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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 1987 ORDINANCE NO. 1987 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, AMENDING ARTICLE 8, SIGN REGULATIONS, CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE NUMBER 1874, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE, TO AMEND THE GRAND OPENING SIGNAGE PROVISIONS; TO DELETE SIGN PERMIT FEES; TO DELETE WEEKEND ADVERTISING REGISTRATION FEES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance Number 1957 to establish regulations for Grand Opening Signage for new businesses, and WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has reviewed the impact and performance of the Grand Opening Signage regulations and has detennined that a need exists to amend the regulations, and WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommends that sign pennit fees should be deleted from tbe sign regulations and established by separate ordinance, and WHEREAS, after appropriate notice and public hearing, tlIe Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas, has forwarded a recommendation to tlle City Council for mnendment of OrdinmIce No. 1874 by changing tlle said Zoning Ordinance as set fortll herein; now therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS: 1. THAT, "Sections 800, B, 3.j. and 800, C,14,b, (8)" be deleted. 2. THA T, "Section 800, C, 14. a." be mnended as follows: a. Upon the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy and within a 180 calendar day period tllereafter, Witllin tllc initial 60 calendar day period aftcr iS3uancc of a Certificatc of Occupancy, a business shall be automatically entitled to utilize the Grand Opening Signage provisions contained in this Subsection when one of the following conditions applies: 3. THA T, "Section 800, C, 14. b." be mnended as follows: b. Approval of a GrmId Opening Signage permit by the Building Official is required and shall be valid for a period of tllirty (30) consecutive calendar days. The Grand Opening Signage pennit is limited to the address noted on the Certificate of Occupancy and shall comply with the following requirements: Grand Opening Signage Ordinance Page 1 4. THAT, "Section 800, C, 14. b. (1)." be mnended as follows: (1) GrmId Opening Signage may include any combination of oversized banners, pennants, inflatable signs & balloons, searchlights, and a portable sign, which may be in addition to any other legal sign allowed by the provisions of Article 8, Sign Regulations, OrdinmIce 1874, as mnended. 5. THAT, "Section 800, C, 14. b." be mnended to insert a new paragraph as follows, mId the remaining paragraphs renumbered consecutively: (6) One Portable Sign may be used as Grand Openin¡: Si¡:na¡:e provided it complies with tlle provisions of Section 800 F.. of this Article. 6. THAT, "Section 800, C, 14. b. (7)." be mnended as follows: (7) Thc pcnnit fee for Crand Opcning Signagc 3hall bc $30.00 No pennit fee shall be required for a Grand Opening Sign~e Pennit. 7. THA T, "Section 800, C, 4, e." be mnended as follows: e. In conjunction witll the Grand Opening Signage provisions of this Article, one additional oversized banner shall be allowed on the front or side of a building structure for each street frontage of a business holding a Certificate of Occupancy. The maximum size of tlle additional banner(s) shall not excecd twenty-five percent of the wall area on which the banner is attached and may be displayed for a period of tllirty (30) consecutive days. 8. THAT, "Section 800, C, 16, "be mnended in its entirety to read as follows: a. Not more than one Inflak'lble Sign or Balloon, which exceeds eight (8) feet in its height, shall be allowed on mIY premises, and comply with the following: (1) When placed on a building may not exceed 25 feet in height above the roof of the building, or (2) When placed on tlIe ground may not exceed 25 feet in height above the ground level. Grand Opening Signage Ordinance Page 2 b. All otller balloons shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height. c. Inflatable Signs and Balloons shall maintain a set-back from any side or rear property line a minimum disk'lnce equal to the height of tlle balloon and shall not obstruct visibility necessary for safe traffic maneuvering.. d. Inflak'lble Signs mId Balloons shall maink'lin five (5) feet of clearance from mIY overhead electrical wire. f. Inflatable Signs and Balloons shall be kept in good repair and remain securely atk'lched in such a manner as to witllsk'lnd wind loads. 9. THAT, "Section 800, E, 1, a." be mnended as follows: a. No person may erect a Temporary or Pork'lble Sign, as defined in Article 10 Definitions, without a peonit from tlle Building Official. However. no additional peonit is required for a Pork'lble Sign when used in conjunction with a Grand Openinl"! Signage Peon it. 10. THAT, "Section 800, E, 1, g." be mnended as follows: g. A maximum of three Pork'lble Sign peonits pcr year shall be issued to anyone business, industry, or pursuit. Consecutive peonitting shall not be allowed. There shall be a forty-five day period between peonitting. However. a Portable Sign erected in conjunction with a Grand Openin¡! Signage Peonit shall be exempt from the provisions of tllis par~raph. 11. THAT, "Section 800, B. 8. Filing and Peonit Fees" be mnended to read as follows: 8. filing and Pennit Fees Pennit fees shall be established by separate ordinance approved by the City Council. 12. THAT, "Section 800, E, 3, a.", regarding Weekend Advertising Registration, be deleted and the remaining paragraphs renumbered consecutively. Grand Opening Signage Ordinance Page 3 13. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council tllat tlle section, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of tllis 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 tlle remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections of this ordinmlce, since the smne would have been enacted by tlle City Council without the incorporation in this ordinmlce of mIY such invalid or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. 14. SA VINGS CLAUSE. That Ordinance Number 1874, the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas, as mnended, shall remain in full force mId effect, save mId except as mnended by tllis ordinance. 15. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force from and after its passage. APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THIS 26th DA Y OF MAY, 1994. l~ /):L //J A ! ZJ¿ø¿/~/ /~~>Ø ,. SeCrek'lfY, Planning and Zoning Commission ~¿~~/ Chaionml, )l:~nning m& ~îíiîig"commission I, / ./ ;vI PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS 13th DA Y OF JUNE, 1994 ,/,MA4k/ MAY OR PRO TEM ATTEST: ) . /1 ,~i (¿t~~W~' ecretary jty of North Richland Hills, Texas Grand Opening Signage Ordinance Page 4