G-10-08-26-9C6 - 8/26/2010ORDINANCE NO. Cr (4040b- 26- 1C-4*
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3, BUILDING
REGULATIONS, SECTION 3.1400 SIGNS, CODE OF ORDINANCES
(1995 EDITION) TO CHANGE TERMINOLOGY TO REFLECT THE
NEW DEVELOPMENT SERVICES OFFICE; AND PROVIDING FOR A
SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES
AND RESOLUTIONS.
ARTICLE 1
That Chapter 3, Section 3.1403 Business Uses Signs, Table 3.1403 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
3.1403 BUSINESS USES SIGNS
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 DSO
Engineer. Additional sign standards are found in Chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances that pertain to the
specified zoning districts.)
Business Use
(as defined)
Sign Area
(maximum:
square feet)
Height
(maximum. feet)
Front
Setback
(minimum. feet)
Spacing
(minimum• feet)
Any Business
Use (1)
(Monument Sign
Only)
50
5
0
not applicable
Small Center
40
20
10
not applicable
Fuel Outlet
40(2)
20
10
not applicable
Tenancy
100(3)
20
10
not applicable
Large Center
3 -acres plus
200
Two signs per
three acres(4)
30
15
150
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Small Center
320
30
25
150
(Frontage Road)
Large Center
320
30
25
150
3 -acres plus
(Frontage Road)
Two signs per
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.
ARTICLE 2
That Chapter 3, Section 3.1403 Business Uses Signs, Subsection (4) Monument
Signs, Paragraph (f) is hereby amended to read as follows:
3.1403 BUSINESS USES SIGNS
(4) Monument Signs. Where permitted by this Section, monument signs shall be in
compliance with the following regulations:
(f) A landscape maintenance plan shall be submitted for approval to the DSO
Planner prior to the issuance of a building permit.
ARTICLE 3
That Chapter 3, Section 3.1409 Area Identification Signs, is hereby amended to read
as follows:
3.1409 AREA IDENTIFICATION SIGNS
For the purpose of area identification, the DSO Planner may grant a special permit for an area
identification sign provided it meets the following criteria:
(1) The sign must be a monument sign, and constructed of stone, brick or other maintenance -
free material.
(2) The sign must primarily identify an area (i.e., subdivision identification or commercial
center identification).
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(3)
The sign may list the name of major buildings occupying sites of three (3) acres or more
provided that the letter size of these listings does not exceed fifty (50) percent of the letter
size of the area designation.
(4) The sign may be located at an off -premises location adjacent to an arterial roadway to
identify the primary entrance to the area.
(5)
The sign may contain only the name of the area to be identified and a secondary
list of major buildings or complexes. The sign shall not list tenants within buildings nor
shall it contain any other form of advertising.
(6) The design and construction of such signs must assure compatibility with surrounding
development.
The location of such signs must not restrict visibility at intersections.
Lighting is restricted to ground lighting only.
The DSO Planner may permit future additions to the list of major buildings.
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10) The DSO Planner may permit the location of area identification signs on private property
or on public property if the applicant obtains a license agreement from the city council to
utilize public right-of-way for this purpose. Where such license agreement is required, the
DSO Planer may conditionally approve such a sign location upon the approval of a
license agreement by the city council. Such conditional approval is null and void if a
license agreement is not approved by the city council within sixty (60) days of the DSO
Planner's approval. Such conditional approval is not a commitment that the city council
will approve such license agreement.
(11) No other commercial sign shall be allowed within one hundred (100) feet of an area
identification sign.
(12) Area identification signs shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet of total sign area.
(13) The application for an area identification sign shall be accompanied by a fee of two
hundred fifty dollars ($250.00)
ARTICLE 4
That Chapter 3, Section 3.1410 Special Exceptions, Subsection (1), Paragraphs (a)
and (b) are hereby amended to read as follows:
3.1410 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS
(1)
The DSO Planner shall have the power to issue a special exception to the setback and/or
height requirements provided for herein.
(a) Before issuing a special exception to the setback and/or height requirements for
food, fuel and lodging, the DSO Planner shall make the following findings:
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(i)
That the parcel of land for which the special exception is requested is in a
commercial zoning district and is adjacent to the right-of-way for a
freeway;
(ii) That the sign will be used to advertise only on site restaurants, a fuel
outlet, or hotels, motels, and other establishments providing overnight
lodging;
(iii) That a sign constructed in compliance with the setback and height
requirements on any permitted location could not be seen from any main
lane of a freeway from a location more than one thousand (1,000) feet
prior to the nearest exit which provides access to the affected business.
The point from which the one thousand (1,000) feet is measured shall be
the point of tangency between the main lanes of the freeway and the exit
ramp; and
(iv) That any special exception granted shall be only for the minimum height
necessary to achieve the required visibility, but in no event shall a special
exception be granted for a sign in excess of sixty-five (65) feet in height.
(b) Before issuing a special exception to the height requirements where unique
circumstances exist as a result of adjacent roadway construction or
reconstruction, the DSO Planner shall make the following findings:
(i)
That the Large Center proposed sign is within fifteen hundred (1,500)
feet of the intersection of the centerlines of Interstate Highway 35 and
State Highway 45;
(ii) That the proposed sign is a multi -tenant sign within a Large Center over
(20 acres in size or a single tenant sign within a Large Center if the space
this tenant occupies is greater than 20,000 square feet; and
(iii) That any special exception granted shall be only for the minimum
necessary to achieve the required visibility from the main lanes,
excluding ramps and flyovers, but in no event shall a special exception
be granted for a sign in excess of sixty-five (65) feet in height.
ARTICLE 5
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.
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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.
Alternative 1.
By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an affirmative vote of all the Council
members present, the requirement for reading this ordinance on two separate days was dispensed
with.
READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this lob' day of
,IPS-- , 2010.
Alternative 2.
2010.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day of
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the day of
ATTEST:
, 2010.
. GUlrfiee
SARA L. WHITE, City Secretary
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ALAN MCGRAW, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
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ROUND ROCK, TEXAS
PURPOSE_ PASSION. PROSPERITY
Agenda Item No. 9C6.
City Council Agenda Summary Sheet
Agenda Caption:
Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 3, Section 3.1400 Signs, Code of Ordinances, to
change terminology from the Development Review Committee to the Development
Services Office. (First Reading)
Meeting Date: August 26, 2010
Department: Administration
Staff Person making presentation: Brad Wiseman
Development Services Manager
Item Summary:
The purpose of this ordinance is to amend the Code of Ordinances to incorporate the Development Services Office
(DSO) process. This amendment transfers decision-making authority from the Development Review Committee
(DRC) to the DSO thereby reflecting the City's reorganization.
Strategic Plan Relevance:
High Performance Government
Cost:
Source of Funds:
N/A
N/A
Date of Public Hearing (if required): N/A
Recommended Action: Adoption