HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 524 CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 5~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING
ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 6,RELATING TO SIGNS BY
AMENDING SECTION 6-26 RELATING TO THE
ERECTION OF POLITICAL SIGNS; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL OTHER
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY RELATING TO SIGNS,
EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OF CONFLICT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00) AND A
SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED
EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION
OCCURS OR CONTINUES; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of The Colony, Texas (the "City") relating to Buildings,
Construction and Related Activities is hereby amended by amending
Article II thereof relating to signs in the following
particulars, and that all other chapters, sections, subsections,
paragraphs, sentences, words and phrases of said Code are not
amended but are hereby ratified, verified, approved and affirmed:
A. That paragraph (8) a. of Section 6-26 of Article II
relating to personal property sale and political signs is amended
to read as follows:
"Sec. 6-26
(8)
a. Personal property sale and political signs.
Permission is granted as a special privilege for
dwelling occupants for the erection of nonilluminated
personal property sale signs and special purpose
political signs to be erected in the required front
yard of a dwelling no closer than fifteen (15) feet to
any street curb line provided no more than three such
signs, not exceeding three (3) square feet and three
(3) feet in height each, may be erected on the dwelling
premises. Permission is granted on ELECTION DAY ONLY
for the erection of nonilluminated special purpose
political signs on City right of way, around, but not
closer than one hundred feet (100') [pursuant to the
Texas Election Code] of the designated polling places.
No more than one garage and/or yard sale sign may be
placed in private yards fifteen (15) feet from back of
curb with permission from the property owner. Signs
shall not exceed three (3) square feet in area or two
(2) feet in height. No permit is required.
Section 2. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereto
any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional by
a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the
City Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining
portions of the ordinance despite such invalidity, which
remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall be cumulative of
all other ordinances of the City affecting signs and shall not
repeal any of the provisions of said ordinances except in those
instances where provisions of those ordinances are in direct
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 4. Any person violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine in a sum not to
exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1000.00) for each offense and a
separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during
or on which a violation occurs.
Section 5. The fact that the present ordinances and
regulations of the City of The Colony, Texas are inadequate to
properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace, and general
welfare of the inhabitants of the City, creates an emergency for
the immediate preservation of the public business, property,
health, safety, and general welfare of the public which requires
that this ordinance become effective from and after the date of
its passage and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPR~ED THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TRE
COLONY, TEXAS, this ~day of '-~..~=. , 1988.
Don A~i6k, Mayo~ '
ATTEST:
P~tti A. Hicks, City Secretary
[SEAL]
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney