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September 17, 2003
Gattitown
2026 Texas Ave.
College Station, TX 77840
Via fax
Re: Gattitown Electronic Reader Board Sign, located at 2026 Texas Ave. College Station, TX
Dear Jodie Kirksey:
This letter is to notify you of the City of College Station's regulation and enforcement of
electronic message boards. The Unified Development Ordinance(UDO)was adopted by City
Council in April of this year and went into effect on June 13, 2003. Section 7.4.D Prohibited
Signs states:
Signs and displays with flashing, blinking, or traveling lights, or erratic or other moving
parts,including electronic message boards that change more than once per 24-hour period,
either internal or external to the premise, and oriented and visible to vehicular traffic,
provided that time and temperature signs are permissible if the maximum area and setback
requirements of this Section are met and if the commercial information or content of such
signs is restricted to no more than eight square feet.
The ordinance allows for the use of electronic message boards,but messages that flash,blink,
travel,or change more than once per 24-hour period are in violation of Section 7.4 of the UDO.
This correspondence is also to serve you notice of the potential penalties for violation of the
ordinance. The message board at the above location must come into compliance with the UDO
within 24 hours of receipt of this letter, and remain in compliance with the current ordinance.
Should the message board fail to come into and remain in compliance with the ordinance, a
citation will be issued to the property owner and can result in fines of up to $2,000 dollars per day
per violation. Each day can be a separate violation.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions, or need to receive a
copy of Section 7.4 of the UDO, please call me at(979) 764-3570.
Sin rely,
ennifer R yes
Staff Planner, Development Services
Cc: Code Enforcement
William Boon
Cliff Moffett
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