OR 91-500-A-321 Amending the definition for Sign, AttachedAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 91500-A-321
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 91500, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING
ORDINANCE, BY AMENDING SECTION 12-29-1 BY AMENDING THE
DEFINITION FOR "SIGN, ATTACHED"; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-
29-3.3 BY ADDING A PROHIBITION FOR ROOF AND CANOPY SIGNS,
BY AMENDING SECTIONS 12-29-4.3(A), (B)i AND (B)ii, AND 12-29-
5.3(A) BY PROVIDING CLARIFICATION OF THE PROVISIONS FOR
THE PLACEMENT AND SIZE OF ATTACHED SIGNS; BY AMENDING
SECTION 12-29-7.5 BY ADDING A PROVISION FOR A TEMPORARY
OFF-PREMISE SIGN FOR RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS; BY
AMENDING SECTION 12-29-2.3(A) TO PROVIDE FOR A PERMIT FOR
THE ALTERATIONS OF AN EXISTING SIGN; BY AMENDING
SECTION 12-29-4.2(C) BY REVISING THE NUMBER OF MONUMENT
SIGNS PERMITTED FOR LARGE INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS; AND BY
AMENDING SECTION 12-29-7.4 BY REVISING THE TIMING OF THE
PLACEMENT OF TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION SIGNS; PROVIDING
A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 12-29 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance provides guidelines
and requirements for allowable signage in the City of Coppell; and,
WHEREAS, staff has reviewed the recent ordinances adopted by the City Council
relating to certain amendments within the Zoning Ordinance and has determined that certain
sections of Section 12-29 should be amended for clarification purposes, as well as to provide
additional guidelines and requirements; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has reviewed the amendments
recommended by staff, made additional amendments and has sent recommendations to the City
Council to amend certain sections; and
WHEREAS, after review of the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation,
the City Council is of the opinion that Section 12-29 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance
should be amended;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS;
SECTION 1. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Coppell, Texas,
be, and the same is, hereby amended by amending the Section 12-29-1, Definitions, by amending
the definition for Sign, attachedto read as follows:
"Sec. 12-29-1. Definitions.
Signs, attached: means any sign attached to, applied on, or supported by, any part
of a building (such as a wall, window, awning, arcade, or marquee) which
encloses or covers usable space, with the exception of any window sign as defined
herein.
SECTION 2. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Coppell, Texas,
be, and the same is, hereby amended by amending Section 12-29-3.3 by adding subsection (O) to
prohibit roof and canopy signs, which shall read as follows:
"3. Prohibited Signs: The following types of signs are specifically prohibited.
(O) Signs attached to roofs or canopies."
SECTION 3. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Coppell, Texas,
be, and the same is, hereby amended by amending Section 12-29-4.3(A) and (B)i and ii., to read
as follows:
"3. Attached signs: ....
(A)
Mounting: All signs and their words shall be mounted parallel to the
building surface to which they are attached and shall not be placed over or
attached to pilasters or columns. No sign or word shall project more than
eighteen (18") inches from that surface. Signs shall not be mounted on or
to the roof surface and support members shall not project above the roof.
(B) Effective area: .....
i. 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
lineal foot of building or leasehold frontage as applicable, or
300-square feet, whichever is less.
ii. For buildings and leaseholds with multiple facades, 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 on any one facade
equal to one-square foot per lineal foot of faCade width and a
maximum total aggregate effective area of two-square feet per
lineal foot of building or tenant frontage on a dedicated street, as
applicable, or 300-square feet, whichever is less.
SECTION 4. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Coppell, Texas,
be, and the same is, hereby amended by amending Section 12-29-5.3(A), which shall read as
follows:
"3. Attached signs: ....
(A) Mounting: All signs and their words shall be mounted parallel to the
building surface to which they are attached and shall not be placed over or
attached to pilasters or columns. No sign or word shall project more than
eighteen (18") inches from that surface. Signs shall not be mounted on or to
the roof surface and support members shall not project above the roof."
SECTION 5. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Coppell, Texas,
be, and the same is, hereby amended by amending 12-29-7.5 by adding (C) to provide for
temporary off-premise signs for religious institutions, which shall read as follows:
"Sec. 12-29-7. Provisions for certain temporary signs.
Temporary off-premise signs: Builders, developers, real estate agents and
religious institutions may erect temporary off-premise signs subject to the
following restrictions:
(c)
Religious Institutions may erect temporary off-premise signs which
refer to location and service schedules. Such signs shall be erected
only between the hours of 12 noon Friday and 12 noon Monday. Signs
shall not exceed six-square feet in effective area and may be placed
within the public right-of-way, provided they do not project out over
the street or sidewalk. No sign shall be erected within any street
median. No permit or fee is required."
SECTION 6. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Coppell, Texas,
be, and the same is, hereby amended by amending 12-29-2.3(A) by requiring a permit for
alterations to an existing sign, which shall read as follows:
"Sec. 12-29-2. Permit procedures and fees.
3. Fees: .....
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to repair or make alterations, excluding
repainting to restore original color(s), unless the colors are non-conforming, to
any sign requiring a permit without first obtaining a repair permit and
payment of the required fee.
SECTION 7. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Coppell, Texas,
be, and the same is, hereby amended by amending 12-29-4.2(C) by renumbering paragraph (C)
into two (2) parts i. and ii. and by adding iii. and iv., which shall read as follows:
"Sec. 12-29-4. Provisions for business zoning districts.
2. Monument signs: .....
(¢) .....
i. Provided that the premise is not a corner lot, two monument .....
ii. Provided that the frontage on more than one street .....
iii.
Provided that the premises is zoned for industrial uses, has
frontage on more than one street and that the frontage on each
street is 500 feet or more, one monument sign shall be permitted
for each ten acres. In any event, no more than one monument
sign shall be permitted per building per each adjacent public
street with a maximum of two signs per building as follows:
Maximum size - sixty (60') square feet.
Maximum height - six (6') feet each.
Minimum setbacks - fifteen (15') feet from street
right-of-way, seventy-five (75') feet from property
lines, other than those property lines fronting a
street right-of-way.
All monument signs within the development shall be
constructed of the same material and design.
iv. A maximum of two (2) Industrial Park identification signs are permitted
for master planned industrial parks exceeding 100 acres, as follows:
Maximum size - sixty (60') square feet.
Maximum height - six (6') feet each.
Minimum setbacks - fifteen (15') feet from street
right-of-way, seventy-five (75') feet from property
lines, other than those property lines fronting a
street right-of-way.
All monument signs within the development shall be
constructed of the same material and design."
SECTION 8. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Coppell, Texas,
be, and the same is, hereby amended by amending Section 12-29-7.4 shall be amended to read as
follows:
"Sec. 12-29-7. Provisions for temporary signs.
4. Temporary construction signs. One temporary construction sign is permitted .....
to advertise the coming of a new business ..... Such signs shall not be erected
prior to the approval of the site plan and/or zoning action by the City Council for
the property on which the sign is to be located. The sign must be removed prior to
the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy or two (2) years from the date of the
City Council action, whichever occurs first ......
SECTION 9. 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 10. 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.
SECTION 11. 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 9th day of
April, 2002.
APPROVED:
CANDY SHEEHAN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
LIBBY BALL, CITY SECRETARY
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ROBERT E. HAGER, CITY ATTORNEY
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