AGENDA REPORT
DATE: September 22, 2025
TO: City Commission
FROM: Bill McDaniel, City Manager
SUBJECT: Legislative public hearing regarding a text amendment adding Article XIII Chapter 102, Murals (PB-2025-26).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of the proposed text amendment is to introduce regulations regarding murals proposed within commercial or industrial zoned properties within the City of Plant City.
The text below summarizes the major revisions:
Section 102-2070
* Speaks to the intent of the new Article that murals provide a content-neutral process for the review, approval, and maintenance of murals proposed within the City.
Section 102-2071
* Provides definitions for Architectural Features, Commercial Zoning District, Industrial Zoning District and Mural.
Section 102-2072
* Restricts murals to commercial and industrial districts as defined in Section 102-2071.
Section 102-2073
* Restricts murals within the Downtown Historic District from being painted on contributing buildings that have brick or sensitive materials that have not been previously covered prior to August 1, 2025.
Section 102-2074
* Establishes that murals are the responsibility of the owner of real property upon which the mural is placed and requires the mural to be maintained in good condition free from chips, stains, graffiti, defacing and fading paint.
* Establishes that any mural not kept in good repair will be deemed a public nuisance.
Section 102-2075
* Establishes the requirements for a mural permit and its requirements for submittal.
Section 102-2076
* Establishes the criteria for approval.
* Must be an original concept.
* Requires that the fa?ade where the mural is applied be in good condition and covered with protective coating to minimize deterioration from ultraviolet light and graffiti.
* Murals become the property of the property owner.
* Prohibits murals with moving parts.
* Murals shall not extend more than an inch from the wall upon which it is tiled or paint...
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