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Deerfield Beach adopts ordinance to enforce snipe/temporary signs on city property, adds warning and contest process
Summary
On second reading the commission approved an ordinance to create enforcement mechanisms and penalties for snipe signs placed on public rights of way or city property, adding officer discretion to issue warnings for first‑time or mitigating circumstances and clarifying a 15‑day contest/hearing right.
The Deerfield Beach City Commission unanimously approved a second‑reading ordinance on Dec. 2 to strengthen enforcement against snipe signs and unauthorized temporary signage in public rights of way.
The ordinance amends sections 2‑377 and 2‑378 of the city code to provide an additional enforcement mechanism and a schedule of civil penalties for temporary signs placed on city property or within the public right of way. At second reading the city attorney summarized two changes made after the first reading: first, giving code…
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