OR 91500-A-606AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 91500 -A -606
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AMENDING THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF COPPELL BY AMENDING
CHAPTER 12, "ZONING ", ARTICLE 12 -29, "SIGN REGULATIONS" SECTION
12 -29 -1, "DEFINITIONS ", BY ADDING THE DEFINITION OF "LOGO" AND
AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF "ZONING DIVTRICT, BUSINESS "' TO
INCLUDE "HC ", AND BY AMENDING ARTICLE 12 -29 -3 "PROVISIONS FOR
ALL ZONING DISTRICTS" BY AMENDING SUBSECTION "A" TO INCLUDE
TOWNHOMES, SUBSECTION 2(A)IV, AND ADDING SUBSECTION 9
"MONUMENT SIGNS" , ADDING SUBSECTION 10 "ADDRESS ", AND
AMENDING SECTION 12 -29 -4 "PROVISIONS FOR BUSINSS ZONING
DISTRICTS" BY ADDING SUBSECTION 2(B)HI AND AMENDING
SUBSECTION 3(A) and 3(B) AND ADDING SUBSECTION 5; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 12, "Zoning" of the Code of Ordinances be and the same is hereby
amended by amending Article 12 -29 "Sign Regulations ", Subsection 12 -29 -1 "Definitions ", and Section
12 -29 -3 "Provisions for all zoning districts" and Section 12 -29 -4 "Provisions for business zoning districts ",
which shall read as follows:
"CHAPTER 12
ZONING
ARTICLE 12 -29 SIGN REGULATIONS
Sec. 12-29-1. Definitions.
Logo. Means a graphic emblem or name which has been registered as a trademark or is
protected as a common law trademark and used by a business or organization to promote its business or
purpose.
Zoning district, business. Means any zoning district designated by this ordinance as O, R,
C, TC, HC, or LI. Any PD district with the previous listed zoning prefix is also included in
this list, unless specifically excluded by this provision.
Sec. 12 -29 -3. Provisions for all zoning.
(A) Movement control signs: Movement control signs may be erected at any occupancy
or any premises, other than single family or duplex, townhome premises, may be
attached or detached .....
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iv. the signs must contain no advertising identification message unless it is a
logo, then the logo may cover 10% of the sign.
8. Uraffiti .....
9. Monument,Signs: Monument signs may be indirectly lit for a halo effect....
10. Address: All address numbers shall be six inches in height.
Sec. 12 -29 -4. Provisions for business zoning districts.
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iii. In LI districts, one monument sign shall be allowed at each curb entrance with a
minimum distance of 125 feet from center to center, on the same lot.
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(A) Mounting
Attached signs shall comply with the following riles:
a. If the sign consists of a logo only, the logo may cover 100% of the sign
and use any color;
b. If the sign only contains words and no logo, the lettering may occupy
100% of the sign and must be black, white, ivory, or neutral colors.
C. If the sign has lettering and a logo, the logo may only cover 20% of the
sign and the letters must be white, ivory, black or neutral colors.
d. 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.
e. 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. No illumination shall have
exposed bulbs whether they are LED or any other type. Logos in any color shall be
permitted, but shall not exceed 20 percent of the area of the sign. If the logo does not
contain any letters, the 20% area of the sign limitation does not apply....
(B) .....
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ii. For buildings and leaseholds with one front facade, (front facade being
defined as the building surface directly facing a dedicated street, or where
street frontage does not exist, it shall be defined as the width of the lease
space which contains the main entry), attached signs located at a height of 36
feet or less are permitted a maximum aggregate effective area equal to one-
square foot per linear foot of building or leasehold frontage as applicable, or
300 square feet, whichever is less. If a building or business has multiple
facades that face two public streets, the signs can have an aggregate effective
area equal to one square foot per linear foot of footage on the street and
where they are addressed, not to exceed 300 square feet. The signage may be
placed on both facades.
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5. Employees Wanted/Now Hiring signs are allowed but may not exceed 10 square feet."
SECTION 2. That all provisions of the Code of 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
not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. That should any word, phrase, paragraph, section or phrase of this ordinance or of
the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall
not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereof other than the part so
decided to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, and shall not affect the validity of the Code.of Ordinances
as a whole.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and the
publication of the caption, 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
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HRISTEL PETTINOS, CITY SEC TARY
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