O-1416-3-96ORDINANCE NO. 1416-3-96
EUEc BY:
a
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS,
AMENDING SIGN REGULATIONS ORDINANCE NO. 1198-9-93, AS
PREVIOUSLY AMENDED, SO AS TO REGULATE CONSTRUCTION,
REPAIR, PLACEMENT, HEIGHT, AREA, AND A4AINTENANCE OF SIGNS IN
THE CITY OF ALLEN; PROVIDING FOR EXl`IIBTT•"A;" PROVIDING FOR A
PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($500.00); PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN DATE.
WHEREAS, the Sign Control Board of the City of Allen, Texas, 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 Ordinance No. 1198-9-93, as previously amended, for evaluation by the City Council;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Allen has evaluated the recommendations of the Sign
Control Board and is in agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CTTY OF
ALLEN, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1: From and after the effective date of this ordinance, City of Allen Sign Regulations
Ordinance No. 1198-9-93, as previously amended, be, and is hereby, amended as indicated by Exhibit
"A" attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes.
SECTION 2: All ordinances of the City of Allen in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance
shall be, and the same are hereby, repealed; provided, however, that all other provisions of said
ordinances not in conflict herewith shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3: Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions or terms of this
ordinance shall be subject to the same penalty as provided for in Sign Regulations Ordinance No.
1198-9-93, as previously amended, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed the
sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense.
SECTION 4: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this ordinance are severable; and if any phrase, clause,
sentence or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid by any judgment or
decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any
other remaining phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance; and the City
Council hereby declares it would have passed the remaining portions even though it had known the
affected parts would be held unconstitutional.
SECTION 5: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and
publication in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Allen, and it is
accordingly so ordained.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN,
TEXAS, ON THE 21 st DAY OF mi%RCx ,1996.
APPROVED:
foe Farmer, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TT1 FORM: ATTEST:
A. Do '° r, 1 ATTORNEY M - n, CMC, CITY SECRETARY
Ordinance No. 1416-3-96 Page 2
EXHIBIT "A" OMINMCE NO. 1416-3-96
SECTION 3. CLASSIFICATION OF SIGNS
F. CLASS 6 - Freeway Signs (permit required)
Freeway signs in the use districts when permitted, require a sign permit to be issued by the
Chief Building Official or his designee prior to erection. Freeway signs must be
freestanding and are permitted adjacent to U.S. 75 and all future thoroughfares whose
right-of-way is two hundred fifty (250) feet or greater as designated on the City of Allen
Master Thoroughfare Plan, provided the required future right-of-way is dedicated to the City
of Allen prior to the issuance of a sign permit. Freeway signs shall be constructed to
withstand a wind pressure of not less than thirty (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. All freeway signs shall be placed on concrete base or footings.
Freeway signs shall be protected by wheel or bumper guards when required by the Building
Official. Freeway signs shall not have attached any guys or ground braces. Freeway signs
must be located a minimum of thirty (30) feet from adjoining private property and a -
minimum of sixty (60) feet from any major freestanding sign and providing that no freeway
sign is located within two hundred and fifty (250) feet of single family residential zoned
property. Freeway signs may not be located further than two hundred and fifty (250) feet
from the right-of-way line of the major thoroughfare. No freeway sign shall exceed a height
of forty (40) feet, meas r, edfettt�er row ttae ��ro e e ce o 0, thefpnncip-Rla e
of e'� ree a 4 �chev:E real rows.. he' gre'ate hetty ifi., Specifically, freeway signs shall
include: .
1. Signs located on site and erected for the purpose of identifying establishments
whose primary function is that of providing food service, lodging accommodations,
or gasoline service and providing such establishment is located adjacent to the
freeway. Such signs are to be constructed only of materials that are
noncombustible or slow-buming in the case of plastic insert and faces and may be
supported by noncombustible material only and finished in a presentable manner; — --
wood or nonpainted steel supports are specifically prohibited. The area of such
signs shall not exceed or -e _undr d an t
square feet. A minimum separation of one hundred and twenty (120) feet must be
maintained between any two (2) such signs of this type.
2. Signs erected for the purpose of identifying and providing directional information to
industrial, retail, or commercial sites, and signs erected for the exclusive use of
identifying land developers and home builders information and providing directional
information, and signs erected to provide location and directional information for
lodging accommodations, and signs erected for the purpose of advertising any bona
fide business. Two sign facings are allowed, back to back, and each sign facing
may not exceed an area of 288 square feet. Illumination shall be provided by
external flood lights rather than internal illumination. External lighting shall not
create any traffic hazard.
A minimum separation of two thousand (2,000) feet must be maintained between
any two (2) such signs of this type q -,n -•the p—,a 6Mgg�of tfloffeeway asci, fiu',e
huntlredl(§00) fewej&f m�aTbillboa�tl on the oppositeside,_�ofaF e'freeway< Such signs
shall be set back a minimum of fifty (50) feet from front and side property lines at
street intersections. Such signs shall be finished and maintained in a presentable
manner with metal supports and construction, no wood allowed.
ORDINANCE NO. 1416-3-96
3. Freeway signs shall be allowed only for advertisement of businesses or
developments within the corporate city limits of the City of Allen and any city sharing
a common border with the City of Allen. Any advertised use which, in the opinion
of the Building Official, requires Sign Board review, shall be so submitted for
decision.
4. Permits for Freeway Signs shall expire one year from date of issuance and renewal
applications must be submitted in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to expiration
date. Both state and city permit numbers must be displayed on the sign facing.
ORDINANCE NO. 1416-3-96
SIGN PERMITS
G. Sign permit fees.
Every applicant, at the time of application, shall pay to the City of Allen, the
applicable fee herein defined. In the event the application is not approved, the fee
shall be refunded at a rate of 50%.
1. Fees for a permit to erect, alter, replace or relocate any Class 4 sign shall
be as follows:
(a) $100 per year
(b) $100 per one-year renewal
(c) $300 per year for weekend directional signs
(d) Fee for temporary banners above 16 sq. ft. and floating devices -
$30
(e) Fee for model home/model home park sign - $100 per year,
renewable annually. -
2. Fees for a permit to erect, alter, replace or relocate any Class 5 or 7 sign
shall be as follows:
(a) illuminated: $100
(b) non -illuminated: $50
3. Fees for a permit to repair any sign of any class shall be as follows:
(a) with electrical: $35
(b) without electrical: $20
(Permit not required unless repair exceeds $100)
4. Fees for a permit to erect, replace or relocate any Class 6 sign shall be as
follows:
(a) illuminated: $200 per face
(b) non -illuminated: $150 per face
Fees for permit to alter any Class 6 sign shall be $50.
5. Fees for "Sign Plans" shall be as follows:
(a) Fee for a "sign plan" for permanent signs in retail, commercial,
industrial, and office districts shall be M. in eeeaFdanee with this
(b) Fee for a "sign plan" for temporary signs in residential
developments: $300 per year, renewable annually.
6. Fee for all other signs shall be $50
Whenever any work for which a permit is required has been commenced without first obtaining said
permit, a special investigation shall be made before a permit may be issued for such work. An
investigation fee in addition to the permit may be collected at such time as a permit is issued. The
investigation fee shall be equal to the amount of the permit fee.
AFFIDAVIT AND PROOF OF PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF COLLIN
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally
appeared DEBBIE TACKETT, who having been by me duly sworn,
on oath deposes and says.
That she is the General Manager of THE ALLEN AMERICAN, a
newspaper published in COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, not less frequently than
once a week, having a general circulation in said county, and having been
published regularly and continously for more than twelve (12) months
prior to publishing
Ordinace #1416-3-96
of which the attached is a true and written copy, and which was published
in THE ALLEN AMERICAN on
March 27 & Mancic 30, 1996
and which was issued on
March 27, 1996
by City of Allen of COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS
A printed copy of said publicati is attached hereto.
• /.
SUBSCRIBED AN WORN to before me thisp/
day-C� A.D. 19 9�
NOTARY PUBLIC in and for COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS
Publisher's fee 5 4 6. 7 6
�'""'rrg•, V. A. TGD
aN J`V: ry, W COMMlSSiJN EXNRES
;E;.• Decomber 5,1996
CITY OF ALLEN
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Allen
City Council adopted the following
ordinance at their regular meeting held on
Thursday, March 21, 1996 (Title and
Penalty Clause only):
Ordinance No. 1416-3-96: An
Or mance o e --City ol-Afle—n,-17ollin
County, Texas, Amending Sign
Regulations Ordinance No. 1198-9-93, as
Previously Amended, so as to Regulate
Construction, Repair, Placement, Height,
Area and Maintenance of Signs'in the City
of Allen; Providing for Exhibit "A"; Provid-
ing for a Penalty of Fine not to Exceed the
Sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500); Pro-
viding for a Severability Clause; and
Providing for an Effective Date of Said
Ordinance.
That any person, firm or corporation
violating any of the provisions or terms of
this ordinance shall be subject to the
same penalty as provided for in Sign
Regulations Ordinance No. 1198-9-93, as
previously amended, and upon conviction
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500)
for each offense.
A copy of this ordinance may be read
or purchased in the office of the City
Secretary, City of Allen, One Butler Circle,
Allen, Texas 75013.
/s/Judy Morrison
City Secretary
CITY OF ALLEN
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Allen
City Council adopted the following
ordinance at their regular meeting held on
Thursday, March 21, 1996 (Title and
Penalty Clause only):
Ordinance No. 1416-3-96: An
Or finance o t e--C'ity oiA Fen,--C�ollin
County, Texas, Amending Sign
Regulations Ordinance No. 1198-9-93, as
Previously Amended, so as to Regulate
Construction, Repair, -Placement, Height,
Area and Maintenance of Signs in the City
of Allen; Providing for Exhibit "A'; Provid-
ing for a Penalty of Fine not to Exceed the
'Sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500); Pro-
viding for a Severability Clause; and
`Providing for an Effective Date of Said
Ordinance.
That any person, firm or corporation
violating any of the provisions or terms of
this ordinance shall be subject to the
same penalty as provided for in Sign
Regulations Ordinance No. 1198-9-93, as
previously amended, and upon conviction
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500)
for each offense.
A copy of this ordinance may be read
or purchased in the office of the City
Secretary, City of Allen, One Butler Circle,
Allen, Texas 75013.
/s/Judy Morrison
City Secretary I