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ORDINANCE NO. 3942008
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CITY OF ANNA
CODE OF ORDINANCES PART IIID (SIGN REGULATIONS), ARTICLE IV, SECTION
7.10 BY CHANGING THE SIZE AND LOCATION OF POLE AND MONUMENT
SIGNS; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR ANY VIOLATION OF THIS
ORDINANCE NOT TO EXCEED $500; PROVIDING FOR SAVINGS, SEVERABILITY,
AND REPEALING CLAUSES; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF
WHEREAS, the City of Anna, Texas ("the City") has previously adopted ordinances,
rules and regulations governing Signs; and
WHEREAS, the City of Anna, Texas City Council has investigated and determined
that it would be advantageous and beneficial to the City and its citizens to amend
Part III -D (Sign Regulations), Article IV, Sections 7-10 of the City of Anna Code of
Ordinances ("Anna Code") by reducing the spacing of pole and unified development
signs and enlarging multiple tenant unified development signs and monument signs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANNA, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. Recitals Incorporated.
The above -referenced recitals are incorporated herein as if set forth in full for all
purposes.
Section 2. Amendment
In accordance with Part II, Article 1, Section 9 of the Anna Code, the following
amendments are made to Part III -D (Sign Regulations), Article IV, Sections 7-10 of the
Anna Code:
Section 7. Pole Sign Regulations
Where allowed, pole signs shall conform to the following restrictions and limitations:
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Table 1
Setback from street ROW is 3.5 feet.
"Copy area is defined as area between SWctuml members of sign structure.
Section 8. Ground Sign Regulations
The maximum area of any ground sign, as defined herein, is the area allowed by Table 1 above.
The required setback from a street right-of-way line is 3 % feet. Requited setbacks from other property
lines are as specified by Table 1.
When the area of a detached sign exceeds 120 square feet but does not exceed 10 feet in height, it
may he considered a ground sign provided that not less than 120 square feet of its area is below a
height of six feet.
On SH 121 and US 75/Central Expressway, a property with over 400 1 0 feet of frontage is permitted
to have a single user ground sign of not more than 35150 square feet per side and not Wore than 8 35
feet in height. if a business is listed and/or advertised on a pole or pylon sign, a separate monument
sign is not permitted.
Section 9. Mulg-Use Signs
(a) A mulfi-use sign which identifies a coordinated development site of more than one use, such as a
shopping center, office center, or industrial park, may have a sign area not larger than -1 5 times
10 feet MQner than Che surrounding grade. munl-uSe sign may Contain a
directory or listing of the occupants within a center or multi -use development, provided that the
directory portion of the sign shall not exceed 80% of the total sign area. If a directory is utilized,
the remainder of the sign area shall contain only the identification of the entire center or entire
development
(b) When determining requirements for allowable detached ground or pole signs under the above
table, first determine the right-of-way width adjacent to the subject lot, and then determine the let
frontage. Next, determine the maximum square footage per side, setback from adjacent rights-of-
way and the maximum height by reading vertically below the applicable let frontage. To calculate
the height of a sign, measurement shall be made from the top of the curb adjacent of the street
upon which a sign faces or from the natural ground level, if above curb level, to the top of the
sign. (Construction of a berm or earthen mound for the purpose of increasing height of signage is
prohibited.) For the purpose of calculating the distance from a street right-of-way line where the
existing street right-of-way width is less than that required in the thoroughfare plan and
Subdivision Ordinance, such distance shall be measured from the line of such right-of-way as
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0 — Foot to 70 Feet
71 — Feet to 99-
100- Feet to 250
Freeway
ROW of the street
Feet ROW of the
Feet ROW of the
street
street
Minimum width of
50
100
150
50
80
100
100
200
125
let frontage
linear feet
Copy Area •'
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
100
150/200/
Maximum square
See Section 9(a)
footage r side
Setback from
5
5
10
10
10
15
15
15
15
adjacent property
Min linearf"T
Maximum he' ht
3.5
8
10
20
20
20
24
24
35
Setback from street ROW is 3.5 feet.
"Copy area is defined as area between SWctuml members of sign structure.
Section 8. Ground Sign Regulations
The maximum area of any ground sign, as defined herein, is the area allowed by Table 1 above.
The required setback from a street right-of-way line is 3 % feet. Requited setbacks from other property
lines are as specified by Table 1.
When the area of a detached sign exceeds 120 square feet but does not exceed 10 feet in height, it
may he considered a ground sign provided that not less than 120 square feet of its area is below a
height of six feet.
On SH 121 and US 75/Central Expressway, a property with over 400 1 0 feet of frontage is permitted
to have a single user ground sign of not more than 35150 square feet per side and not Wore than 8 35
feet in height. if a business is listed and/or advertised on a pole or pylon sign, a separate monument
sign is not permitted.
Section 9. Mulg-Use Signs
(a) A mulfi-use sign which identifies a coordinated development site of more than one use, such as a
shopping center, office center, or industrial park, may have a sign area not larger than -1 5 times
10 feet MQner than Che surrounding grade. munl-uSe sign may Contain a
directory or listing of the occupants within a center or multi -use development, provided that the
directory portion of the sign shall not exceed 80% of the total sign area. If a directory is utilized,
the remainder of the sign area shall contain only the identification of the entire center or entire
development
(b) When determining requirements for allowable detached ground or pole signs under the above
table, first determine the right-of-way width adjacent to the subject lot, and then determine the let
frontage. Next, determine the maximum square footage per side, setback from adjacent rights-of-
way and the maximum height by reading vertically below the applicable let frontage. To calculate
the height of a sign, measurement shall be made from the top of the curb adjacent of the street
upon which a sign faces or from the natural ground level, if above curb level, to the top of the
sign. (Construction of a berm or earthen mound for the purpose of increasing height of signage is
prohibited.) For the purpose of calculating the distance from a street right-of-way line where the
existing street right-of-way width is less than that required in the thoroughfare plan and
Subdivision Ordinance, such distance shall be measured from the line of such right-of-way as
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required by such plan or ordinance (adding equal amounts to each side of the existing fight -of -
way) rather than from the existing rightof-way line. Freeways are as proposed by the
thoroughfare plan of the City of Anna.
(c) No detached sign shall he erected within 20 feet of a street intersection, unless the bottom of the
sign exceeds 42 inches in height above ground level, and the sign is set back from the right-of-
way as stated in Table 1.
(eUd If two of the allowable detached signs are combined into one detached sign, then the
signage may exceed by 50% the total allowable signage of the largest permitted sign up to a
maximum of 200 square feet per side.
(PMWhen electrical service is provided to detached signs, all such electrical service shall be
underground.
(S There shall he be a minimum of 500 feet in distance between a pole/pylon signs for the same
shopping center on the same lotand monument Sign(s), allow for single U69FS in a meld use
development with monument sign(s) to be up to 100 sq. It, at a maximum height of 12 feet.
(q) There shall be a minimum of 150 feet in distance feet between Pole/pylon signs that identify
adiacent freestanding businesses on separate lots or separate shopping centers on separate lots.
(h) Automobile dealership signs.
(1) Number per lot.
i) Primary detached signs. There shall not he more than one primary sign for each franchise up to a
maximum of three primary signs per dealership.
ii) Secondary detached signs. Secondary signs shall he permitted only if used for preowned
automobiles and limited to one per dealership.
(2) Area, location and height requirements.
I) Primary detached signs. All primary detached signs shall conform to provisions within this
section.
ii) Secondary detached signs. Secondary signs shall be limited to one-half of the area of the
primary detached sign and a maximum of 24 fleet in height.
(3) Banners and pennants. Such signage is allowed on light standards and poles, as long as
signage does not exceed 20 square feet per pole or sign and is not strung or affixed in any
manner other than from brackets on single poles.
(i) Relocation of signs due to right-of-way acquisition
(1) The chief building official or his designee may approved the relocation of existing signs for
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properties that have frontage on U.S. Highway 75 in situations where the existing sign is in an
area of right-of-way acquisition.
(2) The chief building official may allow the sign to he relocated on the property, even within the
requited setback, but in no case shall the sign he located in an area that poses a safety hazard
or blocks visibility.
(3) Should the chief building official deny the proposed relocation, the applicant may appeal this
decision to the City Council.
(4) Development identification signs. Project information or identification detached ground signs are
permitted at the entrances of major offices or industrial park developments located on more
than one lot and bisected by one or more publicly dedicated streets. They shall he allowed
under the following size restrictions:
Table 2
Size
Maximum Size
(square feet
Maximum Height
feed_
Under 10 acres
36
6 ''..
10 acres and above
64
8
Q) Real estate signs.
(1) Generally. One real estate sign, not exceeding 32 square feet in sign area and 12 feet in height,
shall he permitted on tracts of 50 acres or less, and not exceeding 96 square feet in area and
16 feet in height for tracts of land over 50 acres. On bacts of 50 acres or greater with 1,000 feet
of frontage adjacent to the public right-of-way, a sign not to exceed 200 square feet per side
and 16 feet in height shall be permitted. The sign shall he removed no later than 30 days after
the closing of the real estate conveyance. For setback requirements, refer to Table 1. Such
signs shall not require a permit if they measure 32 square feet or less.
(2) Construction sites. On building construction sites, one sign shall be permitted for all participating
building contractors and subcontractors, one for all participating professional firms, one for all
participating lending institutions and one for each property owner on the construction site,
subject to a maximum of three signs for each construction site, each such sign to be 32 square
feet in sign area or less, and that such signs must be removed prior to the issuance of a
certificate of occupancy for said building.
(Ord. No. 301-2006, adopted 1 f262006)
Section 10. Class 6, Monument Signs
(a) Definition: An individual monument sign is a sign that is supported from the grade to the bottom
of the sign having or appearing to have a soled and opaque base and generally used to identify
the name of a business or development.
(b) General Regulations
Monument signs in the use districts, where permitted, require a sign permit to be issued by the building
official prior to erection. Monument signs shall be designed and constructed to withstand a wind
pressure of not less than 30 pounds per square foot of area, and shall be constructed to receive dead
load as required in the building code or other ordinances of the City.
(1) All monument signs shall be placed in concrete bases or footings.
(2) Monument signs may be constructed only of materials that are noncombustible or slow-buming
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in the case of plastic inserts and faces and may be supported by noncombustible material only,
and finished in a presentable manner, wood or non -painted steel supports are specifically
prohibited. Heavy limber and other materials may be used if approved by the building official.
(3) Monument signs that provide identification or advertisement of a specific business, service,
product, Person, organization, place or building shall be termed "single -use monument signs."
Monument signs that provide identification or advertisement of multiple businesses, services,
products, Persons, organizations, places, or buildings shall be termed "multiple -use monument
signs" Monument signs must be located a minimum of 30 feet from adjoining private property
lines and a minimum of 200 feet from any single -use monument sign and 250 feet from any
multiple -use monument sign, except sites abutting two public streets, in which event one sign
per street frontage is permitted, providing that no sign is located within 100 feet of any
residential zoned property. All monument signs throughout a center or complex on the site shall
be constructed of the same material and design. The mixing of monument and other types of
freestanding signs within a center or complex is prohibited.
(4) Monument signs shall be landscaped around the base of the sign in an area equal to four feet
for each square foot of sign and base area. No monument sign shall obstruct the vision of traffic
on public streets or be constructed so as to interfere with site lines at elevations between 2.5
feet and eight feet above the top of the adjacent roadway curb within a triangular area formed
by the intersection of adjacent curb lines from a point on each curb line 20 feet from the
intersection. Monument signs shall be limited to a height of six feet or less, and an copy area of
35 N square feet for single -use signs and 78120 square feet for multiple -use signs.
(5) The design, materials, and finish of an individual monument sign shall match those of the
buildings on the same lot. An individual monument sign shall contain at minimum one foot
masonry-vvitln a arkerder base around all sides of the sign and not higher than 6 inches as a
mow strip. Back -lit signs shall be inset into the pedestal of the sign rather than attached or
applied to the pedestal.
(6) Signs constructed in conjunction with unified development and internal monument signs shall be
consistent with the building elements and materials of unified development signs within the
unified development and internal monument signs on the same lot and within the unified
development.
(7) Monument signs are permitted to contain electronic variable messages subject to the following
conditions:
i) variable message monument signs shall only be permitted along a major thoroughfare or greater
as designated on the Thoroughfare Plan, as it exists or may be amended.
ii) variable message monument sign characters shall have a minimum height of 10 inches and a
maximum height of sixteen inches.
iii) variable message monument signs shall not be animated, flesh, travel, blink, fade, or scroll.
iv) variable message monument signs shall remain static for not less than fifteen seconds.
v) variable message monument signs are permitted to contain time and temperature displays.
The time and temperature displays shall remain static for not less than three seconds.
vi) variable message wall signs are also permitted but only one variable message sign, either
monument or wall, is permitted per lot.
(Ord. No. 194A-2005, adopted 3/6x2005)"
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Section 3. Penalty.
Any violation of any of the terms of this ordinance, whether denominated in this
ordinance as unlawful or not, shall be deemed a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of
any such violation shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $500 for each incidence of
violation. Each violation is considered a separate offense and will be punished
separately.
Section 4. Savings, Severability and Repealing Clauses.
All ordinances of the City in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are repealed to
the extent of that conflict. If any provision of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional, the remainder of such ordinance shall continue in full force and effect
the same as if such invalid or unconstitutional provision had never been a part hereof.
The City declares that it would have passed this ordinance, and each section,
subsection, clause, or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, and phrases be declared unconstitutional or
invalid.
Section 6. Publication of the Caption Hereof and Effective Date.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effective from and after its passage and upon
the posting and/or publication, if required by law, of its caption and the City Secretary is
hereby directed to implement such posting and/or publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Anna, Texas, this _ 9 6 day of
S%.IY, 20_0.
ATTESTED:
Ci Secretary, Natha^ ayor, Kenneth Pelham
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