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Home My WebLink AboutOrd 1514 - signs; extending temp. regulations ORDINANCE NO. 1514 AN ORDfNANCE RELA TfNG TO SIGNS; EXTENDfNG TEMP 0 RAR Y REGULA nONS FOR SIGNS IN THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS; PRESCRIBfNG A PENALTY; CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of West University Place, Texas has recently adopted a reformatted zoning ordinance that does not include sign regulations, it being the intent that all of the City's sign regulations should be combined and concentrated into a new, comprehensive sign ordir.ance ill Chapter 3 of the Code of Ordinances (or other appropriate section of the Code of Ordinanses); and WHEREAS, the work necessary co:-nbine and concentrate the various sign ordinances has begun, but will take longer than originally anticipated; and WHEREAS, the City Council has imposed temporary sign regulations pending the adoption of a comprehensive sign ordinance, and the City Council desires to extend the I temporary regulations through December 15, 1995; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, THAT: Section I. No permit shall be i~sued for the construction or structural alteration of any sign, unless the sign complies with: (1) th~ zoning ordinance as it existed prior to the adoption of the reformatted zomng ordinance on December 19, 1994, and (2) Chapter 3 of the Code of Ordinances ("Code") and all other applicable ordinances. As used in this ordinance, "sign" shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 3 of the Code. Section 2. It shall be unlawful for ill1)' person to install, construct or structurally alter any sign unless authorized to do so by valid permit issued by the building official. Violations of this section are subject to the same penalties and enforcement provisions as are violations of the Code. Such permits are subject to all of the provisions of Chapter 6 of the Code, including the supervisory powers of the Building & Standards Commission. For this purpose, the Commission has its regular powers and the power to interpret, vary and enforce Section 1 of this ordinance (i:1C'!l:ding the (l,'din-?n'~-"s there mentioned). Section 3. This ordinan','e ~,:Llj! remaIn !n effect until superseded by comprehensive ordinan\:/:..' regulating SigllS. 01 U?llil I!: 59 PM on December 15. 1995. whichever is sooner. SectiOn 4. It any \\'u:'J, phl(]~e, cl:tus~, sentence, paragraph, section or other part of this ordinance or the application therel'f to any person or circumstance, shall ever be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this ordinance and the application of such word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, section or 'I other part of this ordinance to any othe,' Vers0ns Of circumstances shall not be affected thereby. Section 5. All ordinances and pa...1.s of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict only. Section 6. 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 Open Meetings Law, as amended, and that each such meeting has been open to the public 'I as required by law at all tlmes during such discussion, consideration and action. The City Council ratifies, approves and confirms such nctices and the contents and posting thereof. SectlOn 7. The public importance ofthis measure and the requirement of the law create an emergency and an urgent public necessity requiring that this ordinance be passed and take effect as an emergency' measure, and a state t)f emergency is hereby declared, and this ordinance is accordingly passed as an emergency measure and shall take effect and be , in force immediately from and after its passage and signature. PASSED AND APPROVED the 0"..>~y of ~~, 19 rs Voting Aye: Voting Nay: Absent: iS~LC] tt~JU1G Bill Watson Mayor ATTEST: AP30~M James L. Dougherty, Jr. City Attorney ~~~ Kaylynn Holloway V City Secretary (SEAL) II ORDINANCE NO. 1514 I AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SIGNS; EXTENDING TEMPORARY REGULA nONS II FOR SIGNS IN THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS; PRESCRIBING A PENALTY; CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of West University Place, Texas has I' recently adopted a reformatted zoning ordinance that does not include sign regulations, it II being the intent that all of the City's sign regulations should be combined and concentrated I'I . I into a new, comprehensIve sign ordieance in Ch<tpter 3 of the Code of Ordinances (or other appropriate section of the Code ofOrdinant;es)~ and I,I WHEREAS, the work necessary co::nbine and concentrate the various sign ordinances has begun, but will take longer than originally anticipated; and WHEREAS, the City Council has imposed temporary sign regulations pending the adoption of a comprehensive sign ordinance, and the City Council desires to extend the temporary regulations through December 15, 1995; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CI1Y OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, THAT: Section 1. No permit shall be i~sued for the construction or structural alteration of any sign, unless the sign complies with: (1) th.: zoning ordinance as it existed prior to the adoption of the reformatted zomng ordinance on December 19, 1994, and (2) Chapter 3 of : the Code of Ordinances ("Code") and all other applicable ordinances. As used in this , ordinance, "sign" shall have the same me3ning as in Chapter 3 of the Code, Section 2, It shall be unlawful for all)' person to install, construct or structurally alter any sign unless authorized to do so by valid permit issued by the building official. Violations of this section are subject to the same penalties and enforcement provisions as are violations of the Code. Such permits are subject to all of the provisions of Chapter 6 of the Code, including the supervisory powers of the Building & Standards Commission. For this purpose, the Commission has it:; regular powers and the power to interpret, vary and enforce Section I of this ordinance kKluding the Ud.iirl'::n'~"'s there mentioned), Section 3. This ordinanr:e <1~j: remain :n effect until superseded bJ comprehensive ordinanct' regulating SigllS. 01 lI'ltil I! :'5':1 PM on December 15. 1995, whichever is sooner. Section 4. I t any \.\'o;'J, plmr;c, chus~. ~:entel1ce. paragraph. section or other part of this ordinance or the appiication tlIerel'f'lO any person or circumstance, shall ever be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this ordinance and the application of such word, phrase, clause. sentence, paragraph, section or 'I ,I ,I other part of this ordinance to any othe,' persons Uf circumstances shall not be affected thereby. Section 5. All ordinances and pa.'is of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict only. Section 6. 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 I Open Meetings Law, as amended, and that each such meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during such discw,sion, consideration and action. The City II Council ratifies, approves and confirms such netices and the contents and posting thereof. 1\ SectIOn 7. The public importanc~ of this measure and the requirement of the law create an emergency and an urgent public necessity requiring that this ordinance be passed and take effect as an emergency measure, and a state t)f emergency is hereby declared, and this ordinance is accordingly passed as an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force immediately from and after its passage and signature. PASSED AND APPROVED the ,q1..>~y of ~H~~, 19 /5 II I II il Voting Aye: Voting Nay: Absent: 13.("tC. Iv'atU:'iG Bill Watson Mayor I' I II .1 ATTEST: AP30~M James L. Dougherty, Jr. City Attorney ~~~ ; Kaylynn Holloway V City Secretary (SEAL)