Florida Senate - 2011                                    SB 1570
       
       
       
       By Senator Evers
       
       
       
       
       2-01356-11                                            20111570__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to billboard regulation; amending s.
    3         479.01, F.S.; revising and clarifying definitions
    4         relating to the regulation of billboards; providing an
    5         effective date.
    6  
    7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
    8  
    9         Section 1. Subsections (4) and (26) of section 479.01,
   10  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   11         479.01 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
   12         (4) “Commercial or industrial zone” means a parcel of land
   13  designated predominantly for commercial or industrial uses under
   14  both the future land use map of the comprehensive plan and the
   15  land use development regulations adopted pursuant to chapter
   16  163. If a parcel is located in an area designated for multiple
   17  uses on the future land use map of a comprehensive plan and the
   18  zoning category of the land development regulations does not
   19  clearly designate that parcel for a specific use, the area will
   20  be considered an unzoned commercial or industrial area if it
   21  meets the criteria of subsection (26).
   22         (26) “Unzoned commercial or industrial area” means an area
   23  a parcel of land designated by the future land use map of the
   24  comprehensive plan for multiple uses that include commercial or
   25  industrial uses but are not specifically designated for
   26  commercial or industrial uses under the land development
   27  regulations, in which three or more separate and distinct
   28  conforming industrial or commercial activities are located.
   29         (a) These activities must satisfy only the following
   30  criteria:
   31         1. At least one of the commercial or industrial activities
   32  must be located on the same side of the highway and within 800
   33  feet of the sign location;
   34         2. The commercial or industrial activities must be within
   35  660 feet from the nearest edge of the right-of-way; and
   36         3. The commercial industrial activities must be within
   37  1,600 feet of each other.
   38  
   39  Distances specified in this paragraph must be measured from the
   40  nearest outer edge of the primary building or primary building
   41  complex when the individual units of the complex are connected
   42  by covered walkways.
   43         (b) Certain activities, including, but not limited to, the
   44  following, may not be so recognized as commercial or industrial
   45  activities:
   46         1. Signs.
   47         2. Agricultural, forestry, ranching, grazing, farming, and
   48  related activities, including, but not limited to, wayside fresh
   49  produce stands.
   50         3. Transient or temporary activities.
   51         4. Activities not visible from the main-traveled way.
   52         5. Activities conducted more than 660 feet from the nearest
   53  edge of the right-of-way.
   54         6. Activities conducted in a building principally used as a
   55  residence.
   56         7. Railroad tracks and minor sidings.
   57         8. Communication towers.
   58         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.