G-08-05-08-9B1 - 5/8/2008 ORDINANCE NO. !k-02j-0-(6-,%(
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3, SECTIONS 3.1403 AND
3.1408, CODE OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION), CITY OF
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, REGARDING BUSINESS USES SIGNS
AND SIGNS, POSTERS AND OUTDOOR ADVERTISING IN PUBLIC
RIGHTS-OF-WAY; AND PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE
AND REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES OR
RESOLUTIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND
ROCK, TEXAS:
I.
That Chapter 3 , Section 3 . 1403 , Code of Ordinances (1995
Edition) , City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read
as follows :
Table 3.1403
Authorized Free Standing Business Use Signs
(One (1) sign per lot, unless otherwise stated. In no instance shall a sign, including any portion of its
base or supporting structure, encroach into any easement unless written permission is given by the City
Engineer. Additional sign standards are found in Chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances that pertain to
the specified zoning districts.)
Business Use Sign Area Height Front Spacing
(as defined) (maximum: (maximum: feet) Setback (minimum: feet)
square feet) (minimum: feet)
Any Business
Use 1') 50 5 0 not applicable
(Monument Sign
Only)
Small Center 40 20 10 not applicable
Fuel Outlet 40(2' 20 10 not applicable
Tenancy 100(3) 20 10 not applicable
Large Center 200 30 15 150
3-acres plus Two signs per
three acres14)
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Small Center 320 30 25 150
(Frontage Road)
Large Center 320 30 25 150
3-acres plus Two signs per
(Frontage Road) three acres (4)
Notes:
1. Any business may utilize a Monument Sign, with a maximum sign area of 50 square feet, a maximum
height of 5 feet and with no minimum setback, as a substitute for any sign listed above.
2. A 50 square foot sign is authorized only if it includes a gasoline price posting on a single sign.
3. A 100 square foot sign is authorized provided no single tenant is allocated more than 40 square feet of
sign area.
4. Additional signs shall be permitted to each Large Center on the basis of one additional sign for each
additional four (4) acres of land, up to a maximum of four signs.
II.
That Chapter 3, Section 3 . 1408, Code of Ordinances (1995
Edition) , City of Round Rock is hereby amended to read as
follows :
3.1408 SIGNS, POSTERS AND OUTDOOR ADVERTISING
PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY
(1) It is unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to:
(a) place a sign, poster or outdoor advertising within the public ways, streets, or
road rights-of-way within the incorporated limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction
of the City of Round Rock, Texas or;
(b) commission, authorize, or request a sign that is placed within the public ways,
streets, or road rights-of-way within the incorporated limits or extraterritorial
jurisdiction of the City of Round Rock, Texas.
(2) Any sign, poster or outdoor advertising found within the prohibited area shall be
declared a public nuisance and may be removed by the City.
(3) Any sign, poster or outdoor advertising removed by the City shall immediately become
the property of the City.
(4) The removal of any sign, poster or outdoor advertising by the City shall not preclude
the City from prosecuting any person for violating this subsection.
(5) The person whose name, likeness, logo, contact information or other identifying
information appears on any sign placed in violation of this section is presumed to have
commissioned, authorized, or requested a sign that is placed in violation of this section
and commits an offense.
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(6) Proof of a culpable mental state is not required for conviction of an offense under this
section.
III.
A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in
conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this
ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions
thereof .
C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that
written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of the
meeting at which this Ordinance was adopted was posted and that
such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all
times during which this Ordinance and the subject matter hereof
were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all as
required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government
Code, as amended.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day of
A" , 2008 .
16.READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on s co a g th s the
day of ,
NYL EL , Mayor
C y of Round Rock, Texas
ATTEST:
SARA L. WHITE, City Secretary
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DATE: May 2, 2008
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting—May 8, 2008
ITEM: *961. Consider an ordinance amending the Sign Ordinance, Section 3.1403
Business Uses Sign and Section 3.1408, Signs, Posters and Outdoor
Advertising in Public Rights-of-Way. (Second Reading)
Department: Planning and Community Development
Staff Person: Jim Stendebach, Planning and Community Development Director
Justification:
Revisions to two sections of the Sign Ordinance are proposed. The reason for the amendment
to Section 3.1403 related to business uses signs is to decrease the setback for freestanding
signs in large centers so it matches the setback required for buildings in commercial zoning
districts. An amendment to Section 3.1408 is proposed as a result of the passage of House Bills
412 and 413 which will allow prosecution of the advertiser on any sign placed in public rights-
of-way.
Funding:
Cost: N/A
Source of funds: N/A
Outside Resources: N/A
Background Information:
In the table in Section 3.1403, the minimum front setback for signs in large centers will be
decreased from twenty-five (25) feet to fifteen (15) feet to match the standard minimum
setback from the street for buildings in the C-1 (General Commercial) and C-1a (General
Commercial — Limited) zoning districts. In addition, the following language was added to the
Section to further clarify the requirements in the table: "In no instance shall a sign, including
any portion of its base or supporting structure, encroach into any easement unless written
permission is given by the City Engineer. Additional sign standards are found in Chapter 11 of
the Code of Ordinances that pertain to the specified zoning districts."
An amendment to Sign Ordinance Section 3.1408 will make the person who commissioned,
authorized or requested the sign subject to a misdemeanor fine for putting the sign in the right-
of-way.
Public Comment: N/A