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 First Reading
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.
Recommended Action Second Reading
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-22 as presented.
City Commission Options First Reading
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
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.
Standardizes definitions for public, institutional uses, and civic spaces, ensuring language
consistency with the Village District Pattern Book and the Village D VDPP.
Ensures that while the new sign regulations take effect, they will not impact existing building wall signs or...
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