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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 29 OF THE~CODE OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, "SIGNS", BY AMENDING SEC. 29-31 TO EXTEND
THE DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION OF OFF-PREMISE SIGNS FROM
OCTOBER 31, 1997, TO JANUARY 2, 1998, PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A PENALTY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL
NEWSPAPER, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on April 15, 1997, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth adopted
Ordinance No 12971, which enacted Sec. 29-31 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth
requiring registration of off-premise signs on or before October 1, 1997,
WHEREAS, on October 2, 1997, the City Council adopted Ordinance No 13180,
which amended Sec. 29-31 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth to extend the deadline
for registration of off-premise signs to October 31, 1997,
WHEREAS, the City Council now wishes to extend the registration deadline from
October 31, 1997, to January 2, 1998, in response to a request by representatives of the
outdoor advertising industry for additional time to complete the registration process,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, AS FOLLOWS.
SECTION 1.
Sec. 29-31(a) of the Code of the Gity of Fort Worth, "Registration of Off-Premise
Signs", is hereby amended to extend the deadline for registration from October 31, 1997,
to January 2, 1998
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SECTION 2.
Except as expressly amended herein, Sec. 29-31 shall remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 3.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code
of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as amended, except where the provisions of this
ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, in
which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed
SECTION 4.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections,
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
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences,
paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by
the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section
SECTION 5.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses
to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500 00) for each offense Each day
that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense
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SECTION 6.
All rights and remedies of the•City of Fort Worth, Texas, are expressly saved as to
any and all violations of the provisions of the Code of the City of Fort Worth which have
accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance, and, as to such accrued
violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not,
under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be
prosecuted until final disposition by the courts.
SECTION 7.
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby directed to publish
the caption, penalty clause and effective date of this ordinance for two (2) days in the
official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, as authorized by Section 52 013,
Texas Local Government Code
SECTION 8.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
publication as required by law, and it is so ordained
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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Assistant City Attorney
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATS RSFSRSNCS NIII~~IDSR LOG NAME PAGE
10/28/97 G-12046 12BILLB 1 of 1
sUBJSCT EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION OF OFF-PREMISE SIGNS TO
JANUARY 2, 1998 AND REVIEW OF REGISTRATION FEE IN 2004
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
1 Adopt the attached ordinance, which would extend the deadline for registration of off-
premise signs from October 31, 1997, to January 2, 1998, and
2 Direct City staff to review the S75 three-year registration fee in the year 2004
DISCUSSION
On April 15, 1997, the City Council enacted Ordinance No 12971, which required that all off-
premise outdoor advertising signs be registered with the City on or before October 1, 1997 On
October 2, 1997, the City Council extended the registration deadline to October 31, 1997, in
order to provide an opportunity for City staff to meet with outdoor advertising representatives
to discuss issues concerning the registration process The attached ordinance would extend
the registration deadline to January 2, 1998, in order to allow additional time to complete the
registration process
The fee for registration of off-premise signs is S75 for three years The fee is based on the cost
of administering the registration process It is advisable for the Department of Development to
review the cost of the registration process after six years, which will be at the end of the three
year initial registration period and the first three year renewal period, in order to ensure that the
S75 fee accurately reflects the City's costs
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Director of Fiscal Services certifies that adoption of this ordinance would have no material
effect on City funds
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Submitted for City Manager's F[JND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
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Originating Department Head:
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Wade Adkins 7623 (from)
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Wade Adkins 7623
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