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ORDINANCE NO.1183
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 850 ESTABLISHING
A PERMIT TO BE REQUIRED FOR PORTABLE/TRAILER SIGNS.
WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing in the College Station
City Hall at 7:00 p.m. on August 23 1979, on the question of amending
the Zoning Ordinance No. 850;
AND WHEREAS, the City Council has determined to amend Ordinance No. 850;
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS:
The Zoning Ordinance No. 850 is hereby amended as follows:
Add Section 8-D.11. as follows:
8-D.11. PORTABLE/TRAILER SIGNS:
8-D.11.1. Portable/trailer signs are defined as those signs that are
not permanently affixed to the ground, excluding trucks, trailers, and
other vehicles whose principal use is for transport instead of adver-
tisement.
8-D.11.2. It shall be unlawful to locate a portable/trailer sign on
any site within the City limits until the Zoning Official has determined
that it is in compliance with the provisions of this ordinance, and a
building permit has been issued for said sign.
8-D.11.3. Permits for portable/trailer signs can only be issued for
special purposes, such as sales and grand openings, in General Commercial
C-1 zones.
8-D.11.4. The maximum time allowed by permit shall be seven (7) days.
8-D.11.5. No more than one permit shall be issued for each business
each ninety (90) days.
8-D.11.6. An adequate site plan must be submitted with the application
to locate the sign.
8-D.11.7. The portable/trailer sign shall be located only in a designated
parking space on the site no closer than eight (8) feet from the curb of
the street and no closer than twenty (20) feet from any curb cut or
intersection.
8-D.11.8. The maximum size of the portable/trailer sign face shall be
five (5) feet high and twelve (12) feet wide or sixty (60) square feet,
with a maxumum height of six (6) feet.
8-D.11.9. No portable/trailer sign shall be lighted or have any moving
or flashing parts.
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8-D.11.10. If the Zoning Official shall find a violation of any provision
of this ordinance, he shall notify the person responsible to cease such
violation within a reasonable time to be determined by the Zoning Official.
8-D.11.11. If the violation is not remedied within the time prescribed
by the Zoning Official, the said official may cancel the portable/trailer
sign permit, if any, and bring action against the party or parties in
violation pursuant to Section 14 of Ordinance No. 850, the Zoning Ordinance.
8-D.11.12. All existing portable/trailer signs in use as of the effective
date of this ordinance must comply with the provisions of this ordinance
within ninety (90) days of the effective date or be found in violation
thereof.
This ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after the date of
approval and publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 13th day of September, 1979.
APPROVED
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City Secretary
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