HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/18 Sign RegulationsORDINANCE NO. 03/18
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 12.229 REGULATING REAL ESTATE SIGNS;
AMENDING SECTION 12.231 TO PROHIBIT CONSTRUCTION SIGNS
IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES; AMENDING SECTION 12.233 TO
REGULATE AGGREGATE AREA OF TEMPORARY SIGNS IN
RESIDENTIAL ZONES; AMENDING SECTION 12.237 REGULATING
POLITICAL SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES; 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 12.229, of the Code
of Ordinances, City of University Park, Texas, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Sec. 12.229 Real Estate Signs in Residential Zones
Real estate signs shall not exceed six (6) square feet in area. Such
temporary signs shall be erected or constructed so that no portion thereof exceeds a
height of four feet (4') from the ground. In addition, a temporary "Open" sign, not
to exceed two (2) square feet in area, may be used on the property for a maximum
of eight hours per day when the dwelling is open for public inspection. Real estate
signs must be removed not later than ten (10) days after the transaction pursuant to
which the property is sold or leased is closed."
SECTION 2. That Chapter 12, Article 12.200, Section 12.231, of the Code
of Ordinances, City of University Park, Texas, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Sec. 12.231 Construction Signs Not Permitted in Residential Zones
Construction signs shall not be permitted in residential zones."
SECTION 3. That Chapter 12, Article 12.200, Section 12.233, of the Code
of Ordinances, City of University Park, Texas, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Sec. 12.233 Aggregate Area of Temporary Signs in Residential Zones
The aggregate area of all temporary signs (i.e. real estate signs, political
signs), excluding the area of authorized address signs, permitted on a lot in a
residential zone shall not exceed twelve (12) square feet."
SECTION 4. That Chapter 12, Article 12.200, Section 12.237, of the
Code of Ordinances, of the City of University Park, Texas, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"Sec. 12.237 Political Signs in Residential Zones
Political signs, each not exceeding six (6) square feet in area or four feet
(4') in height, shall be permitted on a residential lot, subject to the
requirements of Section 12.235."
SECTION 5. That all provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
University Park, Texas, in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the
same are hereby, repealed.
SECTION 6. That should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,
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.
SECTION 7. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
offense, and each and every day any such violation shall continue shall be deemed to
constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 8. That 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 5th day of August, 2003.
HAROLD PEEK, MAYOR
CITY ATTORNEY
(RLD/7-29-03)
NIN~A{3NIyO"lq, CI~--Y SECRETARY