HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 04 15 Sign RegORDINANCE NO. 04/!5
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 12.233 TO REGULATE AGGREGATE AREA OF
TEMPORARY 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, provided that
riders or additional plates not exceeding two (2) in number and two hundred and
forty (240) square inches in area in the aggregate may be attached. 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 12.233, of the Code
of Ordinances, City of University Park, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 12.233 Number of Signs Permitted in Residential Zones
Only one sign of any type shall be permitted on any site, except for security
protection signs, address signs, permitted flags, and political signs. The aggregate
area of all temporary signs, excluding the area of authorized address signs and
political signs, permitted on a lot in a residential zone shall not exceed twelve (12)
square feet."
SECTION 3. 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same are hereby, repealed.
SECTION4. 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.
SECTION5. 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, and each and every day any such violation shall continue shall be deemed to
constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 6. 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 ofth~ City of Univ~iity Park, Texas,
on the 21st day of April, 2004.
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IqAROLD PEEK, MAYOR
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CITY ATTORNEY
(RLD/4-15-04)
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