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CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
This pamphlet contains the Sign Regulations of the City of
Friendswood, Texas, adopted June 17,1991, by Ordinance Number
91-15 with subsequent amendments.
MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION
Tallahassee, Florida 1991
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SIGNS PAMPHLET
REPUBLICATION
November 1991
APPENDIX B
SIGNS
City of
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
Looseleaf Supplement
This pamphlet is issued as a "replacement" copy and contains
all ordinances deemed advisable to be included at this time
through Ordinance No. 91-15, adopted June 17, 1991. See Com-
parative Table, page 71.
Place this instruction sheet inside front cover of Pamphlet. Re-
tain until each subsequent Supplement is inserted.
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SIGNS
CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
This pamphlet contains the Sign Regulations of the City of
Friendswood, Texas, adopted June 17,1991, by Ordinance Number
91-15 with subsequent amendments.
MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION
C1 Tallahassee, Florida 1991
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SIGNS*
Section 1. Definitions.
For the purposes of this subsection the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) Billboard: Any sign which directs attention to a business,
commodity, service, or entertainment conducted, sold, or offered
elsewhere than on the premises where such sign appears. If such
business, commodity, service, or entertainment is 'merely inci-
dental to the use of such property where such sign appears, such
sign shall be deemed a billboard.
(b) Business establishment. A project or undertaking which in-
volves the use of any property, building or structure, permanent
or temporary, for the primary purpose of conducting on said prop-
erty a legitimate comhlercial enterprise, or other non-residential
use, in compliance with all ordinances and regulations of the
City. Multiple services and/or goods offered by a business estab-
lishment shall be considered one business establishment for the
purposes of this Subsection.
(c) Business frontage: The linear measurement of the side of
the building which contains the primary entrance of the building.
(d) Business Park: Businesses located in the Business Park Dis-
trict.
(e) Community sign. A sign on which the sign area is shared by
two (2) or more businesses.
(f) Double-faced sign: A single sign with two (2) parallel sign
faces back-to-back.
(g) Energized sign: A sign energized from artificial sources for
the purposes of self -illumination or sustaining motion.
*Editor's note —Section 1 of Ord. No. 91-15, adopted June 17, 1991, amended
Ord. No. 84-15, the zoning ordinance, subsection K of section 8 thereof (which
adopted by reference Ord. No. 323, sign regulations) by repealing subsection K
and enacting in lieu thereof a new subsection K to read as herein set forth. Section
2 of Ord. No. 91-15 specifically repealed Ord. No. 323, adopted Jan. 22, 1979,
which had been amended by Ord. No. 84-24, §§ 1A—G, Ord. No. 85-6, § 1, and
Ord. No. 85-12, § 1.
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(h) Flagpole: A freestanding structure permanently mounted
on the ground and designed and constructed for the purpose of
hanging flags.
W Freestanding sign or ground sign: Any sign supported by
one (1) or more columns, poles, uprights, or braces anchored in or
on the ground and not attached to any building.
0) Garage sale: The sale of items which a resident or group of
residents wish to dispose of at discount prices, conducted from a
garage and/or yard, and which items offered for sale are used or
discarded by or from those residents offering them for sale.
(k) Glare: Emitted light which exceeds sixty (60) footcandles.
(1) Grand opening: The formal offering by a new business of its
goods, wares, merchandise, service, entertainment, or activity.
(m) Identification sign: Any sign which carries only the firm,
business, or corporate name, the major enterprise on the pre-
mises, or the principal products offered for sale on the premises.
(n) Integrated business development. A development consisting
of two (2) or more interrelated business establishments using
common driveways and onsite parking facilities, including, but
not limited to, shopping centers, office complexes, office build-
ings, and business parks.
(o) Irregular signs: Separately mounted signs on one (1) sup-
porting structure.
(p) Major intersection: Shall mean an intersection of two (2)
major thoroughfares.
(q) Major thoroughfares: Shall mean Farm to Market Roads
518, 528, and 2351.
(r) Monument sign: Any sign five (5) feet or less from the nat-
ural ground level to the top of the sign.
(s) Multifaced sign: A single sign with two (2) or more faces
which are not parallel or back-to-back.
(t) New business: A project or undertaking which involves the
use of any property, building, or structure, permanent or tempo-
rary, for the primary purpose of conducting in said building or
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structure or on said property a legitimate commercial enterprise,
or other nonresidential use, in compliance with all ordinances
and regulations of the City of Friendswood, and when such project
or undertaking is new to the premises. Provided, however, a
change in ownership of at least fifty (50) percent of an ongoing
project or undertaking shall constitute a new business for the
purposes herein and, provided further, expansion of an existing
building or structure shall constitute a new business if such ex-
pansion increases the size of the area devoted to the primary use,
in building floor square footage, by not less, than fifty (50) percent.
(u) Nonaduertising sign: Any sign posted on private property
containing thereon a regulatory or warning notice and upon which
no advertising matter is displayed.
(v) Office complex. One (1) or more commercial buildings with
multiple businesses providing services and not delivering prod-
ucts directly to customers and consisting of two (2) or more ten-
ants using common driveways.
(w) Open house: A designated period of time during which a
property is open for viewing by prospective purchasers.
(x) Portable sign: Any sign designed or constructed to be easily
moved from one location to another, including signs mounted
upon or designed to be mounted upon a trailer, wheeled carrier, or
other nonmotorized mobile structure. A portable sign which has
its wheels removed shall still be considered a portable sign here-
under.
(y) Projecting sign: Any sign which is affixed or attached to,
and is suimorted solelv by a buildine. wall. or like structure.
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(bb) Roofline: The height above finished grade of the upper
beam, rafter, ridge, or purlin of any building.
(cc) Shopping center identification sign: A freestanding sign
structure containing the name identifying an integrated business
development which may also include identification signs on which
the names and nature of businesses within the development are
uniformly displayed.
(dd) Sign area: The total square footage of all sign facing, in-
cluding that portion of the supporting structure or trim which
carries any wording, symbols, identifying color, or pictures; pro-
vided, however, in the case of double-faced signs, only one (1) face
shall be computed to determine sign area.
(ee) Sign facing or surface: The surface of any sign upon, against,
or through which the message is displayed or illustrated; pro-
vided, however, for signs in which the words, letters, or symbols
are independently mounted, the sign surface shall mean the out-
side dimensions of the area containing all of the individual words,
letters, and symbols.
(ffl Sign: Any structure, part thereof, or device or inscription
which is located upon, attached to, or painted or represented on
any land, or on the outside of any building or structure, or on an
awning, canopy marquee, or similar appendage, or permanently
affixed to the glass on the outside of the building or structure, and
which displays or includes any numeral, letter, word, model,
banner, emblem, insignia, symbol, device, monogram, heraldry,
trademark, light, or other representation used as or in the nature
of an announcement, advertisement, attention arrester, direc-
tion, warning, or designation of any person, firm, group, organi-
zation, corporation, association, place, commodity, product, ser-
vice, business, profession, enterprise, industry, activity, or any
combination thereof, where the word "sign" is used herein without
further modification, the same shall be understood to embrace all
regulated signs and replicas.
(gg) Snipe sign: A sign which is tacked, nailed, posted, pasted,
glued, or otherwise attached to trees, stakes, fences or other like
objects, the advertising matter of which is not applicable to the
present use of the premises on which the sign is located.
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y' (hh) Temporary sign: Any sign constructed of cloth, canvass,
light fabric, cardboard, wallboard, or other light materials with
short life expectancies. A portable sign shall not be considered a
temporary sign.
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(ii) Wall sign: All flat signs, either of solid face construction or
individual letters, symbols, or pictures, which are placed against
the exterior wall of any building or structure and extending not
more than eighteen (18) inches from the face of such building or
structure, parallel to the building or structure, and having the
advertisement on one (1) face only.
Section 2. Permits.
It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, structurally alter,
or relocate within the city any sign without first satisfying the
requirements of this paragraph.
(a) Sign permits: It shall be unlawful for any person, unless
provided otherwise in this ordinance, to erect, place, rebuild, re-
construct, or move any sign within the city without first ob-
taining a sign permit.
(1) Application: All applications for sign permits shall be ac-
companied by a plan or plans drawn to scale which shall
include the following:
a. The dimensions of the sign and, where applicable, the
dimensions of the wall surface of the building to which
it is to be attached.
b. The dimensions of the sign's supporting members.
c. The maximum and minimum height of the sign.
d. The proposed location of the sign in relation to the face
of the building in front of which or above which it is to
be erected.
e. The proposed location of the sign in relation to the
boundaries of the lot upon which it is to be situated.
f. The location of all electrical transmission lines within
thirty (30) feet of any part of such proposed sign struc-
ture.
(2) Issuance: Upon the filing of an application for a sign permit,
the plans, specifications, and other data shall be examined
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by the building inspector. If it appears that such proposed
sign is in compliance with the requirements of this subsec-
tion [appendix] and other laws of the city, the building
inspector shall issue the applicant a sign permit.
Upon completion of the construction of the sign, the building
inspector shall inspect the sign to determine if it is in con-
formity with the specifications approved at the time the
sign permit was granted. If such sign was constructed in
conformity with the specifications approved at the time the
sign permit was granted, then the building inspector shall
issue a validation sticker. Validation stickers shall be prom-
inently displayed at all times on the sign or sign structure.
(3) Preexisting signs: Signs in existence on January 22, 1979,
for which sign use permits were obtained in accordance
with City of Friendswood Ordinance No. 323, shall be con-
sidered and deemed as lawfully existing nonconforming
structures and may be continued as such pursuant to City
of Friendswood Ordinance No. 84-15. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the person or entity holding the sign use permit
for any such lawfully existing nonconforming sign shall be
required to acquire a validation sticker for such sign in
accordance with paragraph [section] (4) hereof, and other-
wise comply with paragraph [section] (27) of this subsection
relating to nonconforming signs and sign structures.
(b) Exceptions: A permit shall not be required for the following:
(1) The changing of the advertising copy or message of a painted
sign.
(2) The changing of the advertising message or copy of an
electric sign, if such electric sign is specifically designed for
the use of replaceable copy.
(3) The electrical, repainting, or cleaning maintenance of a
sign.
(4) The repair of a sign.
(5) Garage sale or open house signs.
(6) Contractor and real estate signs not exceeding six (6) square
feet in sign area.
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(c) Stop orders: The issuance of a sign permit or a validation
sticker shall not constitute a waiver of this ordinance or other
ordinances of the city. The building inspector is authorized to
issue stop orders for any sign which is being constructed or used
in violation of this or any other ordinance of the city.
Section 3. Measurement of signs.
(a) Wall signs (fixed to building): The sign facing or surface
area shall be computed as including the entire area of a wall
within a regular geometric form comprising all of the display
area of the sign and including all of the elements of the display
and including the frame if applicable.
(b) Ground signs (freestanding): The sign facing or surface area
shall be computed as including the entire area within a regular
geometric form comprising all of the display area of the sign and
including the frame.
Supporting structural members not bearing advertising matter,
identifying color, symbols, wording, or pictures shall not be in-
cluded in computation of surface area.
(1) Irregular signs: In calculating the area of irregular signs or
separately mounted signs on one (1) supporting structure,
the area shall be that of the smallest regular geometric
form that will wholly contain all of the elements, including
the frame.
(2) Multi faced signs: In calculating the area of multifaced signs,
all faces of a multifaced sign shall be included.
Section 4. Maintenance.
All signs and sign structures shall be kept in good repair and
neat in appearance. Signs shall be maintained at reasonable in-
tervals, including replacement of defective parts, painting, re-
painting, and cleaning. The code enforcement officer shall inspect
all signs and sign structures every two (2) years and shall require
corrections of any sign deemed in violation of this subsection.
Upon each such biannual inspection, if such sign is deemed in
compliance herewith, a validation sticker shall be issued evi-
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nently displayed on the sign or sign structure. A validation sticker
shall expire at the end of two (2) years following its issuance.
Section 5. Projection of signs.
(a) No sign or any portion thereof shall project or extend over
any public sidewalk, street, alley, or other public property. A
supporting member of a sign shall be located at least three (3) feet
from the property line of the property upon which it is situated.
(b) Signs projecting more than eighteen (18) inches from the
face of the building or supporting structure, over private property
used or intended to be used by the general public, shall have a
minimum clearance of eight (8) feet above the pavement of fin-
ished grade.
(c) No sign shall be attached to a building in such a manner
that the sign surface, or any part thereof, exceeds in height the
roofline of such building.
Section 6. Structural requirements.
(a) Compliance with building code: All signs and sign struc-
tures shall comply with the pertinent requirements of the building
codes of the city.
(b) Transmission lines —Minimum spacing. All sign and sign
structures shall have a minimum clearance of eight (8) feet ver-
tically and eight (8) feet horizontally from any transmission line
carrying seven hundred fifty (750) volts or greater.
Section 7. Fire hazards.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, structurally
alter, or relocate any sign in such a manner as to obstruct or in all
probability cause to obstruct:
(1) Ingress or egress.
(2) Lighting or ventilation.
(3) Firefighting.
(4) Escape from a building.
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(5) Free passage from one part of a roof to any other part
thereof.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to attach any sign to an
exterior stairway, fire escape, fire tower, or balcony serving as a
horizontal exit.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, structurally
alter, or relocate a sign in such a manner that all or any portion
of such sign or its supporting structure will interfere in any way
with the free use of any fire escape, exit, or standpipe, or obstruct
any required ventilator, door, or stairway.
(d) Any cloth sign or banner that is attached to a building shall
be flameproofed.
(e) The fire marshal of the city, or his duly qualified represen-
tative, shall be the sole judge of a violation under this subsection.
Section 8. Traffic hazards.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, structurally
alter, or relocate any sign in such a manner as to constitute a
hazard to pedestrian or vehicular traffic, or in such a manner as
to obstruct free and clear vision, regardless of location, by reason
of the position, shape, color, or movement which may interfere
with, obstruct the view of, or be confused with any authorized
traffic sign, signal, or device. Nor shall such sign make use of any
word, phrase, symbol, or character in such a manner as to inter-
fere with, mislead, or confuse vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
(b) The chief of police of the city, or his duly qualified repre-
sentative, shall be the sole judge of a violation under this subsec-
tion.
Section 9. Prohibited signs.
Signs of the following nature are expressly prohibited unless
specifically authorized by this ordinance.
(a) Billboards.
(b) Signs which contain statements, words, or pictures of an
obscene, indecent, or immoral character as will offend public
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(c) Signs which advertise an activity, business, or service no 49
longer conducted on the premises upon which the sign is
located.
(d) Signs which move or contain visible moving parts.
(e) Signs which contain or have attached thereto banners,
posters, pennants, ribbons, streamers, strings of light bulbs,
spinners, or other siTnllar devices.
(f) Signs attached to or located upon exposed amenities such
as benches, trash containers, or fences.
(g) Any stereopticon or motion picture machine used in con-
junction with or attached to any sign in such a manner as
to permit the images projected therefrom to be visible from
any public street or sidewalk.
(h) Snipe signs.
(i) Signs placed on the side or rear of any building or property
when such sign faces upon a contiguous residential area.
Section 10. Signs on public property.
(a) Signs on public property; It shall be unlawful to place a sign
upon a public street, public sidewalk, public right-of-way, public
curb, or other public improvement in or upon any public street or
public grounds, or any public bridge or part of same, or on any
public building or structure of any kind belonging to the city, or
in any public place or on any public building or structure be-
longing to the city, or in any public place or on any public im-
provement unless express consent thereof shall have been first
granted by the city council. This subparagraph shall not apply to
a public employee in the regular course and scope of his employ-
ment.
(b) Impoundment: Any unlawful sign found within a public
right-of-way of a public street or public sidewalk shall be seized
and removal thereof is hereby authorized. The code enforcement
officer, employees of the police department, the department of
public works, and community development are hereby authorized
to impound any signs four4d on a public street, public sidewalk
and transport or cause the same to be transported to a location to
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be designated by the sign administrator for storage. Snipe signs
which have a value of less than fifty dollars ($50.00) may be
disposed of immediately. The custodian of the storage area shall
maintain records of where such signs were located when they
were so impounded and the date on which they were so im-
pounded and shall hold the same in the storage area for a period
of not more than thirty (30) days.
Any sign so Meld may be redeemed by the owner thereof upon
the payment of a fee to the City of Friendswood consisting of a
total of fifty dollars ($50.00) for hauling the same to storage, plus
ten dollars ($10.00) per d4y storage fee for each day the sign is
stored. Such fee shall be ip addition to and not in lieu of any fine
imposed upon such owner for violation of this subsection. Any
sign impounded and stored and not redeemed by the owner thereof
within thirty (30) days m4y be sold at public auction in the same
manner as surplus property of the city.
(c) Signs on private property: No person shall place a sign on
private property without the consent of the owner of said prop-
erty.
(d) Exceptions:
(1) Public athletic facilities. Public athletic facilities may have
signs attached to fences surrqunding such facility to give
public information or team sponsor advertising. Except for
scoreboards, such signs shall not project above the fence -
line and shall face the athletic facility.
(2) Public and private parks. Public and private parks may
have signs to give information and or regulations con-
cerning park use.
Section 11. Painted signs.
Painted signs shall be on permanently weatherproofed mate-
rials, and all sign surfaces shall be painted or treated with weath-
erproofed materials.
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Section 12. Energized signs.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, alter, or relocate
within the city any of the following:
(1) An energized sign that is rotating, animated, or contains
any moving parts; provided, however, public service dis-
plays shall not be prohibited by this paragraph.
(2) Any energized sign containing flashing lights, including
energized signs with lights flashing in sequence to simu-
late movement; provided, however, public service displays
shall not be prohibited by this paragraph.
(3) Any overhead wiring permitted must be at least fourteen
(14) feet above ground level.
Section 13. Illumination of signs.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, structurally
alter, relocate, or maintain any sign which creates glare upon a
public street, sidewalk, or adjacent residential property.
(b) Nonenergized signs may be illuminated from an indepen-
dent artificial source provided such illumination is concentrated of
upon the area of the sign only, and does not cause glare upon any
street, alley, driveway, parking area, or adjacent residential prop-
erty.
Section 14. Portable signs.
(a) One (1) portable sign, not exceeding thirty-two (32) square
feet in sign area, may be displayed by a new business to give
notice of its grand opening for a period not to exceed fourteen (14)
consecutive days.
(b) One (1) portable sign, not exceeding thirty-two (32) square
feet in sign area, may be displayed on nonresidential property, in
addition to that allowed for grand openings, for twenty-one (21)
days during any calendar year; provided, however, use of any
such portable sign shall be in increments of not less than seven (7)
consecutive days.
(c) A permit shall be obtained prior to installation and display
of a portable sign, and use of a portable sign shall comply with
paragraphs [sections] 3 through 13 of this subsection.
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49 Section 15. Temporary signs.
(a) In lieu of using a portable sign to advertise a grand opening
as authorized by paragraph [section] 14(a) above, one (1) tempo-
rary sign not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet in sign area
may be displayed by a new business to give notice of its grand
opening for a period not to exceed fourteen (14) consecutive days.
(b) One (1) temporary sign not exceeding thirty-two (32) square
feet in sign area may be displayed on nonresidential property for
twenty-one (21) days during each calendar year; provided, how-
ever, use of such temporary sign shall be in increments of not less
than seven (7) consecutive days.
(c) Pennants, spinners, and other similar temporary devices or
signs shall be prohibited.
(d) A permit shall be obtained prior to installation and display
of a temporary sign, and use of a temporary sign shall comply
with paragraphs [sections] 2 through 13 and 26 of this subsection.
(e) Banner signs may be used provided they are affixed to a
wall of the building and comply with the requirements of para-
graph [section] 7.
M Contractors may place a sign on property in residential zones
where actual construction (landscaping, roofing, pool, etc.) is taking
place. Such sign shall not exceed six (6) square feet in sign area
and shall be removed within ten (10) days of placement.
Section 16. Temporary real estate subdivision signs.
(a) Subdivision entrance signs:
(1) One (1) temporary real estate subdivision sign may be lo-
cated at the main entrance of any new residential subdi-
vision or other residential development not to exceed fifty
(50) square feet in sign area. Provided further, one (1) ad-
ditional temporary real estate subdivision or development
sign not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet in sign area
may be erected at one (1) secondary entrance to such sub-
division or development.
(2) Such temporary real estate subdivision signs shall be re-
moved twenty-four (24) months from the date the use per-
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mitted is issued, or when eighty (80) percent of the lots in
the subdivision have been sold to homebuyers, whichever
last occurs.
(b) Single-family units:
(1) One (1) temporary sign not exceeding six (6) square feet
shall be permitted for each single-family dwelling unit in
order to give information concerning leasing, renting, or
selling of such single-family unit or lot on the property
upon which such sign is erected.
(2) Location: Such temporary sign may be located anywhere
on the premises except as restricted by the zoning ordi-
nance, provided that such sign may not project beyond the
property line and shall not be more than five (5) feet over
the natural ground level.
(3) Removal: Single-family residence signs shall be removed
when the unit or lot is sold.
(4) Permits: No permits shall be required for erection of a single-
family unit sign.
(5) The model home or model home park for each separate
home building company located in the subdivision which is
used or designated as a sales office and/or model home
may, on a temporary basis, be allowed one (1) monument -
type sign not exceeding sixteen (16) square feet in sign area
until the model home or model home park is no longer used
as a sales office or model home for that subdivision.
(c) Multifamily units:
(1) One (1) temporary sign not to exceed twelve (12) square feet
in sign area may be permitted for each complex in order to
give information concerning leasing, renting, selling, or
financing of the unit on the property upon which such sign
is erected.
(2) Height limits: The maximum height for freestanding signs
shall be fifteen (15) feet. Any sign attached to a building
shall not be higher than the top of the wall (lower than the
gutter line).
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(3) Setbacks: Freestanding signs shall be located at least twenty
(20) feet from the! street edge.
(d) Off -premises directional signs: A maximum of three (3) off -
premises directional signs may be erected giving directions to
new subdivisions and other new residential developments. Such
signs must comply with the following:
(1) Such signs do not exceed six (6) square feet in sign area and
are constructed with a maximum height above ground level
of four (4) feet;
(2) Such signs are located on private property with the written
permission of the property owner or agent, submitted to
the city prior to issuance of a permit;
(3) Such signs direct the public to residential developments
located within the city;
(4) The residential development to which such signs pertain
do not have frontage on a major thoroughfare;
(5) ,Such signs are removed within two (2) years after they are
erected or when eighty (80) percent of the units within such
developments have sold, whichever last occurs; and
(6) Such signs otherwise comply with the provisions of this
subsection.
(e) Vacant acreage: Temporary signs advertising vacant acreage
may be permitted in order to give information concerning selling,
leasing, or renting of the property provided such signs comply
with the following:
(1) Size: For vacant tracts of one (1) acre or less, such sign does
not exceed six (6) square feet in sign area; for vacant tracts
of greater than one (1) acre but no more than two (2) acres,
such sign does not exceed sixteen (16) square feet in sign
area; for vacant tracts greater than two (2) acres, such sign
does not exceed sixteen (16) square feet plus one (1) square
foot for each additional acre up to a maximum of fifty (50)
square feet of sign area;
(2) Location: Such temporary sign may be located anywhere
on the premises except as otherwise restricted by this sub-
section;
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(3) Number: One (1) such sign may be allowed for each street 49
frontage;
(4) Height limits: The maximum height shall be fifteen (15)
feet; and
(5) Setbacks: Signs shall be located at least twenty (20) feet
from the edge of the roadway.
(f) Temporary signs for new integrated business developments,
shopping centers, office parks, and business parks:
(1) One (1) temporary sign may be located at the main en-
trance of any new integrated business development, shop-
ping center, office park, or business park.
(2) The sign facing for such temporary sign shall not exceed
fifty (50) square feet.
(3) Such temporary sign shall be removed twenty-four (24)
10 months from the date the use permit is issued, or when
eighty (80) percent of the improved buildings are occupied,
whichever last occurs.
(g) Permits: 'A permit shall be required for any temporary sign
authorized hereinabove. Such permits shall be granted for a peis
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10 riod not to exceed six (6) months, and at the expiration of the
permit period all such temporary signs shall be removed unless a
new permit is obtained.
Section 17. Temporary direction signs.
Temporary or portable signs that direct the public to a special
event of civic interest, such as parades, organized holiday festiv-
ities, special events on the behalf of charitable organizations, and
the like are allowed provided that:
(a) Such signs do not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area.
(b) Signs are erected only for a time period not to exceed ten
(10) days before and two (2) days after the event.
(c) Such signs are located on private property with the per-
mission of the property owner. In no case shall the sign be
located on a public right-of-way.
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Section 18. Temporary political signs.
Temporary political signs shall be permitted provided that:
(a) No political sign shall be erected prior to forty-five (45)
days before the election date on which the office or propo-
sition is to be determined.
(b) All such signs shall be removed within seven (7) days fol-
lowing the election date on which the office or proposition
is finally determined in accordance with the Texas Elec-
tion Code.
(c) No such sign shall exceed twenty (20) square feet in sign
area nor exceed six (6) feet in height above natural ground
level.
(d) No permit shall be required for the erection of a temporary
political sign.
(e) Such temporary political sign shall otherwise comply with
all provisions of this subsection.
Section 19. Garage sale signs.
Temporary garage sale signs are permitted provided such signs
do not exceed six (6) square feet in sign area, are removed by the
owner within seventy-two (72) hours of placement, and are not
placed on property without the permission of the owner thereof.
Section 20. Open house signs.
Open house signs shall be permitted for each open house pro-
vided:
(a) No such signs exceed six (6) square feet in sign area;
(b) Such signs are erected on private property with the per-
mission of the property owner;
(c) Such signs shall be removed within twelve (12) hours of
placement.
Section 21. Permanent signs permitted and regulated in
residential zones.
(a) This paragraph [section] shall apply to all residential zones
as given in the zoning ordinance: SFR, MFR-L, MFR-M, MFR-H,
MHR.
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(b) Multi -family residential subdivision: For each multi -family
residential subdivision, a maximum of two (2) signs with a com-
bined total sign area not exceeding fifty (50) square feet shall be
permitted.
Permitted signs may be anywhere on the premises except as
restricted by the zoning ordinance and this subsection. They may
not project beyond any property line and, if ground mounted, the
top shall not be more than five (5) feet over natural ground level.
If building mounted, such sign shall be flush mounted and shall
not project above the roofline.
(c) Single-family residential subdivisions: Each single-family res-
idential subdivision is allowed one (1) freestanding entrance iden-
tification sign at each entrance not to exceed fifty (50) square feet.
Provided however, signs with a maximum of thirty-two (32) square
feet may be placed on opposite sides of the entrance in lieu of the
fifty (50) square foot sign. As part of one (1) sign, a reader panel
shall be allowed for the purpose of placing civic announcements
by the homeowners' association.
Section 22. Permanent signs permitted and regulated in
commercial districts.
(a) This subparagraph (a) shall apply to all commercial dis-
tricts as given in the zoning ordinance, except as otherwise pro-
vided in subparagraph (b) below.
(1) Wall signs:
a. Size and number: One (1) wall sign is permitted for
each business establishment with an allowable total
sign area of one and one-half QY2) square feet for each
linear foot of building frontage, not to exceed eighty
(80) square feet in sign area including the frame. The
maximum sign area of all permitted signs for a given
business establishment shall not exceed eighty (80)
square feet. This shall apply to any combination of
wall and ground signs.
(b) Location: A wall sign shall not project above the roof -
line or the parapet, whichever is higher. The sign must
be located on the site where the goods or services are
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Aaw(2) Ground signs (freestanding):
so
a. Size and number. One (1) ground sign is permitted for
each business establishment with an allowable total
sign area of fifty (50) square feet including the frame.
The combined sign area including the wall sign and
the ground sign shall not exceed eighty (80) square feet
for any one (1) business establishment. A reader panel
shall be treated as a ground sign.
b. Location and height: A ground sign shall be set back so
that no part of such sign overhangs public property.
The height including any part of the sign or structure
shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height above the
highest finished grade at the front property line. The
sign must be located on the site where the goods or
services are offered.
(3) Option for greater sign area: A business establishment has
the option of having a greater total sign area than eighty
(80) square feet if they choose to have no freestanding sign,
and use individual letters and/or symbols attached to the
building. If such an option is exercised, the formula calcu-
lating sign area is two (2) square feet for each linear foot of
building frontage. A business establishment choosing this
option may have one (1) sign for each main street frontage
that will hold the sign. However, if such street frontage is
contiguous to a residential area, the option shall not be
available for a sign on the side of such building contiguous
to such residential area.
(b) Integrated business developments in districts NC, OBD, OP,
BP, CSC, and RSC.
(1) Wall signs:
a. One (1) wall sign is permitted for each business estab-
lishment with a maximum total area equal to one and
one-half (11/2) square feet for each linear foot of busi-
ness frontage up to a maximum of one hundred (100)
square feet.
b. No part of the wall sign shall extend above the roofline
or parapet, whichever is higher.
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c. Each business establishment's wall sign must be at-
tached to a wall of the building in which the business
establishment is located.
d. Awning suspension signs shall count as wall signs in
determining sign area.
e. Where two (2) or more business establishments utilize
a common building and common entrances and front-
ages they shall only be entitled to the square footage of
wall sign that would be authorized for one building
establishment. It shall be the responsibility of the
permit holder to allocate such sign area to each busi-
ness establishment.
(2) Option for greater sign area: A business establishment has
the option of having a total sign area greater than one
hundred (100) square feet if it chooses to use individual
letters and/or symbols attached to the building. If such an
option is exercised, the formula for calculating sign area is
two (2) square feet for each linear foot of building frontage.
A business establishment choosing this option may have
one (1) sign for each main street frontage that will hold the
sign. However, if such street frontage is contiguous to a
residential area, the option shall not be available for a sign
on the side of such residential area.
(3) Freestanding signs:
a. One (1) freestanding community identification sign is
permitted for each integrated business development.
b. The total sign area of such freestanding sign shall not
exceed fifty (50) square feet plus ten (10) square feet for
each business establishment in the complex up to a
maximum of one hundred (100) square feet.
c. Location and height: A ground sign shall be set back so
that no part of such sign overhangs public property.
The height, including any part of the sign or sign struc-
ture; shall not exceed twenty (20) feet above the highest
finished grade at the front property line. The sign must
be located on the site where the goods or services are
offered.
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d. It shall be the responsibility of the permit holder to
allocate the sign area of the freestanding identifica-
tion sign among the tenants.
(4) Option for directory sign in office park and business park
districts:
a. One (1) freestanding directory sign for the sole purpose
of uniformly listing the names of the tenants is per-
mitted for each building in which there are multiple
tenants in the office complex if the complex chooses
not to use wall signs.
b. The total sign area of such sign shall not exceed two
hundred forty (240) square inches per tenant.
c. Directory signs shall not exceed five (5) feet in height
and shall be located within twenty (20) feet of the
building.
(5) Options for shopping centers 40,000 square feet or greater in
GSC, RSC, and OB Districts.
a. A maximum of fifty (50) square feet of reader panel
may be included as an integral part of the freestanding
sign with the total sign area including the reader panel
not to exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet.
b. A shopping center zoned CSC, RSC, or OBD consisting
of forty thousand (40,000) square feet or greater will be
allowed a second freestanding sign located on the sec-
ondary street to which there is access when such center
is located at a major intersection. The second sign shall
be no larger than one hundred (100) square feet plus
not more than fifty (50) additional square feet of reader
panel. Provided however, notwithstanding any other
provision contained herein to the contrary, if such shop-
ping center elects to erect a reader panel on such second
sign, in no event shall permits be issued for more than
four (4) portable signs for businesses within such shop-
ping center at any given time.
c. The height of any sign permitted under this subpara-
graph 5 shall not exceed twenty (20) feet.
(c) Light industry: Areas zoned for light industry (L-1) shall
have the same regulations for wall and ground signs as other
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commercial areas but additionally may have one (1) freestanding
community sign for integrated developments of two (2) or more
separate businesses. The allowable sign area for such freestanding
community sign shall not exceed fifty (50) square feet plus five (5)
square feet for each additional business up to a maximum of one
hundred (100) square feet.
(d) Agricultural: Areas zoned for agricultural (A-1) shall have
the same regulations as other commercial areas excluding areas
zoned for light industry (L-1).
(e) Fast food/drive-through reader boards: Menu reader boards
for fast food/drive-through restaurants shall not be considered as
a freestanding or monument sign if such reader board is screened
from adjacent buildings or structures. Landscaping around reader
boards shall be required so as to screen to the degree reasonably
possible such reader board from abutting properties.
(fl Use of reader panels for noncommercial purposes: Any com-
mercial entity utilizing a reader board or panel as a part of its
signage shall be entitled to place messages upon such reader board
or panel for noncommercial purposes.
Section 23. Permanent signs permitted and regulated in dis-
tricts zoned for specific use.
(a) This paragraph [section] shall apply to areas zoned for spe-
cific use such as churches, institutional, fraternal, and other as
provided in the zoning ordinance of the city.
(b) Size, number, and location: The regulations for wall and
ground signs as established by paragraph [section] 22 above for
commercially zoned areas shall also apply to areas zoned for spe-
cific use.
(c) Option for greater sign area: The option for greater sign area
as provided in paragraph [section] 22 above shall also apply to
areas zoned for specific use.
Section 24. Signs on vehicles and similar types of property
for sale or lease.
No type of vehicle including, but not limited to, cars, trucks,
motor -driven cycles, or vehicles built of miscellaneous parts of
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other vehicles, such as sand or dune buggies, and no type of trailer,
boat, or other similar type of property shall be placed on private
property within the city for the purpose of advertising such item
for rent, sale, or lease unless such property is on the premises
where the owner of such property advertised for sale or lease
resides or conducts business or is on the premises of a business
engaged in the rental, sale, or lease of such property.
Section 25. Obsolete signs.
Signs which have been abandoned due to closing of a business,
change in business name, or for any other reason rendering the
sign nonapplicable to the property involved, shall be removed or
rendered blank by the permit holder or other owner of the building
or premises within sixty (60) days from the date of the action that
caused the sign to be considered abandoned. A condition of ap-
proval for all sign permits shall be that the permit holder or
owner of the building or premises, at his own expense, remove all
abandoned signs. New signs for a building or property on which
an abandoned sign is located shall not be approved until the aban-
%V doned sign is removed.
Section 26. Nonconforming signs.
(a) Nonconforming signs shall be kept in good repair and vi-
sual appearance and no structural alterations shall be made
thereto. In the event that more than fifty (50) percent of a non-
conforming sign is damaged, the sign shall be replaced with a
conforming sign rather than repairing the damage.
(b) Nonconforming signs advertising a business which has been
vacated ninety (90) days shall be removed or made to conform.
(c) Limitation on variance: A variance is authorized under this
subsection K [appendix] only for height of sign and setback of
signs and sign structures. Further, it is the purpose and intent of
the city council that no variance be granted under the terms of
this subsection K [appendix] unless undue hardship will result
therefrom. Hardship shall mean that strict application of the re-
quirements hereof relating to height and setback of signs and
sign structures shall deprive the applicant of reasonable use of
his property.
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Section 27. Exceptions and exemptions. 40
The following described signs are exempt from the provisions of
this subsection K except for paragraphs (sections] 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12, 13, and 14.
(a) Real estate signs not exceeding six (6) square feet in area
per face pertaining to the sale or rental of the property on
which they are displayed, but not more than one (1) such
sign for each street frontage.
(b) Professional nameplates and occupational signs denoting
only the name and occupation of an occupant in a commer-
cial building or public institutional building, and not ex-
ceeding two (2) square feet in area.
(c) Identification nameplates or signs on apartment houses,
boarding or rooming houses, or similar uses, not exceeding
two (2) square feet in area.
(d) One (1) nameplate denoting only the name of the occupants
of a dwelling, and not exceeding two (2) square feet in area
nor located closer than two (2) feet to the property line.
(e) Memorial and/or historical signs as designated by federal,
state, or local governments.
(f) Traffic or other municipal signs, legal notices, or danger
signs by federal, state, or local governments.
(g) Nonadvertising warning signs or trespassing signs on pri-
vate property, not exceeding two (2) square feet in area.
(h) Nonadvertising signs of public utility companies as may be
required in their operations in providing services for the
health and welfare of the general public, or as required by
any law or regulation of the state or any agency thereof.
(i) On -site directional signs for public and private develop-
ments denoting the entrance, exit, and direction of traffic
flow and not exceeding two (2) square feet in area; provided
such sign is not prohibited or further regulated by other
sections of this ordinance or any other ordinance of the
city.
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(j)
Street banners erected by the city advertising a bona fide
public event such as legal holidays, nonpolitical election
instructions, and similar occasions.
(k)
Civic and church signs: The city council may erect, or ap-
prove and permit to be erected, entrance signs at or near
the city limits for the benefit of visitors, on which may be
listed institutional names, churches, and points of interest.
Civic organizations and churches may be permitted to place
their insignias thereon. In addition, each church or insti-
tution may erect a maximum of four (4) directional signs as
long as each does not exceed four (4) square feet.
(1)
On -site nonaduertising signs: Signs required by law which
are necessary for operation of the business and which con-
tain no advertising matter are permitted. These signs are
not counted in the overall footage limit.
(m)
Signs on motor vehicles, as such term "motor vehicle" is
defined in article 6701d, Texas Revised Civil Statutes, as
amended, when the primary use of such motor vehicle is
the transportation of persons or property. A motor vehicle,
or any part thereof, parked or stored with one (1) or more
NW
signs displayed thereon, which is not used on a regular
basis for the transportation of persons or property but is
used as a substitute sign structure, shall not constitute an
exception under this subsection.
(n)
Flags of the United States, the State of Texas, or any other
political subdivision; or any flag of a religious, fraternal, or
charitable organization.
(o) Company flags displaying only a company logo provided
such flag is affixed to a permanent flagpole and length of
flag shall not exceed one -quarter M) of the height of the
flagpole.
(p) Decorations for stores, storefronts, and yards from No-
vember 20 through January 10 of each year commemo-
rating the holiday season and from June 27 through July 7
of each year commemorating Independence Day.
(q) Sculptures, statues, or other three dimensional works of
art.
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ABANDONED SIGNS
Obsoletesigns .............................................
AGRICULTURAL
Permanent signs permitted and regulated in commercial dis-
tricts
Areas zoned agricultural .................................
ANIMATED SIGNS
Energized signs, prohibitions ...............................
ATHLETIC FACILITIES
Signs on public property ...................................
Exceptions for public athletic facilities ....................
L
BANNER SIGNS
Temporary signs ..........................................
BILLBOARDS
Prohibited signs ...........................................
Temporary signs ..........................................
BUILDING CODE
Compliance ...............................................
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS
Permanent signs permitted and regulated in commercial dis-
tricts
Integrated business developments in districts NC, OBD, OP,
CSC AND RSC......................................
Real estate subdivision signs
Temporary signs for new integrated business developments,
shopping centers, office parks and business parks..... .
BUSINESS PARK DISTRICTS
Permanent signs permitted and regulated in commercial dis-
tricts
Option for directory sign in business park districts........ .
Real estate subdivision signs
Temporary signs for office parks and business parks .......
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10(a)
10(d)
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15
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22(a)(4)
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CHURCHES
Permanent signs permitted and regulated in districts zoned for
specific use such as churches ........................... 23
CLOSING OF BUSINESS
Obsolete signs ............................................. 25
COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
Permanent signs permitted and regulated in ................ 22
FE
DEFINITIONS
Definitions of terms .......................................
1
DEVELOPMENTS
Real estate subdivision signs
Temporary signs for new integrated business developments,
shopping centers, office parks and business parks......
16(f)
DIRECTION SIGNS
Real estate subdivision signs
Off -premises directional signs ............................
16(d)
Temporary direction signs .................................
17
DISTRICTS
Permanent signs permitted and regulated in
Commercial zones .......................................
22
Districts zoned for specific use ............................
23
Residential zones ........................................
21
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ENERGIZED SIGNS
Erecting, when prohibited .................................. 12
ENTRANCE SIGNS
Permanent signs permitted and regulated in residential zones 21
Subdivision entrance signs ................................. 16(a)
EXCEPTIONS AND EXEMPTIONS
Exempt signs .
Listing of type signs exempt from provisions .............. 27
Permits, exceptions ........................................ 2(b)
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FAST FOOD/DRIVE THROUGH READER BOARDS
Permanent signs permitted and regulated in commercial dis.
tricts
Menu reader boards .....................................
22(e)
FIRE HAZARDS
Listing of types of obstructions, fire hazards prohibited.......
7
FLASHING LIGHTS
Energized signs, prohibitions ...............................
12
FRATERNAL USES
Permanent signs permitted and regulated in districts zoned for
specific use such as fraternal uses ......................
23
FREESTANDING SIGNS
Permanent signs permitted and regulated in commercial dis-
tricts
Ground signs, freestanding signs .........................
22(a)(2)
G
GARAGE SALE SIGNS
Area, placement ...........................................
19
GROUND SIGNS
Measurement of signs .....................................
3(b)
Permanent signs permitted and regulated in commercial dis-
tricts
Ground signs, freestanding signs .........................
22(a)(2)
H
HAZARDS
Firehazards ..............................................
7
TraMc hazards ............................................
8
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ILLUMINATED SIGNS
Illumination of signs ...................................... 13
IMPOUNDMENT
Impoundment of signs on public property ................... 10(b)
INSTITUTIONAL USES
Permanent signs permitted and regulated in districts zoned for
specific uses such as institutional uses .................. 23
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LEASE
Signs on property for sale or lease .......................... 24
LIGHT INDUSTRY
Permanent signs permitted and regulated in commercial dis-
tricts
Areas zoned for light industry ............................ 22(c)
M
MAINTENANCE
Sign maintenance .........................................
4
MEASUREMENT OF SIGNS
Ground signs ..............................................
3(b)
Wallsigns ................................................
3(a)
MOVING SIGNS
Energized signs, prohibitions ...............................
12
Prohibited signs ...........................................
9
MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION
Permanent signs
Number permitted, area .................................
21(a)
Real estate subdivision signs; subdivision entrance signs for
multifamily units
16(c)
.....................................
N
NEW BUSINESSES
Temporary signsfor.......................................
15
NONCONFORMING SIGNS
Requirements .............................................
26
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OBSOLETE SIGNS
Abandoned, nonapplicable signs ............................ 25
OBSTRUCTIONS
Listing of types of obstructions causing fire hazards.......... 7
OFFICE PARK DISTRICTS
Permanent signs permitted and regulated in commercial dis-
tricts
Option for directory sign in office park .................... 22(a)(4)
Real estate subdivision signs
Temporary signs for new integrated business developments,
shopping centers, office parks and business parks...... 16(f)
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Area, placement on private property ........................ 20
P,
PAINTED SIGNS
Requirements.............................................
11
PARKS
Real estate subdivision signs
Temporary signs for office parks and business parks .......
16(fl
Signs on public property ...................................
10(a)
Exceptions for parks .....................................
10(d)
PERMANENT SIGNS
Permitted and regulated in
Commercialzones .......................................
22
Districts zoned for specific use ............................
23
Residential zones ........................................
21
PERMITS
Application ...............................................
2(a)(1)
Condition of approval of permits re obsolete signs............
25
Exceptions................................................
2(b)
Issuance ..................................................
2(a)(2)
Portable signs, permits ....................................
14(c)
Preexisting signs ..........................................
2(a)(3)
Stop orders ...............................................
2(c)
Temporary signs, permits ..................................
15(d)
POLITICAL SIGNS
Temporary political signs ..................................
18
PORTABLE SIGNS
Permits...................................................
14(c)
Requirements.............................................
14
PRIVATE PROPERTY
Garage sales signs on ......................................
19
Openhouse signs on .......................................
20
Signs on private property ..................................
10(c)
PROHIBITED SIGNS
Listing of types of prohibited signs .........................
9
PROJECTION
Signprojection ............................................
5
PROPERTY FOR SALE
Signs on property for sale or lease ..........................
24
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PUBLIC PROPERTY Section
Signson public property ................................... 10
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REAL ESTATE SUBDIVISION SIGNS
Multifamily units ......................................... 16(c)
Off -premises directional signs .............................. 16(d)
Single-family units ....................................... 16(b)
Subdivision entrance signs........... ....:.............. 16(a)
Temporary signs for new integrated business developments,
shopping centers, office parks and business parks........ 16(fl
Vacantacreage ............................................ 16(e)
RENTALS
Signson property for sale or lease .......................... 24
RESIDENTIAL ZONES
Permanent signs permitted and regulated in residential zones 21
ROTATING SIGNS
Energized signs, prohibitions ............................... 12
Prohibited signs ........................................... 9
S
SALE OR LEASE
Signson property for sale or lease .........................
24
SHOPPING CENTERS
Permanent signs permitted and regulated in commercial dis-
tricts
Options for shopping centers 40,000 square feet or greater in
CSC, RSC and OB districts ...........................
22(a)(5)
Real estate subdivision signs
Temporary signs for new integrated business developments,
shopping centers, office parks and business parks......
16(fl
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION
Entrance identification sign ................................
21(b)
Real estate subdivision signs; subdivision entrance signs for
single-family units ....................................
16(b)
SPECIAL EVENTS
Temporary direction signs .................................
17
SPECIFIC USE DISTRICTS
Permanent signs permitted and regulated in districts zoned for
specific use :..........................................
23
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STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Signs on public property...... .................
Impoundment ............... ! .........................
STRUCTURE
Structural requirements ...... - ...... .................
SUBDIVISIONS
Real estate subdivision signs ...............................
Multifamily units ....... ..................
Off -premises directional signs ....... ..................
Single-family units , ....... ..........
Subdivision entrance signs.. ? .................
Temporary signs for new integrat@d business developments,
shopping centers, office parks and business parks..... .
Vacant acreage .............. ? .. . - .............
T
TEMPORARY SIGNS
Displaying, when ................ ! .........................
Permitrequirements ....... .......................
Temporary direction signs .................................
Temporary political signs ... ........... I ........
Temporary real estate subdivision sigps ......................
Temporary signs for new intpqr4ted bp§jpess developments,
shopping centers, office parks and business parks....... .
TRAFFIC HAZARDS
Signs constituting traffic haAards ...........................
TRANSMISSION LINES
Minimum spacing ......... ......................
VA
VACANT ACREAGE
Real estate subdivision signs
Vacant acreage ..........................................
VARIANCES
Nonconforming signs ........................................
VEHICLES
Signs on vehicles .........................................
W
WALL SIGNS
Measurement of signs ....... ...... ... .................
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Permanent signs permitted and regulated in commercial dis-
tricts
Wall signs .............................................. 22(a)(1)
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