HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 146a-2004 Amend Sign Ordinance.pdfCITY OF ANNA, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 146A-2004
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2001-01 (SIGN REGULATIONS) BY
PROVIDING FOR AND REGULATING OFF -PREMISES DIRECTIONAL SIGNS;
PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE; SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND
PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00)
FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anna has determined that the regulation of signs is
necessary to the orderly growth, aesthetic appearance, and welfare of the community; and
WHEREAS, the City Council seeks to provide an opportunity for developers and businesses to
advertise their locations without creating aesthetic nuisances and interfering with the City's
ability to properly plan for the development of the community; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. OFF -PREMISES SIGNS PROHIBITED
Section 50 of Ordinance 2001-01 shall be amended to read:
A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, off -premises outdoor signs are
prohibited within the corporate limits and within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City
of Anna. The term 'off -premises outdoor signs" shall include signs painted on structures
and fences.
B. Off -premises directional signs
Off -premises directional signs that are owned and constructed by the City shall be
permitted, subject to the following conditions:
A private property owner wishing to lease space on an off -premises directional
sign (private development sign) shall be required to pay a fee for inclusion on the
sign at a rate that is ten percent (10%) higher than the percent of spaces on the
sign allocated to the developer. (For example, a developer placing data on a
six -panel sign would pay 1/6 of the construction cost of the entire sign, plus 10%
for administrative costs.)
2. Private development signs shall expire after twelve months; however, a
developer may apply for administrative approval of extensions not to exceed six
months each. If approved, the developer shall pay a fee equal to one-third of
the original price for placement on the sign. Extensions shall not be allowed for
a private development or subdivision that has sold more than seventy-five
percent (75%) of the lots in the subdivision or seventy-five percent (75%) of the
total land area involved in a non-residential development.
3. Signs shall be ordered and constructed upon a subscription basis, such that all
fees must be paid in advance. Further, should an insufficient number of
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participants pay fees, a sign shall not be constructed and fees paid shall be
refunded, less a ten percent (10%) administrative fee.
Design of signs shall be determined by the City; sign design shall be generally
uniform throughout the city.
5. The City shall determine the locations at which signs may be placed.
6. Signs shall be placed outside any adopted visibility triangle.
SECTION 2. PENALTY
Any person, firm, corporation, or association violating any provision of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction thereof be fined in the sum of not
more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), and each day a violation of this ordinance
continues shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 3. SAVING
If any section, article, sentence, or part of this ordinance is in conflict with any State law of the
State of Texas or is hereafter adjudged invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such conflict or adjudication shall not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole,
or any such section, article, sentence, or part hereof not so adjudged in conflict, invalid, or
unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS REPEALED
All ordinances and/or parts of all ordinances in conflict with the provisions of the sign regulations
herein are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage, approval, and required
publication.
PASSED on this the 11th day of May, 2004.
ATTEST:
arbar Hobden, City Secretary
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APPROVED:
Kenneth Pelham, Mayor
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