HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2003 Amending Chapter 6 of Code Relating to Electronic SignsCity of West University Place
Harris County, Texas
Ordinance No. 2003
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS; AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ADVERTISING
AND SIGNS, ARTICLE II, SIGNS, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS, BY REVISING
SECTION 6.27, ILLUMINATED, MOVING SIGNS, TO INCLUDE
SPECIFIC REGULATIONS REGARDING LIGHT EMITTING DIODE
(LED( SIGNS AND CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS
RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. Chapter 6, Advertising and Signs, Article II, Signs of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of West University Place, Texas is amended by revising the
existing Section 6 -27, Illuminated, Moving Signs to read as act out in Appendix A,
attached hereto. All other portions of Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances not
specifically amended hereby remain in full force and effect.
Section 2. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this
Ordinance are repealed to the extent of the coa l only.
Section 3. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, section or other
part of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall
ever be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent junsdiction,
neither the remainder of this Ordinance, nor the application of such word, phrase,
clause, sentence, paragraph, section or other part of this Ordinance to any other
persons or circumstances, shall be affected thereby.
Section 4. The City Council officially finds, determines and declares that a
sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of each meeting at which
this Ordinance was discussed, considered or acted upon was given in the manner
required by the Texas Open Meetings Act, as amended, and that each such meeting
has been open to the public as required by law at all times during such discussion,
consideration and action. The City Council ratifies, approves and confirms such notices
and the contents and posting thereof.
Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective on the tenth day following its
publication, as provided in the City Charter.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON FIRST READING on the 26th
day of January ,2015.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON SECOND READING, AND SIGNED,
on the 2V day of February 2015.
Signed:
Mayor
Recommended:
Approved as to legal form: 4 /
City Attorney
APPENDIX A
Amend Section 6-27 as follows: Deletions shown by Strikeout; Additions shown by
Undedine.
Sec. 6- 27. Illuminated, Licht Emittinc Diode (LED, moving signs.
a. No illuminated part of any sign in a residential impact area may
face any site in the city used for SPR residentlal purposes unless the site is more
than 200 feet from the sign. Exception: this does not apply to signs illuminated
only by reflected white lights which are shielded so that the source of the light
cannot be seen by a person standing in a street area or on other premises.
Illumination, if used, may not flash, blink or move. All parts of all signs must be
stationary when in use. It shall be an affirmative defense that a non -fixed sign
was caused to move only by the wind.
b. LCD sions am maritifted on arms serl Arvinsidentiet purposes an d
on residential impact sites LED stuns on all other sites are sub'ect to curron t
mQulabans.
G. Al LED skqns mud compty with Me following
1. No more than one LED Sion per oneness shall be allowed
2. Messages shall not chance more than once Per 30 seconds and
shall not flash, blink or move
3. Brightness shall not exceed 6500 nits between sunrise and
sunset and 1250 nits between t and surinse. Each sign
h ff ham a light sensma device to t C IN adjust the
briahtness. LED signs shall be d fi d as to comonvi
Installation and continually maintained by the sign owner.
Note. Other restrictions on lighting may also apply; see, e.g., Article 2.Sectlon 6
and in the zoning ordinance Article 8 Section 8 -107.
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