Ordinance 04-2016 ZoningORDINANCE NO. 4-2016
An Ordinance Of The Town Council Of The Town Of Palm Beach, Palm Beach County,
Florida, Amending The Town Code Of Ordinances At Chapter 134, Zoning; Article IV,
Nonconformities, Sec. 134-419, Enlargement, Extension, Reconstruction Or Alteration, By
Specifying That Demolition Of A Nonconforming Building Or Structure Cannot Exceed 50
Percent Of Its Existing Cubic Footage Within Five Years Of Passing A Final Inspection;
Article IV, Nonconformities, Sec. 134-446 And Article VI, District Regulations, Secs. 134-
793, 134-843 And 134-893, Lot, Yard And Area Requirements -Generally, To Require
Architectural Commission Complete Review Of A Project Prior To Town Council
Consideration Of A Site Plan Review And/Or Special Exception Or Variance To Construct
A Single -Family Home On A Nonconforming Lot In The R -AA, R -A, R -B, R -C, R -D(1) And
R -D(2) Zoning Districts; Article VI, District Regulations, Secs. 134-793, 134-843, 134-893,
134-948, 134-1004 And 134-1060, Lot, Yard And Area Requirements, By Eliminating The
Provision Requiring The Maximum Building Height To Be Calculated Based On A Flat Roof
When A Parapet Is Used Above The Maximum Building Height; Article VIII,
Supplementary District Regulations, Sec. 134-1729, Generators And Swimming Pool
Equipment, To Require A Concrete Block Masonry Finished Wing Wall Around Generators
In Required Setbacks And Exempt Temporary Generators From Generator Regulations
When Used During Or After A Natural Disaster; Sec. 134-1757, Swimming Pools, By
Requiring A Continuous Six Foot High Hedge To Be Maintained At A Minimum Of Six Feet
Outside Of The Required Six Foot High Wall For A Swimming Pool In A Street Side Or
Street Rear Yard Setback; Amend Sec 134-1728, Air Conditioning And Swimming Pool
Heating Equipment, To Require Cooling Towers To Be Screened From Neighbors By A
Concrete Block Masonry Wall As Tall As The Cooling Tower; Article XI, Signs, Sec. 134-
2372, General Regulations Applicable to Permitted Signs, To Prohibit Light Emitting Diode
(LED) Lighting To Outline Any Building, Fence, Wall Or Any Other Structure And Only
Allow Internally Lighted Signs Or Lettering Or Back -Lit Signs By Special Exception
Approval From The Town Council And Exempt Front—Lit Signs From The Special
Exception Requirement; Providing For Severability; Providing For Repeal Of Ordinances
In Conflict; Providing For Codification; Providing An Effective Date.
WHEREAS, after a public hearing pursuant to notice required by law, the Planning and
Zoning Commission considered all testimony and recommended modification to the Code of
Ordinances; and,
WHEREAS, after public hearing pursuant to notice required by law, the Local Planning
Agency considered the Planning and Zoning Commission's Record and Report and all testimony
and recommended that the Town Council adopt the subject Ordinance; and,
WHEREAS, after public hearing pursuant to notice as required by law, the Town Council
does hereby find, determine, and declare that the public health, safety, morals and general welfare
of the citizens of the Town of Palm Beach require that the aforesaid Chapter 134, Zoning, of the
Code of Ordinances, be amended as hereinafter set forth; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PALM BEACH, PALM
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BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Amend Article IV, NONCONFROMITIES, Section 134-419, Enlargement,
extension, reconstruction or alteration, to read as follows:
Sec. 134-419. - Enlargement, extension, reconstruction or alteration.
No nonconforming building or structure shall be enlarged, extended, reconstructed or structurally
altered except, as provided for in sections 134-416, 134-417 and 134-418, or when required to do
so by law as follows:
(1) Voluntary demolition, restoration and reconstruction. A nonconforming building and/or
structure may be restored as before, enlarged, extended or partially demolished and reconstructed
provided that such demolition, restoration, enlargement, extension or expansion does not exceed
50 percent of its existing cubic footage within five years of passing a final inspection and
provided that the demolition, restoration, enlargement, extension or reconstruction of the
building and/or structure does not exceed the floor area, gross leasable area and/or cubic footage
which existed prior to the demolition, restoration, enlargement, extension, or reconstruction. All
demolition, restoration, enlargement, extension or reconstruction shall be completed within the
time schedule set forth in the construction schedule section 105.4.1.6 of the Florida Building
Code. as amended in seetion18 242. In the event such demolition, restoration, enlargement,
extension or reconstruction is not completed within the time frame required by the building code,
construction shall cease and shall not resume until the town council decides the remedy for
noncompliance, and review and approves a completion schedule.
(2) Alteration and repairs. Normal maintenance and repair and incidental alteration of a
nonconforming building or structure is permitted, provided it does not increase the area, volume
or size. A building used for single-family or multi -family residential purposes may be altered in
any way to improve interior livability; provided, however, that no alterations shall be made
which would increase the number of dwelling units. Single-family dwellings may be added onto
or partially demolished in accordance with sections 134-794, 134-844, 134-894, 134-1005 and
134-1060.
(3) Minimum flood elevation. A nonconforming building may be raised to meet the minimum
town flood elevation provided:
a. That the height as measured from the raised finished floor to the bottom of the top chord of the
roof framing member for a pitched roof and the ceiling of a flat roof does not get any taller.
b. That the overall height as measured from the raised finished floor elevation to the top of the
roof for pitched roof, and top of the ceiling and parapet for a flat roof is not an. ty aller.
c. The building footprint within the required setbacks is no larger; and is no closer to the property
line than it was prior to being raised.
d. That any new additions meeting existing lot, yard and bulk regulations.
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Section 2. Amend Article IV, NONCONFORMITIES, Section 134-446, to read as
follows:
Sec. 134-446. - Development and redevelopment of nonconforming residential lots.
(a) Vacant land located in any zoning district which does not conform to the minimum
requirements of lot dimension or lot area as required by the schedule of lot, yard and bulk
regulations for the district as given in article VI of this chapter may be developed or
redeveloped as allowed in subsections (b) and (c) provided that multi -family residential use
and single-family residential use does not exceed the maximum density allowed for the site,
as identified in Chapter 134 and the €Future ILand tiUse eElement in the tTown's
EComprehensive pPlan. Development of a single-family residential dwelling unit on a
vacant residentially zoned lot which has existed in the same configuration for a minimum of
30 years is allowed subject to subsection (b) or (c), whichever is relevant.
(b) The development or redevelopment of land which does not conform to the requirements
of lot dimension or lot area requirements in the R -C, R -D(1), R-1)(2), C -TS, C -WA, C-OPI,
C -PC, C -B and PUD zoning districts shall be subject to an application to the town council
for a variance. A variance to develop or redevelop on a lot that is deficient in lot area or
dimension cannot be considered by the Town Council until the Architectural Commission
has completed review of the project.
(c) The development or redevelopment of land which does not conform to the requirements
of lot dimension or lot area requirements in the R -AA, R -A and R -B zoning districts shall be
subject to an application to the town council for special exception and/or site plan review as
provided for in subsections 134-793(b), 134-843(b) and 134-893(b). A special exception
and/or site plan review to develop or redevelop on a lot that is deficient in lot area or
dimension cannot be considered by the Town Council until the Architectural Commission
has completed review of the project.
Section 3. Amend Article VI, DISTRICT REGULATIONS, Sections 134-793, 134-
843 and 134-893, to read as follows:
Sec. 134-793. - Lot, yard and area requirements—Generally.
(a) Schedule of regulations. In the R -AA large estate residential district, the schedule of lot,
yard and area requirements is as given in this section.
(b) Existing building lots. A single-family structure may be constructed on any existing
nonconforming lot at the time of adoption of the ordinance from which this section
derives in the R -AA zoning district if the lot is less than the minimum area and/or
dimension required for building lots in this district; provided, however, that a special
exception with site plan review would be required for an unplatted lot and site plan
review would be required for a platted lot. A special exception and/or site plan review to
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develop or redevelop on a lot that is deficient in lot area or dimension cannot be
considered by the Town Council until the Architectural Commission has completed
review of the project.
In addition, all new construction must comply with all other provisions of the schedule of
lot, yard and bulk requirements in subsection (a) of this section and provided, further, that
the owner of such lot shall not own any adjacent vacant land which would create a
conforming lot if the vacant land were combined with the lot deficient in area.
Sec. 134-843. - Lot, yard and area requirements—Generally.
(a) Schedule of regulations. In the R -A estate residential district, the schedule of lot, yard
and area requirements is as given in this section.
(b) Existing building lots. A single-family structure may be constructed on any existing
nonconforming lot at the time of adoption of the ordinance from which this section
derives in the R -A zoning district if the lot is less than the minimum area and/or
dimension required for building lots in this district; provided, however, that a special
exception with site plan review would be required for an unplatted lot and site plan
review would be required for a platted lot. A special exception and/or site plan review
to develop or redevelop on a lot that is deficient in lot area or dimension cannot be
considered by the Town Council until the Architectural Commission has completed
review of the project.
In addition, all new construction must comply with all other provisions of the schedule of
lot, yard and bulk requirements in subsection (a) of this section and provided, further, that
the owner of such lot shall not own any adjacent vacant land which would create a
conforming lot if the vacant land were combined with the lot deficient in area.
Sec. 134-893. - Lot, yard and area requirements—Generally.
(a) Schedule of regulations. In the R -B low density residential district, the schedule of lot,
yard and area requirements is as given in this section.
(b) Existing building lots. A single-family structure may be constructed on any existing
nonconforming lot at the time of adoption of the ordinance from which this section derives
in the R -B zoning district if the lot is less than the minimum area and/or dimension required
for building lots in this district; provided, however, that a special exception with site plan
review would be required for an unplatted lot and site plan review would be required for a
platted lot. A special exception and/or site plan review to develop or redevelop on a lot that
is deficient in lot area or dimension cannot be considered by the Town Council until the
Architectural Commission has completed review of the project
In addition, all new construction must comply with all other provisions of the schedule of
lot, yard and bulk requirements in subsection (a) of this section and provided, further, that
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the owner of such lot shall not own any adjacent vacant land which would create a
conforming lot if the vacant land were combined with the lot deficient in area.
Section 4. Amend Article VI, DISTRICT REGULATIONS, Section 134-793,134-
843, 134-893, 134-948 134-1004 and 134-1060, to read as follows:
Sec. 134-793. - Lot, yard and area requirements—Generally.
(a) Schedule of regulations. In the R -AA large estate residential district, the schedule of
lot, yard and area requirements is as given in this section.
(1)...
(10) Height and overall height.
a. The maximum building height is 30 feet, not to exceed two stories.
b. Maximum overall height of a building shall be the maximum allowable building
height, as defined in section 134-2, plus five feet for a flat roof and ten feet for all other roof
styles. When a par-apet is used above the maximum building height, as defined in seetie
13 4 2, the building ever -all heigh4 -A411 be ealettlated based on the flat roof style identified
above -Parapet walls extending above the maximum allowable building height shall have
appropriate architectural treatment.
Sec. 134-843. - Lot, yard and area requirements—Generally.
(a) Schedule of regulations. In the R -A estate residential district, the schedule of lot, yard
and area requirements is as given in this section.
(10) Height and overall height.
a. The maximum building height is 30 feet, not to exceed two stories.
b. Maximum overall height of a building shall be the maximum allowable building
height, as defined in section 134-2, plus five feet for a flat roof and ten feet for all other roof
styles. When a parapet is used above the maximum building height, as defined in seetie
13 4 2, the building over-all height will be ealetda4ed based on the flat feef style idefftified
above. Parapet walls extending above the maximum allowable building height shall have
appropriate architectural treatment.
Sec. 134-893. - Lot, yard and area requirements—Generally.
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(a) Schedule of regulations. In the R -B low density residential district, the schedule of
lot, yard and area requirements is as given in this section.
(10) Height and overall height.
a. The maximum building height is 30 feet, not to exceed two stories.
b. Maximum overall height of a building shall be the maximum allowable building
height, as defined in section 134-2, plus five feet for a flat roof and ten feet for all other roof
styles. W1», a parapet used above the maximum building heigh4 as defined ,.
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above. Parapet walls extending above the maximum allowable building height shall have
appropriate architectural treatment.
Sec. 134-948. - Lot, yard and area requirements—Generally.
In the R -C medium density residential district, the schedule of lot, yard and area
requirements is as given in this section:
(8) Height and overall height.
a. For single-family uses, the maximum building height is two stories, not to exceed 23'/2
feet.
b. For two-family uses, the maximum building height is two stories, not to exceed 231/2
feet.
C. For townhouses, the maximum building height is two stories, not to exceed 231/2 feet.
d. For multifamily uses, the maximum building height of a one or two-story building is
231/2 feet; See special exception provisions in sections 134-227 through 134-233, section
134-952, and article III of this chapter.
e. Maximum overall height of a building shall be the maximum allowable building
height, as defined in section 134-2, plus three feet for a flat roof and eight feet for all other
roof styles. Who a par-apet . used above the maximum building height, as defined
see ien 134 7 the building ing ..oa l height -A411 be eale,,1"ted based on the flat - „F"+.,lo
ideRl;r:°a above. Parapet walls extending above the maximum allowable building height
shall have appropriate architectural treatment.
Sec. 134-1004. - Lot, yard and area requirements—Generally.
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In the R-D(1) moderate density residential district, the schedule of lot, yard and area
requirements is as given in this section:
(8) Height and overall height.
a. For single -family uses, the maximum building height is two stories or 25 feet.
b. For two-family uses, the maximum building height is two stories or 25 feet.
c. For townhouses, the maximum building height is two stories or 25 feet.
d. For multifamily uses, the maximum building height of two-story buildings is 25 feet;
the maximum building height of three-story buildings is 35 feet. In this district, the
maximum building height for multifamily uses is three stories, with provision for a special
exception for up to five stories. See special exception provisions in sections 134-227
through 134-233, section 134-1008, and article III of this chapter.
e. Maximum overall height of a building shall be the maximum allowable building
height, as defined in section 134-2, plus five feet for a flat roof and ten feet for all other roof
styles. VAe a parapet : used above the maximum building height, as defined ; eetie..
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134 2, the bttilding e-,�er-all height 101411 be eealeulated based on the flat roof style idewified
above-Parapet walls extending above the maximum allowable building height shall have
appropriate architectural treatment.
Sec. 134-1060. - Lot, yard and area requirements—Generally.
In the R-D(2) high density residential district, the schedule of lot, yard and area
requirements is as given in this section:
(8) Height and overall height.
a. For single -family uses, the maximum building height is two stories or 25 feet.
b. For two-family uses, the maximum building height is two stories or 25 feet.
c. For townhouses, the maximum building height is two stories or 25 feet.
d. For multifamily uses, the maximum building height of two-story buildings is 25 feet;
the maximum building height of three-story buildings is 35 feet. In this district, the
maximum building height for multifamily uses is three stories, with provision for a special
exception for up to five stories. See special exception provisions in sections 134-227
through 134-233, section 134-1063, and article III of this chapter.
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e. For timesharing uses, the maximum building height is three stories or 35 feet.
f. For hotels, the maximum building height is three stories or 35 feet.
g. Maximum overall height of a building shall be the maximum allowable building
height, as defined in section 134-2, plus five feet for a flat roof and ten feet for all other roof
styles. When a pampet is used above he maximum building eigh4, as defined nin seetie
13 4 2, the building everall height 1 be ,..,1,.,,1., 0,1 based en the i 4 roof style identified
above..Parapet walls extending above the maximum allowable building height shall have
appropriate architectural treatment.
Section 5. Amend Article VIII, SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT
REGULATIONS,, Section 134-1729, Generators and Swimming pool heating
equipment, to read as follows:
Sec. 134-1729. - Generators and swimming pool equipment.
Except for generators serving a public purpose and owned and operated by the town or
temporary generators used during or after a natural disaster such as a tropical storm or
hurricane event, and which are therefore exempt from these regulations, portable or
permanent generators temporarily or permanently placed on the ground, on a stand or on a
trailer, shall not be placed in the required front, street side or street rear yard setbacks;
provided, however, not more than one such generator shall be placed in any given required
side or rear yard setback.
(1) One portable or permanent generator with an output of not more than 60 KW shall be
allowed in a required side or rear yard setback provided said generator meets the following
conditions:
a. The generator is set back a minimum of five feet from the property line.
b. The generator shall not, at any time or for any purpose, exceed the maximum decibels
allowed at the property line as set forth in section 42-228.
c. The highest point on the generator shall not exceed a maximum of seven feet above the
neighboring property owner's grade or zero datum as defined in the appropriate definition of
building height in section 134-2.
d. The generator is screened from the neighboring property owners by a concrete block
masonry finished wing wall (three -sided wall), at least four feet high or the same height as
the generator (including the height of the exhaust muffler), whichever is greater.
e. The generator's exhaust is, as much as practically feasible, vented upwards or directed
away from neighboring properties.
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f. The generator shall be used only during periods of power outages or for periodic testing
and necessary maintenance operation and shall not be used to sell power back to a power
company or for use by power customers during periods of peak demand.
g. The generator shall be operated for routine testing and maintenance purposes not more
than one time in any seven-day period and no test shall exceed 30 minutes. Testing of
emergency generators is permitted Monday through Thursday only (excluding holidays),
between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. or 2:00 pm. and 3:00 p.m.
h. Testing may be conducted when the unit is being repaired, provided that such testing
period shall not exceed 30 minutes and shall be conducted only between the hours of 10:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, excluding holidays.
i. Generators are not permitted on the roof of a building.
(2) A portable or permanent generator may be permanently or temporarily placed on the
ground, on a stand, or on a trailer outside of required yard setback areas; provided, however,
said generator meets the following conditions:
a. If the generator's output capability is greater than 60KW, it shall be placed on the
property only in conformance with the setback requirements applicable to a principal
structure.
b. The generator shall not, at any time or for any purpose, exceed the maximum decibels
allowed at the property line as set forth in section 42-228.
c. If the generator's output capacity is greater than 100 KW, it shall be subject to site plan
review as defined in sections 134-326-134-330 and shall be housed in an enclosed building
with landscaping as approved by the architectural commission or landmarks preservation
commission, whichever is appropriate.
d. If the generator is greater than 60KW and is 100KW or less, and is visible from a street
or public way, it shall be screened from the neighboring properties by a concrete block
masonry finished wing wall (three -sided wall), at least four feet high or the same height as
the generator (including the height of the exhaust muffler), whichever is greater.
e. If the generator is 60KW or less and is visible from a street or public way, its location
shall be subject to approval by the architectural commission or landmarks preservation
commission, as applicable. Intervening landscape material shall not be considered when
determining a generator's visibility.
f. The generator's exhaust is, as much as practically feasible, vented upwards or directed
away from neighboring properties.
g. The generator shall be used only during periods of power outages, periods of power
reductions resulting from the exercise of utility load control programs or for periodic testing
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and necessary maintenance operation and shall not be used to sell power back to a power
company.
h. The generator shall be operated for routine testing and maintenance purposes not more
than one time in any seven-day period and no test shall exceed 30 minutes. Testing of
emergency generators is permitted Monday through Thursday only (excluding holidays),
between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. or 2:00 pm. and 3:00 p.m.
i. Testing may be conducted when the unit is being repaired, provided that such testing
period shall not exceed 30 minutes and shall be conducted only between the hours of 10:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, excluding holidays.
j. Generators are not permitted on the roof of a building.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the director or designee may grant a waiver allowing a
generator with an output capability in excess of 60KW to be located within a required side
or rear yard setback, provided the applicant submits to the town a site plan and evidence or
testimony substantiating each of the following conditions:
a. The output of a 60 KW or less generator is incapable of providing enough electricity for
the basic necessity of occupying a building and/or protecting interiors or possessions in a
building from the damaging effects of prolonged loss of power.
b. The proposed location is not merely for the convenience or preference of the applicant,
but that there is no other location outside of the required setbacks that will provide for safe
placement of the generator.
c. The proposed location represents the minimum intrusion into the required setback(s)
necessary to safely accommodate the generator.
(4) If an administrative waiver is not granted pursuant to subsection (c) the applicant may
appeal the administrative decision to the town council pursuant to sections 134-131-134-
145.
In addition, swimming pool pumps and filters shall be allowed in a required side or rear
yard provided said equipment is placed no closer than five feet from the side or rear
property line and is enclosed in a pump house not exceeding a height of four feet. However,
any lot that fronts on two or more streets shall be allowed to place one swimming pool filter
and pump in a required street side and/or street rear yard setback provided that said
swimming pool filter and pump, in combination with a pool heater and/or air conditioning
unit does not exceed three pieces of said equipment; is set back a minimum of 25 from the
street side or street rear property line; and, is screened from view from the neighboring
property owner by a five-foot high wall and from the street by a minimum five foot high
wall and three-foot high hedge.
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Section 6. Amend Article VIII, SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT
REGULATIONS,, Section 134-1757, Swimming pools, to read as follows:
Sec. 134-1757. - Swimming pools.
A swimming pool, not to be enclosed by a structure other than a fence as required or
permitted by this Code, may be constructed within every yard area, except the required front
yard as prescribed by this chapter. However, no part of the pool structure may protrude
more than six inches above the finished ground level, and the pool walls shall be at least ten
feet from the side and rear lot lines and 15 feet from the street side and street rear lot lines.
A swimming pool in the required street side or street rear yard shall be screened by a
continuous hedge six feet in height at the time of planting, located adjacent to and exterior
of a solid wall six feet in height and maintained at a minimum of said height Said hedge
shall be located between the street and adjacent to and exterior of a solid wall six feet in
hem. In the percentage of coverage of a lot by buildings, swimming pools shall not be
counted in such computation.
Section 7. Amend Article VIII, SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS,,
Section 134-1728, Air conditioning and swimming pool heating equipment, to read as
follows:
Sec. 134-1728. - Air conditioning and swimming pool heating equipment.
(a) No portion of any air conditioning and/or swimming pool equipment shall be
located closer than five feet from a side or rear property line. In addition, such air
conditioning or swimming pool equipment within ten feet from the side or rear property line
shall be completely screened with a wall as high as said equipment from the neighboring
property. Except as provided for in subsection (b) of this section, air conditioning and/or
swimming pool equipment, in excess of two units or more than four feet in height, as
measured above the natural grade or minimum flood elevation, whichever is greater, or
occupying more than 25 square feet in total area, shall be considered an enclosed accessory
structure and shall be constructed, erected or placed in compliance with all the provisions of
the ordinance applicable thereto.
(b) In the R -AA, R -A and R -B zoning districts, where setbacks for principal structures
are increased based on a larger lot width, the air conditioning and/or swimming pool
equipment which are in excess of number, height and area restrictions identified in
subsection a of this section shall only be required to meet the minimum yard setback
requirements for an enclosed accessory structure on a minimum size lot in that district.
(c) Cooling towers shall be required to meet the same minimum yard setback
requirements as the principal structure:., and shall be screened from the neighbors and/or a
street by a three sided, concrete block masonry finished wall at least as high as said cooling
tower. If the required wall is higher than the Code allows in a setback in order to screen the
cooling tower from the neighbors and/or a street said wall shall also meet the minimum
yard setback requirement as therp incipal structure
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(d) No air conditioning or swimming pool equipment shall be allowed in a front yard
setback.
(e) Any house that fronts on two or more streets shall be allowed to place air
conditioning (excluding cooling towers) and/or swimming pool equipment in each required
street side or street rear yard setback provided that the combination of said equipment does
not exceed two in each of said setbacks; are not more than four feet in height above the
natural grade or the minimum flood elevation, whichever is greater, occupy no more than 25
square feet in total area; and are setback a minimum of 20 feet from the street side or street
rear property line and are screened from view by a wall as high as said equipment and three
foot high hedge outside said wall.
Section 8. Amend Article XI, SIGNS, Section 134-2372, GENERAL
REGULATIONS RELATED TO PERMITTED SIGNS, to read as follows:
Sec. 134-2372. - General regulations applicable to permitted signs
Under this chapter, the following shall apply to all permitted signs:
(9) Strip lighting of any nature, including neon tubing, light emitting diode (LED),
fluorescent lights, or other similar strip lighting devices, shall not be used to outline any
building, fence, wall or any other structure. In addition, strobe or flash lighting and/or neon
lighting which draws attention to a tenant space, building or structure is not permitted. Any
internally lighted or illuminated sign, lettering or back -lit sign shall not be permitted or
erected Wil -unless such illuminated sign has been approved as a special exception use in
conformity with sections 14-227 through 134-233, except that T -this shall not apply to front -
lit signs or low-level illuminated sign, less than 30 inches in height, indicating only the
street number and location of entrance and exit drives of a parking area.
Section 9. Severability.
If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can be given effect
without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are
hereby declared severable.
Section 10. Repeal of Ordinances in Conflict.
All other ordinances of the Town of Palm Beach, Florida, or parts thereof which conflict with
this or any part of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 11. Codification.
This Ordinance shall be codified and made a part of the official Code of Ordinances of the
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Town of Palm Beach.
Section 12. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect 31 days subsequent to its passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in a regular, adjourned session of the Town Council of the Town of
Palm Beach on first reading this 9`" day of March 2016, and for second and final reading on this
13th day of April 2016.
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lift. Coniglio, Mayor Michael J. Pucill , own Council President
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Richard M. Kleid, Council President Pro Tem
Danielle H. Moore, Town Council Mem., J�b --�
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Bobbie Lindsay, Tpwn Co ember
Margaret A. Zeidma�/Town Council Member
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