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ORDINANCE NO. 1526
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SIGNS; EXTENDING TEMPORARY REGULATIONS
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
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 ordinance in Chapter 3 of the Code of Ordinances (or other
appropriate section of the Code of Ordinances); and
WHEREAS, the work necessary combine 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 March 15, 1996;
NOW, 'rHEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, THAT:
Section 1, No permit shall be issued for the construction or structural alteration
of any sign, unless the sign complies 'vith: (1) the zoning ordinance as it existed prior to the
adoption of the reformatted zoning 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 unlaVvful for any 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 powe;s and the power to interpret, vary and enforce
Section 1 of this ordinance (including the ordi!1ances there mentioned),
Section 3, This ordinance shdl remai!1 in effect until superseded by
comprehensive ordinance regulating signs, 01 until 11 :59 PM on March 15, 1996, whichever
IS sooner
Section 4, r f af1Y \',ord, plu ;cSe, clause;, 3entencc, paragraph, section or other part
of this ordinance or the application thereof to any pe:'son 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
other part of this ordinancc to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected
thereby,
Section 5. All ordinances and pans 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
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 7, The public importance of this measure and the requirement of the laY\.
create an emergency and an urgent public necess.ity requiring that this ordinance be passed
and take effect as an emergency measure, and a state of 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.
PASSEDANDAPPROVEDthe //~ayof ACIt~l>G, 192[./
V01:ing Aye'
Voting Nay,
Absent:
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Bill Watson
Mayor
ATTEST:
APPR~ :'0 FORM
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City Attorney
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City Secretary
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