HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-4153-5-25ORDINANCE NO. 4153-5-25
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE ALLEN LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, AS AMENDED, BY
AMENDING ARTICLE VII “ZONING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS,” SECTION
7.09.4 “PROHIBITED SIGNS,” BY REMOVING REGULATIONS RELATING TO
ILLUMINATED SIGNS AND RENUMBERING ACCORDINGLY AND AMENDING
ARTICLE VII “ZONING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS,” SECTION 7.09.5
“GENERAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING SIGNS” BY ADDING A NEW
SUBSECTION 13 RELATED TO ILLUMINATED SIGNS, PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING
FOR PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($2,000) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission and the governing body of the City of Allen, Texas, in
compliance with the laws of the State of Texas and the Ordinances of the City of Allen, Texas, have given the
requisite notices by publication and otherwise, and after holding due hearings and affording a full and fair hearing
to all persons interested and in the exercise of its legislative discretion, the City Council has concluded that the
Allen Land Development Code Zoning Regulations of the City of Allen, Texas, as previously amended, should
be further amended as follows.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN,
COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Article VII “Zoning Development Standards,” Section 7.09.4 “Prohibited signs” of the Allen
Land Development Code, is amended by removing regulations related to illuminated signs and renumbering
current subsections (6) through (17) to read in its entirety as follows:
“Article VII – ZONING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
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Sec. 7.09.4 – Prohibited signs.
1. Off-premises signs, except as specifically allowed by this Code.
2. Portable signs.
3. Vehicular signs.
4. Any sign that uses any combination of forms, words, colors, or lights which imitates
emergency or traffic signs or signals.
5. Any sign erected or affixed within or projecting over any public right-of-way except official
signs, special events signs authorized by the City Council, or subdivision entrance signs. No
person shall locate, place, or attach any sign, paper, or other material, to a tree, tower, public
utility pole or structure, public building, street light, public fence, public right -of-way, fire
hydrant, bridge, park bench, or public structure, or public property, or paint, stencil or write
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on, or otherwise mark on any sidewalk, curb, gutter, street, tree, tower, public utility pole or
structure, public building, street light, public fence, public right-of-way, fire hydrant, bridge,
park bench, or public structure, or public property, except such signs as allowed by this
article or chapter 10, article V, of the Code of Ordinances, as amended. Any sign placed on
public property, or public right-of-way may be removed without prior notice.
6. Any sign located within the visibility triangle at the intersection of any public street with a
public street, driveway, or alley, and which does not maintain a minimum sight clearance of
200 feet.
7. Any flashing sign, beacon, or any sign that flutters, undulates, swings, rotates, or moves.
8. Any changeable electronic variable message sign, animated sign, or message center sign,
except message center signs displaying only time and temperature and message center signs
as allowed in Table 7.23.
9. Any banner, flag, balloon, or pennant is prohibited, except as otherwise provided.
10. Any flyers attached, affixed, stapled, or glued to a pole, fence, wall, or other structure.
11. Highway signs or billboards, with the exception of billboards existing on the effective date of
these regulations.
12. Signs painted directly on the surface of a building or structure.
13. Any display or advertisement that includes any obscene, indecent, or immoral matter.
14. Any sign which exceeds the maximum height and area requirements established in Tables
7.22 and 7.23 and any temporary sign exceeding the time limits established in Table 7.23.
15. Any obsolete/abandoned sign.
16. Any sign not specifically permitted by this Code.”
SECTION 2. Article VII “Zoning Development Standards,” Section 7.09.5 “General regulations governing
signs,” is amended by adding a new subsection 13 to read as follows:
“Article VII – ZONING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
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Sec. 7.09.5 – General regulations governing signs.
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13. Signs or other advertising structures shall be internally illuminated and may not glare
into any residential premises or distract operators of vehicles or pedestrians on the
public right-of-way (see sections 7.03.4.3 (c)-(d)). Illuminated signs are permitted
within 150 feet of a single-family residential district so long as such sign does not
directly face such single-family residential district.”