Blount v. City of Coral Gables

Petitioners for writ of certiorari appeal an order of the circuit court denying the *209petition therefor and thereby affirming the denial by the city commission of the City of Coral Gables of petitioners’ application to grant a variance to permit the erection of a detached sign 2’ 6" high by 12' long constructed of masonry.

Mr. and Mrs. Blount are the owners of certain real property at 1450 Avenue Mad-ruga, Coral Gables, Dade County, Florida. In 1972 the Blounts developed their property from a vacant, unimproved lot to a four-story office building with covered parking at ground level. Included in…