HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-1994 - Ordinance - 01/14/1993ORDINANCE NO. 1994
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1, GENERAL PROVISIONS, OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, BY ADDING
A SECTION 30 PROHIBITING OFF-PREMISE COMMERCIAL SIGNS AND
PORTABLE SIGNS IN THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of College Station,
Texas, held a public hearing in the City Hall at 7:00 p.m. on
Thursday, December 10, 1992, on the question of prohibiting
off-premise and portable signage in the extraterritorial
jurisdiction of the City;
WHEREAS, Local Government Code Chapter 216 provides for local
regulation of outdoor signs in extraterritorial jurisdiction
areas;
WHEREAS, the City Council has found that entrances to the City
should be protected from the proliferation of signage; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that certain provi-
sions regarding signage are necessary to avoid unusual clut-
ter, to preserve and improve the appearance of the community,
and to avoid traffic problems caused by distracting signs or
structures;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COLLEGE STATION THAT:
Chapter 1, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College
Station, Texas, is hereby amended by adding a section, to be
numbered Section 30, which said section shall read as follows:
"SECTION 30:
OFF-PREMISE AND PORTABLE SIGNS WITHIN THE
EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
Off-premise commercial signs and portable signs shall be
prohibited within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of
the city of College Station.
B. Definitions.
"Sign" means an outdoor structure, sign, display,
light device, figure, painting, drawing, message,
plaque, poster, billboard, or other thing that is
designed, intended, or used to advertise or inform.
"Off-premise commercial sign" means a sign display-
ing advertising copy that pertains to a business,
person, organization, activity, event, place,
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service, or product not principally located or pri-
marily manufactured or sold on the premises on which
the sign is located.
"Portable sign" means a sign which is not affixed or
attached to real property by poles, stakes or other
members which are placed into the ground, or upon
some other type of permanent foundation; including
trailer signs, any sign with wheels or skids, and
any sign which is constructed so as to sit upon the
surface of the ground, without subsurface attachment
or extension.
Penalty Provision
The general penalty provision of Chapter 1, Section 5, of
the College Station Code of Ordinances shall apply to
violations of this ordinance."
II.
This ordinance shall become effective from and after its
passage in accordance with the City Charter of the City of
College Station.
PASSED, ADOPTED, and APPROVED this 14th day of January, 1993.
City Secretary
APPROVED:
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