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PRO POSED ORDINANCE 111638
Balloons and/or other gas filled objects shall mee~t
the following criteria:
a. Shall not be placed.. within. 50'. of a maj or
thoroughfare in a commercial area or within 2 5' of a res ideIlt ial
thoroughfare.
b. Lengths of tethers or tie-downs shall not exceed
75', from ground level and shall prohibit the object from entering
into the rest r ietivearea as outlined in paragraph (a) above..
c. Balloons and/or other gas filled objects shall
not be displayed in excess of 72 continuous hours at anypla.ce of.
busin<essor residence.
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ORDINANCE NO. 1676
AN.ORl.);lf~<"AMENDINGSECTION 12.3 OF ORDINAN.CE 1638 OF TIIE CITY. OF
COliLEG~";it. lQN,TEXAS" "RE,LATINGTO SIGNEr, SPECIFICALLY BY ADDING A
PARA(;~~. ' SECTION K,FREESTANDING SIGNS, DELETING, SUBSE(;TIONO.4
OF SEC'l'di'12.3, ,WHICIIDEALS WITH PROHIBITED SIGNS, AND ADl)ING
StJBSEC'1'~~ilr.p.l2 TO SECT]:ON 12.3, ALLOWING FOR BALLOONS AND/OR OTHER
GASFILLE,O;OBJECTS AS...EX.EMPT SIGNSe
BE ITOROAJf'NED BY TBEC1TY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGB STATION,
TEXAS,
I.
That section K of Ordinance 1638 dealing with exempt signs is hereby
amendedbyi,atdding the following paragraph:
"Ba.:L~~"~ns or gas-filled objects may be, used for display or
a,d~~.~~ising. for special events with no required permit.
MClXi.J:I(~~ height sixty (60) feet. One use allowed for 3 days
ma~.imprntirne,per premise per 30 day period."
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That Subsect.:ion 0.4 of Section 12.3, of Ordinance 1638, dealing with
prohibited: signs, is hereby deleted and, that Section 12.3,
Subsecti'onO;,is hereby amended to read as follows:
"PROHIBIT~pi>SIGNS: The following signs shall be prohibib~d int.he
[City of Go *:ill,eg e Station :
1. Porta.ble.and trailer signs.
2 · Off pr~~rf[ise signs.
3. Signspcilinted'on roof tops.
4. Banne~:.~or flags, excluding the United States and Texas flags,
arepr~~i.bited in residential zones and on any residentially
develop~d property (except when flags are used as subdivision
signs)..
5. Signs al1d displays with flashing, blinking, or traveling
light.s,C)r erratic or other moving parts, either internal or
exter:nal, to the premises and oriented and visible to 'vehicular
traffic, provided that time and temperature signs are
permisSliJ:Ue if the maximum areas and setback requirements of
this!ord;inance are met and if the commercial information or
conteirit of such signs is restricted to no more than eight square
feet .,
6. AnyS,igns which are intended to or designed<tto resemble traffic
signs! or signals and bear such words as "STOP"" "SLOW",
"CAUTLr:QN"" "DANGER", "WARNING" or othe r words, ,and which are
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erect~d,foriPl.fr::poses other than actual traffic control or
warning to the publico
7. Anysignwhi,qhemitss()und, odor, or visible matt,er.".
III.
That Subsection PofSection l.2.3of Ordinance No. 1638 dealing with
exempt signs is he,reby amended to add a number 12, which shall read
as follows:
"l2. Balloons and/pr,other gas filled objects
loqated in any zoning district; ,which
balloon and/or gas filled object ,f)haJ.l
not exceed twenty (20) feet in height 'and
shall not, contain or display any logo: but
shall be used solely for decorative
purposes."
IV.
This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage in
accordance with the City Charter of the City of College Station.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 11th day of September, 1986.
APPROVED:
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