, dancing and photographic studios and dry cleaners.
Permanent makeup service may be allowed as an accessory use
(with a business tax receipt, and with medical supervision) within
an existing salon, beauty shop, barber shop, medical office, or
similar use. Such service shall be limited to the face area and
would consist of cosmetic permanent makeup for eyeliner,
eyebrow and mouth/lip liner definition.
(3) Professional offices, doctor offices, banks, loan companies,
insurance and real estate offices, and similar businesses.
(4) Dwelling units permitted in the R-3 District, provided that
they meet the regulations of the R-3 District.
(5) Buildings, structures and uses maintained or operated by the city.
(6) Lodges and clubs.
(7) Churches and places of religious worship, less than one (1) acre or
5,000 square feet or less.
(b) Floor space.
Any business establishment or structure proposing to occupy more than
5,000 square feet of floor space shall require a conditional use permit. The
floor area ratio for any structure shall not exceed that identified by policies
of the adopted comprehensive plan.
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(c) Uses to be enclosed; outdoor storage.
All uses must be within a completely enclosed building, except for
outdoor storage, which must be screened from public streets and adjacent
property.
(d) Sidewalk use.
Restaurant or food service business establishments may utilize outside
private sidewalk area adjacent to the business for patron use to include
non-fastened small tables and chairs, or benches during business hours
only. Businesses which utilize this type of sidewalk use shall maintain at
least a four (4) foot wide open area for passage from one property to the
next, from the inside of any curb toward the business front, and in
accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Where such
four (4)-foot open space is not available, table or chairs shall be allowed.
All such uses shall be approved by the applicable City Administrator.
Number and size limitations are as follows:
1. Limited to fifty (50) percent of restaurant frontage as approved by
the Planning & Zoning Department.
2. Maximum number of tables and chairs: four (4) tables with
maximum four (4) chairs each.
3. Maximum table width: four (4) feet.
4. Umbrellas may be utilized provided they adhere to the four-foot
clearance for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) access and
do not have any advertising unless approved by the Planning &
Zoning Department.
(e) Restaurants or similar food service business establishments with larger
outdoor seating area available that can be isolated, may be permitted with
the following provisions:
1. Site plan approval is required by the Site Review Committee.
Location and any separation from other uses (sidewalks, parking,
landscape, etcetera) must be demonstrated and maintained.
2. Separation or isolation from other uses may be provided with
decorative fencing (no chain link is permitted), landscaping, or
similar materials as approved by the Site Review Committee.
3. Outdoor seating cannot exceed more than half the total square feet
or number of seats, whichever is less, of the indoor seating area.
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4. Any outdoor seating shall be provided for with approved parking
spaces according to the Land Development Code.
5. All sidewalks and pedestrian access areas shall maintain
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility.
6. No advertising shall be permitted on table umbrellas or fencing
material unless approved by the Planning & Zoning Department.
7. Required landscaping must be maintained in accordance with the
Clermont Land Development Code.
Sec. 122-204. Conditional uses.
(a) Conditional uses in the C-1 District are as follows:
(1) Retail businesses, personal service establishments, professional
offices, lodges and clubs and churches greater than 5,000
square feet; provided, however, that no retail establishment may
occupy more than 100,000 square feet.
(2) Public or semipublic facilities or structures not maintained or
operated by the city and not listed under permitted uses (such as
operated by any other unit of government).
(3) Utility facilities (such as electrical transformers, gas regulator
stations, etcetera).
(4) Hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and funeral homes.
(5) Nursery schools, kindergartens or child care centers, provided the
outdoor play area is enclosed by a fence at least four feet high and
all state requirements are met.
(6) Cemeteries.
(7) Private schools.
(8) Mobile home parks per Article V of this Chapter.
(9) Planned unit developments per Article IV of this Chapter.
(10) Convenience stores and gas stations.
(11) Laundries.
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(12) Automobile and truck services.
(13) Restaurants and lounges.
(14) Bed and breakfast inns per Article V of this Chapter.
(b) In case of uncertainty of the classification of any use, uses may be
permitted which, after consideration by the Planning and Zoning
Commission and approval by the City Council, are not more obnoxious to
the district than uses provided in this section. All conditional uses must be
provided per chapter 86, article III, division 3.
(Ord. No. 281-C, § 1(ch. 7), 11-8-94; Ord. No. 299-C, § 2, 6-27-00)
DIVISION 9. C-2 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
Sec. 122-223. Permitted Uses.
(a) Generally.
Permitted uses in the C-2 district are as follows:
(1) Retail businesses: Any retail business or service, including the sale
of goods and services for resale, as long as it is incidental to and in
conjunction with a retail business.
(2) Personal service establishments, such as but not limited to beauty
shops or barber shops, tailor or dressmaking shops, shoe repair,
music, dancing and photographic studios and dry cleaning
establishments. Permanent makeup service may be allowed as an
accessory use (with a business tax receipt, and with medical
supervision) within an existing salon, beauty shop, barber shop,
medical office, or similar use. Such service shall be limited to the
face area and would consist of cosmetic permanent makeup for
eyeliner, eyebrow and mouth/lip liner definition.
(3) Professional offices, doctors offices, banks, loan companies,
insurance and real estate offices and similar businesses.
(4) Automobile and truck services, carwashes, and automobile, truck,
boat and farm equipment sales.
(5) Recreation facilities, theaters, including drive-ins, bowling alleys,
skating rinks, billiard halls, miniature golf courses, driving ranges
and tourist attractions.
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(6) Restaurants and lounges.
(7) Buildings, structures or uses maintained or operated by the City.
(8) No retail establishment may occupy more than 100,000 square
feet.
(9) Lodges and clubs.
(b) Floor space.
Any business establishment or structure proposing to occupy more than
20,000 square feet of floor space shall require a Conditional Use Permit.
The floor area ratio for any structure shall not exceed that identified by
policies of the adopted Comprehensive Plan.
(c) Uses to be enclosed; outdoor storage.
All uses must be conducted within a completely enclosed building, except
for outdoor storage, which must be screened from a public street and
adjacent property.
(d) Sidewalk use.
Restaurant or food service business establishments may utilize outside
private sidewalk area adjacent to the business for patron use to include
non-fastened small tables and chairs, or benches during business hours
only. Businesses which utilize this type of sidewalk use shall maintain at
least a four (4) foot wide open area for passage from one property to the
next, from the inside of any curb toward the business front, and in
accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Where such four
(4)-foot open space is not available, table or chairs shall be allowed. All
such uses shall be approved by the applicable City Administrator.
Number and size limitations are as follows:
1. Limited to fifty (50) percent of restaurant frontage as approved by
the Planning & Zoning Department.
2. Maximum number of tables and chairs: four (4) tables with
maximum four (4) chairs each.
3. Maximum table width: four (4) feet.
4. Umbrellas may be utilized provided they adhere to the four (4)-
foot clearance for Americans with Disabilities Act access and do
not have any advertising.
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(e) Restaurants or similar food service business establishments with larger
outdoor seating area available that can be isolated, may be permitted with
the following provisions:
1. Site plan approval is required by the Site Review Committee.
Location and any separation from other uses (sidewalks, parking,
landscape, etcetera) must be demonstrated and maintained.
2. Outdoor seating cannot exceed more than half the total square feet
or number of seats, whichever is less, of the indoor seating area.
3. All sidewalks and pedestrian access areas shall maintain
Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility.
4. No advertising shall be permitted on table umbrellas or fencing
material unless approved by the City Administrative Official.
5. Required landscaping must be maintained in accordance with the
Clermont Land Development Code.
DIVISION 10. CBD CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
Sec. 122-243. Permitted uses.
(a) Generally.
Permitted uses in the Central Business District are as follows:
(1) Retail businesses which supply commodities on the premises, such
as but not limited to groceries, baked goods or other foods, drugs,
dry goods, clothing, decorations, hardware, furniture, appliances,
sporting goods, flowers, etc.
(2) Personal service establishments, such as but not limited to beauty
shops or barbershops, tailor or dressmaking shops, shoe repair,
music, dancing and photographic studios and dry cleaners.
Permanent makeup service may be allowed as an accessory use
(with a business tax receipt, and with medical supervision) within
an existing salon, beauty shop, barber shop, medical office, or
similar use. Such service shall be limited to the face area and
would consist of cosmetic permanent makeup for eyeliner,
eyebrow and mouth/lip liner definition.
(3) Professional offices, doctors' offices, banks and loan companies
(excluding drive-through facilities except with a conditional use
permit), insurance and real estate offices and similar businesses.
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(4) Dwelling units, single-family and two-family, permitted in the R-2
District, and other residential uses as permitted in the R-3 District,
provided that lot size and coverage regulations of the respective
district can be accommodated and the lot width of this district is
met.
(5) Buildings, structures and uses maintained or operated by the city.
(6) Lodges and clubs.
Sec. 122-247. Off-street parking.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, each principal use located
within the designated Central Business District shall provide or be
provided with the indicated number ofoff-street parking spaces according
to the following schedule. Those uses which base required parking
allocation on seating capacity, numbers of beds, numbers of employees
and numbers of staff members shall submit specific data and calculations
at the time of application for Conditional Use Permit approval.
(b) In an effort to foster revitalization and enhancement of the Central
Business District, parking space credits shall be granted to existing
structures and vacant land in the following manner:
(1) Existing structures located in the Central Business District shall be
given a parking space credit equal to the parking space
requirements for the current use of the structure. For structures
with more than one use, calculation of the credit is based on the
amount of square footage devoted to each particular use.
(2) For existing non-residential structures, no additional parking
spaces shall be required for a change in use to another non-
residential use, provided the square footage remains the same.
(3) Residential uses changing to nonresidential must provide parking
equivalent to those nonresidential uses as required by this section.
(4) All vacant parcels changing to either residential or non-residential
must provide parking equivalent to those residential or non-
residential uses as required by this section.
(5) Parking spaces and/or parking space credits shall remain the sole
possession of the property for which they were initially provided.
Parking space credits shall not be transferable from one business
location to another business location.
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(6) Single-family residential structures and vacant parcels shall be
given credit for two spaces and multifamily structures shall be
given credit for 1.5 spaces per unit.
(c) Vacant property being developed for new residential or non-residential
uses, shall be required to provide_off-street parking spaces located on the
same parcel as the use they are intended to serve, A parking plan shall be
provided with all applications for individual development
approval which shall clearly and accurately designate the required parking
spaces, required landscaped areas and planter islands, access aisles and
driveways and the relationship of the parking to the uses and structures the
spaces are intended to serve. All off-street parking facilities shall be
designed and constructed in accordance with the City's adopted
Engineering Standards. Required parking spaces are as follows:
(1) Retail business, personal service and office establishments: One
parking space for each 400 square feet of floor space.
(2) Hospitals, clinics, adult congregate living facilities and nursing
homes: One parking space for each four beds, plus one space for
each four employees, including staff members and nurses.
(3) Nursery schools, kindergartens or child care centers, public,
vocational and professional schools: One parking space for each
300 square feet of classroom space, plus one space for each staff
member, plus one space for each four employees.
(4) Churches and funeral homes: One parking space for each four seats
in the sanctuary or assembly room.
(5) Restaurants and lounges: One parking space for each 200 square
feet of floor area devoted to patron use, plus one space for each
four employees.
(6) Lodges and clubs: One parking space for each fifty (50) square feet
of floor area.
(7) Theaters, cinemas and auditoriums: One parking space for each
eight seats in the assembly room.
(8) Bed and breakfast: One parking space for each accommodation.
(9) Automotive services: Four parking spaces for each bay, grease
rack or similar facility, plus one space for each employee.
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(10) All dwelling units: Two parking spaces per dwelling unit.
(11) Planned unit developments: Parking space requirements for
planned unit developments shall be based upon the aggregate sum
of all proposed uses.
(12) Hotels and motels: One parking space for each accommodation,
plus one space for every three employees.
(d) Determination for unlisted uses or alternative parking.
If the proposed use is not listed or compatible with a use listed in the
Table of minimum parking space requirements, the Planning & Zoning
Director, who after consultation with the Site Review Committee, shall
make a determination of the appropriate parking for the proposed use. In
reaching the determination, the Director shall consider and be guided by
the requirements for similar uses, the number and kind of vehicles likely
to be attracted to the proposed use, parking requirements of such uses in
other jurisdictions, special conditions or situations of the proposed use, or
a combination of sources.
ARTICLE V. SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Sec. 122-342. Special setbacks.
(b) Special setbacks are as follows:
Structure or building feature Special setback
Driveways Must maintain at least a five foot setback from a
side lot line for landscaping, and maybe located
in the rear yard no closer to the rear lot line than the
required side yard setback. One shared driveway
may be used with site plan approval.
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Sec. 122-343. Fences and walls.
(c) Height.
(1) For residential uses, no fence, wall, or retaining wall shall exceed
four feet in height from the front building line to the front lot line,
or exceed six feet in height from the front building line to the rear
property line. For corner lots, also known as double frontage lots,
no fence, wall or retaining wall shall exceed four feet in height in
front of the front setback line of the established district, for the
street-side front facing a street or right-of--way. (See Figure 122-
343A.) Decorative columns and pillars may extend up to one foot
above the maximum fence or wall height.
AND
(8) Single walls and tiered wall systems must provide a minimum of
five (5) feet for landscaping in front of the wall. The five-foot
landscape area shall not exceed 10 percent grade.
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Sec. 122-347. Open air sales.
(a) Generally; issuance of permit by City Manager or designee.
All retail or wholesale sales must be located within a completely enclosed
building ,unless an open air sales permit has been issued. The City
Manager or designee may issue an open air sales permit using the
following criteria:
(1) Number and duration of permits.
Two non-consecutive permits per calendar year may be issued
for a maximum of 30 consecutive days.
(2) Application for permit.
A written request must be submitted setting forth the name and
address of the applicant, the location of the proposed operation, a
description of the proposed operation, the number of days for
which the permit is desired and the property owner's permission, if
applicable.
(3) Sign.
One two-sided sign, a maximum of eight square feet in size, shall
be allowed and shall be set back a minimum of ten feet from all
property lines.
(4) Exceptions.
a. Open storage for the sale of automobiles, farming
implements, trailers, boats and gasoline is exempt from this
Section.
b. Open air sales permits for greater than 30 days or up to two
non-consecutive times per year may be issued in the
Central Business District and for shopping centers in C-1
Light Commercial Districts and C-2 General Commercial
Districts if the open air sales are directly related to the
established business on the subject site.
c. Single use/lot businesses located on State Road 50
between East Avenue and Linton Court that have existing
open air sales that have existed for more than five years
prior to the adoption of this Section shall be considered
non-conforming and may continue such open air sales
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unless or until required parking is inhibited or access to the
site becomes limited or the open-air sales use of the
property is abandoned as provided by Code.
(b) Permits for period greater than 30 days.
(1) Open-air sales permits in C-1 Light Commercial Districts and C-2
General Commercial Districts_for a period greater than 30 days or
up to two non-consecutive times per year maybe approved by the
City Manager or designee upon a showing that such use shall not
be detrimental to the health, safety or general welfare of persons
residing or working in the vicinity.
(2) Such permit may be granted upon a showing by the permittee that
the activity shall be confined to a specific parcel of property not
otherwise utilized; that the activity shall be a minimum of 100 feet
from State Road 50; and that no other open air sales permit has
been granted by the City Council within one mile, except for open-
air sales permits in conjunction with an established retail
establishment.
(3) Signs for open-air sales are limited to one two-sided sign of a
maximum of eight square feet per side.
Sec. 122-348. Temporary structures.
(a) Permit required; issuance; restrictions.
All temporary structures, including tents or canopies, shall be required to
obtain a temporary structure permit prior to erection or placement of the
structure. The following restrictions shall apply:
(1) One permit per calendar year for a maximum of ten (10) days
maybe issued through the office of the City Manager or designee.
Multi-unit developments shall only be allowed one permit per year
for the development, not one per unit.
(2) More than one permit per year_or permits for more than ten
(10) days must be requested of the City Council and shall be
considered during a public hearing.
(3) One permit per calendar year for a maximum of 30 days may be
issued for Christmas tree sales. Such permit may include a
maximum of two (2) signs or banners for advertising placed on the
site in accordance with the Land Development Code. Maximum
sign size shall be 32 square feet.
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(4) The temporary structure and signage must be removed upon
expiration or revocation of the permit.
(b) Exemptions.
Funeral tents and camping tents are exempt from the frequency
requirement, but shall not remain up for more than three days.
(c) Revocation of permit.
Temporary structure permits may be revoked if it is determined that such
action would be in the best interest of the general public.
(d) Existing temporary structures.
Existing temporary structures as of the date of the adoption of the
ordinance from which this land development code is derived shall be
given a maximum of 180 days for removal.
SECTION 3:
Should any section or part of this section be declared invalid by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such adjudications shall not apply to or affect any other provision of this Ordinance,
except to the extent that the entire section or part of the section may be inseparable in meaning
and effect from the section to which such holding shall apply.
SECTION 4:
The provisions of this ordinance shall be effective as provided by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Clermont, Lake County,
Florida on this 23`d day of March 2010.
CITY OF CLERMONT
Harold S. Turville, Jr. Mayor
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