HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 05 37 Rl Est SignORDINANCE NO. 0 5 / 3 7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
UNIVERSITY PARK, CHAPTER 12, SIGN REGULATIONS, BY
AMENDING SECTION 12.202 TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF REAL
ESTATE SIGN; 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 Chapter 12, Article 12.200, Section 12.202, of the Code
of Ordinances, City of University Park, Texas, is hereby amended in part to add the
following:
"Sec. 12.202 Definitions
(22) Real Estate Sign(such as a "For Sale," "For Lease," "For Rent," Sign).
Shall mean a sign indicating that the premises on which the sign is located, or
any portion thereof, is for sale, for lease, or for rent, and containing any of the
following information: a description of the premises offered for sa!e, lease, or
rent; special facilities or appurtenances; and, the n.ame, 'address, and
telephone number of the owner, broker, or other person offering the same for
sale, lease, or rent. The sign may include information with respect to the
availability of special financing and the stares of the sale of the subject
property, such as "sold" or "contract pending".
SECTION 2. All provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
University Park, Texas, in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
SECTION3. That should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,
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clause, phrase or section of this ordinance or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended
hereby, be adjudged or held to be void or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of said ordinance or the Code of Ordinances, as
amended hereby, which shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION4. 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 stan of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each
offense, and each and every day any such violation shall continue shall be deemed to
constitute a separate 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 4th day of October 2005.
APPROVED:
~ ~I(4]MES II. HOLM-ES III, MAYOR
CITY ATTORNEY
(RLD/09-15-05)
A_TTES~ '
, CITY SECRETARY
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