0506AORDINANCE NO. 506-A
SIGN ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE
REGULATION OF SIGNS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF SOUTHLAKE,
TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS AND PURPOSES FOR THE
ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS;
PROVIDING FOR ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT;
PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND REVOCATION OF SIGN
PERMITS; PROVIDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF SIGNS; PROVIDING
FOR APPEALS AND VARIANCES; PROVIDING FOR LIMITATIONS ON
THE LOCATION, SETBACK, HEIGHT, SIZE, LIGHTING AND OTHER
REGULATION OF SIGNS; PROHIBITING CERTAIN SIGNS; PROVIDING
FOR EXEMPT SIGNS; ALLOWING NONCOMMERCIAL (IDEOLOGICAL)
COPY ON SIGNS; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS HEREOF;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN
PAMPHLET FORM; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL
NEWSPAPER; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of $outhlake, Texas is a home rule city acting under its charter
adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter
9 of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the city council of the City of Southlake finds that the uncontrolled
proliferation of signs is hazardous to users of streets and highways within the City of Southlake
and will adversely affect the safety and efficiency of the city's transportation network; and
WHEREAS, the city council further finds that scenic resources are distributed throughout
the city and have contributed greatly to its economic development by attracting tourists, permanem
residents, and new businesses and cultural facilities; and
WHEREAS, the city council further finds that unless the location, number, setback
lighting and size of signs are regulated, the scattering of such signs throughout the city would be
detrimental to the preservation of those scenic resources and so to the economic base of the city;
and
WI-IEREAS, the city council has further determined that the proliferation of signs in the
city has an adverse affect on adjacent properties; and
WItEREAS, the city council has heretofore developed and adopted' a comprehensive plan
guiding the orderly and proper growth of the city in order to promote the public health, safety,
welfare and aesthetics; and
WHEREAS, the city council finds that the orderly and uniform regulation of signs is a
substantial factor in guiding the attractive and aesthetic development of properties in accordance
with the comprehensive plan and thereby avoiding detrimental impacts of signs on the appearance.
of the city; and
WHEREAS, the city council further f'mds that the regulations adopted herein allow for
a reasonable use of signs by businesses, residences and other properties for advertisement,
dissemination of protected speech and other purposes; and
WHEREAS, the city council finds that, in addition to the above f'mdings, the adoption of
this ordinance will serve the following purposes:
To preserve, protect, and enhance areas of historical, architectural, cultural,
aesthetic, and economic value regardless of whether they are natural or manmade;
To protect adjacent and nearby properties, in particular, residentially zoned
properties from the impact of lighting, size, height, movement, and location of
signs;
To protect the safety and efficiency of the City's transportation network by
reducing the confusion or distraction to motorists and enhancing the motorist's
ability to see pedestrians, obstacles, other vehicles, and traffic signs;
To enhance the impression of the City which is conveyed to tourists and visitors
by controlling the location, number, and size of signs;
To integrate sign regulations more effectively with other regulations by establishing
requirements for setbacks, height, and spacing to allow for lighting, ventilation,
and preservation of views in a manner consistent with land uses in the various
zoning districts; and
To preserve and enhance the appearance of the City and the public interest in
aesthetics, and to control and reduce visual clutter and blight; and
WHEREAS, the city council deems it necessary to adopt this ordinance in order to protect
the health, safety, and welfare of the general public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTItLAKE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
The attached regulations are hereby adopted as the Sign Ordinance of the City of
Southlake:
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the City of Southlake,
Texas, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of
such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby repealed.
Ordinance No. 506 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses,
sentences, . paragraphs and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid
judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect
any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since
the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance
of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 4.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to
comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be
fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation
is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 5.
All rights and remedies of the City of Southlake are expressly saved as to any and all
violations of the provisions of Ordinance No. 506 or any other ordinances affecting the regulation
of signs which have accrued at the time of the.effective date of this ordinance; and, as to such
accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or
not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted
until final disposition by the courts.
SECTION 6.
The City Secretary of the City of Southlake is hereby authorized to publish this ordinance
in book or pamphlet form for general distribution among the public, and the operative provisions
of this ordinance as so published shall be admissible in evidence in all courts without further proof
than the p[oduction thereof.
SECTION 7.
The City Secretary of the City of Southlake is hereby directed to publish the proposed
ordinance or its caption and penalty together with a notice setting out the time and place for a
public hearing thereon at least ten (10) days before the second reading of this ordinance, and if
this ordinance provides for the imposition of any penalty, fine or forfeiture for any violation of
any of its provisions, then the City Secretary shall additionally publish this ordinance or its
caption and penalty in the official City newspaper one time within ten days after passage of this
ordinance, as required by Section 3.13 of the Charter of the City of Southlake.
SECTION 8.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication
as required by law, and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING ON THIS ? DAY OF
,1995.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING ON THIS ff~/
~ ,1995.
DAY OF
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney
SIGN ORDINANCE
TABLE OF CONTEi~TS
ARTICLE I - IN GENEP~AL
SEC. 1 DEFINITIONS ......................
A. GENERAL ........................
ARTICLE II - ADMINISTRATION .......................
SEC. 2 RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENFORCEMENT ............
SEC. 3 SIGN PERMIT REQUIRED
SEC. 4 APPLICATION FOR SIGN PERMIT ..............
SEC. 5 FEES .........................
SEC. 6 CONDITION~uL SIGN PERMIT ................
SEC. 7 REVOCATION OF PERMITS .................
SEC. 8 INSPECTION ......................
SEC. 9 PERMIT VALID FOR ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) DAYS ....
SEC. 10 INVESTIGATION FEES: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT
SEC. 11 REMOVAL OF SIGNS ...................
A. OBSOLETE SIGNS .....................
B. UNSAFE, DILAPIDATED OR DETERIORATED SIGNS .......
C. SIGNS ON UTILITY POLES ................
D. SIGNS IN RIGHT-OF-WAYS ................
E. EXTENT OF SIGN REMOVAL ................
SEC. 12 FILING OF LIENS AGAINST PROPERTY ...........
ARTICLE III - APPEALS AND VARIANCES ...................
SEC. 13 APPEALS ........................
SEC. 14 VARIANCES
ARTICLE IV - GENERAL SIGN PROVISIONS ..................
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WIND PRESSURE AND DEAD LOAD REQUIREMENTS .......
PERMITTED SIGN STRUCq~u-RES D.ND GEI~ER3~L REGLrLATIONS
ATTACHED SIGN .....................
MONI3MENT SIGN
FREEST~L~TDING SIGN
GROUATD SIGN
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ARTICLE V -
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ARTICLE VI
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PROHIBITED SIGNS ................... 10
GENERAL ........................ 10
OBSCENE SIGNS ..................... 10
OBSTRUCTING DOORS, WINDOWS, OR FIRE ESCAPES ...... 10
OBSTRUCTING VISION/SIGHT TRIANGLE ........... 10
INTERFERENCE WITH TP~AFFIC ............... 11
PORTABLE SIGNS .................... 11
CERTAIN ILLUMINATED SIGNS PROHIBITED ......... 11
SIGNS PROJECTING ON/OVER PI/BLIC PROPERTY ....... 11
ROOF SIGNS PROHIBITED ................. 11
SPECIFIC SIGN REGLrLATIONS .................. 11
18 SPECIFIC SIGN REGULATIONS ............... 11
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SPECIFIC REGIII2kTIONS APPLIC/kBLE TO ON-SITE SIGNS
REQUIRING PEPJ4IT ................... 12
BUSINESS SIGN ..................... 12
READERBOA/~D SIGN ................... 12
ME~/BOARD SIGN .................... 12
SUBDIVISION SIGN ................... 12
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TEMPORARY SIGNS REQUIRING PERMIT ........... 13
BAI~NERS, PEArNANTS, AND STRE/kNLERS ........... 13
BALLOONS AND OTHER FLOATING DEVICES .......... 13
MODEL HOME SIGNS ................... 13
SPECIAL PD-RPOSE SIGNS ................. 14
SEABCH LIGHTS ..................... 14
CONSTRUCTION SIGNS .................. 14
DEVELOPMENT SIGNS ................... 14
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TEMPORARY SIGNS EXEMPT FROM PERMIT .......... 15
SUBDIVISION M/kRKETING SIGNS .............. 15
TRA/DESNLn~N SIGNS .................... 15
REAL ESTATE SIGNS ................... 15
WINDOW SIGNS ..................... 15
GARAGE/YARD SALE SIGNS ................ 15
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SPECIFIC REGULJkTIONS APPLICABLE TO OFF-SITE SIGNS
REQUIRING PERMIT ...................
OFF-SITE DEVELOPMENT SIGNS ..............
- EXEMPTIONS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS .............
23 EXEMPT SIGNS .....................
24 NONCONFORMING EXISTING SIGNS .............
25 SIGN COPY .......................
26 APPENDICES ......................
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ARTICLE I - IN GENERAL
1 DEFINITIONS
GENERAL
AJ~TER: To change the size, shape or outline, or type of sign or to change
the electrical lighting, except for the replacement of lamps not brighter
than the original or the replacement of a surface panel.
ATTACH: To stick, tack, nail or otherwise affix a sign to any object; to
paint, stencil, write, or otherwise mark on an object.
BUILDING: A structure which has a roof supported by walls for the
shelter, support, or enclosure of persons, animals, or chattel.
BUIL4DIN~ QFFICI~L: The Building Official of the City of Southlake, Texas,
or his designee.
COMMENCEMENT OF WORK: For construction of a sign shall be the point in
time when the sign has been delivered to the site and attachment to a
building has begun or holes are excavated for ground installation.
DILJ~PIDATED OR DETERIORATED CONDITION: Any sign which in the opinion of
the building official has any of the following characteristics:
(a) Where elements of the surface or background can be seen, as
viewed from the normal viewing distance, to have portions of the
finished material or paint flaked, broken off, or missing, or
otherwise not in harmony with the rest of the surface; or
(b) Where the structural support or frame members are visibly
bent, broken, dented, or torn; or
(c) Where the panel is visibly cracked, or in the case of wood and
similar products, splintered in such a way as to constitute an u/l-
sightly or harmful condition; or
(d) Where the sign or its elements are twisted or leaning or at
angles other than those at which it was originally erected (such
as may result from being blown or the failure of a structural
support); or
(e) Where the message or wording can no longer be clearly read by
a person with normal eyesight under normal viewing conditions; or
DISTANCE: Distance of signs from R.O.W. shall mean the shortest
horizontal distance from the nearest R.O.W. to a vertical line to the
ground from the nearest element of the sign or the shortest horizontal
distance in a straight line between the nearest elements of signs.
ERECT: TO build, construct, attach, hang, place, suspend or affix. This
shall also include the painting of signs on the exterior surface of a
building or structure.
FACADE: Any separate face of a building, including parapet walls and
omitted wall lines, or any part of a building which encloses or covers
usable space. Where separate faces are oriented in the same direction, or
in the directions within 45 degrees of one another, they are to be
considered as part of a single facade.
GROSS SURFACE AREA OR AREA QF A SIGN: The area of the smallest rectangle
which includes the extreme limits of the sign, excluding the supporting
structure for the sign. Methods of area measurement shall be in
accordance with Appendix 'A'.
HEIGHT: As applied to a sign, height shall be measured as the vertical
distance between the highest part of the sig]l or its supporting structure,
whichever is higher, and natural grade at the center of the base of the
sign (see Appendix 'A' for clarification).
ILLUMINATION: The enhancement of a sign utilizing electric lights,
luminous tubes or other similar means.
LEASE SPACE: An area of a building separated internally and intended for
use by an individual tenant.
LOGO: Any design or insignia of an organization, individual, company, or
product which is commonly used in advertising to identify that
organization, individual, company, or product.
OBSOLETE: Any sign which advertises a business, use or purpose that is no
longer in existence.
PAD SITE: A tract, lot, or land lease intended for the single use of a
freestanding building typically adjacent to street R.O.W. and may also be
a portion of a tract or lot.
SETBACK: The distance from the closest portion, whether the support or
edge of the sign, to the right-of-way.
SIGHT TRIANGLE: There shall be two different sight triangles as depicted
in the Subdivision Ordinance. One shall be for public and/or private
street intersections and the other for the intersection of private non-
single family driveways with public or private streets.
SIGN: Every sign, name, number, identification, description, and
announcement, declaration, demonstration, device, display, flag, banner,
pennant, illustration, logo, balloon, streamer, valance, advertising
display, poster, beacon, light or insignia, and structure supporting any
of the same, affixed directly or indirectly to or upon any building or
outdoor structure, or erected or maintained upon a piece of land, which
directs attention to any object, project, service, place, activity,
person, institution, organization, or business.
$_I_C~: Any sign attached to,
part of a building (including canopy
encloses or covers usable space.
applied on, or supported by any
facia, walls and awnings) which
SIGN, BANNER: A temporary flag, cloth, flexible plastic or canvas
material
SIGN, BUSINESS: A permanent on-site sign that is used to identify a
business, profession, organization, institution, service, product,
activity or other nonresidential use conducted, sold or offered on the
site where such sign is located. This sign may also identify the name of
the site or development or may identify the occupants within the site or
development.
SIGN, CONSTRUCTION: A temporary on-site sign identifying the property
owner, architect, contractor, engineer, landscape architect, decorator, or
mortgagee engaged in the construction or improvement of the site on which
the sign is located.
SIGN. DEVELOPMENT: A temporary sign providing identification or
information pertaining to a residential or commercial development to
include builders within that development.
SIGN. DIRECTIONAL: A permanent on-site si~n intended to aid in vehicular
movement on the site.
SIGN, DIRECTORY: A temporary on-site sign providing direction to or
identifying the buildings in the subdivision.
SIGN. ENTRY: Any permanent on-site sign identifying a residential
subdivision and located on-site.
SIGN. FREESTANDING: Any sign connected to the ground by legs, poles, or
other supports and which is not an attached, portable, monument, or
vehicular sign.
SIGN, ~ARA~E/YARD SALE: A temporary sign intended to advertise garage
sales or yard sales.
SIGN. GOUERNMENT: A sign erected by or on behalf of a federal, state or
local government or an agency thereof.
SIGN, ~RQUND: Any temporary sign erected on vertical framework
primarily for real estate sales, political, and Subdivision
signs.
and used
Marketing
SIGN, MENI/BOARD: A sign which displays a menu and pricing for food
services and may include an audible speaker and microphone integral to the
sign.
SIGN. MODEL HOME: A temporary real estate sign identifying a homebuilders
model home open for inspection.
SIGN, MONUMENT: ~kny sign which is connected to the ground and which has
no clear space for the full width of the sign between the bottom of the
sign and the surface of the ground.
SIGN, OFF-SITE: A sign which directs attention to a business, commodity,
service, good, product, or entertainment not related to the site upon
which such sign is located or to which it is affixed.
SIGN, ON-SITE: Any sign, the content of which relates to the site on
which it is located, referring exclusively to businesses, commodities,
services, products, goods, or entertainment on the site, or the sale,
lease, or construction of those sites
SIGN~ POLITICAL: A type of off-site sign which refers only to the
candidates or issues involved in a political election.
SIGN. PORTABLE: Any sign which is not attached or affixed to the ground,
a building, vehicle, or other fixed structure or object. Portable signs
include those signs installed on wheels, trailers, skids, and similar
mobile structures.
SIGN, READERBOARD (electr0nic): A si~n that utilizes alternating
electronic data control components.
SIGN. READERBOARD (manual): A sign comprised of non-permanent letters,
numerals or symbols, which allows a change of sign copy by adding,
removing or rearranging said letters, symbols or numerals.
SIGN. REAL ESTATE: A temporary sign intended to advertise real estate for
sale or lease.
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SIGN. SPECIAL PURPOSE: A temporary sign, other than a real estate sign,
garage or yard sale sign, that is either on-site or off-site that provides
identification or information pertaining to a special event or occurrence.
SIGN. SUBDIVISION MARKETING: A temporary sign used to market or advertise
residential subdivisions and builders and direct interested persons to the
subdivision location.
SIGN, TEMPORARY: Any sign constructed of cloth, canvas, light fabric,
cardboard, wallboard, or other like materials, with or without frames, and
any t!~pe sign not permanently attached to the ground, wall, or building,
intended to be displayed for a short period of time only.
$I~N, TRADESMAN: A temporary on-site sign identifying the contractor
performing a construction trade on the site.
SIGN. VEHICULAR: Any sign which is affixed to a vehicle.
SIGN. WINDOW: Any sign located on the internal and/or external surface of
the window, or is located within two feet (2') of the window, of any
establishment.
SITE: A lot, tract or pad site.
ARTICLE II - ADMINISTRATION
SEC. 2
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENFORCEMENT
It is the responsibility of the Building official to interpret, administer
and enforce the requirements of this ordinance.
SEC. 3
SIGN PERMIT REQUIRED
No person shall erect, alter or display any sign nor shall any person
allow the erection, alteration or display of any sign upon any property
within the City ownned or controlled by him without first obtaining a
permit to do so from the City of Southlake, except as hereinafter
provided.
SEC 4
APPLICATION FOR SIGN PERMIT
Application for a permit shall be made as required by this ordinance and
the following information shall be submitted as separate documents:
Application form shall be completed.
General plan that illustrates:
Location of the building, structure, or tract to which or upon
which the sign is to be attached or erected.
Position of the si~n in relation to rights-of-way, easements,
buildings, structures, existing signs, etc.
Sign drawing that illustrates height, length, width, and all other
dimensions associated with the sign.
Letter from ovzner of the property stating that the applicant has
permission to erect such signs.
SEC.
5 FEES
All fees for sign permits shall be in accordance with the current fee
schedule adopted by the City Council.
SEC, 6
CONDITIONAL SIGN PERMIT
GENERAL: Notwithstanding anything in this ordinance to the contrary, the
erection of a sign or signs may be approved pursuant to this section under
a conditional sign permit approved by the City Council. The purpose of
this section is to allow for a specialized review of signs which may not
be appropriate generally without certain restrictions, but which, if
controlled as to the number, size, height, color, location, lighting, or
relation to adjacent properties, would promote the health, safety, and
welfare of the community. Conditional permitting of signs shall not be
based upon the content of the sign, but is intended to allow for the
evaluation of the physical impact of the proposed sign on adjacent
properties and to ensure adequate mitigation of potentially unfavorable
factors, such as the number, size, height, color, location, lighting, and
other potentially unfavorable impacts.
APPLICATION: An application for a conditional sign permit shall be
submitted to the Building Official and shall include all documents as
required by Section 4 of this ordinance. Additionally, the applicant
shall submit construction plans drawn by a registered professional
engineer or architect in the State of Texas and also provide renderings of
the particular sign types, facades, materials, compositions, dimensions,
lighting, and colors.
FEES: Fees for conditional sign permits shall be determined in accordance
with the adopted Uniform Administrative Code utilizing Table NO. 3-A.
SEC. 7
REVOCATION OF PERMITS
The Building Official may suspend or revoke any permit issued under the
provisions of this ordinance whenever it is determined that the permit is
issued in error or on the basis of incorrect or false information
supplied, or whenever such permit is issued in violation of any of the
provisions of this ordinance or any other ordinance of this City or laws
of this state or the federal government. Such suspension or revocation
shall be effective when co~unicated in writing to the person to whom the
permit is issued, the owner of the sign, or the owner of the site upon
which the sign is located. Upon such revocation, all construction related
to the revoked permit shall cease.
A person may appeal the revocation of the sign permit to the City Council
by filing an appeal in accordance with this ordinance. The City Council
shall approve, reverse, or modify the suspension or revocation and such
decision shall be final.
Upon final determination that the permit is properly revoked, any portion
of the sign in place as a result of the permit shall be removed within 10
days by the owner of the sign or the owner of the site on which the sign
is located. Failure to remove the sign shall be deemed a violation of
this ordinance.
SEC. 8 INSPECTION
SEC 9
The Building Official shall periodically inspect each sign regulated by
this ordinance for the purpose of ascertaining whether the same is
obsolete and whether it is in need of removal or repair.
PERMIT VALID FOR ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) DAYS
If the work authorized by a permit issued under this ordinance has not
been commenced within one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of
issuance, the permit shall become null and void.
SEC. 10 IN~ESTIGATION FEES: WORK WITHOLVf A PER~4IT
I~ESTIGATION. Whenever any work for which a permit is required by this
ordinance has been commenced or completed without first obtaining a
permit, a special investigation shall be made before a permit may be
issued for such work.
FEE. A~ investigation fee, in addition to the pe~it fee, shall be
collected whether or not a permit is then subsequently issued. The
investigation fee shall be equal to the amount of the permit fee required
by this ordinance.
SEC. 11 REMOVAJ~ OF SIGNS
OBSOLETE SIGNS. Any sign which the Building Official determines to be
obsolete, shall be removed by the permit holder, owner of the si~n or
owner of the site on which the si~n is located within ten (10) days after
receiving written notification to do so from the Building Official. Upon
failure to comply with such notice or to file an appeal of the decision
in accordance with this ordinance, the Building Official is authorized to
cause the removal of such si~n, and any expense incident thereto shall be
paid by the permit holder, owner of the si~n or owner of the site on which
the sign is located.
UI~SAFE DII~%PIDATED OR DETERIOR3%TED SIGNS. If the Building Official
determines that any sign is unsafe or insecure, or is dilapidated or
deteriorated, he shall give written notice to remove or replace (in
accordance with this ordinance) said sign to the person or persons
responsible for such sign. If the permit holder, ow~ner of the sign or
o~er of the site on which the sign is located fails to remove or repair
the sign within ten (10) days after such notice or to file an appeal of
the decision in accordance with this ordinance, the Building Official is
hereby authorized to cause the removal of such sign. Nothing contained
herein shall prohibit the immediate removal, without notice, of any sign
or portion of a sign which is determined by the Building Official to be an
in,mediate threat or danger to the public health, safety, or welfare. Any
expense incident to the removal of a si~n pursuant to this paragraph shall
be paid by the permit holder, owner of the sign or owner of the site on
which the si~n is located. The removal of the sign or portion of the sign
shall be limited to the extent necessary to eliminate the threat to the
public health, safety, and welfare.
SIGNS ON UTILITY POLES. It shall be prohibited to attach any sign to a
utility pole located upon any public right-of-way or utility easement and
any sign so placed may be removed by City personnel. The permit holder,
owner of the sign or owner of the site on which the si~n is located shall
be charged a sign recovery fee in accordance with the city fee schedule
to recover such sign from the City unless the permit holder or owner
satisfactorily establishes that such si~n was not placed in the right-of-
way by the owner of such si~n or by any authorized agent, representative,
or employee of said owner. Any such si~n removed by City personnel may be
held for a period of seventy-two (72) hours and upon expiration of such
time may be disposed of. The City is not required to notify the permit
holder or o~a~er of the si~n that it has been picked up or that disposal of
the sign is imminent.
SIGNS IN RIGHTS-OF-WAY. Any sign that is erected, constructed or
otherwise located within or upon public right-of-way may be removed by
City Personnel and the permit holder or owner of such si~ shall be
charged a sign recovery fee in accordance with the city fee schedule to
recover such sign from the City. No such fee shall be charged if the
permit holder or o~rner satisfactorily establishes that such sign was not
placed in the right-of-way by the permit holder or ow~er of such sign or
by any authorized agent, representative or employee of said owner. Any
such sign removed by City personnel may be held for a period of seventy-
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two (72) hours and upon expiration of such time may be disposed of. The
City is not required to notify the permit holder or owner of the sign that
it has been picked up or that disposal of the sign is imminent.
EXTENT OF SIGN REMOVAL: The Building Official shall determine to what
extent the elements of the sign must be removed to comply with this
section. This may include any of the following, but is not limited to the
following:
SIGN COPY: Removal of the text or copy portion of the sign.
SIGN BOX: Removal of the portion of the sign excluding
structural support of the sign.
ENTIRE SIGN: Removal of all structural elements of the sign.
FILING OF LIENS AGAINST PROPERTY
the
The city is authorized to file a lien against any property which is not
otherwise exempt to recover expenses incurred by by the city for the
removal of a sign or portion of a sign from the property, pursuant to
Section liE.
ARTICLE III - APPEALS AND VARIANCES
SEC. 13 APPEALS
Any decision rendered by the Building Official under this ordinance may be
appealed to the City Council by any person, agent, or representative
affected by such decision. Such appeal must be received within ten (10)
days after the placement of a letter in the U.S. mail addressed to the
address on the permit or the address of the current o~rner of record in the
County tax records which states the written decision which has been
rendered by the Building Official. Such appeal shall be filed in writing
with the Building Official specifying the grounds on which the appeal is
based. The Building Official shall forthwith transmit to the City Council
all documents pertaining to the appealed action. The City Council shall
hear the appeal at a City Council meeting as soon as practicable
thereafter to determine whether the decision of the Building Official was
in accordance with all ordinances and regulations. The decision of the
City Council shall be final.
SEC. 14 ~
The City Council may authorize variances to any requirements regarding
number of signs, area, height, setback, or any other aspect involved in
the sign permitting process. In granting any variance, the City Council
shall determine that a literal enforcement of the sign regulations will
create an unnecessary hardship or a practical difficulty on the applicant,
that the situation causing the unnecessary hardship or practical
difficulty is unique to the affected property and is not self-imposed,
that the variance will not injure and will be wholly compatible with the
use and permitted development of adjacent properties, and that the
gr~nting of the variance will be in harmony with the spirit and purpose of
this sign ordinance. A person may request a variance from the Sign
Ordinance by filing the request with the Building official. Any request
for variance shall be accompanied by a completed application and a non-
refundable filing fee in the amount specified in the current fee schedule
adopted by City Council.
ARTICLE IV - GENERAL SIGN PROVISIONS
SEC. 15 WIND PRESSURE AND DEAD LOAD REOUIREMENTS
SEC ·
A.
Ail signs shall be designed and constructed to withstand a wind pressure
of not less than thirty (30) pounds per square foot of area and shall be
constructed to receive dead loads as required by the Uniform Building
Code. The sign permit application must include a statement signed by the
applicant which states compliance with this requirement.
16
p~RMITTED SIGN STRUCTURES AND GENERAL REGULATIONS
ATTACHED SIGN
GENERAL: Unless otherwise specifically provided, the regulations
set forth in this subsection shall be applicable to all attached
signs which are allowed under this ordinance. Signs may not be
attached to light fixtures, poles, curbs, sidewalks, gutters,
streets, utility poles, public buildings, fences, railings, public
telephone poles, or trees. The direct painting of signs on
buildings shall be prohibited except for signs less than a three (3)
square feet area used for building identification.
MAXIMUM LETTER/LOGO HEIGHT: The maximum height allowed for letters
or logos shall be based on the following criteria:
Distance From R.0.W.
Maximum Letter/Logo Heicht
Less than 50 ft.
51 - 100 ft.
101 - 150 ft.
151 - 200 ft.
201 - 250 ft.
251 - 300 ft.
301 and greater
24 inches
30 inches
36 inches
42 inches
48 inches
54 inches
60 inches
MAXIMUM AREA: 1.5 square feet for every one foot of width of
building or lease space not to exceed 400 square feet - see Appendix
'A' for further clarification.
NI/MBER OF SIGNS: Only one attached sign per street frontage shall
be allowed on any site, unless otherwise specifically provided in
this ordinance.
SIGN WIDTH: Attached signs shall be limited in width to the middle
seventy five percent (75%) of the width of any building or lease
space (see Appendix 'B' for further clarification).
ROOF LINE LIMITATIONS: In no case shall an attached sign project
above the roof line of any building, except those attached to
parapet walls and the sign may not extend above the parapet wall.
ILLUMINATION: Attached signs may only be illuminated utilizing
internal lighting. Letters with exposed neon lighting are allowed.
PROTRUSIONS: Attached signs may not protrude farther than eighteen
inches (18") from the building, excluding signs attached to
canopies.
RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY: Attached signs shall not be allowed on any
facade other than the main front of the building which faces
property zoned for single-family residential uses if the sign is
within one hundred fifty feet (150') of the property line of said
residential property.
MONUMENT SIGN
GENERAL: Unless otherwise specifically provided, the regulations
set forth in this subsection shall be applicable to all monument
signs which are allowed under this ordinance.
MAXIMUM HEIGHT: Six (6) feet, excluding monument base. The
monument base may be an additional two (2) feet in height measured
from ground level at the center of the base to the top of the base.
MAXIMUM AREA: Two Hundred (200) square feet per sign with a maximum
area per sign face of one hlzndred (100) square feet. (see Appendix
'A' for measurement criteria). The one hundred (100) square feet
maximum area per face criteria does not apply to sites having
frontage on S.H. 114.
NI3MBER OF SIGNS: Only one monument sign per street frontage,
excluding menu]~oard signs, shall be allowed on any site, ~nless
otherwise specifically provided in this ordinance.
5. MINIMI3M SETBACK: Fifteen (15) feet from any property line.
MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS: All monument sign bases shall be constructed
of the same masonry material as the front building facade on the
same site or shall be stone or brick.
ILLUMINATION: Monument signs may only be illuminated utilizing
internal lighting, or a lighting source where the light itself and
supporting structure is not visible from public R.O.W.
FREESTA/FDIN~ SIGN
1. GENERAL: Unless otherwise specifically provided, the regulations
set forth in this subsection shall be applicable to all freestanding
signs which are allowed under this ordinance.
2. LOCATIONS WHERE ALLOWED: Freestanding signs shall be located in
accordance with the fcllowing limitations not withstanding any
provisions to the contrary:
a. State Highway 114 Frontage: Freestanding signs shall be
allowed on sites having frontage on S.H. 114 or fronting on a
grade separated intersecting street and within two hundred
feet (200') of the ultimate R.O.W. for S.H. 114; however, no
freestanding sign shall be located within two hundred feet
(200') of another freestanding sign. No freestanding sign
shall be allowed closer than one hundred feet (100') to an
intersecting R.O.W. and the allocation of said si~Ins shall be
on a first come, first serve basis. Sites meeting the
criteria of section (b.) below may have a freestanding sign
even if the spacing limitation would otherwise disallow the
sign.
b. All Other Sites: One freestanding sign shall be allowed on
any site which is greater than seven (7) acres in size,
i~cl~des ten (10) or more contiguous but separate lessees and
is developed as a comprehensive development.
MAXIMUM HEIGHT: Maximum height for the sign shall be twenty (20)
feet. Further, the sign must be a minimum of seven (7) feet above
ground level except for any supporting structure.
4. Nt~XISYgM AREA: Maximum area for the sign shall be two hundred (200)
square feet with a maximum of one hundred (100) square feet per face
of sign. The sign may have only two faces and they must be
9
SEC
A.
constructed parallel to each other and no more than thirty inches
(30") of separation between the faces of the sign.
NLTMBER OF SIGNS: Only one sign shall be allowed per qualified site.
MININK3M SETBACK: Fifteen (15) feet from any property line.
~TERIDJ~ P~EQUIREMENTS: The support structure for the sign shall be
double pole and shall be constructed or covered with materials which
match the masonry portion of the principal building on the site or
shall be stone or brick. No single pole freestanding signs shall be
allowed.
ILLUMINATION: Freestanding signs may only be illuminated internal
lighting. No lighting source external to the sign may be exposed.
This does not prohibit exposed neon lighting.
RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY: No freestanding sign shall be allowed within
one hundred fifty feet (150') of any property zoned for single-
family residential uses.
GRODiqD SIGN
3.
4.
5.
GENER3~L: Unless otherwise specifically provided, the regulations
set forth in this subsection shall be applicable to all ground
signs.
LOCATION LIMITATIONS: No signs shall be placed within public right-
of-way.
MAXIMUM HEIGHT: Four feet (4')
MAXIMUM AREA: Twelve (12) square feet with a maximum of six (6)
square feet per sign face.
NI3MBER OF SIGNS: Maximum of two (2) signs per site.
17 PRQHIBITED SIGNS
GENERAL
Any sign which is not specifically permitted in Articles V and VI of this
ordinance shall be prohibited.
OBSCEN~E SIGNS
No person shall erect or allow to be displayed upon site owned or
controlled by him a sign in which the dominant theme of material taken as
a whole appeals to a prurient interest in sex, or is patently offensive
because it affronts community standards relating to the description or
representation of sexual matters, and is utterly without redeeming social
value.
QBSTRUCTING DOORS, WINDOWS. OR FIRE ESCAPES
No person shall erect or display on any site any sign which prevents free
ingress to or egress from any door, window, or fire escape.
OBSTRUCTING VISION/SIGHT TRIAI~GLE
No person shall erect or display on any site any sign in such a manner as
to obstruct free and clear vision at any location, street, intersection,
or driveway. All signs placed at any intersection shall prevent such
problem by observing a sight triangle as provided for in Section 1,
,,Definitions."
INTERFERENCE WITH TR3kFFIC
No person shall erect or display on any site any sign which interferes
with vehicular or pedestrian traffic as a result of the position, size,
shape, movement, color, fashion, manner, or intensity of illumination or
any other characteristics causing such interference. Nor shall any person
erect or allow to be displayed any sign in such a manner as to interfere
with, obstruct the view of, or be confused with any authorized traffic
sign, signal, or device, including, without limitation, signs making use
of the words "stop," "go," "look," "slow," "danger," or any other similar
word, phrase, symbol or character, or employ any red, yellow, green, or
other colored lamp or light in such a manner as to cause confusion or
otherwise interfere with vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
PORTABLE SIGNS
No person shall erect or allow to be displayed any portable si~n; except,
however, that upon a majority vote by the City Council, a conditional use
permit may be issued to any non-profit organization for an on-site
portable sign. Permits shall be issued for one thirty (30) day period
with at least ninety (90) days separation between permits.
CERTAIN ILLUMINATED SIGNS
No sign shall be illuminated to such an intensity or in such a
manner as to cause a glare or brightness to a degree that it
constitutes a hazard or nuisance to traffic. Moving, flashing,
intermittent lighted, changing color, revolving, or similarly
constructed signs shall not be allowed. It is further provided that
a sign which uses illumination to provide time of day and/or
temperature only shall not constitute a flashing sign.
No lighted sign shall be erected or displayed within one-hundred
fifty {150) feet of a single-family residentially zoned property
unless the lighting is shielded from view of the residentially zoned
property and indirect light does not exceed 1/2 lumen measured from
any property line of the residentially zoned property.
SIGNS PROJECTING ON/OVER PUBLIC PROPERTY
It shall be prohibited to erect or allow to be displayed any type of sign
on or over public right-of-way (ROW) or other public property, unless the
same be erected by the City, County, State or other authorized
governmental agency, or with the permission of the City, for public
purposes.
RQOF SIGNS PROHIBITED
A~y sign erected on a vertical framework supported by and located
immediately and entirely over the roof of a building is prohibited. The
painting or otherwise affixing of signs on a roof is prohibited.
ARTICLE V - SPECIFIC SIGN REGIrLATIONS
SEC~ 18 SPECIFIC SIGN REGULATIONS
This article regulates the type of sign structure allowed for each type
of sign permitted by this ordinance. Each of the signs identified in this
article is subject to the general sign provisions set forth in Article IV
except where modifications to the general regulations are noted.
SEC.
19 SPECIFIC REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO ON-SITE SIGNS REOUIRING PERMIT
Unless otherwise specifically provided, the regulations set forth in this
article shall be applicable to all of the following signs.
BUSINESS SIGN
PERMITTED SIGN STRUCTURE: Attached, freestanding and/or monument
MODIFICATIONS TO GENERAL REGULATIONS: None
READERBOARD SIGN
1. PERMITTED SIGN STRUCTURE: Freestanding or monument
2. MODIFICATIONS TO GENERAL REGULATIONS:
a. GENERAL: Readerboard signs (manual or electronic) may only be
approved as a conditional sign permit by the City Council.
b. MAXIMUM AREA: Cannot exceed two-thirds (2/3) of the gross
surface area per face of the sign.
c. Manual readerboard signs using alphabetical lettering must
have a lockable covering to prevent of easy access by vandals.
MEN~BQARD SIGN
1. PERMITTED SIGN STRUCTURE:
2.
Freestanding,
attached
MODIFICATIONS TO GENERAL REGULATIONS:
a. MAXIMUM HEIGHT: Six feet (6'),
b. MAXIMUM AREA:
monument and/or
MAXIMUM NUMBER
OF SIGNS:
LOCATION LIMITATIONS:
freestanding sign may
extend to ground level.
Twenty four (24) square feet. Only
one face will be allowed per sign.
No more than two (2) signs per site.
Ail menuboard signs must be located
at the side or rear of the principal
building.
SUBQIV~$ION SIGNS
ENTRY SIGN
a. PERMITTED SIGN STRUCTURE: Monument and/or attached
b. MODIFICATIONS TO GENERAL REGULATIONS:
t. MAXIMUM HEIGHT: Attached sign may not project above
top of wall
2. MAXIMUM AREA: Monument: One hundred (100) square
feet with a maximum of Fifty (50)
square feet per sign face,
Attached: Thirty-two (32) square
feet
3. MAXIMUM NUMBER
OF SIGNS:
One (1) monument sign or two attached
wall plaque signs (i.e. not a
combination thereof) per street
entrance
PERMITTED SIGN STRUCTURE: Freestanding and/or monument
MODIFICATIONS TO GENERAL REGULATIONS:
1. MAXIMUM HEIGHT: Twelve (12) feet for freestanding
2. MAXIMUM AREA: One hundred (100) square feet with a
maximum of Fifty (50) square feet per
sign face
3. MINIMUM SETBACK: Fifteen (15) feet from right-of-way
SEC.
A.
4. MAXIMUM NL~4BER
OF SIGNS: One (1) sign per street entrance
5. RESIDENTIAL
ADJACENCY: Not applicable
6. LOCATIONS WHERE
ALLOWED: Only distance measurements shall
apply
20 TEMPORARY SIGNS REOUIRING PERMIT
BANNERS, PENNANTS, AND STREAMERS
PERMITTED SIGN STRUCTTFRE: Attached
MODIFICATIONS TO GENER3%L REGULATIONS:
MAXIMUM AREA: One hundred (100) square
b. MINIMUM SETBACK:
c. MAXIMUM NUMBER
OF SIGNS:
d. DURATION:
e. ATTACHMENTS
f. ROOF LINE
LIMITATIONS:
feet (no maximum
for streamers)
Fifteen (15) feet from right-of-way
Two (2) total per site; no more than one
banner per business per street frontage
Maximum forty-five (45) days/three times a
calendar year with a sixty (60) day
separation between permits
All corners of banners or pennants must be
attached to the supporting structure
Streamers shall be allowed above the roof
line.
BALLOONS AND OTHER FLOATING DEVICES
PERMITTED SIGN STRUCTURE: Attached
MODIFICATIONS TO GENERAL REGULATIONS:
a. MJkXIMT3M HEIGHT: Fifty (50) feet to end of tether line
b. MINIMUM SETBACK: Fifteen (15) feet from right-of-way
c. MAXIMUM NTJ%fBER
OF SIGNS: One balloon or floating device having a
capacity greater than three (3) CLLbic feet
of air per site. NO limit to number of
smaller balloons
d. DURATION: Maximum forty-five (45) days/three times a
calendar year with a minimum sixty (60) day
separation between permits
ROOF LINE
LIMITATIONS:
Not applicable
MODEL HOME SIGNS
PERMITTED SIGN STRUCTURE: Monument, freestanding, and/or ground
MODIFICATIONS TO GENER3kL REGULATIONS:
a. M3~XIhK3M HEIGHT: Six {6) feet; freestanding signs may extend
MAXIMUM AREA:
C. MINIMUM SETBACK:
d. MAXIMUM NUMBER
OF SIGNS:
e. MATERIAL REQMTS:
f. LOCATIONS W~ERE
ALLOWED:
g. RESIDENTIAL
ADJACENCY:
to ground level
One hundred (100) square feet with a
maximum of Fifty (50) square feet per sign
face
Fifteen (15) feet from any property line
One (1) sign per builder per subdivision
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
D
SPECI;kL ~I/RPOSE SIGNS
1. PEP~MITTED SIGN STRUCTI/RE: Attached and/or freestanding
2. MODIFICATIONS TO GENEPg%L REGIIf~KTIONS:
a. MAXIMUM AREA: One hundred (100) square feet
maximum of Fifty (50)
face
with a
square feet per sign
OF SIGNS: Four (4) total per event or occasion
c. pLACEMEBFf TIME: May be placed thirty (30) days before the
event or occasion commences but must be
removed within three (3) days after
termination thereof. No more than twice a
year.
d. MATERIAL REQMTS: Not applicable
e. LOCATIONS ~q~ERE
ALLOWED:
f. RESIDENTIAL
ADJACENCY:
Not applicable
Not applicable
SEARCH LIGHTS
1. PERMITTED SIGN STRUCTURE: Freestanding
2. MODIFICATIONS TO GENq~R3kL REG~TIONS:
a. ~IMI3M HEIGHT:
b. FL~XISCu~4 NIJMBER
OF SIGNS:
c. DUI~ATION:
d. PUtTERIAL REQMTS:
Not applicable
Two (2) per site
Seven (7) days, twice a calendar year with
a sixty (60) day separation between
permits.
Not applicable
CONSTRUCTION SIGNS
PERMITTED SIGN STRUCTURE: Freestanding,
MODIFICATIONS TO GENERAL REGULATIONS:
a. ~UkXIMUM NIfYfBER
OF SIGNS:
b. DIrR3ITION:
monument, and/or 9round
One {1) per street frontage per site
Sign may be installed at any time after the
issuance of the building pezwnit for a
commercial development or approval of the
developers agreement for a residential
subdivision. The sign must be removed upon
the issuance of a certificate of occupancy
for a commercial development and upon the
issuance of a C.O. on ninety percent (90%)
of the lots within the subdivision for a
residential subdivision.
c. MATERI~LL REQMTS: Not applicable
d. RESIDEN~fIAL
~dDJACENCY: Not applicable
e. LOCATIONS WHERE
ALLOWED: Not applicable
DEVEL PMENT SI N
1. PERMITTED SIGN STRUCTURE: Freestanding, monument, and/or gro%~nd
2. MODIFICATIONS TO GENERAL REGULATIONS:
a. PL%XISCtrM NLrMBER
OF SIGNS: One (1) per street frontage per site
b. DIIPQ%TION: Sign may be installed at any time after the
issuance of the building pez~nit for a
C. MATERI/LL REQMTS:
d. RESIDENTIAL
ADJACENCY:
e. LOCATIONS WHERE
ALLOWED:
commercial development or approval of the
developers agreement for a residential
subdivision. The sign must be removed upon
the issuance of a certificate of occupancy
for a commercial development and upon the
issuance of a C.O. on ninety percent (90%)
of the lots within the subdivision for a
residential subdivision.
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
SEC. 21 T~MPORARY SIGNS EXEMPT FROM PERMIT
A permit shall not be required for the following signs:
A. SLrBDIVISION M3LRKETING SIGNS
PERMITTED SIGN STRUCTURE: Ground
MODIFICATIONS TO GENER3~L REGUL2%TIONS:
a. MAXIMUM NUMBER
OF SIGNS: A maximum of three signs advertising
the same item per grouping of signs
(see Appendix 'B' for further clari-
fication)
b. LOCATION OF SIGNS: No sign may be placed closer than
fifty feet (50') from an intersecting
R.O.W. Signs advertising the same
item may be no closer than ten feet
(10') apart
c. PLACEMENT TIME: 12:00 noon Friday to 12:00 noon
Monday
TRADESMAN SIGNS
PERMITTED SIGN STRUC/~3RE: Ground
MODIFICATIONS TO GENER3LL REGLU~ATIONS:
a. DURATION: Signs may only be placed after issuance of a
building permit and must be removed upon
completion of the construction trade advertised
C. REAL ESTATE SIGNS
PERMITTED SIGN STRUCTLrRE: Ground, freestanding, monument and/or
attached
MODIFICATIONS TO GENERD~L REGLrLATIONS:
a. MAXIMUM HEIGHT: Ten (10) feet for ground; below roof line
for attached
b. M3~XIPU3M ~qEA: Fifty (50) square feet
c. MAXIMUM NUMBER
OF SIGNS: One (1) sign for every five (5) acres
D. WI~qDQW SIGNS
Window signs are permitted, provided such signage does not obscure more
than fifty percent (50%) of the total window area. No illuminated window
signs shall be allowed within two feet of the window glazing except for
open/closed signs.
GAP, AGE/YARD SALE SIGNS
PERMITTED SIGN STRUCTURE: Ground
MODIFICATIONS TO GENERAL REGULATIONS
SEC ~
a. FU~XI~FOM NI3MBER
OF SIGNS:
b. P~CEMENT TIME:
Four (4) per sale
12:00 Noon Friday to 12:00 Noon Monday or
on any legal holiday
22 SPECIFIC REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO OFF-SITE SIGNS REOUIRING PERMIT
OFF-SITE DElrELOPMEN~ SIGNS
PERMITTED SIGN STRUCTLTRE: Freestanding, monument or grou//d
MODIFICATIONS TO GENERAL REGI/LATIONS
a. MJkXI~gJM HEIGHT: Fifteen (15) feet for freestanding
b. MAXIMUM AREA: One hundred (100) square feet with a
maximum of fifty (50) square feet per sign
face
c. MINIMUM
SPACING:
d. MAXIMUM NUMBER
OF SIGNS:
REQUIRED REMOVAL:
one-hundred (100) feet, measured radially
from all other off-site development signs
One (1) per subdivision plus an additional
sign for any subdivision with more than two
hundred (200) platted lots
All off-site subdivision signs must be
removed upon permits being issued to build
upon ninety percent (90%) of the lots being
advertised
ARTICLE VI - EXEMPTIONS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS
SEC. 23 EXEMPT SIGNS
The following signs are exempted from the requirements of this ordinance:
Signs on vehicles unless the sign is used or intended to be used as
an on-site or off-site sign. It shall be prima facie evidence that
a sign is used as an on-site or off-site sign if a vehicle is parked
at the same location for a continuous period exceeding seventy-two
(72) hours. No person shall attach any sign to a trailer, skid, or
similar mobile structure, where the primary use of such structure is
to provide a base for such sign or to constitute the sign itself.
This provision shall not be interpreted to prohibit identification
signs on vehicles used for business purposes.
2. Warning, security, and directional signs for parking, etc.
Government signs and signs for non-profit organizations sponsored by
government including flags, insignia, legal notices, informational,
directional and traffic signs.
4. "No Dumping" and "No Trespassing" signs.
Ail signs not visible from off the site.
Signs in public parks placed inside ballfield fencing by the City
which are intended for advertising to raise funds for recreation
programs which have copy on only one face with the copy facing
toward the interior of the field.
Political signs not within public right-of-way.
SEC~ 24 NONCONFORMING EXISTING SIGNS
Ail signs that are lawfully in existence on the date of adoption of this
ordinance may exist in their present form, but no such signs shall be
altered, or moved unless a permit be issued pursuant to the provisions of
this ordinance. Permits granted prior to the passage of this ordinance
shall be renewed only if the applicant complies with all provisions of
this ordinance.
Any legal, non-conforming sign which has been substantially destroyed or
dismantled for any purpose other than maintenance shall be deemed as
completely destroyed if the cost of repairing the sign is more than 60% of
the cost of erecting a new sign of the same type at the same location.
Under this provision, the sign shall be removed and a permit shall be
required to erect a new sign.
SEC.
25 SIGN COPY
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, any sign
authorized in this ordinance is allowed to contain non-commercial
(ideological) copy in lieu of any other copy.
SEC 26 APPENDICES
It is anticipated that the following appendices will be changed
periodically by the Building Official in response to changes in the
administration of this ordinance.
1995~
PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING ON THIS ? DAY OF ~,
~fTY SECRETARY
1995.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney
APPENDIX 'A'
METHODS OF AREA MEASUREMENT
EXHIBIT A-~
SIGN STRUCTURE: Freestanding
HEIGHT: 20'
AREA OF SIGN: 96 s.f. (8' x 12')
NOTES: Supporting structure must
be constructed or covered with the same
masonry material as the principal
building on the site or stone or brick.
51GN
EXHIBIT A-2
SIGN STRUCTURE: Freestanding
HEIGHT: 20'
AREA OF SIGN: 96 s.f. (12" x 8')
NOTES: Supporting structure must be
constructed or covered with the same
masonry material as the principal
building on the site or stone or brick.
51GN
EXHIBIT A-3
SIGN STRUCTURE: Freestanding
HEIGHT: 20' (at centerline)
AREA OF SIGN: 96 s.f. (12' x 8')
NOTES: Supporting structure must be
constructed or covered with the same
masonry material as the principal
building on the site or stone or brick.
APPENDIX
METHODS OF AREA MEASUREMENT
EXHIBIT A-4
SIGN STRUCTURE: Freestanding
HEIGHT: 20'
AREA OF SIGN: 99 s.f. (11' x 9')
NOTES: Supporting structure must be
constructed or covered with the same
masonry material as the principal
building on the site or stone or brick.
EXHIBIT A-$
SIGN STRUCTURE: Ground
HEIGHT: 4'
AREA OF SIGN: 6 s.f.
APPENDIX 'A'
METHODS OF AREA MEASUREMENT
EXHIBIT A-6
SIGN STRUCTLTRE: Monument
HEIGHT: 4'
AREA OF SIGN: 40 s.f. (4' x 10')
NOTES: NO lighting sources may
be visible.
EXHIBIT A-7
SIGN STRUCTURE: Monument
HEIGHT: 6'
AREA OF SIGN: 63 s.f. (5'3" x 12')
NOTES: The base of the sign must be
constructed or covered with the same
masonry material as the principal
building or stone or brick. Maximum
height of the base shall be 24"_
16'
EXHIBIT A-8
SIGN STRUCTURE: Monument
HEIGHT: 6'
AREA OF SIGN: 45 s.f. (4'6" x 10')
NOTES: The base of the sign must be
constructed or covered with the same
masonry material as the principal
building or stone or brick. Maximum
height of the base shall be 24".
APPENDIX
METHODS OF AREA MEASLrREMEb~F
EXHIBIT
SIGN STRUCTURE: Attached
HEIGHT: Letter Height = 24"
AREA OF SIGN: 12 s.f. (2' x 6')
NOTES: Sign area can be no wider
than 75% of the building width
(.75 x 12' = 9') and must be within
the middle 75% of the useable area.
12'
EXHIBIT A-10
SIGN STRUCTURE: Attached
HEIGHT: 4'
AREA OF SIGN: 36 s.f_ (4' x 9')
NOTES: Note that 1.5' is the minimum side
distance based on the requirement that
the sign be contained within the middle
75% of the width of the building
(.75 x 12 = 9' useable, (12'-9')/2 = 1.5'
minimum on each side.)
SIGN STRUCTURE: Attached
HEIGHT: 4'
AREA OF SIGN: 24 s.f. (4' x 6')
NOTES: Sign area can be no wider
than 75% of the building width
(.75 x 12' = 9') and must be within
the middle 75% of the useable area.
G: \ORO\S I GNS\FDT_3 - 21 .WPD 2 2
APPENDIX
SELECTED GRAPHIC CLARIFICATIONS
Section 16-A(5) Area Limitations for Attached Sig/ls
Lease NO. 1 Le~se No. 2 Lease No. 3
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Section 21-A Subdivision Marketing Signs
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SIGN ORDINANCE SUMMARY September 26, 1995
C:~ORD\SiGNS\COMPARE4.WPD
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
400 W.SEVENTH STREET•FORT WORTH,TEXAS 76102
THE STATE OF TEXAS
Inty of Tarrant
Before me, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, this day
personally appeared DAWN M. RIVERA Billing Specialist for the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram , published by the Star-Telegram Inc . at Fort Worth, in Tarrant
County, Texas ; and who, after being duly sworn, did depose and say that the
following clipping of an advertisement was published in the above named
paper on the following dates :
DATE AD INVOICE NO. DESCRIPTION TOTAL
AMOUNT
MAR 10 3142309ICL • 358 1X69 L 69 .46 31 . 74
mar10
NOTICE OF PUBLICHEAR-
I NG
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-
EN TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS that theCity Coun-
cil of the City of Southlake, - --- ---- ---
Texas,will beholding duringthegaRep9ubl is
hearingar
City Council 2�21 meeting
at 7:00 pm.`fie meeting
wl I I be held In the City Councl I
Chambers of City Hall, 667
•
North Carroll Avenue,South-
_. .__. lake,Texas. The purpose of
er he followingnoidin ncsid- ---------'c.J%% ..................... .._
erORD NANCE NO.S06-A
p ,` {y SIGN ORDINANCE ;IGNED �.--
- (BSCRIBEY ... ' ) 1O NG FOR N THE ECOMPPRORED- 1E-1 THI �- Tf'- •
Y OF CRC
HENSIVE REGULATION 1995
OF SIGNS WITHIN THE CI-
TY LIMITS OF SOUTH- NOTARY PUBLIC l� 0----- ------ LAKE TEXAS; PROVID-
ING rOR FINDINGS AND
PURPOSES FOR THE
ADOPTION OF THIS ORDI-
NANCE; PROVIDING FOR oa.�. TARRA JT COUNTY, TEXAS
-- DEFINITIONS- PROVID- - - -- ---
• TIONF AND DENFORCE-Jez
MENT' PROVIDING FOR
r THE ISSUANCE AND RE-sS
—. ." VOCATION OF SIGN PER'° _ __.-.... _...
PER-
MITS, PROVIDING FOR 18
THE REMOVAL OF SIGNS-
PROVIDING FOR
_ • APPEALS AND VARI-,�,1
1 I ANCES' PROVIDING FOR
LIMIA1'IONS ON THE LO-
C CI Y SEC:ET* RY CATION, SETBACK
Ley HEIGHT SIZE, LIGHTING
AND OCHER REGULA-
INGCET-
RTAINSS GNS-PRO-
-TEAR ALOE VIDING FOR EXEMPT ND RETURN THE LOWER PORTION WITH YOUR PAYMENT-----„,
SIGNS; ALLOWING NON-
COMMERCIAL(IDEOLOG-
ICAL) COPY ON SIGNS.
RDA ESHALLBOINC E REMIT TO : 400 W • SEVENTH, FW, TX 76102
CUMULATIVE OF ALL OR-
DINANCES•PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR A PEN- R4QD� (�Q� XX4fCkQ9(�4X.1K�DP�(l�X�Fort
�. HER FOR VIOLATIONS l' ;► I�7C 1-2051
1 çrth HEREOF; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE ICA-Irarn
PRO-
VIDING FOR PUBLICA-
TION PROVIDING FOR ACCOUNT
NUMBER C I T 5 7 AMOUNT 31 . 74
PUBLICATION IN THE OF-
FICIAL NEWSPAPER-AND
PROVIDING AN EFFEC-
TIVE 1
DATE.
City of Southlake,Texas
Sandra L.LeGrand
City Secretary
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
667 N CARROLL AVE 31. 74
SOUTHLAKE TX 76092-9595 PLEASE PAY THIS AMOUNT ,
ATTN :
PLEASE WRITE IN AMOUNT ENCLOSED
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
400 W.SEVENTH STREET•FORT WORTH,TEXAS 76102
TNF STATE OF TEXAS
inty of Tarrant
Before me, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, this day
personally appeared DAWN M. RIVERA Billing Specialist for the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram, published by the Star-Telegram Inc . at Fort Worth , in Tarrant
County, Texas ; and who, after being duly sworn, did depose and say that the
following clipping of an advertisement was published in the above named
paper on the following dates:
DATE AD INVOICE NO. DESCRIPTION AD SIZE TOT1�L 'ATE AMOUNT
MAR 24 3150749 CL . 358 1X74 L 74 . 46 34 . 04
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�"�~ ORDINANCE NO.506-A , - - - -
SIGN ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE PROVID-
ING FOR THE COMPRE-
HENSIVE REGULATION
OF SIGNS WITHIN THE CI-1 - --
TY LIMITS OF SOUTH
NG EF'OREFINDINGSOAND
PURPOSES FOR THE
ADOPTION OF THIS OR DI-' `
NANCE, PROVIDING FOR
NG FORI ANDMINIISS RA-'
TION AND ENFORCE-
, MENT- PROVIDING FOR --"--" — -"— •
THE ISSUANCE AND RE-
VOCATION OF SIGN PER-
MITS PROVIDING FOR
THE REMOVAL OF SIGNS _,,...
PROVIDING FOd -_.... .... ... ......_.. ._.
APPEALS AND VARI-
ANCES; PROVIDING FOR
LIMITATIONS ON THE LO- N E j
CATION, SETBACK
TBSCRIBED AND SWORN AHEI OTC SEE,RIGGIA 24TH DAY OF MA1ZCH, 995
TIONOFSIGNSPROHIBO- NOTARY PUBLIC frur 4
INGCERTAIN SIGNS PRO- `t
VIDING FOR EXEMPT
.. SIGNS; ALLOWING NON- .. ....... .. ......._.. -... —.
COMMERCIAL'IDEOLOG-
ICAL) COPY OF SIGNS
PROVIDING THAT THIS TARR NT COUNTY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE
LUMULAI IVE Ci ALLOR-
DINANCES PROVIDING A
A, SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
'Ai PROVIDING FOR A PEN-
T . ALTY FOR VIOLATIONS - -- - - - -
HEREOF; PROVIDING A
llih
CITY
'/,''h:, _...� PUBLIC PROVIDING
T ONIAM HE CA
�/�/ 1 JE41.L1/"91 S IN NERA D
TEVATEAEC-VD ... __. J
SECTION 4.
Any person,firm or corpo-
-TEAR ALONG T ration whovlolates,dlsobeys, RETURN THE LOWER PORTION WITH YOUR PAYMENT
_ omits neglects or refuses to
comply withor who resists the
enforcement of any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall
be fined not more than Five
Hundred Dollars(5500.00)forr REMIT TO : 400 W . SEVENTH , FW, TX 76102
each offense.Each day that a \
violation is permitted to exist
shall constitute a separateof-
F'Ir�blf -(!; ,► IVppVy4qqp�y�d�qqM q� vVa y��p�-p��yy�y y�1-2051
Port Wqrth � BY THD AND APPROVED ,RT , �n/YYl'T%CK'f�X X7fY�'!Y%�•/l'KYC`/� /Y LA THECITYCOUNCILOF
THE CITY OF SOUTH-
31509 LAKE THIS THE 215T DAY ACCOUNT AMOUNT
OF MARCH,1995 NUMBER C I T 5 7 DUE 34 . 04
z v% Gary Fickes:
' `.+ Mayor of Southlake
Attest:Sandra L.LeGrand, ---_--- _ —---
City Secretary 1
Approved as to form:
E.Allen Taylor Jr.,
City Attorney
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
667 N CARROLL AVE PLEASE PAY 34 . 04
SOUTHLAKE TX 76092-9595 THIS AMOUNT
ATTN : SANDRA LEGRAND
PLEASE WRITE IN AMOUNT ENCLOSED