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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2578 ORDINANCE NO. 2578 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ADVERTISING SIGNS; PROVIDING FOR VARIANCES AND APPEALS FROM THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills, Texas is a home rule city, acting under the provisions of the Texas Local Government Code and the North Richland Hills Home Rule Charter; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the regulation of wall signs is necessary to adequately protect the public health, safety, and promote the general welfare; now therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, THAT: I. Sections 8 D, and 13 B 1 b of Ordinance 2374 dealing with signs are hereby amended to read as follows: 8. Administration and Enforcement D, On Premise Sian Maintenance 1, Signs and sign structures, including those existing prior to this Ordinance, shall be maintained at all times in a state of good repair, safe and secure condition, with all braces, bolts, slips, supporting frame and fastenings free from deterioration, termite infestation, rot, rust or loosening, and able to withstand at all times the wind pressure for which they were originally designed, 2, Sign supports, structures and faces of all exterior surfaces that are covered with paint shall be regularly painted to prevent rusting, peeling or blistering surfaces, 3, Any sign or sign support which varies, leans or lists 15 degrees or more from horizontal or vertical original design (unless approved as part of the original design) shall be considered as requiring maintenance, and shall be repaired or removed by the owner, 4, All obsolete signs lettering must be removed within 30 days of the sign becoming obsolete, In the case of a painted sign, it shall be painted over, in the case of an internally lit sign, a blank panel shall be installed, and in the case of applied letters or other material, they shall be removed, For purposes of this ordinance obsolete signs include any sign that advertises a business that is not in operation on the premises, 5, At no time shall a sign's internal lighting or structure is exposed unless it is actively under repair, Ordinance #2578 1 13. Sign Height, Area, Construction and Placement Standards B, Building Signs Building Signs shall be regulated as either Wall Signs, Canopy Signs, or Projection Signs, 1, Wall Signs The purpose of a Wall Sign is to provide single faced signage attached flat against the wall of a structure facing a public street. Each structure or tenant space may have wall signage on a maximum of two street frontages, For the purpose of these regulations, a sign attached to a mansard roof that has a 1: 1 slope or more shall be regulated as a Wall Sign, For the purpose of these regulations, a sign that is attached or affixed to an awning or canopy-like structure that does not extend more than thirty-six (36) inches from the exterior of the wall surface to which it is attached shall be regulated as a Wall Sign, Wall Signs shall comply with the following regulations: b. Maximum Area Multiple Wall Signs shall be allowed per wall surface, but the maximum area of all Wall Signs on each wall surface shall not exceed ten percent (10%) percent of the total wall area that is habitable, For purposes of these regulations, the term "wall area" shall mean the wall surface of a single tenant structure or the storefront of a multi-occupancy structure which is habitable, Wall Signs may be placed on the vertical edge of freestanding canopies, however, the canopies may not be counted toward the sign area allowed, IV. Penalty Clause Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon final conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not to exceed two hundred dollars for each offense, Each day such violation continues to exist shall constitute a separate offense, V. 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, Ordinance #2578 2 VI. Effective Date This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS 22ND DAY OF OCTOBER 2001. .. 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