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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 08/44 Providing for Permitting of Special SignsORDINANCE NO. 0 8/ 4 4 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 12.260 TO PROVIDE FOR THE PERMITTING OF SPECIAL SIGNS AND CONTAINING REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS (~500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances, City of University Park, is hereby amended by adding a new Section 12.260 to read as follows: "SECTION 12.260 Authorizing special signs for speci~c properties (a) For purposes of this section a"special sign" shall mean a sign whose purpose and design is to promote the general architectural, historic, cultural, or scenic character of a building, lot or tract of land, based on its unique function or location, in relation to surrounding properties. (b) The Urban Design and Development Advisory Committee (UDADAC) may consider a request for a special exception to this Article, when submitted by the owner or owners of a building, lot or tract of land, to install a special sign. (c) The location, construction and dimensions of a special sign shall be determined by the City Council ordinance authorizing such special sign. Except as provided in such ordinance, a special sign shall be required to follow the provisions of this Article. (d) A sign permit shall be required before a special sign may be installed on a building, lot or tract of land. (e) A request for special sign approval must include details of visual representation, lettering, illumination, sound, size, height, placement, movement, location proposed for the sign, and any other details the City may require. UDADAC shall conduct a design review of the proposed sign before forwarding its approval and recommended conditions to the City Council for action. ( fl The proposed special sign must meet the following minimum requirements: (1) the sign must be unique to the specific location of the building, lot or tract and compatible with the general architectural, historic, cultural, or scenic character and visual quality of the building, the district, or neighborhood center in which it is located; (2) The total area of the faces of the proposed sign, plus the total combined area of all existing signs on the building, lot or tract, must not exceed the total area of all signs allowed under this Article 12.200; (3) A special sign may not be contrary to the public interest and must serve to create a sense of place; and, (4) Only one special sign may be allowed on a building, lot or tract of land." SECTION 2. All ordinances of the City of University Park in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. Should any word, phrase, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause or section of this ordinance be held to be void unconstitutional or unenforceable, the same shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance, or the Code of Ordinances as amended hereby, which shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 4. That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction in the municipal court of the City of University Park, Texas, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and Charter in such cases provide. DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of University Park, Texas, on the 9th day of September 2008. APPROVED: ES H. HOL E III, YOR ATTEST: RANDY VOG CITY SE ETARY AP O ED AS O R ~ ~ CITY ATTORNEY ~iu.~rov29ios~~z96 i 6>