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ORDINANCE NO. 2289
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS,
DECLARING A MORATORIUM ON SIGNS THAT CONTAIN ELECTRONIC
MESSAGE BOARDS; DIRECTING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
TO STUDY ISSUES CREATED BY SIGNS WITH ELECTRONIC MESSAGE
BOARDS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council is concerned about protecting residential properties from
unnecessary glare from flashing lights on electronic message boards, and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to declare a moratorium on signs that contain electronic
message boards, and determines that said moratorium is necessary; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS,
TEXAS:
1.
THAT, no permit shall be issued and no sign that contains an electronic message board shall be
constructed or erected within the City of North Richland Hills, except within the Freeway Overlay
Zone, for a period of six (6) months.
2.
THAT, the Planning and Zoning Commission is directed to study any and all issues created by
the construction of electronic and report their findings within the six (6) month moratorium.
3.
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that
the section, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if
any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared invalid or
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences,
paragraphs or sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City
Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such invalid or unconstitutional phrase,
clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
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4.
SAVINGS CLAUSE. That any and all other ordinances of the City of North Richland Hills,
Texas, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect.
5.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force from and after its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS 23rd DAY OF MARCH, 1998.
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Mayor, City of North Richland Hills, Texas
ATTEST:
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City Secretary
City of North Richland Hills, Texas
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Department Head
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