1986-050RESOLUTION NO. 46
A RESOLUTION PLACING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM OF 90 DAYS UPON
THE ISSUANCE OF ANY SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR ANY SIGN TO BE
CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS DURING SUCH PERIOD OR UNTIL THE PASSAGE OF
A NEW SIGN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF SAID CITY IF
SUCH OCCURS EARLY.
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake, acting by and through the City
Council of such City is presently conducting work sessions and
beginning the writing of a sign ordinance to establish standards
regarding the use and display of advertising signs of any nature
within the City Limits of the City of Southlake and within the extra-
territorial boundaries of such city and which sign ordinance will
update and revise the present sign ordinance of said City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Southlake in order to
effect a uniform implementation of all sign placement, sign and
content of message, desires to place a moratorium upon the issuance
of any permits for display of signs until this comprehensive sign
ordinance is completed, and after the holding of public hearings and
passage by the said City Council, and the City Council has committed
to having the said sign ordinance completed within the said ninety
day period;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Southlake, Texas that a moratorium upon the issuance of permits for
the placement of any sign within the city limits of the City of
Southlake, Texas for advertising or other purposes be placed into
effect beginning on the date of the passage of this resolution and
further that said resolution apply during the application presently
pending or which are received after the date of the passage of this
resolution and that such moratorium be in effect for the period of
ninety days unless otherwise extended upon reasonable cause by the
City Council or unless a comprehensive sign ordinance has been
adopted, enacted and placed into effect prior to the expiration of
such period of time, and further that the City Council implement and
take every action necessary and required to place into effect the new
comprehensive sign ordinance governing the placement, size, and
message content as far as is legally possible for all signs to be
located within the city limits of the City of Southlake, Texas or
within its extra -territorial jurisdiction and that concurrent with
the passage of this resolution or no later than the City Council
meeting next following the meeting as which this resolution is
passed, that a schedule of work sessions and schedule of competition
and completion, including public hearing for the enactment of the
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comprehensive sign ordinance be adopted by the City Council and
adhered to so far as possible so as to 'effect the implementation of
a comprehensive sign ordinance within the period within which this
moratorium is in effect.
ADOPTED THIS day of 1986 -by a vote of
the City Council of the City of ofthlake, Texas ayes,,
6) nays, and 0 abstaining.
ATTEST:
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SXndra L. LeGrand
City Secretary
William H. Smith
City Attorney
CITY OF SO LAKE, TEXAS
BY: AorO tta, Jr. /Mayor