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Ordinance No. 1550
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SIGNS; AMENDING THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WEST
UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS; AND CONTAINING FINDINGS
AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE:
Section 1. Table 3-1 (Sign Sizes and Numbers) in Chapter 3 of
the Code of Ordinances of the City of West University Place, Texas is
hereby amended to read in its entirety as set out in Exhibit A, attached.
Section 2. This ordinance applies from and after its effective
date. Any violations committed before the effective date are governed
by the ordinances in effect before the effective date, and they are
continued in effect for this purpose.
Section 3. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
Section 4. 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 jurisdiction, 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 5. 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 andcorrfrrms such notices and the contents and posting
thereof.
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Section 6. This ordinance shall become effective on the tenth day
following its publication, as provided in the City Charter.
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Council Members Voting Aye:
Council Members Voting No:
Council Members Absent:
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Council Members V oting.Aye:
Council Members Voting No:
Council Members Absent:
Signed:
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Bill Watson, Mayor
Attest:
(Seal)
Reviewed:
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James Dougherty, City Attorney
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Exhibit A
Table 3-1.
Sign Sizes, Numbers
Type of Regulation
sIgn
Fixed Maximum
number per
site
MaximUm
display
area
Semi-Fixed Maximum
number per
site.
Maximum
display
area
Non-fixed Maximum
number per
site
Maximum
display
area
General Rule: On a site outside a street area, any sign exceeding any
applicable regulation (prescribed below) is prohibited, and all non-
specified types of signs are prohibited. Exceptions/Special Rules:
(1) See special rules noted in table. (2) See remainder of this
Chapter.
Notes: CD Flags on SFR Sites. On sites used for SFR purposes, an unlimited number of ordinary cloth
flags may be displayed.
<ID Festival Permit. During the term of a special festival permit issued by the building official, the
maximum number of semi-fixed and non-fixed signs, together, is ten per acre of the festival site.
The festival site may be one or more contiguous tracts aggregating at least 0.75 acre. The display
area of festival signs is not limited. No more than one festiva1 permit may be issued for any given
place in any 365-day period, and the maximum term of a permit is 10 days.
Applicable to Applicable to residential Applicable to all
sites used for impact sites other sites
SFR purposes
NoneCD Two plus one per retail Three plus three per
unit retail unit
NoneCD 3% of the site's area 5% of the site's area
(total per site) (total per site)
(No limit) One@ One@ .
(No limit) CD 6 sq. ft. per face, 12 sq. ft 8 sq. ft. per face, 16
4 SQ. ft. per face. per site sq. ft per site
8 sq. ft. per sign @
(No limit) One, if temporary.@ One, if temporary.
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(No limit) CD 12 sq. ft. 'per face, 1.5% 32 sq. ft. per face,
4 sq. ft. per face. of the site area (total, all 2.5% of the site area
8 sq. ft. per sign faces) @ (total, all faces)@
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