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Home My WebLink AboutORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO. 2681 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12, "UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE," SECTION 7.4, "SIGNS," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS AS SET OUT BELOW; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: PART 1: That Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," Section 7.4, "Signs," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, be amended as set out in Exhibit "A ", attached hereto and made a part of this ordinance for all purposes. PART 2: That if any provisions of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be void or unconstitutional, such holding shall in no way effect the validity of the remaining provisions or sections of this ordinance, which shall remain in full force and effect. PART 3: That any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty -five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). Each day such violation shall continue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a separate offense. Said Ordinance, being a penal ordinance, becomes effective ten (10) days after its date of passage by the City Council, as provided by Section 35 of the Charter of the City of College Station. PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 25th day of November 2003. APPROVED: el- RON i A, ay i ATTEST: b iwt4L Connie Hooks, City Secretary APPROVED: City Attorn (/ ORDINANCE NO. 2681 Page 2 EXHIBIT "A" 1. That Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," Section 7.4, "Signs," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended by amending paragraphs A, and I to read as follows: "7.4 Signs A. Sign Standards The following table summarizes the sign standards for the City of College Station: fl i ii1111i11 "1.1 lI]) i '1 i'l+ f 'i „11 ` icl IYE): Ar s f. tt. I. '.': tt. 1J,,1 I„,,, AIlo,,. ; Apartment /Condominium /Manufactured 100 10 10 1/building plot Home Park Identification Signs Area Identification Signs 16 4 10 1/10 -50 acre subdivision or phase Not to exceed 1 Any number allowed foot from top of if within the total Attached Signs Varies, see wall, marquee, ___ g 7.4.I below or parapet to allowed square which it is footage of attached attached signs Development Signs Residential / Collector Street 35 Arterial Street 65 15 10 1 /premises Freeway 200 (As designated on Thoroughfare Plan) Directional Traffic Control Signs 3 4 4 1 /curb cut 1 /building plot Freestanding Signs Varies, see 7.4.M below where lot exceeds 75 feet of frontage Home Occupation Signs Not to exceed 2 top of wall to - -- 1 /dwelling unit which it is attached Low Profile Signs (In lieu of permitted 1/150 feet of Freestanding Sign) 60 4 10 frontage * Non - Commercial Signs - -- - -- 10 - -- Real Estate, Finance, and Construction 1 /frontage Signs 16 8 10 (Real Estate) Up to 150 -foot frontage 32 8 10 1 /property (Finance) Greater than 150 -foot frontage 3 /property (Construction) Determined by frontage. 10 feet above 1 /building plot in Roof Signs Same as structural roof - -- place of a freestanding freestanding sign Max. 100 s.f. Subdivision Signs 150 15 10 1 /primary subdivision ORDINANCE NO. 2681 Page 3 entrance. Not to exceed 2 signs. * Except as provided for in Section 7.4.M.10, Freestanding Commercial Signs. ** The area of a sign is the area enclosed by the minimum imaginary rectangle or vertical and horizontal Tines that fully contains all extremities (as shown in the illustration below), exclusive of supports. it !I._ G�i $ ', J �;e L. r. �, A`- r- - X - i EMBLEM I S OR � � CIRCLE y .CAL I i I f f WIDTH f F Z 711 - wID7H -• 7 -- - MTH % I MULTIPLE E. ; ELEMENTS LOGO i - WDn, ._ _.- -.4- I. Freestanding Commercial Signs 1. Any development with over 75 linear feet of frontage will be allowed one Freestanding Commercial Sign. All Freestanding Commercial Signs shall meet the following standards: a. Allowable Area Allowable Area For Freestanding Signs X 11. : Low .:: fi ::.,.::..,,..:.��.::.: :<.:• < �< Prole only 76 -100 ' 50 101 -150 75 151 -200 100 201 -250 125 251 -300 150 301 -350 175 351 -400 200 ORDINANCE NO. 2681 Page 4 401 -450 225 451 -500 250 501 -550 275 551 -600+ 300 b. Area: For the purposes of this Section, area shall be considered: The area in square feet of a single -face sign, or one side of a double - face sign, or half the sides of a multi -face sign.