HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 7497 ORDINANCE NO. -7 t4,9-7
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 3 "PERMITS,
FEES AND INSPECTIONS" AND ARTICLE 5
"TEMPORARY SIGNS" OF APPENDIX G OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (1964) ,
AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTIONS 3.05,
3.09 AND 5.01 TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN
REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF TEMPORARY
SIGNS AND TEMPORARY MOUNTED OR PLACED ON
WHEELS; PROVIDING FOR AN INVESTIGATION
FEE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF
PRIOR ORDINANCES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
AND PROVISIONS OF THE FORT WORTH CITY CODE
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SEVER-
ABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Section 3.05 (e) of Appendix G of the Code of the
City of Fort Worth (1964) , as amended, be and the same is
hereby amended so that hereafter same shall read and be:
" (e) Every permit issued for a temporary sign mounted
or placed on wheels shall expire sixty (60) days from
the date of issuance and such sign shall be removed
immediately by the permittee. No permit shall be
issued for any temporary sign mounted or placed on
wheels at the same location until after the expiration
of thirty (30) days from the date of expiration of
the last issued permit for such location. "
SECTION 2.
That Section 3.05 of Appendix G of the Code of the City
of Fort Worth (1964) , as amended, be and the same is hereby
amended by adding thereto a new subsection designated as Sub-
section 3.05 (f) so that hereafter same shall read and be:
" (f) The owner of any sign found to be in use prior
to the payment of the inspection fee required in
Section 3.04 of this code shall be charged an invest-
igation fee of double the amount of the inspection
fee in addition to any other fees required by this
code."
SECTION 3.
That Section 3.05 (g) of Appendix G of the Code of the
City of Fort Worth (1964) , as amended, be and the same is
hereby amended by adding thereto a new subsection designated
as Subsection 3.05 (g) so that hereafter same shall read and be:
" (g) The building official may, in writing, suspend
or revoke such permit issued under the provisions of
this code whenever such permit is issued in error or
issued on the basis of incorrect information supplied
or issued where work is done in violation of any ordi-
nance or regulation or any provision of this code. "
SECTION 4.
That Section 3.09 of Appendix G of the Code of the City
of Fort Worth (1964) , as amended, be and the same is hereby
amended so that hereafter same shall read and be:
"Section 3.09. No person shall be issued a permit
for a temporary sign of rigid material unless the
sign has permanently affixed a metal identification
plate no smaller than 3"x5% The identification
plate shall contain the identification number
assigned to that sign and that number shall be
identical to the identification number contained
in the permit for such sign."
SECTION 5.
That Section 5.01 of Appendix G of the Code of the City
of Fort Worth (1964) , as amended, be and the same is hereby
amended so that hereafter same shall read and be:
"Section 5.01. No temporary sign shall exceed one
hundred (100) square feet in area. Temporary signs
of rigid material shall not exceed twenty-four (24)
square feet in area, and such temporary signs shall
neither exceed six (6) feet in height nor be permanently
affixed in or upon the ground. All temporary signs
shall be located in conformance with the provisions
of the zoning ordinance.
"Exception: Temporary signs mounted or placed on
whe&ls may exceed twenty-four (24) square feet but
shall not exceed a maximum of sixty (60) square feet
or seven (7) feet in height above grade.
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"Temporary signs may encroach into the public right-
of-way or over public property, provided that this
code and the policy of the city council of the City
of Fort Worth concerning such encroachments are strictly
followed. Such temporary signs so encroaching may remain
in place only so long as same remain in a good state of
repair, but not to exceed that period specifically estab-
lished by the city council. All other temporary signs
may remain in place only so long as same remain in a
good state of repair, but not to exceed that period of
time contemporaneous with the purpose for which such
sign was so placed.
"Exception: No temporary sign mounted or placed on
wheels may be located in the public right-of-way
or on privately owned property in violation of the
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Fort
Worth, as amended, (Ordinance No. 3011) .
"All temporary signs mounted or placed on wheels and
located in the public right-of-way or on privately
owned property in violation of the Comprehensive
Zoning Ordinance, as amended, and all signs that do
not have affixed a metal identification plate as
required in this appendix shall be prima facie evidence
of violation of the provisions of this appendix."
SECTION 6.
That this Ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions
of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1964) , as amended,
relative to temporary signs except in those instances where
the provisions of this Ordinance are in direct conflict with
the provisions of such Code, in which instances said conflicting
provisions of such Code are hereby repealed.
SECTION 7.
That if any section, part of a section or provision of
any section of this Ordinance shall be held to be void, inef-
fective or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,
the holding of such section, part of a section or provision
of any section to be void, ineffective or unconstitutional for
any cause whatsoever shall in no way affect the validity of
the remaining sections and provisions of this Ordinance, which
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shall remain in full force and effect. The City Council would
not have passed any sections, parts of sections or provisions
of any section of this Ordinance that were unconstitutional,
void or ineffective if it had known that they were unconstitutional,
void or ineffective at the time of adopting this Ordinance.
SECTION 8.
That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be fined in any sum not to
exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) , and each violation thereof
shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 9.
That this Ordinance shall become effective and be in full
force and effect from and after the date of its passage and
publication as required by law, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney
Adopted by the City Council: lfartiat44 14- 1977
Effective-
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BAILIFF
GRAHAM Mayor and Council Communication
gANJERRE
WMj0ffi=W,. DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: PAGE
NUMBER Amendment to Sign Ordinance
2/14/77 G-3328 i or 2
P Background
The present Sign Ordinance regulates temporary (trailer) signs by limiting
them to a maximum size of 24 square feet and a height of 6 feet above
grade. Such regulations are considered to be overly restrictive to sign
contractors engaged in the manufacturing and displaying of these signs. At
the request of these contractors, a hearing was held by the Building Code
Board of Appeals where the Board was asked for greater size and height
limitations for the signs.
After reviewing the above mentioned request with the Building Code Board of
Appeals the accompanying revisions were taken under consideration and
recommended for approval.
The proposed revisions were presented to organizations and individuals in
the sign industry for review and comment, The only objection was the seven
foot height of trailer signs -- the industry had requested 7-1/2 foot signs
but agreed that they could live with the 7-foot limitation.
The proposed amendments to the Sign Ordinance are outlined -as follows:
Revisions of Article 3.05(e) : The ordinance limits,.the tine that a
temporary sign placed or mounted -on wheels may be displayed at any one
location. At present there is no time limitation on such. Conse-
quently, these signs remain in one .location.aver extended periods of
time, long past the original .rental time -as per contract between sign
contractor and his client. The revisions require that signs be
removed after 60 days and a second permit for such sign at the same
location shall not be issued until there has been a time lapse of 30
days.
Investigation Fee 3.05(f) : An investigation fee of double the amouni
of the required sign permit fee will be charged in the event that a
sign is displayed on location without a sign permit.
Sign Identification 3.09: Temporary signs shall be required to be
identified by a metal tag, permanently affixed to each sign and by an
identified permit number.
Maximum Size and Height of Temporary Signs 5.01: The size of tempc-
rary signs of rigid material will be increased to 60 square feet and
the height to seven feet.
Purpose
The proposed amendments to the sign ordinance will . allow an advertising
medium to operate that was inadvertently eliminated when the original
ordinance was passed and will provide the sign inspector tools for the
enforcement thereof.
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DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: PAGE
NUMBER
2/14/77 G-3328 Amendment to Sign Ordinance 2 2
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Recommendation
Approval is recommended of the amendments to the sign ordinance described
above.
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SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITIOP BY COUNCIL: P ESSED_�f
APPROVED ❑ OTHER (DESCRIBE) (I/`///,/L'j^
ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. �7 �� ITY SECRETARY
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