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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 13276~~~~ - ~' ORDINANCE NO. 13 a 7~" AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SIGN CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, CHAPTER 29 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, BY AMENDING SECTIONS 29-2, 29-41, 29-42, 29-71 AND 29- 91 TO DELETE REFERENCES TO SIGN STRUCTURES; AMENDING SEC. 29-3 TO REPEAL THE DEFINITION OF "ALTERATION", ENACT A DEFINITION OF "ILLEGAL SIGN", AND AMEND THE DEFINITIONS OF "DISPLAY AREA/FACE", "NONSTRUCTURAL TRIM", "SIGN", "ELECTRICAL SIGN", "NONCONFORMING SIGN", AND "STRUCTURE"; AMENDING SECTION 29-5 TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL SIGNS EXEMPTED FROM THE SIGN CODE; REPEALING SECTION 29 27 AND AMENDING SECTION 29-7 CONCERNING ABATEMENT OF UNSAFE SIGNS, AMENDING SECTIONS 29-21 AND 29 22 CONCERNING SIGN PERMIT REQUIREMENTS; AMENDING SECTION 29-23 CONCERNING SIGN FEES; AMENDING SECTION 29-25 CONCERNING INSPECTION OF SIGNS; AMENDING SECTION 29-56 CONCERNING TEMPORARY SIGNS; AMENDING SECTION 29-92 CONCERNING SIGNS PROHIBITED IN PROXIMITI( T'O INTERSECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 29-93 CONCERNING SIGNS PROHIBITED IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH; 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 WHEREAS, on July 15, 1997 the City Council of the City of Fort Worth enacted Ordinance No 13092, which repealed Sections 17A and 17B of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance regulating off-premise signs and on-premise signs, respectively, and enacted a new Section 17A .regulating all signs, WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend Chapter 29 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, known as the Sign Code, in order to make it consistent with Ordinance No 13092, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Chapter 29 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, "Signs", Sec. 29-2, "Purpose", is hereby amended by deleting the words "and sign structures" in recognition of the fact that the term "sign" includes the sign strucl;ure SECTION 2 Chapter 29 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, "Signs", Sec. 29-3, "Definitions", is hereby amended by repealing the definition of "alteration", enacting a definition of "illegal sign" and amending the definitions of "display area/face", "nonstructural trim", "sign", "electrical sign", "nonconforming sign", and "structure", as follows. DISPLAY AREA/FACE For permit fee purposes, the display area/face is that such area made available by a sign for the purpose of displaying an advertising message, to exclude nonstructural trim. NONSTRUCTURAL TRIM The moldings, battens, caps, nailing strips, latticing or base and walkways that are attached to a sign SIGN Any surface, fabric, device, display or visual medium, including the component parts, which bears letters, pictorial forms or sculptured matter, including logos, used or intended to be used to convey information or to attract attention to the subject matter of such sign Graphics painted upon the side of a building which carry no advertising shall not be construed to be a sign, except where such graphics pictorially display products or business that convey an advertising intent. The term "sign" includes the sign structure SIGN. ELECTRICAL. Any sign containing electrical wiring in or upon such sign, but not including any sign illuminated by an exterior light source not attached to such sign SIGN, ILLEGAL. A sign that was erected in violation of any regulation applicable at the time of erection of such sign Any sign which does not comply with the 2 provisions of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, the Sign Code or other applicable ordinance; or which is not deemed a nonconforming sign by the zoning official or his designee, shall be considered an illegal sign SIGN. NONCONFORMING. A sign that was lawfully installed in compliance with all City ordinances applicable at the time of installation, but that does not comply with the current provisions of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, the Sign Code of the City of Fort Worth, or other applicable ordinances STRUCTURE Anything constructed or erected, which requires location on the ground, or attached to something having a location on the ground, including but not limited to advertising signs, billboards and poster panels, but exclusive of customary fences or boundary or retaining walls, sidewalks and curbs. SECTION 3. Chapter 29 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, "Signs", Sec. 29-5, "Exemptions", is hereby amended, by amending the introduction and Subsections (1) and (8), repealing Subsection (9), and enacting new Subsections (9), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15) and (16), as follows. The following signs are specifically exempt from all provisions of this chapter except Sec. 29-7 and Article V (1) Signs placed on vehicles or trailers, provided, however, signs placed on vehicles or trailers that are parked or located for the primary purpose of displaying the sign are prohibited It shall be prima facie evidence that the primary purpose of a vehicle or trailer is to display a sign if the vehicle or trailer is parked on a site for a continuous period exceeding seventy-two (72) hours (8) One (1) non-illuminated real estate sign, temporary in nature, advertising the sale or lease of real .property on which the sign is located or announcing contemplated improvements of real property on which the sign is located, provided, however, that said sign slhall not exceed eight (8) square feet in any one- or two-family dwelling district or sixty (60) square feet in area and eight (8) feet in height in any other district; provided, further, however, on corner lots and through lots, one (1) such sign shall be allowed for each street on which the lot has frontage (9) Temporary decorative flags. (11) Warning, security and directional signs for parking or vehicle access 3 (12) Political signs erected in accordance with Section 17A of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (13) Homebuilder signs erected in accordance with Section 17A of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. (14) One (1) construction sign, not exceeding four (4) square feet in area in any one or two-family dwelling district or forty (40) square feet in area and twelve (12) feet in height in any other district, denoting the owner, architect, financial institution, general contractor, subcontractor or any statement pertaining to the project on the real property on which the sign is located, provided, however, on corner lots and through lots, one (1) such sign shall be allowed for each street on which the lot has frontage (15) "No Dumping" and "No Trespassing" signs.. (16) Signs erected in accordance with temporary banner policy administered by the Department of Transportation and Public Works for signs in public right-of--way, large banner policy administered by the Parks and Community Services Department for signs on park property, policy governing erection of banners on Main Street, and other temporary banner policies administered by city departments or their designees. SECTION 4. Chapter 29 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, "Signs", Sec. 29-27, "Notice to comply; abatement" is hereby repealed and Sec. 29-7, "Unsafe signs declared nuisances, abatement", is hereby amended, as follows. (a) Any sign that is structurally unsafe or that constitutes a hazard to the health, safety, or public we'Ifare by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, fire hazard, disaster damage, abandonment or other cause is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and shall be abated by demolition or removal Exception: When allowed by Section 17A of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and when done in compliance with other applicable laws, ordinances and regulations, the nuisance may be abated by repair, rehabilitation, or removal and replacement. (b) Should the building official determine that any sign is not properly maintained, is unsafe or insecure or has otherwise been constructed, 4 erected or maintained in violation of the provisions of this chapter, he shall give written notice to the permittee or owner thereof Such notice and order shall contain substantially the following The registration number, if available, location and business name of the sign, sufficient for identification of such sign, 2 A statement that the building official has found such sign to be in violation of this chapter or other laws, together with a general description of such violation, 3 The amount of time required to bring the sign into compliance with this chapter or any other law, said time not to exceed ten (10) days The building official may extend the time of notice when it is shown that such corrections cannot be accomplished within the original ten-day time period (c) In addition to the above, the building official may issue citations or pursue any other administrative or legal remedy in order to abate any sign which is in violation of this chapter or any other law (d) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the building official may cause any sign which is dangerous to persons or property to be removed summarily and without notice. SECTION 5. Chapter 29 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, "Signs", Sec. 29-21, "Permit- Required", is hereby retitled "Permits" and amended, as follows (a) Permits Required Except as specified in subsection (b) of this section, no sign shall hereafter be erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, or removed except as otherwisE: provided by this chapter, unless a permit has first been obtained from the building official A separate permit shall be required for each such sign or group of signs on any single supporting structure. No permit shall be issued except to a duly licensed and registered sign erector as provided in Article VII of this chapter No permit shall be issued for a nonconforming sign, except as allowed by Section 17A of the Comprelhensive Zoning Ordinance as a permitted alteration When repairs oi` a nonconforming sign are not permitted pursuant to Section 17A, thE: sign shall be subject to the provisions of Section 29-7 5 (b) Work exempted from Permit. A sign permit shall not be required for the following 1 Complete removal of an attached on-premise sign when the removal is performed by the owner of the premises or the owner's agent (property manager). (A third party company hired to remove the sign does not constitute "the owner's agent.") 2 Changing of non-electrical advertising copy or message on marquee signs and other signs specifically designed for the use of replaceable copy 3 Maintenance work when limited to the painting (including the retracing of existing advertising copy), repair or replacement of nonstructural trim, and replacement of nonstructural minor parts SECTION 6. Chapter 29 of the Code of the City of IFort Worth, "Signs", Sec. 29-22, "Same-- Application", is hereby retitled "Application" and amended, as follows (a) Application. To obtain a permit, the applicant shall first file an application in writing on a form furnished Iby the building official for that purpose. Every such application shall 1 Identify and describE; the work to be covered by the permit for which application is made 2 Contain the registration number if available, and describe the land on which the proposed work is to be done by legal description, street address or sinnilar description that will readily identify and definitely locate the proposed location 3 Be accompanied by plans, diagrams, computations and specifications and other data as required in subsection (b) of this section 4 Give such other data and information as may be required by the building official (b) Plans and Specifications. The building official may require plans and specifications to be prepared by or under the direction of a registered professional architect or engineer licensed by the State of Texas. When the plans and specifications are not prepared by an architect or engineer, 6 the building official may requiire the applicant submitting the documents to demonstrate that state law does not require them to be prepared by an architect or engineer The building official may waive the submission of any or all portions of the plans and specifications if it is found that the nature of the work applied for is such that reviewing those documents is not necessary to obtain compliance with this code All plans, specifications and accompanying data involved with the practice of engineering or architecture shall comply with all state and local laws governing the practice of engineering or architecture Plans shall be drawn as follows 1 On a scale of not less than one (1) inch equals twenty (20) feet. 2 Show the egress and ingress, distance from curb to sign, and all buildings on the property 3 Show size and height of the sign and designate whether the sign is an electrical sign The building official may require diagrams, calculations, or any other additional information when, in his opinion, they are necessary to show compliance with this code (c) Expiration of Application Applications for which no permit is issued within 90 days following the date of application shall expire by limitation, and plans and other data submitted for review -may thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the building official The building official may extend the time for action by the applicant for a period not exceeding 90 days on request by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken No application shall be extende~~ more than once In order to renew action on an application after expiration, the applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new application fee Exception Applications for temporary signs shall expire within 60 days and may be extended for a period not to exceed 60 days (d) Application Fee. No application shall be accepted without the payment of the non-refundable application fee as specified in Table 3-A. 7 SECTION 7. Chapter 29 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, "Signs", Sec. 29-23, "Same- Inspection Fee", is hereby retitled "Fees" and amended, as follows (a) General Fees shall be assessed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or shall be as >et forth in the fee schedule adopted by this jurisdiction (b) Permit Fees The fee for each permit shall be as set forth in Table No 3-A. (c) Investigation Fees. Work writhout a Permit. 1 Investigation Whenever any work for which a permit is required by this code has been commenced without first obtaining said permit, a special investigation shall be made before a permit may be issued for such work. 2 Fee. An investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee, shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued The investigation fee shall be equal to the amount of the permit fee required by this code The minimum investigation fee shall be the same as the minimum fee set forth in Table No 3-A. The payment of such investigation fee shall not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of this code nor from any penalty prescribed by law (d) Fee Refunds 1 The building official may authorize refunding of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected 2 Where work for wh~~ich a permit has been issued does not commence, and a request. is made for a cancellation of such permit within a 60-day time limit from the issuance date, the permit fee may be returned, upon request, minus the non-refundable application fee along with a $5 00 administrative charge After the 60 days, no fee shall be returned Exception: When the investigation fee of Subsection (c) has been collected, it shall not be refunded unless paid by another party 8 (e) Administrative Hold Any administrative discrepancy including but not limited to, delinquency in payments, returned checks, failure to pay for reinspection, investigation or registration fees, and failure to keep registration, insurance or bond up-to-date, may result in a hold being placed on issuance of permits and performance of inspections of existing permits until. the administrative discrepancy is corrected For the purpose of this section, the term "up-to-date" shall mean that whenever any of these items is required by this or any other ordinance to obtain a permit covered by this code, it shall be maintained current and in effect until the permit is finaled 9 Table 3-A. Sign Fees. Application Fee $25 00* Plus display area $15 00 or $0 15 per square foot for each display surface, whichever is greater Plus height above grade Feet Above Fee Plus electrical Grade 1--20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-6'0 Over 60 Amps 1--40 41-60 61-80 81-100 Over 100 $15 00 $30 00 $45 00 $60 00 $75 00 $105 00 Fee $21 00 $30 00 $45 00 $60 00 $90 00 Reinspection Fee $20 00 *When permits are required for allowable repairs or sign removal, the non-refundable application fee shall cover the required permit fee 10 SECTION 8 Chapter 29 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, "Signs", Sec. 29-25, "Inspection of signs", is hereby retitled "Inspections" and amended, as follows (a) Inspections Required All work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the building official and all such construction or work shall remain accessible and exposed for inspection purposes until approved by the building official Approval as a result of an inspection shall not be construed to be an approval of a violation of the provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction Inspections presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction shall not be valid It shall be the duty of the permit applicant to cause the work to remain accessible and exposed for ins~,pection purposes Neither the building official nor the jurisdiction shall be liable for expense entailed in the removal or replacement of any material required in order to allow inspection A survey of the lot may be required by the building official to verify that the structure is located in accordance with the approved plans (b) Inspection Requests It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by a permit to notify the building official that such work is ready for inspection The building official may require that every request for inspection be filed at least one working day before such inspection is desired Such request may be in writing or by telephone at the option of the building official It shall be the duty of the person requesting any inspections required by this code to provide access to and means for inspection of such work. (c) Reinspections A reinspection fee may be assessed for each inspection or reinspection when such portion of work for which inspection is called is not complete or when corrections called for are not made This subsection is not to be interpreted as requiring reinspection fees the first time a job is rejected for failure to comply with the requirements of this code, but as controlling the practice of calling for inspections before the job is ready for such inspection or reinspection 11 Reinspection fees may be assessed for failure to provide access on the date for which inspection is requested, or for deviating from plans requiring the approval of the building official To obtain a reinspection, the applicant shall file an application in writing on a form furnished for that purpose and pay the reinspection fee in accordance with Table No 3-A oar as set forth in the fee schedule adopted by the jurisdiction In instances where reinspection fees have been assessed, no additional inspection of the work will be performed until the required fees have been paid SECTION 9. Chapter 29 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, "Signs", Sec. 29-41, "General requirements", Subsections (a) and (b) are hereby amended by deleting the words "and sign structures" in the first line of each subsection, in recognition of the fact that the term "sign" includes the sign structure SECTION 10. Chapter 29 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, "Signs", Sec. 29-42, "Construction materials", Subsections (a), (b) and (c) are hereby amended by deleting the words "and sign structures" from each subsection, in recognition of the fact that the term "sign" includes the sign structure The words "and sign structures" appear once in Subsections (a) and (c) and twice in Subsection (b) SECTION 11. Chapter 29 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, "Signs", Sec. 29-56, "Generally", is hereby amended, as follows No temporary sign shall exceed sixty (60) square feet in area Temporary signs of rigid material shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area nor shall they exceed six (6) feet in height. If more restrictive height or size requirements are established for specific categories of temporary signs pursuant to any City 12 ordinance or policy, the more restrictive requirements shall prevail Temporary signs may remain in place only so long as they 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 Temporary signs shall comply with the requirements of Section 17A of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance SECTION 12. Chapter 29 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, "Signs", Sec 29-71, "Requirements", Subsection (e) is hereby amended by deleting the words "and sign structures", in recognition of the fact that the term "sign" includes the sign structure The words "and sign structures" appear three times in Subsection (e) SECTION 13. Chapter 29 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, "Signs", Sec. 29-91, "Location restrictions", Subsection (b) is hereby amended by deleting the words "and sign structures", in recognition of the fact that the term "sign" includes the sign structure The words "and sign structures" appear three times in Subsection (b) SECTION 14. Chapter 29 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, "Signs", Sec. 29-92, "Prohibited signs-Certain signs in certain areas", Subsection (1) is hereby amended, as follows. Signs with the following characteristics shall not be erected within that cross- hatched area as indicated by Figure 7-B (following this section) (1) Revolving signs, 13 ,- SECTION 15. Chapter 29 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, "Signs", Sec. 29-93, "Same--At all times", is hereby amended, by renaming it "Prohibited signs" and amending Subsection (2), as follows (2) Animated signs, flashing signs, running light or twinkle signs, and revolving signs that revolve or rotate at a speed greater than ten (10) revolutions per minute Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prohibit time and temperature or other public interest electronic message signs which otherwise conform to the provisions of this code SECTION 16. Except as expressly amended, all provisions of Chapter 29 of the Code of the _ City of Fort Worth shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 17 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 18. 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, 14 ,. 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 19. 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 SECTION 20 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 21. 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 Assistant City Attorney P~~-~~ Q~ Date ~ I ~ ~ ~ q `~ ~ Adopted ~ ~ ~ . ~ g `3 Effective J~ ~ ~ ~~ 15 City of Fort Worth, Texas ~1-~n~~r and ~,,~wn~~l ~,~r»r»unti~e~t~an DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 12/16/97 G-12093 06SIGN 1 of 3 SUBJECT I TEXT AMENDMENT TO CITY OF FORT WORTH SIGN CODE (CHAPTER 29) ~ It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached text amendment relating to the Sign Code (Chapter 29) to integrate these sign regulations with Section 17A of the Zoning Ordinance. Sign regulations for the City of Fort Worth are contained in Chapter 29 of the City Code and in Section 17A of the Zoning Ordinance. Generally, Chapter 29 contains the technical provisions of the sign regulations, including construction, electrical, and permitting requirements. Section 17A contains the zoning regulations related to location, placement, and sign size. On July 8, 1997 the City Council adopted Ordinance 13092 amending Section 17A of the Zoning Ordinance to prohibit the erection of new off-premise signs. At that time, staff informed the City Council that sign code regulations contained in Chapter 29 of the City Code would require amendment to bring that code chapter into conformance with the newly revised Section 17A of the Zoning Ordinance. Since that time, staff has also identified several other revisions necessary in the Zoning Ordinance to delete all references to off-premise signs and several other revisions necessary to thoroughly integrate the sign regulations contained in the Zoning Ordinance Section 17A and those contained in Chapter 29 Revisions to Chapter 17A are also included in the City Council's zoning agenda for the December 9, 1997 meeting The following changes are contained in the Chapter 29 text amendment proposed for adoption Chapter 29 (Sign Code) Definitions for the terms "Illegal Sign", "Nonconforming Sign", "Sign" and "Structure" are added to parallel the same term definitions in the Zoning Ordinance. (Section 29-3) 2. The words "sign structure" have been deleted throughout the Chapter because the added definition of sign includes the sign structure 3. The definition of alteration is deleted as unnecessary (Section 29-3) 4 The exemption for vehicle signs is revised to prohibit both on- and off-premise signs being displayed on parked vehicles used primarily to display the signs. (Section 29-5 1) 5 A maximum height of 12 feet for construction signs allowed in districts other than one and two- family residential districts has been added Current regulation specifies maximum size (40 square feet) but not maximum height. (Section 29-5 14) Also, a maximum height of 8 feet has been included for non-illuminated real estate signs in all zoning districts except one and two- family districts (Section 27-5 8) City of Fort Worth, Texas ~1-~Ayar And Caunc~l ar~mun~cAt~an DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 12/16/97 G-12093 06SIGN 2 of 3 SUBJECT TEXT AMENDMENT TO CITY OF FORT WORTH SIGN CODE (CHAPTER 291 6 Banners complying with banner policies of City departments are exempted from regulations of Chapter 29 (Section 29-5) 7 The exemption for directional signs for parking has been clarified to include signs directing vehicle access. (Section 29-5) 8 Signs exempt from zoning regulations that do not require a permit are also exempted from Chapter 29 requirements These specific signs are temporary decorative flags, political signs, homebuilder signs, and "No Dumping" and "No Trespassing" signs.(Section 29-5) 9 Repairs ordered for unsafe signs may be limited for non-conforming signs Some signs may not be allowed to be repaired, but must be removed if necessary repairs are not allowed for non- conforming signs in the Zoning Ordinance under the regulations governing permitted alterations of non-conforming signs. (Section 29-7) 10 Requirements to obtain permits for new or existing signs have been reworded to clarify them Permits will not be issued for non-conforming signs unless allowed by Section 17A of the Zoning Ordinance The intent of this section is to enforce the definition of maintenance operations contained in Section 17A. This definition currently allows the replacement of structural components as long as the display area of the sign is not removed and a repair permit is obtained (Section 29-21) 11 A $25 00 fee is added to obtain a repair permit. (Table 3-A) 12. General rules on permit expiration, fee refunds, holds on permits, inspections, and reinspections are added to bring the sign code administrative provisions in line with the administration of the other building-related codes (Sections 29-22, 29-23, and 29-25) 13 General size requirements for temporary signs are clarified to apply only if more restrictive requirements do not exist in other ordinances. Also, wording is added so that alf temporary signs must comply with Section 17-A of the Zoning Ordinance. (Section 29-56) 14 The prohibition of animated signs, flashing signs, running light, twinkle signs, and revolving signs is reworded to parallel the prohibition of these signs in Section 17-A. (Section 29-93) A red-line version of these proposed amendments is attached, as well as a final draft ready for City Council action City of Fort Worth, Texas n-~~yar end eaunc~l L,at~mun~cAt~an DATE 12/16/97 REFERENCE NUMBER G-12093 LOG NAME 06SIGN PAGE 3 of 3 SUBJECT TEXT AMENDMENT TO CITY OF FORT WORTH SIGN CODE (CHAPTER 29) FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION.. The Director of Fiscal Services certifies that adoption of this ordinance would have no material effect on City funds. MG•f Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by: (to) ~~Y Mike Groomer 6140 ~' t ~~ Originating Department Head: ' GAG ~.~ ~~~~~ Ann Kovich 8901 (from) Additional Information Contact: i ~ ~ y Ann Kovich 8901 -^~ 'F ~~o~te~ ~e~ol~lt~on ~~, 1,3~.~~