O-576-12-84ORDINANCE NO. 576-12-84
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE SIGN REGULATIONS ORDINANCE NO. 374-10-81, AS
HERETOFORE AMENDED, SO AS TO REGULATE CONSTRUCTION,
REPAIR, PLACEMENT, HEIGHT, AREA, AND MAINTENANCE OF SIGNS
IN THE CITY OF ALLEN: PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL
ENFORCEMENT AND COLLECTION OF FEES: PROVIDING FOR THE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR VIOLATIONS: PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF'
FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR
EACH OFFENSE: PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABII.1TY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SAID ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, the Sign Control Board has conducted continuing studies of the City
of Allen, Sign Regulations; and,
WHEREAS, the Sign Control Board, has conducted continuing studies of Sign
Ordinances in neighboring municipalities where such study will assist in upgrading the
function of signing within the City of Allen; and,
WHEREAS, the Sign Control Board has recommended amendments to the City of
Allen Sign Regulations for evaluation by the City Council; and,
WHEREAS, the Allen City Council has evaluated the recommendations of the
Sign Control Board, and is in agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ALLEN, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the City of Allen Sign Regulations Ordinance No. 374-10-81, as
heretofore amended be, and the same is hereby amended to include the changes
recommended by the Sign Control Board described in Exhibit "A", and attached hereto
and made a part hereof for all purposes.
Section 2. It is the intention of the City Council that this Ordinance and every
provision hereof be severable. In the event that any word, clause, sentence, paragraph,
section, or sections of this ordinance be declared unconstitutional, or in any other
matter unenforceable, the City Council hereby states that it would have inacted this
ordinance without such unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable word, clause,
sentence, section, or sections, had it been aware of such unconstitutionality or
unenforceability.
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Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to do or cause to be done any act
or thing prohibited by this ordinance, and it shall be unlawful for any person to fail to
do any act or thing required hereby. Upon conviction or violation hereof, such person
shall be punished by fine not to exceed $200.00 dollars. Each day's offense shall be a
separate offense.
Section 4. The necessity for the immediate inactment of the provisions of this
ordinance, thereby protecting and promoting the public health, safety, comfort, general
welfare, and interest of the City of Allen, creates an urgency and an emergency for the
preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare, and requires that this ordinance
shall take effect immediately from and after its passage, and the publication of the
caption of said ordinance as the law in such cases provided.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Allen, Collin
County, Texas, this 20th day of December, 1984.
APPROVED:
Donald P. Rodenbaugh, Mayor
ATTEST:
1M
Marty Hendrix, Citt Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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AFFIDAVIT AND PROOF OF PUBLICATION
THE StA+E OP TEXAS '
COUNTY OF COLLIN
Charles F; Barnard, Jr. �
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared 9A)CKXRXX S TEXNX who having been
by me duly sworn, on oath deposes and 'says: 4.
That he is publisher of THE ALLEN AMERICAN, a newspaper published in Collin County, Texas, not less fre•,
quently than once a week, having a general circulation in said county, and having been published regularly and con=
tinuously for more than twelve months prior to publishing '
Public Notice
of which the attached is a true and written copy, and which was published in THE ALLEN AMERICAN on '
12-24-84 12-27-84 1
and which was issued on 12-24-84 , by
of Collin County, Texas. A printed copy of said publication is
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 2 c n d dgXof
Publisher's Fee $
CITY O ALLEN Ordinance No.
,11 PUBLIC NOTICE t 577.12.84: An Ordinance
Notice Is hereby given I� of the Cit o asenAmen
that the following or- y,
Amen-
dinances were adopted ding Ordinance No.
by the Allen City Council 4Re10-83, ialection Coilectio ,
at their regular meeting
held on - Thursday, , Fees for Solid Waste Col-
ecemb�er 20, 1984 lection' , by Approving a
(Titles and Penalty ;•RateIncrease,andAmen-
Clauses only."ding Section 2.07,
r e "Commercial Collection
Plfl:T2.84: An OrdInw a Fee for Solid Waste Col-
►_of_1be city-oW18fi','601- lection", being Chapter 6,
11rrCounty, Texas, Amen- Article III, Section 6-58
ding the Sign Regula- and Section 6-60 of the
tions Ordinance No: Code of Ordinances of the
374.10-81, as Heretofore ' City of Allen, Texas, by
Amended, So As to Adopting an Attachment
Regulate Construction, ' "A" and Attached To
Repair, Placement, and Made a Part of Said
Height, Area, and Ordinance; Providing for
Maintenance of Signs In an Effective Date.
the City of Allen; Pro- Ordinance No.
viding for Additional En•. 578.12.84: An Ordinance
Providing for the Aban-
forcement and Collec- donment of a Portion of
tion of Fees; Providing, - a Dedicated 60 -Foot
for the Responsibility for { -..Wide Street .Sl(uated,In
Violations; Providing for the Peter Wetzel Survey, ;
a Penalty of Fine Not to Abstract No. 990 to the
Exceed the Sum of Two City df4')4llen, •Coliin-
Hundred Dollars County, Texas; Providing
($200.00) For Each
Of. for the Sale and Con-
fense; Providing for a ; veyance Thereof to
Severability Clause; and Stone -Lewis Develop.
Providing for the Effec- ment Corporation; Pro-
tive Date of Said Or. ! viding for the Terms and
dinance. Conditions of the Aban-
It shall be unlawful for donment and Con.
any person to do or veyance Made Herein;
cause to be done any act Providing for the Pay-
or thing prohibited byI ment of the Publication
this ordinance, and it , Fee; and Providing an Ef-
shall be unlawful for any ! fective Date.
Copies of these or.
person to fall to do any dinances may be read or
act or - thing required 'purchased In the Office'
hereby. Upon conviction of the City Secretary,
or violation hereof, such Allen Municipal Annex,
person shall be punished One Butler Circle, Allen,
by fine not to exceed Texas.
Two Hundred Dollars Marty Hendrix'
($200.00). Each day's of. City Secretary
fense shall be a separate . (Published In the Allen
offense. American on Monday,
December 24, 1984 and
Thursday„ December 26,
1984.L__
hereto.
Januar,
, A.D. 19 85 .1
Notary Public in and for Collin County, Texas
Dianne Kerr
Commission Expires 10/14/87
t
by fine
'f' to exceed
Two Hundred Dollars
t CITY OF ALLEN 1 ($200.00)• Each day's of -
PUBLIC NOTICE , fense shall be a separate
yNotice Is hereby given ; of Ordinance,., No.
that the following .or• 577,1284: An Ordinance i
dinances were adopted
by the Allen Clay Council of the City of Allen, Collin'
' County, Texas., Amen -
at their regular meeting! ding Ordinance No.
held on Thuraday,i .468.10$8, Section 2.05,.,1
December 20, 1984h{ "Residential Collection l
(Titles and Penalty ti Fees for Solid Waste Col -
Clauses only.)' lection", by Approving a
Ordinance No.I
57812.84: An Ordinances Rate Increase, and Amen-
ding Section- 2.07.
of the city of Allen, Col- Commercial Collection
lin County, Texas,•Amen- "•'Fee for Solid Waste Col'
ding the •Sign Regula- ';" lection", being Chapter 6.
tions Ordinance, No: l -Article III, Section 6-58
374.10.81, as .Heretofore t and Section 860 of the.
Amended. So As to. 1� Code of Ordinances of the
i Regulate • Construction, I City of Allen, Texas, by 1
, ; Adopting an, Attachment..
Repair, Placement,, A" and Attach
Height, Area,, and i and Made a Part obi Said
r Maintenance of Signa InOrdinance;Providing for,
# the City of Allen; Pro- an Effective Date..
viding for Additional En -''f. Ordlnanca No.•t
forcement and-Collec• `'578.12.84: An OrdlnanCel
tion of Fees; Providing t. z3
for the Responsibility for Providing for the Aban-.y
Violations; Providing for ,k'donment of a Portion of
a Penalty of Fine Not to a. Dedicated 60 -Foot;
Exceed the Sum of Two Wide Street Situated In
Hundred Dollars the' Peter Wetzel Survey, ;
1, ($200.00) Fol Each Of, Abstract No. 990 to the 4
fense; Providing for a4 City of Allen, Collin +,
Severablllty Clause; and j i County, Texas; Providing-
,
Providing for the Effec-� for the Sale and Con- I
tive Date of Said Or-,! veyance Thereof to,t
dinance. , Stone -Lewis Develop -1
It shall be unlawful for, `, ment , Corporation; Pro-!
any person to do or`; viding for the Terms and ;
i cause to be done any act 't Conditions of the Aban-
or thing prohibited by , donment and Con-
° this ordinance, and It', veyance Made HerelnI
t shall be unlawful for any.) Providing for the Pay-'
` person to fall to do any ment of the Publication
act or thing required • ' Fee; and Providing an Ef-
hereby. Upon conviction k fective Date..
or violation hereof, such ! Copies of these or.,
lit person shall be punished r dinances may be read or 1
purchased In the Office I'
of the City Secretary, f
' Allen Municipal Annex„
One Butler Circle, Allen,,
Texas.
Marty Hendrix;
City Secretary
(Published In the Allen
American on Monday,
December 24, 1984 and
Thursday, 10leaernber,26,1
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