ARTICLE 7. SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS.
Section 7100. Sign
Standards.
A. Purpose: To establish regulations and minimum standards which directly relate to
the function
of the signs and to the intensity of development of
each particular zoning district.
B. Permit Requirements: No sign, unless herein excepted,
shall be located, constructed, attached,
or painted until a building permit has been approved
by the Chief Building Inspector in
accordance with the requirements of this section.
C. Sign Classifications and Definitions: As used in the Schedule of Sign Standards contained
in
Table 7100 D, the
following sign construction types and definitions shall apply:
1. Classifications:
a. Wall Sign: A sign which is attached or affixed to the wall of a building or is an
integral
part of the wall of a building with the exposed face of
the sign in a plane parallel to and
not more than twelve inches (12") from said wall;
providing, however, that electric wall
signs may project not more than eighteen inches
(18") from said wall. A wall sign shall
not extend above or beyond the parallel face to which
the sign is attached.
b. Projection Sign: A sign which is attached or affixed to a building
wall or structure other
than a pole and extends or projects there from a maximum
of four (4) feet.
c. Pole Sign: A sign supported by and placed upon not more than two (2) poles or
standards. Extra poles or standards in excess of two (2) may
be added with the approval
of the Building Inspector.
d. Directional Sign: A temporary pole or ground sign that directs
vehicular traffic. The
sign may display arrows, words, or other symbols to
indicate direction to the location of
developments, subdivisions, model homes, garage sales, or
businesses.
e. Reader Board Sign: A changeable copy sign with stripes or devices
attached to the face
of the sign to hold readily movable letters and
numerals. The sign may be internally or
externally illuminated.
f. Ground Sign: A sign which is supported by more than two (2) columns, poles, uprights
or braces in or upon the ground and is not a part of a
building.
g. Monument Sign: A freestanding, low profile sign with a solid base; any poles or
supports must be concealed.
h. Unified Development Sign: A freestanding sign that is supported from the grade
to the
bottom of the sign with a solid base and is used to
identify multiple tenants within a
unified development. (Ordinance No. 1479, Adopted
2. Definitions:
a. Sign: Any
object, device, structure, or part thereof, situated outdoors, which is used to
advertise, identify, display, direct or attract attention to
an object, person, institution,
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organization, business, product, service, event, or location by
any means, including
words, letters, figures, designs, symbols, banners,
flags, fixtures, colors, illumination, or
projected images. Definitions of particular functional and locational types of signs are
listed in this subsection.
b. Advertising Sign: A sign which is a primary use of land (not
accessory use) and which
directs attention to a business, product, activity or
service which is not conducted, sold,
offered or located on the premises where the sign is
located.
c. Agricultural Sign: An accessory sign identifying the farm or ranch on
which it is placed
and advertising the produce, crops, animals or poultry
raised or quartered thereon.
d. Apartment Name Sign: A accessory sign for the identification of an
apartment building
or complex of apartment buildings and located on the
premises.
e. Construction Sign: A temporary sign identifying the development on the
premises
and/or the property owner, architect, contractor,
engineer, landscape architect, decorator
or mortgagee engaged in the design, construction or
improvement of the premises on
which the sign is located. A real estate sign shall not
be construed as a construction
sign. (Ordinance No. 1570, Adopted
f. Development
Sign: A temporary sign related to the promotion
of new development and
located only on the premises involved in the development.
Builder or contractor names
may be displayed on the sign provided that at least 50%
of the sign area is devoted
towards displaying the name or promotional information of
the development being
advertised.
g. Directory Sign: An accessory sign consisting of building
identification and business
names of the individual tenants. Ordinance No. 1479,
Adopted
h. General
Business Sign: An accessory sign or
graphic device which advertises only
commodities or services offered on the premises where such sign
is located and where
such sign is not of the billboard, poster panel or
painted bulletin type but is a sign
designed specifically for the location.
i. Institutional
Sign: An accessory sign which provides
public interest information and/or
advertisement related to a school, church or similar public or
quasi-public institution
located on the same premise where the sign is located.
j.
interest information and/or related advertising for a
general business located on the same
premise where the sign is located through electronically
controlled intermittent light
impulses. A message center shall consist of letters, words
or numerals which can either
change sequentially or travel across the display area. No
character shall exceed 42" in
height and no lamp shall exceed 50 watts.
k. Name Plate: An accessory sign showing only the name and/or address of the owner or
occupant of the premises on which it is erected or placed.
l. Real Estate Sign: A temporary accessory sign pertaining to the sale or
rental of property
and advertising property only for use for which it is
legally zoned.
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m. Political
Sign: The term "political
sign" shall be deemed to mean any sign erected for
the purpose of advertising a political candidate or
ballot measure; espousing a political
cause; or expressing a person’s or group’s viewpoint or
opinion on a political issue.
n. Temporary Sign: A non-permanent sign which is intended to be
displayed for a short
period of time only. The term temporary sign shall include
but not be limited to search
lights, bullhorns, pendants, spinners, balloons, streamers
or other kinds of wind signs.
(Ordinance No.
1453, Adopted
o. Wind Sign: A temporary accessory sign, which achieves movement and thus attracts
attention by action of wind currents.
p. Sign Area: The entire area within a circle, triangle or parallelogram enclosing
the
extreme limits of writing, representation, emblem or any
figure of similar character,
together with any frame or other material or color forming
an integral part of the display
or used to differentiate the sign from the background
against which it is placed;
excluding the necessary supports or uprights on which such
sign is placed. Where a sign
has two or more faces, the area of all faces shall be
included in determining the area of
the sign, except that where two faces are placed back
to back and are at no point more
than two (2) feet from one another, the area of the sign
shall be taken as the area of one
face if the two faces are of equal area, or as the area
of the larger face if the two faces are
of unequal area.
q. Flashing Sign: A sign or part thereof, operated so as to create flashing, change in
light
intensity, color or copy or intermittent light impulses more
frequent that one every ten
(10) seconds and further provided that Message Centers as herein
above defined shall
not constitute flashing signs. It is further provided
that a sign which creates intermittent
light impulses which convey time of day and/or
temperature only shall not constitute a
flashing sign.
r. Sign Height: The measurement from the ground level to the highest point of the sign.
Ordinance No.
1479, Adopted
s. Lighting: As the term is used in Table 7100 D hereof, the illumination of a sign
face by
the light source exterior to and not a part of such
face or a source of light not exposed to
the eye.
t. Motion: As
the term is used in Table 7100 D hereof, the moving or rotating of a sign or
portion thereof, or the giving of the perception of motion,
other than a message center as
herein above defined.
u. Required Setback: The distance from the property line, right-of-way
line or street curb
of all streets adjacent to the premises on which a
sign is located.
v. Sign Structure: Any part of a sign, including the base, supporting
columns or braces,
display surface, or any other appendage thereto.
w. Portable Sign: A sign whose principal supporting structure is intended, by design, use
or construction, to be used by resting upon the ground
for support and which may be
easily moved or relocated for reuse. Portable signs shall
include but not be limited to
signs mounted upon or designed to be mounted upon a
trailer, bench, wheeled carrier or
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other non-motorized mobile structure, with or without
wheels, and A-frame and other
similar signs, resting or leaning on the ground or other
structures, but not permanently
attached thereto. (Ordinance No. 1453, Adopted
x. Kiosk Sign: A free-standing structure located in public rights-of-way that
features the
City of
directional information to new homes,
and municipal or community events or facilities. (Ordinance
No. 1454, Adopted
y. Sign
Panel: An individual sign placard
displaying directional information on a kiosk
sign. (Ordinance No. 1454, Adopted
z.
Subdivision Sign: A sign located at the
entrance of a subdivision that displays the name
of the subdivision. (Ordinance No. 1479, Adopted
D. Schedules of Sign Standards:
No sign shall be
erected, placed, displayed or located except in accordance with the Schedules
of
Sign Standards
contained in Table 7100D and the provisions of Section 7100E through 7100G.
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TABLE 7100D SCHEDULE OF SIGN STANDARDS
1)
PERMANENT SIGNS
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E. Special Sign Standards for Multi-Tenant
Office or
One (1) additional
wall sign may be permitted for a business at the corner or end of a multitenant
office or retail strip building subject to the following
regulations:
1. The additional
wall sign shall be located on the side façade of the multi-tenant office or
retail
strip building. The side façade shall be defined as any
façade that is at an angle of more than
45
degrees to the front façade. The
front façade shall be defined as the façade on which
most of the tenant spaces have their main entrances.
2. The additional
wall sign shall not be allowed on the following:
a. on the rear façade of a multi-tenant office or
retail strip building;
b. on any facade that is parallel or nearly parallel
to the front façade of the multi-tenant
office or retail strip building; or
c. on any façade that faces an abutting residential
zoning district or an abutting PR zoning
district occupied by single-family homes.
3. The location of
an additional wall sign on an irregular or non-traditional shape building shall
require the approval of the Zoning Administrator for
compliance with the intent of this
section of the Zoning Ordinance.
4. The size of the
additional wall sign shall not exceed the size of the primary sign on the front
façade of the tenant space; and in no case shall the
additional wall sign exceed 75% of the
width of the wall or store front on which the additional
wall sign is placed.
5. The additional
wall sign shall be located on the tenant space served by the sign.
6. The additional
wall sign shall only advertise a single tenant.
7. The additional
wall sign shall not co-exist with any other signs on the same building façade
that advertise other tenants or the multi-tenant office
or retail strip building.
F. Special Standards for Advertising Signs:
1. Advertising sign
structures erected in the C-3, I-l and I-2 Districts shall be placed a
minimum of four hundred feet (400') apart when erected so
as to face the same direction. No
such structure shall be located within four hundred
(400) feet of a residential zoning district
boundary line if the face of the sign is placed at an angle
of less than ninety (90) degrees to
the district boundary line, nor shall such structure be
located within two hundred (200) feet
of a general business sign. (i.e.
pole sign or ground sign).
2. Advertising sign
structures erected in the C-3, I-1 and I-2 Districts placed within six hundred
(600) feet of the
right-of-way of a state or federally controlled highway or freeway shall be
permitted when in compliance with the following:
a. Placed a minimum
of five hundred (500) feet from any interchange of intersection.
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b. Placed a minimum
of five hundred (500) feet from any other advertising sign on the
same side of the highway or freeway and two hundred
(200) feet from any general
business sign, pole sign or wall sign (on premise).
c. Placed no closer
than five hundred (500) feet to any park, forest, playground or scenic
area as designated by a governmental agency having and
exercising such authority,
which is adjacent to any highway.
3. Review of
Advertising Signs: Prior to the issuance of a sign permit by the Building
Inspector, a sign
permit application for an advertising sign shall be reviewed and approved
for a Specific Use Permit by both the Planning and
Zoning Commission and the City
Council. Additionally, applicants proposing advertising
signs shall obtain an Outdoor
Advertising License
from the Texas Department of Transportation, prior to the issuance of
any sign permits for advertising signs in compliance
with the
Beautification
Act of 1965.
4. Before the
issuance of a sign permit, an Outdoor Advertising License shall be obtained for
an off-site development sign from the Texas Department
of Transportation by the sign owner
in compliance with the Federal Highway Beautification
Act of 1965.
G. Special Sign Standards for Unified
Development Signs:
1. Eligible
Properties: A unified development sign may be erected in the C-2, C-3, I-1, or I-2
District for a
unified development consisting of two (2) or more abutting platted lots that
are
used for a retail center or a combination of
retail/commercial establishments.
2. Criteria for
Approval: In determining whether to approve multiple lots as a unified
development, the Director of Planning must find that the
following criteria have been met:
a. All areas to be
included in a unified development must be part of a clearly defined,
comprehensively planned retail/commercial development. Attributes
of a unified
development include:
i. Common name identification to the public;
ii. Shared driveway
access and parking; and
iii. Physical layout
of the development results in a cohesive development
b. A unified
development shall consist of at least ten (10) acres.
c. At least one of
the lots being included in a unified development must have frontage on
d. The area shall
not be the combination of disparate premises joined solely for the purpose
of erecting a unified development sign.
e. Developments that
are comprised of a single retail/commercial establishment shall not
be considered as a unified development.
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f. Developments that
are comprised of predominantly office or industrial uses shall not be
considered as a unified development.
g. There shall be no
existing or future pole signs or ground signs within the unified
development.
3. Maximum Sign
Area: The maximum area of a unified development sign shall be based on
the size of the unified development as depicted in the
table below:
Minimum Size of
Unified Development
Maximum Area of
Unified
Development Sign
10
to 19.99 acres 100 sq. ft.
20
to 29.99 acres 200 sq. ft.
30
acres or more 300 sq. ft.
In addition to the
maximum sign area listed above, an additional sign area of fifty (50)
square feet shall be allowed on a unified development sign
to display the name of the unified
development.
4. Maximum Height:
The maximum height of a unified development sign shall be thirty-five
(35) feet.
5. Minimum Setback:
The minimum setback for a unified development sign shall be as
follows:
a. Ten (10) feet from the street right-of-way line.
b. Fifteen (15) feet from the side or rear lot line.
c. Where the width
of an easement is greater than the required setback, the sign must be
located outside of the easement.
6. Maximum Quantity:
Only one unified development sign shall be permitted per unified
development. Deviation from this requirement shall be
accomplished only through an
approved Planned Development.
7. Co-existence with
Other Signs:
a. A unified
development sign may be permitted on the same lot as a monument sign and
may co-exist with other monument signs in the unified
development provided that it
shall not be closer than thirty (30) feet to any monument
signs in the unified
development.
b. There must be no
pole or ground signs within the unified development. After the
approval of a master sign plan and before the construction
of a unified development
sign, all existing pole or ground signs within a unified
development must be removed.
8. Master Sign Plan:
Before obtaining a permit and erecting a unified development sign, the
applicant shall submit a master sign plan to the Planning
Department for review. A non§
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refundable administration fee of $250.00 shall accompany the
plan submittal. The master
sign plan shall contain the following information:
a. Name of the
unified development;
b. Site plan showing
lots, street rights-of-way, driveway access, parking, and physical
layout of the development;
c. Description of
the unified development demonstrating compliance with the criteria of
approval shown in Section 7100.G.2;
d. The location,
size, height and type of all proposed and existing signs in the unified
development;
e. Any existing pole
or ground signs that must be removed and the consent of the sign
owner for the removal; and
f. Any other
information required by the Director of Planning to ensure compliance with
the provisions of this section.
9. Approval and
Appeal Process:
a. The Director of
Planning shall be responsible for the approval of a proposed master sign
plan and unified development sign.
b. Any decision made
by the Director may be appealed to the Planning and Zoning
Commission.
c. The Director may
defer the approval of a unified development, a master sign plan or a
unified development sign to the Planning and Zoning
Commission for any reason.
d. Any decision made
by the Planning and Zoning Commission may be appealed to the
City
Council.
10. Sign Permit
Issuance: A permit for a unified development sign shall not be issued until
construction starts on the first building within the unified development.
11. Miscellaneous
Provisions:
a. The unified
development sign shall be located outside of any visibility sight triangle and
access drives.
b. The support base
and structure for a unified development sign shall be constructed of
masonry material.
c. Electrical
equipment, irrigation equipment, controller, writing or conduit on a unified
development sign shall be concealed within the unified
development sign base or sign
structure, except that emergency power disconnects may be
located on the exterior of the
sign provided that they are located on the part of the
sign opposite and furthest from the
street.
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d. The bottom of the
unified development sign shall rest directly on the support base with
no space in between.
e. The base of the
unified development sign shall have the same or greater width as the
sign.
f. Only those
properties and businesses within the boundaries of the unified development
shall be included on the unified development sign.
g. A unified
development sign shall not be considered as an off-site sign even if some of
the properties and businesses included on the sign are
not located on the lot where the
sign is erected.
Ordinance No.
1479, Adopted
H. General Provisions:
1. No sign other
than kiosk signs, political signs, traffic and safety signs or signals, street
name
signs, and other signs erected by a public officer shall
be erected in the right-of-way of any
public or private street or alley. (Ordinance No. 1479,
Adopted
2. No regulation or
standard contained in this section shall apply to signs in non-residential
zoning districts that are painted on or erected inside a
window and that are less than 6 square
feet in size.
3. The provisions
herein contained are applicable to location, size, use and placement of signs
and shall otherwise be considered supplementary to
other City of
Ordinance pertaining
to the erection, maintenance and operation of signs in the City, except
where the provisions contained herein are in direct
conflict with the provisions of such codes
and such ordinances, in which event, conflicting
provisions of such codes and ordinances are
hereby repealed.
4. Signs shall be
permitted for all Nonconforming uses in accordance with the regulations and
standards specified in this Ordinance. Any sign used in
conjunction with a Nonconforming
use of land or buildings, if such sign is not in
accordance with the provisions of this section,
shall be deemed a separate Nonconforming use of land, and
shall be subject to the provisions
of Sections 7100.J and 7700 of this ordinance. Ordinance
No. 1479, Adopted
5. No revolving beam
or beacon of light resembling any emergency vehicle light shall be
permitted to be erected as part of any sign display in any
zoning district.
6. Obstruction to
View: No sign shall be erected, constructed, or maintained so as to constitute
an obstruction of the vision or sight of motor vehicle
drivers or pedestrians at any street
intersection, street crossing or point of traffic concentration.
A sign in the direct line of
vision or sight of any motor vehicle driver or pedestrian
from any point in a traffic lane
within fifty (50) feet of any traffic control sign shall
not be permitted.
7. All signs of any
nature whatsoever, whether temporary or permanent, when situated within
fifteen feet (15') of the curb or edge of any street shall
either:
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a. Have a clear
height of eight and one-half feet (8-1/2') from the ground to the bottom of
the sign; or
b. Have a height of
not more than two and one-half feet (2-1/2') measured from the top of
curb to the top of the sign; provided, that wall signs
may be permitted on a wall which
complies with setback and height requirements of the Zoning
Ordinance.
8. No high intensity
light shall be permitted as part of a sign display visible from an adjacent
street in any zoning district; except signs giving public
service information such as but not
limited to date or temperature may be permitted. Lighting
shall be shielded to prevent beams
or rays from being directed at any portion of a
traveled roadway or an occupied residential
area and shall not be of such intensity or brilliance as
to cause glare or impair vision.
9. Sign regulations
for any development placed in a Planned Development District shall be
established by the Planned Development ordinance and shall
specify the maximum height,
setback, general types and area of such signs permitted.
10. All signs must
be constructed from substantial materials, free from defects, using accepted
practices of good workmanship. All parts of a painted sign
shall be painted with two (2)
coats of good quality water-resistant paint. All signs
are subject to all requirements
contained in the City of
during and after construction.
11. All signs shall
be maintained in good appearance and safe structural condition. The general
area in the vicinity of any sign shall be kept free and
clear of sign materials, weeds, debris,
trash and litter. Maintenance or replacement of sign copy
or structural repairs shall be
conducted in a manner to protect adjacent properties from
debris and litter. Torn or ragged
signs shall be repaired or covered.
12. All signs with
the exception of permitted off-premise signs shall pertain only to the
principle
use, service rendered, or product sold on the premises
on which the sign is located and
contain only information pertaining to either the name of
the occupant, or the kind of
business, or the brand name of the principle commodity being
sold, but not including
information on subsidiary products or services, nor information
on anything or persons not
located on the premises.
13. Notwithstanding any provision in this ordinance to the
contrary, any sign authorized in this
ordinance is allowed to contain a political or noncommercial
message in lieu of any other
message.
14. A permanent sign
on an awning shall be permitted in place of a wall sign, provided that the
sign is affixed flat to the surface of the awning. No
awning sign shall be allowed in addition
to a wall sign and an awning sign and wall sign shall
not be allowed on the same facade.
(Ordinance No.
1479, Adopted
I. Sign Permitted in all Zoning Districts: The following regulations shall apply in addition to
the
requirements of Section 7100D and 7100F. Signs listed in this
section are permitted in all
zoning districts and shall not require permits unless
required herein and shall not be counted
when calculating the quantity of signs and the total
allowable sign area, provided, that such sign
shall conform with all other applicable regulations:
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1. Subdivision Signs: Reserved for future use (Ordinance No. 1479,
Adopted
2. Promotional Signage: Promotional signage may be displayed for grand
openings, special
events, sales and promotions, provided that the following
regulations are met:
a. Before erecting
or placing a promotional signage display, a permit must be obtained as
required in Section 7100.K. Application for permit must be
made on a form provided by
the Building Inspection Department. The application
must be accompanied by a sketch
or diagram showing the exact location of the display,
any message being displayed, plus
the configuration and boundary of the premises where
the display will be erected or
placed. The sketch or diagram need not be professionally
prepared but must be drawn to
a designated scale or drawn with marked dimensions.
b. Each business,
institution or occupied tenant space shall be allowed one (1) promotional
signage display three (3) times per calendar year, for a
maximum period of fourteen (14)
days per display. A minimum of ninety (90) days shall be
required between each
promotional signage permit. The fourteen (14) day display
period will commence on
the first day promotional signage is displayed. In the
case of a special promotion for a
grand opening event, a display period may be extended to
twenty-one (21) days
provided that the promotion begins within the first three
(3) months of the date of
issuance of a certificate of occupancy or business license
and the grand opening is
limited to the address noted on the certificate or license.
c. All signage used
for a promotional signage display must be removed at the end of the
display period.
d. Promotional
signage may include any temporary sign allowed by this Ordinance
e. Promotional
signage shall be contained on the property of the applicant and shall not
extend into the City right-of-way. Signage shall not be
located in any sight visibility
triangle or visibility easement, nor shall any combustible
materials be placed in contact
with lighted signs or any electrical fixtures.
f. Promotional
signage shall not display information on any activity, event or person not
located on the premises where the signage is permitted.
g. Torn or severely
weathered promotional signage shall not be permitted.
h. A separate permit
is required for each fourteen (14) day period that promotional signage
will be used.
(Ordinance No.
1448, Adopted
3. Garage Sale Signs: No more than three (3) garage sale signs may be
allowed per yard,
garage, or household location where the sale is being
conducted. One (1) sign shall be
permitted on-site, and two (2) additional signs shall be
permitted off-site. All signs shall be
limited to a maximum area of four (4) square feet and shall
be installed no earlier than two
(2) hours before a sale and removed no later than two (2) hours
after a sale. The off-site sign
may be located on private property with the consent of
the property owner where the sign is
to be placed, and in City right-of-way but not in any
median. While sign permits are not
required for individual signs, a garage sale permit that is
required by City Ordinance must be
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obtained before the placement of any garage sales signs. (Ordinance
No. 1454, Adopted
4. Public Information Signs: Signs of a public or non-commercial nature, which
shall include
but not be limited to community service information
signs, help wanted signs, public transit
service signs, public utility information signs, safety
signs, danger signs, trespassing signs,
signs indicating scenic or historical points of
interests, and all signs erected by a public
officer in the performance of a public duty may be erected
in all zoning districts without a
permit. All public information signs except signs erected
by a public officer shall not exceed
an area of thirty two (32) square feet.
5. Flags:
a. Official flags of
government jurisdiction, flags indicating weather conditions and flags
which are emblems of on-premise business firms and
enterprises, religious, charitable,
public and nonprofit organizations may be erected in all
zoning districts without a
permit. No more than one (1)
emblematic flag shall be permitted on a single property at the
same time.
b. No single flag
shall exceed fifty (50) square feet in area.
c. Flagpoles are accessory
structures that are incidental to a principal use or building and
shall not be permitted on vacant property without a
principal use or building.
d. The maximum
height of a flagpole in any zoning district shall be thirty-five (35) feet.
e. A flagpole may be
located anywhere on a premise provided that the flagpole shall not be
located closer than ten (10) feet to any property line or
within any easement.
(Ordinance No.
1448, Adopted
6. Plaques: Commemorative plaques by historical agencies recognized by the City,
County or
the State of
7. Political Signs: Political signs may be erected in all zoning
districts without a permit.
However, they shall
not be erected in the median of any public or private street. The
property owner’s consent must be obtained before the signs
are erected.
8. Sign on Vehicles: Signs on trucks, buses or passenger vehicles which
are used in the normal
conduct of business which are bearing current license
plates, which are traveling or lawfully
parked upon public right-of-ways, or any other premises
for a period not exceeding four
hours or for a longer period where the primary purpose of
such parking is not the display of
any sign.
9. Kiosk Signs [This Section not effective until
a. The City Council
may, by duly executed license agreement, grant the exclusive right to
design, erect and maintain kiosk signs within
b. Kiosk signs must
be designed and constructed according to the specifications contained
in the aforementioned license agreement.
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c. Prior to erecting
any kiosk sign, the licensee shall submit a sign location map to the
Director
of Planning and Director of Public Works for approval.
d. Kiosk sign
installations shall include breakaway design features as required for traffic
signs in the street right-of-way.
e. Advertisement or
price information is prohibited on kiosk signs.
f. No signs,
pennants, flags or other devices for visual attention or other appurtenances
shall be attached to kiosk signs.
g. Kiosk signs shall
not be illuminated.
h. Individual sign
panels on kiosk signs shall have a uniform design and color.
i. Kiosk signs shall not interfere with the use of
sidewalks, walkways, bike and hiking
trails; shall not obstruct the visibility of motorists,
pedestrians or traffic control signs;
shall not be installed in the immediate vicinity of
street intersections; and shall comply
with the requirements of the twenty-five (25) foot
visibility triangle or other visibility
easements.
(Ordinance No.
1454, Adopted
10.
holiday or festive decorations may be erected in all zoning
districts without a permit for a
period not to exceed 60 days.
11.
Signs not visible: All signs not visible from off the property may be
erected in all zoning
districts without a permit.
(Ordinance No.
1448, Adopted
12. On-premise Informational Signs: Non-commercial signage, such as “Enter,” “Exit,” “One-
Way,” or “Drive-Thru,”
signs, that are used to direct vehicular or pedestrian traffic may be
placed on the premises served by the signs provided that
the following regulations are met:
a. On-premise
informational signs shall not exceed four (4) square feet in area and three (3)
feet in height.
b. On-premise
informational signs shall not display any commercial message, including
business name, graphic or logo.
c. On-premise
informational signage may be located anywhere on the premises, except in
city right-of-way, easements or visibility triangles or
visibility easements.
a. Before erecting
or placing a monument sign, a permit must be obtained as required in
Section 7100.K.
Application for permit must be made on a form provided by the
Building
Services Department. The
application must be accompanied by a sketch or
diagram showing the exact location of the monument sign, any
message being displayed,
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plus the configuration and boundary of the premises
where the sign will be erected or
placed. The sketch or diagram need not be professionally
prepared but must be drawn to
a designated scale or drawn with marked dimensions.
b. A monument sign
shall have a solid base at least two (2) feet tall and the base shall have
the same or greater width as the sign. The height of
the sign base shall be included when
measuring the sign height.
c. Electrical
equipment, irrigation equipment, controller, wiring or conduit on a monument
sign shall be concealed within the monument sign base or
sign structure, except that
emergency power disconnects may be located on the exterior of
the sign provided that
they are located on the part of the sign opposite and
furthest from the street.
d. Except for the
sign area, monument signs shall be constructed of masonry material to
match the primary building material. If the primary
building is not masonry, the sign
shall be constructed of brick, stone or split-face cement
masonry units.
e. The street
address number of the building being served by a monument sign shall be
displayed on the sign where it is legible from the street.
The street address number shall
not be included in the calculation of the signage area.
Ordinance No.
1479, Adopted
(Ordinance No.
1454, Adopted
14. Non-residential Construction Signs
a. The provisions of
this section shall apply to development on any property owned and
used by the City or the
b. For developments
larger than ten (10) acres with frontage along U.S. 287, S.H. 360 or a
4-lane thoroughfare
or larger, as shown on the City’s Master Thoroughfare Plan,
construction signs may have a maximum height of fifteen (15)
feet and a maximum sign
area of sixty-four (64) square feet.
c. When multiple
signs are permitted, the allowable sign area for each sign may be
aggregated into one (1) or more larger signs. No single sign
shall have a sign area
greater than one hundred thirty-two (132) feet.
d. Permits shall be
valid for a period not longer than thirty-six (36) months. If display
exceeds this time period, the applicant must re-apply for a
new permit and pay all
applicable fees.
Ordinance No.
1570, Adopted
J. Prohibited Signs: It shall be unlawful to erect, place, attach, paint,
write stamp, paste or
maintain:
1. Any sign which is
not included under the types of signs permitted in Section 7100 D or in
Section 7100 G.
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2. Any sign, with
the exception of approved advertising signs, political signs and kiosk signs,
which advertises or publicizes goods, services,
establishments, persons and activities not
located on the premises upon which the sign is maintained. (Ordinance
No. 1454, Adopted
3. Any search
lights, bullhorns, pendants, spinners, balloons, banners, streamers, flags or
other
wind signs, any string lights or strip lighting except
as permitted uses under the provisions of
Section 7100
4.
Any portable sign, or directional sign. (Ordinance No. 1453, Adopted
5. Any signs,
advertisement, poster, placard or handbill upon any lamp post, electric light,
railway, telephone or telegraph pole, fire hydrant, shade
tree, stone cliff or other natural
object, or boxing covering public utilities, or on any
bridge, pavement, sidewalk or
crosswalk.
6. Any sign,
advertisement, poster or other matter on privately or publicly owned property
without having obtained the written permission of the
owner, agents, or occupants of the
premises, and without having complied with other provisions
of this Ordinance pertaining
thereto.
7. Any sign or sign
structure which constitutes a hazard to public safety or health.
8. Any sign which
obstructs free ingress or egress from a fire escape, door window or other
required exit way.
9. Any sign which
interferes with any opening required for ventilation.
10. Any sign which makes use of words such as stop, look, one way, danger,
yield or any other
similar words, phrases, symbols, lights or characters in
such a manner as to interfere with,
mislead or confuse the vehicular traffic.
11. Any structure or
part thereof, or any device or representation attached to, painted on, or
represented on a building, fence, pole or other structure,
which is used as or in the nature of
an announcement, direction, advertisement, or other
attention getting purposes, and which is
not originally designed or intended to be a sign.
12. Any wall sign
except a name plate sign, on the rear façade of a building or on any façade
that is parallel or nearly parallel to the front façade
of a building. For the purpose of this
provision, a front façade shall be defined as the face on
which a business, tenant or occupant
has the main entrance. (Ordinance No. 1482, Adopted
K. Continuation and Discontinuation of
Nonconforming Signs: All non-conforming
permanent
signs, legally existing on the effective date of this
Ordinance, may continue to exist, provided
that no non-conforming sign:
1. shall be changed to another Nonconforming sign.
2. shall be structurally altered so as to prolong the life of
the sign or so as to significantly and
materially change the shape, size, type or design of the sign.
(Ord No. 1479,
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3. shall be re-established after damage or destruction if the
estimated expense of reconstruction
exceeds 50% of the reproduction cost.
And further,
provided that signs which are Nonconforming because they have flashing lights
or intermittent illumination shall be given ninety 90
days from the date of the adoption of
this Ordinance to be brought into compliance with this
Ordinance.
And further,
provided that signs which are specifically prohibited in Section 7100 H shall
be
discontinued or removed by the owners of said signs within one
hundred eighty (180) days
from the date of the adoption of this Ordinance.
L. Application for Permit: The application for a sign permit shall be made by
the owner or tenant
of the property on which the sign is to be located, or
his authorized agent, or a sign contractor
licensed by the City. Such applications shall be made in
writing on forms furnished by the
Department of
Building Inspections and shall be signed by the applicant. Every application
for
approval shall be accompanied by a plan or plans drawn to
scale and including:
1. The dimensions of
the sign and, where applicable, the dimensions of the wall surface of the
building to which it is to be attached.
2. The dimensions of
the sign's supporting members.
3. The proposed
height of the sign.
4. The proposed
location of the sign in relation to the face of the building, in front of which
or
on which it is to be erected.
5. The proposed
location of the sign in relation to the boundaries of the lot upon which it is
to
be situated. This requirement shall not apply to wall
signs.
6. Any other
mechanical, engineering and architectural date required by the Building
Inspector.
Upon obtaining a
building permit, the owner or his authorized agent shall sign a statement
indemnifying and holding the City harmless for any damages which
may result from the
placement of said sign including attorney fees and all costs
of litigation.
M. Permit Required, Exceptions: No permit shall be required for the erection or
alteration of the
following:
1. Signs not
exceeding two (2) square feet of display surface on a building, stating merely
the
name and occupation of an occupant, or other community
service information.
2. Non-illuminated
and non-electrical signs not exceeding 32 square feet used solely to
advertise the sale or rental of the premises on which such
signs are located.
3. Signs or markers
used by a public utility holding a franchise from the City for community
service information.
4. Temporary
non-commercial signs or banners authorized by the Director of Planning and
Development
for a period not to exceed 30 days.
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5. The changing of
the advertising copy or message of a reader board sign or a painted or
printed sign. Electric signs shall not be included in this
exception.
6. The repainting,
non-electrical repair or cleaning maintenance of a sign.
N. Approval of a
Certificate of Occupancy for each new business, facility or office desiring to
continue using an existing sign shall be contingent upon
approval of a sign permit.
O. Permit Fees: A permit fee shall be paid to the Department of Building Inspection for
each sign
permit issued as set forth in the Mansfield Fee Schedule
Ordinance.
P. Removal of
Signs:
1. Signs found in
violation of any of the requirements of this section shall be impounded and
disposed of. (Ordinance No. 1479, Adopted
2. The Building
Official shall cause to be removed any sign that endangers the public safety,
such as an abandoned, dangerous, or materially,
electrically, or structurally defective sign,
or a sign requiring a permit for which no permit has
been issued. The Building Official
shall provide notice which shall describe the sign and
specify the violation involved and
which shall state that, if the sign is not removed or the
violation is not corrected within ten
10 days, the sign
shall be removed in accordance with the provisions in this section.
3. Any time periods
provided in this section shall be deemed to commence on the date of the
notice.
4. Notwithstanding
the above, in situations when the Building Official determines that a
dangerous or defective sign may cause imminent peril to life
or property, he may order the
immediate removal of such sign without notice.
5. Any person who relocates, removes or defaces any legal temporary sign of
another shall
pay a fine of $10 per occurrence and be subject to any
other penalties as prescribed by
law.
6. Notwithstanding the above, illegal banners or temporary
signs may be impounded
by the City after notice is attempted to the owner or
party responsible for the sign.
7. In addition to
fines and charges of removal and storage of violating signs, the City
may cause the removal or destruction of same found upon
public property.