ORD 1995-35 - Amend Sign Standards - Portable 10-24-1995ORDINANCE NO. 95-35
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 11 OF THE
DEVELOPMENT CODE RELATING TO SIGN STANDARDS;
SUSPENDING THE TWELVE MONTH BAN ON ALL PORTABLE SIGNS;
AND MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS AND FINDINGS RELATED
HERETO.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Chapter 11, Sign Standards, of the Development Code of the City of Huntsville,
Texas, is hereby amended by the adoption of a new section 1104.16. Portable signs
as follows:
1104.16 Portable signs
(1) No new portable signs will be allowed in the City.
(2) A developer, owner or leasee shall remove the following portable signs from the City by
November 1, 1995, or as soon thereafter as applicable:
(a) Portable signs not lawfully in place on August 15, 1995;
(b) Any portable sign, or substantial part of it, blown down or otherwise destroyed or
dismantled for any purpose other than maintenance operations or for changing the
letters, symbols, or other matter on the sign. A portable sign or substantial part of
it is considered to have been destroyed if the cost of repairing the sign is more than
60 percent of the cost of erecting a new sign of the same type at the same location.
SECTION 2: Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this ordinance or failing
to comply with any requirement of the ordinance will be guilty of a misdemeanor and
subject to a fine of up to two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars upon conviction. Each
day during or upon which a person shall violate or continue violation of any
provision of this ordinance shall constitute a distinct and separate offense. The
violation of any provision of the ordinance or the failure to comply with any
requirement of this ordinance shall each constitute a distinct and separate offense.
Texas Local Government Code § 53.001 and § 54.001.
SECTION 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for
any reason held invalid or unconstitutional, such portion shall be deemed a separate,
distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect any of the
remaining provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 4: All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to
the extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be
cumulative of other ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter covered
by this ordinance.
SECTION 5: This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days 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. Texas Local
Government Code § 52.013.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 24th day of October, 1995.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE
William B. Green, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Danna Welter, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Scott Bounds, City Attorney