HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-3547 - Ordinance - 01/09/2014 • ORDINANCE NO. 201 - 354 - 1
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12, "UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE,"
SECTION 12 -7.5, "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 12 -7.5, "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 9 day of January, 2014.
APPROVED:
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EXHIBIT "A"
That Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," Section 12 -7.5, "Signs," of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended by amending subsection 12-
7.5.0 to read as follows:
"C. Summary of Permitted Signs.
The following signs are permitted in the relevant zoning districts of the City:
RER G DTR R MH O S G C C B BP R& M M
- S -4 -6 P C C I -3 P I D -1 -2
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B
ApartmentlCondomini X X X
um/
Manufactured Home
Park
Identification Signs
Area Identif XXX X XXX X X X X X X X X X X X X
Subdivision Signs
Attached Signs* ** XXX X X X XXX X X X X
Campus Wayfinding XXX X X X X
Signs
Commercial X X XXX X X X X X X X
Banners***
Development Signs XXX X X XX X X X X X XXX (X X X X
Directional Traffic XXX X X X X X X X
Control Signs
Freestanding Signs*** * ** X X X X
Home Occupation XXX X XXX X X
Signs
Low Profile Signs * ** 1 X X X XXX X X X X
Non - Commercial XXX X X X X X X X X X XXX X X X X
Signs
Real Estate, Finance, XXX X XXX X X X X X X X X X X X X
and
Construction Signs
• Roof Signs X X X X
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Per Ordinance No. 2011 -3348 (May 26, 2011)
* One (1) Freestanding Sign shall be allowed in the 0 Office zone only when the
premise has a minimum of two (2) acres.
** Freestanding Signs are permitted for building plots with freeway frontage only. See
7.5.N "Freestanding Commercial Signs" for additional standards.
* ** Except as provided for in Section 12- 7.5.Y, Signs for Permitted Non - residential Uses in
Residential or Agricultural Districts."
That Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," Section 12 -7.5, "Signs," of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended by amending subsection 12-
7.5.Y to read as follows:
"Y. Signs for Permitted Non - residential Uses in Residential or Rural Districts.
1. Signs for permitted non - residential uses in residential or rural zoning districts shall
comply with Section 12- 7.5.F, Sign Standards, "Low Profile Signs."
410 2. Signs for Places of Worship with frontage on a street classified as Freeway/Expressway
on the Thoroughfare Plan are allowed one (1) "Freestanding Sign" in accordance with
Section 12- 7.5.N, "Freestanding Commercial Signs" or "Low Profile Signs" in
accordance with Section 12- 7.5.F, Sign Standards, "Low Profile Signs." The
"Freestanding Sign" must be adjacent to and orient to the Freeway/Expressway.
3. Signs for Places of Worship and Government Facilities in residential or rural zoning
districts may utilize signage in accordance with Section 12- 7.5.I, Sign Standards,
"Attached Signs" and Section 12- 7.5.J, "Commercial Banners. '
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