ORD 2009-19 - Not adoptedORDINANCE 2009 -19
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 32 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF
THE HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCLUDE PROVISIONS
FOR DIRECTIONAL SIGNS, CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Huntsville is a home rule city acting under its
charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to the Texas Constitution and the
Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the City of Huntsville finds it
construction and site layout processes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Huntsville
property owners and contractors during th
and
WHEREAS, the Planning_, d Zoning
Huntsville at their meeting on January =21, 2009 v
the proposed changes;
NOW,
THE CITY OF
I. FINDINGS
to imp'foe the pre-
to minimlkx. costly, E''rrors for
ictidk and permitting process;
of the City of
lend approval of
THE CITY COUNCIL OF
;R, STATE OF TEXAS:
All of tkt above prem ,, are hez y found to be true and correct legislative and
401 of the City of Huntsville, Texas, and are hereby approved and
incar oratF Ito the body,pf this ordinance as if copied in their entirety.
II.
Chapter 11 Signs, Title 32, Community Development, of the Huntsville, Texas
Municipal Code shall be amended as follows:
100.1 Types of signs
All signs shall further be classified into one of the following sign types:
(1) "Ground sign" - a sign supported by uprights or braces in or upon the
ground, including portable signs.
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(2) "Marquee sign" - a projecting sign attached or hung from a canopy or
covered structure projecting from and supported by a frame or pipe
support extending beyond a building;
(3) "Projecting sign" - any sign affixed to any building wall or structure and
extends beyond the building wall or structure more than twelve (12 ")
inches;
(4) "Roof sign" - any sign erected, constructed or maintained above the roof of
any building;
(5) "Wall sign" - any sign affixed to or painted upon the wall of any building.
(6) "Directional Information Sign' -a sign that provides directions,
instructions, or facility information and which mad noiti(Yrx tnay) contain
the name or logo of an establishment, i.e. paing or exit' entrance
signs.
F
1104.18 Directional Signs f r
Directional signs may be placed on the piOt if they ire zix5t visible from
a public roadway, or if they are less than four squafefeet in aria; setting forth the
location of or directions to parking=tt ,$uildings located do 41 premise.
Jn
Directional signs maybe J- orated '6fft ,Vremise it the sign is four (4) square
feet or less in area, the 1OFation of ie sign rs,i lth?zz` a dedicated access easement
to the property for whYCi; aid sjmz5erves,' °did the access easement to the
property contains a drive die to the ise.
codes and not be
All ordinances ,r parts' i
Ordinance becoffecti
and provisions contained
extent of any such conflict.
IV. SEVERABILITY
;ns shall meet all current building
prohibited by this Code.
E ordinances in force when the provisions of this
e which are inconsistent or in conflict with the terms
in this Ordinance are hereby repealed only to the
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance be severable, and if
any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance shall be
declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of
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competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the
remaining phrases, clauses, sentences or sections of this ordinance, and the
remainder of this Ordinance shall be enforced as written.
V. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall take effect ten (10) after its passage by the City Council.
The City Secretary shall publish the caption of this ordinance in the official City
newspaper at least twice within ten (10) days of its passage
VI. PROPER NOTICE AND MEETING
It is hereby officially found and determmed2"th
Ordinance was passed was open to the pubh"dic
place and purpose of said meeting was given asi
Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.
required by Chapter 1 of the City gfIIuntsville De
at Which this
,c 0 6f the time, e
fpen Meetings
o provided as
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