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AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING 523,000 00 TO THE GENERAL FUND, AND
DECREASING THE UNRESERVED, UNDESIGNATED GENERAL FUND BALANCE BY THE
SAME AMOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING COMPLIANCE WITH NOTICE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DESIGNATION OF SCENIC CORRIDORS, PROVIDING FOR
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, MAI<ING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR
ORDINANCES AND REPEALING ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH,
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SECTION 1
That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for the Fiscal Year 1994-
95 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased appropriations in the General
Fund, in the amount of 523,000 00, thereby decreasing the unrestricted, undesignated Fund .Balance
by the same amount, for the purpose of funding compliance with notice requirements for the
designation of scenic corridors
SECTION 2
Should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void
for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgement shall in no
way impair the remaining portions, sections, or parts of sections of this ordinance, which said
remaining provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No 11645 and all other ordinances and
appropriations amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance
are in direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in which instance said conflicting
provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed
SECTION 4
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect and after the date of its passage, and
it is so ordained
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Councc~ill Communication
DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
03/21 /95 G11013 12S-SIGN 1 of 3
SUBJECT ENACTMENT OF MORATORIUM ON ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS FOR
BILLBOARD PERMITS AND "S" SIGN SUBDISTRICT ZONING APPLICATIONS,
DIRECTION TO SCENIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION TO REPORT ON INCENTIVES
FOR REDUCTION OF BILLBOARDS Al~JD TO DESIGNATE SCENIC AREAS
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
1 Adopt the attached ordinance, which would enact a moratorium on the acceptance of
permit applications for outdoor advertising signs and "S" Sign Subdistrict zoning
applications in certain proposed scenic, historic, cultural and architectural areas for 180
days In addition, the attached ordinance would direct the Scenic Preservation Commission
to initiate applications for designating such areas as scenic, historic, cultural or architectural
corridors in which the construction of new off-premise outdoor advertising signs would be
prohibited and to develop an incentive plan for the reduction of off-premise signs in such
corridors, and
2 Adopt the attached Supplemental Appropriations Ordinance increasing General Fund
appropriations by 523,000 and decreasing the Unreserved, Undesignated General Fund
Balance by the same amount, and
3 Authorize the expenditure of 523,000 for compliance with notice requirements for the
designation of scenic corridors
DISCUSSION
On April 12, 1994, the City Council adopted Ordinance No 11537 directing the Zoning
Commission to make recommendations concerning the control of off-premise outdoor advertising
signs In addition, the ordinance prohibited the acceptance of permits for the erection or
alteration of off-premise outdoor commercial advertising signs and the acceptance of applications
for "S" sign subdistrict zoning for a period of 120 days A second 120 day moratorium was
enacted on August 16, 1994
Pursuant to Section 17A(H) of the Zoning Ordinance, a Scenic Preservation Commission was
appointed effective September 12, 1994, for the purpose of making recommendations to the
Zoning Commission regarding the designation of areas of the City as scenic, cult~~ral,
architectural or historic areas wherein the location, erection and maintenance of off-premise signs
are prohibited
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
03/21 /95 I G11013 I 12S-SIGN 2 of 3
SUBJECT ENACTMENT OF MORATORIUM ON ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS FOR
BILLBOARD PERMITS AND "S" SIGN SUBDISTRICT ZONING APPLICATIONS,
DIRECTION TO SCENIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION TO REPORT ON INCENTIVES
FOR REDUCTION OF BILLBOARDS AND TO DESIGNATE SCENIC AREAS
On December 13, 1994, the City Council extended the moratorium for 90 days and directed the
Scenic Preservation Commission to report to the City Council within 90 days
concerning specific areas in the City that the Commission recommended be designated as
significant scenic, cultural, architectural or historic areas, with criteria and justification for
recommending designation of each area In addition, the Council directed the Scenic
Preservation Commission to make recommendations concerning specific methods for reducing
the number of off-premise signs now located in such areas
The Scenic Preservation Commission delivered its report to the City Council on March 7, 1995
The Council directed the City Manager to prepare an M&C for consideration at its March 21,
1995 meeting which will provide as follows
1 Instruct the Scenic Preservation Commission to initiate applications for designation
of the areas described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto as scenic, cultural, architectural
or historic areas, in accordance with Section 17A of the Comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance,
2 Enact a 180 day moratorium on the acceptance of permit applications for outdoor
advertising signs and "S" Sign Subdistrict zoning applications for the areas described
on Exhibit "A" attached hereto, and
3 Instruct the Scenic Preservation Commission to develop a specific incentive plan to
reduce the number of off-premise outdoor advertising signs in scenic, cultural,
architectural or historic areas and to submit such plan to the City Council within 180
days
The attached ordinance has been prepared in accordance with the Council's instructions
It should be noted that certain of the areas described on Exhibit "A" are defined as corridors
along streets or highways but have no specified width For the purpose of enforcement of the
moratorium the corridors have been defined as including 660 feet from the nearest edge of the
right-of-way along highways and 200 feet from the nearest edge of the right-of-way along other
thoroughfares The attached ordinance instructs the Scenic Preservation Commission to
recommend widths for such corridors in connection with designation of the corridors
If this proposal were adopted it is anticipated that costs of approximately $23,000 00 would be
incurred in connection with compliance with notice requirements for designation of the scenic
corridors
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City of Fort iC~orth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE
03/21 /95 REFERENCE NUMBER
G-11013 LOG NAME
12S-SIGN PAGE
3 of 3
SUBJECT ENACTMENT OF MORATORIUM ON ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS FOR
BILLBOARD PERMITS AND "S" SIGN SUBDISTRICT ZONING APPLICATIONS,
DIRECTION TO SCENIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION TO REPORT ON INCENTIVES
FOR REDUCTION OF BILLBOARDS AND TO DESIGNATE SCENIC AREAS
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Director of Fiscal Services certifies that upon adoption of the attached supplemental
appropriations ordinance, funds required for this action will be available in the current operating
budget of the General Fund After this action, the undesignated, unreserved fund balance of the
General Fund will be $29,453,473
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
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