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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-3207 - Ordinance - 09/10/2009ORDINANCE NO. 3207 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12, "UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE ", SECTION 5.6.A.11 "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; 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 5.6.A.I I "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: Should any part of this ordinance be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the holding shall not affect the remaining sections or portion of sections or provisions of this ordinance. 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 I day of September, 2009. • "C• /'�� Mayor • 0 : • /D D ATTEST: City Se retary 0)01Puyt W V.. W,_ 2 W, I 17POTIA! Ordinance No. 3207 EXIIIBIT "A" That Section 5.6.A.I I "Signs" of Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: 11. Signs a. Sign Standards 1. Multi - Family projects shall follow the requirements of allowed signage for the zoning district appropriate for the specific use in addition to meeting the standards listed below in this Section. 2. Non - residential projects shall follow the requirements of allowed signage for the zoning district appropriate for the specific use in addition to meeting the standards listed below in this Section. 3. Mixed -use projects shall follow the requirements of allowed signage for C -1 General Commercial in addition to meeting the standards listed below in this Section. b. Projection Signs Projection signs will be allowed in the Wolf Pen Creek District with the following restrictions: 1. One projection sign per frontage along a public right -of -way will be allowed except where otherwise stated in this Section. 2. The total square footage of all projection signs used will be applied toward the total allowable area for attached signage. 3. The division and placement of allowable building signage amongst building tenants shall be the sole responsibility of the owner or property manager, and not the City of College Station. 4. Projection signs shall be mounted perpendicular to buildings. q.��� 5. Internally lit plastic signs will not be permitted. H 6. Projection signs may utilize fabric or other flexible material provided that they remain in good condition at all times. 7. Projection signs shall have a minimum of eight feet (8') of clearance from the walkway grade and four inches (4 ") of clearance from the building face. Excluding the four -inch minimum clearance requirement, no part of a projection sign shall project more than three feet (3') from the building face. 8. Projection signs shall not extend above the fagade of the building to which it is attached. 9. Buildings with one story may have a sign that shall not exceed eighteen square feet (18 3' sq.ft.) in size. For each additional building story, an additional eight square feet (8 sq.ft.) of signage is allowed, up to a maximum of fifty square feet (50 sq.ft.) per sign. Ordinance No, 3207 10. Signs may be attached to site lighting located on private property with the following restrictions: a) Developments will be allowed one light pole sign for every 150 feet of building plot frontage in lieu of a permitted freestanding sign. 4 b) No part of any sign attached to a light pole will be allowed to overhang or encroach into any portion of the public right -of -way. A c) Light pole signs shall not exceed six square feet (6 sq.ft) in size and shall have a minimum of eight feet (8') of clearance from the walkway grade. d) Light pole signs shall have a " minimum clearance of four - inches (4 ") from the edge of the light pole, and excluding the four -inch clearance, shall not project more than three feet (3') from the edge of the light pole. c. Design Criteria V The Design Review Board shall evaluate all proposed signage according to the following criteria: 1. Every sign shall be designed as an integral architectural element of the building and site to which it principally relates. 2. Every sign shall have good scale and proportion in its design and in its visual relationship to buildings and surroundings. 3. The colors, materials, and lighting of every sign shall be restrained and harmonious with the building and site to which it principally relates. 4. The number of graphic elements on a sign shall be held to the minimum needed to convey the sign's major message and shall be composed in proportion to the area of the sign face. 5. Each sign shall be compatible with signs on adjoining premises and shall not compete for attention. 6. Identification signs of a prototype design and corporation logos shall conform to the criteria for all other signs.