OR 91-500-A-376AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 91500-A-376
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER
12, COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE, SECTION 12-29-4.3(A)i
BY AMENDING THE PROVISIONS FOR ATTACHED SIGNS TO
ALLOW FOR NEW SIGNS TO MATCH THE COLOR OF EXISTING
SIGNS ON A PARTICULAR BUILDING; AND FURTHER, TO EXEMPT
SIGNS IN LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AREAS FROM COLOR AND LOGO
SIZE RESTRICTIONS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the current ordinances of the City require that all attached signs be white,
ivory, black or neutral colors; and
WHEREAS, there are existing buildings which all of the attached signs are one color,
which is not compliant with the current color palette of the Ordinance.; and,
WHEREAS, the intent of this amendment is to encourage that all new signs match the
existing color of all of the existing signs on a building,
WHEREAS, greater flexibly in sign color and design is appropriate in areas zoned Light
Industrial, given the size and massing of the typical industrial building; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has reviewed the amendments
recommended by staff and has sent recommendations to the City Council to approve said
amendments to the specified section; and
WHEREAS, after review of the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation,
the City Council is of the opinion that Section 12-29-4.3(A)i of the Comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance should be amended;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS;
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SECTION 1. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Coppell, Texas,
be, and the same is, hereby amended by revising section 12-29-4.3(A)i, to read as follows:
Attached signs: Attached signs are permitted in business areas in
accordance with the following provisions:
Attached signs shall consist of individually-mounted channel
letters in white, ivory, black or neutral colors. In the event that a
building has existing attached signs of all one color, not compliant
with the colors specified herein, then the new sign may either
match the color of the existing signs on the building, or be white,
ivory, black or neutral. It is the intent of this provision that all
tenant signage be the same color in any individual building.
Raceways shall match the color of the materials to which they are
mounted. All illumination shall be limited to white or off-white.
Logos in any color shall be permitted, but shall not exceed 20
percent of the area of the sign. Attached signs in areas zoned Light
Industrial are exempt from the color and logo size restrictions and
the requirement for individually-mounted letters. Refer to 12-29-
4.3(D) for additional regulations on attached signs in Industrial
zoned areas."
SECTION 3. That all provisions of the Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas, in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and all other
provisions of the Ordinances of the City not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall
remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. That should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or
section of this ordinance, or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be adjudged or held to
be void or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said
ordinance or the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, which shall remain in full force and
effect.
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SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the
_~_ day of
,2004
~~OVED:
ATTEST:
)~ER, MAYOR
ROBERT E. HAGF~/CITY ATTORNEY
(REFdcdb 5/4~)
SECRETARY
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