§ 16.5-10. General exceptions.

(a)

The following signs may be erected and maintained under the following exceptions and conditions:

(1)

Personal residential property sale, and residential subdivision. Permission is granted as a special privilege for residential dwelling occupants for the erection of one (1) nonilluminated personal real estate property sale sign of each type. No permit shall be required.

(2)

Temporary real estate directional signs. Off-premises signs are permitted in any district provided each sign does not exceed six (6) square feet.

(3)

Real estate signs (nonresidential or undeveloped property). Permission is granted to property owners for the erection of a sign to advertise the sale, lease or rent of the property on which the sign is located. Real estate signs for a tract or building shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in total effective area for each street frontage.

(4)

Monument signs (on-premise).

a.

A monument sign is a freestanding sign having a low profile and made of stone, concrete, metal, routed wood planks or beams, brick or similar materials, including individual lettering, which repeat or harmonize with the architecture of the establishment it serves. Monument signs must be built on a monument base as opposed to a pole base. A monument sign may only contain the company or corporation name, logo, address and product or service of the establishment. Such sign may be single or double-faced. Such signs and base shall not exceed seven (7) feet in overall height above the natural or average grade and the actual sign face shall not exceed a total area of forty-eight (48) square feet in area. One (1) monument sign per adjoining street will be allowed. Signs made of plastic or similar materials shall not be considered as monument signs. A minimum, setback of ten (10) feet from the public right-of-way is required.

b.

Monument signs are permitted in any nonresidential or multifamily district and shall conform to the requirements in subsection a. above. No other detached on-premise signs are allowed.

(5)

Temporary construction/development signs. Permission is granted to developers and remodelers to erect temporary construction signs designed to identify contractors, financier, architects, engineer, and to advertise the coming of a new business on the premise to which the sign pertains. Such signs shall not be erected prior to the issuance of the building permit of the project to which the sign pertains, and must be removed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. Such signs shall comply with the provisions of this chapter with the exception that no sign shall contain more than thirty-two (32) square feet in effective area.

(6)

Aircraft traffic signs. Aircraft traffic signs or directional beacons are exempt.

(7)

Signs permitted to the city by the Texas Department of Transportation. Signs permitted to the city by the Texas Department of Transportation are permitted subject to the following:

a.

Only temporary signs advertising activities funded in part by the city shall be allowed;

b.

Application for use of the signs shall be made no later than sixty (60) days before the date of use;

c.

The application for the use of the signs shall be in a form approved by the city manager and include at minimum the following information:

i.

Name of applicant;

ii.

Address of applicant;

iii.

Description of event; and

iv.

Date signs must be removed.

(8)

Should a billboard, or other off-premises sign, be required to be relocated as a result of, or under the threat of eminent domain, such billboard or other off-premises sign may be relocated at a location approved by the city council.

(Ord. No. 2010-20, §§ 1, 2, 5-18-10; Ord. No. 2011-21, § 1, 5-3-11; Ord. No. 2015-33, § 1(b), 9-1-15)