OR 92-546 Sign requirements for resolution trust corporation property AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO.92546
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AMENDING
SECTION 10-8-3 AND 10-8-6 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
COPPELL; PROVIDING SIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOLUTION TRUST
CORPORATION PROPERTY; REQUIRING A PERMIT; PROVIDING THAT NO PERMIT FEE
BE ASSESSED; PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS;
REQUIRING A PERMIT; PROVIDING THAT NO PERMIT FEE BE ASSESSED; PROVIDING
A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING PENALTIES
FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE, EXCEPT THAT WHERE A DIFFERENT
PENALTY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY STATE LAW FOR SUCH OFFENSE, THE
PENALTY SHALL BE THAT FIXED BY STATE LAW, AND FOR ANY OFFENSE WHICH IS
A VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION THAT GOVERNS FIRE SAFETY, ZONING, PUBLIC
HEALTH OR SANITATION OR THE DUMPING OF REFUSE OR JUNK THE PENALTY
SHALL BE A FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS
($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: AMENDING SECTION 10-8-3 OF CHAPTER 10 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COPPELL
Section 10-8-3 of Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell is
hereby amended by amending subsections "C" thereof read as follows:
Sec. 10-8-3 REAL ESTATE SIGNS - TEMPORARY
"C. Where a property is owned by the Resolution Trust Corporation, one
(1) fifteen (15) square foot sign shall be allowed. No other signs will
be allowed on the property. The sign must be located a minimum
of fifteen (15) feet from all property lines. A permit shall be required
for this sign; however, no permit fee will be assessed. Permits
allowing such signs shall be limited to a period of one (1) year from
the date the permit is issued."
SECTION 2: AMENDING SECTION 10-8-6 OF CHAPTER 10 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COPPELL
Section 10-8-3 of Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppall is
hereby amended by amending subsection "E" thereof read as follows:
Sac. 10-8-6 TEMPORARY OFF-PREMISES SIGNS
"E. Bona-fide non-profit organizations may erect temporary off-premises
signs which refer to an activity or function of the organization. Such
signs shall not be erected for more than ten (10) days. No more
than 30 such signs shall be placed within the city which refer to the
activity or function. Signs shall not exceed six (6) square feet in
effective area and may be placed within the city right-of-way,
provided that they do not project out over a street or sidewalk. No
sign will be allowed within any street median. A permit shall be
required for such signs; however, no permit fee shall be assessed."
SECTION 3. REPEALING CLAUSE
All parts of ordinances inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
If any article, paragraph or subdivision, clause or provision of this ordinance shall
be adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional, 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 invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. PENALTY CLAUSE
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction shall be punished by a
penalty of fine not to exceed the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense,
except where a different penalty has been established by state law the penalty shall be
that fixed by state law, and for any offense which is a violation of any provision that
governs fire safety, zoning, public health and sanitation or the dumping of refuse or junk
as such terms are defined by Section 365.011 of the Texas Litter Abatement Act, Chapter
365 V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code, as amended, the penalty shall be a fine not to
exceed the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense, and each and
every day such offense is continued shall constitute a new and separate offense.
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after the publication of its
caption, as the law in such cases provides.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, the 14th day
of April , 1991.
APPROVED
Mark Wolfe
MAYOR
ATTEST:
Dorothy Timmons
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Lawrence W. Jackson
CITY ATTORNEY