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INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No.
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To the Mayor and Members of the City Council December 3, 1985
Subject: APPOINTMENT OF MUNICIPAL BOARD ON SIGN CONTROL
BACKGROUND
HB 1330, adopted by the Texas Legislature on May 26, 1985, sets
forth strict requirements under which municipalities in the state
may regulate on-premise and off-premise signs. The statute provides
that before a municipality may require the relocation, reconstruc-
tion or removal of any sign the Mayor must appoint a municipal sign
control board. This board has several functions and duties, includ-
ing the following:
1 . Compiling a list of all nonconforming signs in the city by
December 'If 1985-
2. Mailing written notice of such nonconformity to the owner of
each sign on the list by December 15, 1985;
3. Determining the compensable and taxable values of nonconforming
signs and the cost to bring the signs into compliance with the
Code;
4. Determining the useful life of nonconforming signs for purposes
of amortization and compensation;
5. Choosing alternate sites for signs to be relocated.
The City of Fort Worth Billboard ordinance currently provides for
the amortization and removal of nonconforming off-premise signs.
further, City staff is proposing a new on-premise sign ordinance
which may have similar requirements.
City staff has already conducted a survey of all nonconforming signs
in the City. Notice to the owners of all such nonconforming signs
must be sent by the Board no later than December 15, 1985. There-
fore, if the City expects to enforce any current or future require-
ments for relocation, removal or reconstruction of any nonconforming
signs, it is imperative that the Mayor appoint a municipal board on
sign control as soon as possible. The following persons meet the
requirements of the state statute for serving on the Board and are
recommended for appointment by City staff:
Place 1 Registered real estate appraiser J. R. Kimball ,
1201 West Freeway, Fort
Worthr Texas 76102 ,
registered by the
Society of Real Estate
Appraisers;
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Place 2 Registered real estate appraiser Mike McKinney, Daniels,
Highfield and
Associates, 1104
Executive Plaza,
210 West 6th Street,
Fort Worth, Texas
76102, appraiser
registered by the
Society of Real Estate
Appraisers;
Place 3 Person engaged in the sign Martin Moore,
business 6317 Wakeland Court,
Fort Worth, Texas
76133, owner of outdoor
Advertising, Inc. ;
Place 4 Architect or landscape architect David Bonner,
1717 West Berry, Fort
Worth, Texas 76110,
licensed architect;
Place 5 Employee of the State Department L. M. Rosenboch
of Highways and Public P.O. Box 6868, Fort
Transportation Worth, Texas 76115
Conclusion
The above appointed persons will serve as the City's Municipal Board
on Sign Control for the purpose of regulating signs within the city
of Fort Worth.
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City nager
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ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS