TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Approving Petition No. PMCPA-25-03560 to Amend the Village D Village District Pattern Plan (West Villages A.K.A. Wellen Park) to Update Non-Residential Wall Sign Regulations and Establish Consistent Definitions for Public/Institutional Uses and Civic Spaces; Amending Section 3.4.1. of the Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) to Incorporate the Amended Pattern Plan by Reference; Amending Section 5.3.2. of the ULDC to Require Village D Wall Signs to Comply With ULDC Chapter 5 Standards and to Provide Deemed Compliance and Legal Nonconforming Status for Certain Existing Signs; Providing for Findings, Adoption, Conflicts, Severability, Codification, and an Effective Date. (QUASI-JUDICIAL).
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Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-22, Petition No. PMCPA-25-03560, amending the Village D Village District Pattern Plan (VDPP) on first reading and continue to a second reading on, September 22, 2026.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-22, Petition No. PMCPA-25-03560, amending the Village D Village District Pattern Plan (VDPP) on first reading and continue to a second reading on September 22, 2026.
* Pros
o Eliminates Regulatory Conflicts by adopting the 2024 Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) Chapter 5, specifically Section 5.3.2, as the standard for non-residential building
wall signage for Village D.
o Standardizes definitions for public, institutional uses, and civic spaces, ensuring language
consistency with the Village District Pattern Book and the Village D VDPP.
o Ensures that while the new sign regulations take effect, they will not impact existing building wall signs or signs in the permitting process, ensuring businesses will not incur additional costs. It does this by establi...
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