G-11-08-25-8A6 - 8/25/2011ORDINANCE NO. G (, I. -D(27'25 ,
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 30, SIGNS, CODE OF
ORDINANCES (2010 EDITION) TO CHANGE TERMINOLOGY
REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES OFFICE; AND
PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
ARTICLE 1
That Chapter 30, Section 30-3 Business Uses Signs, Table 3.1403 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 30-3. - Business uses signs.
Authorized Free Standing Business Use Signs
(One 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 PDS Director.
Additional sign standards are found in Chapter 46 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
three acres plus
200
(Two signs per
three acres)(4)
30
15
150
Small center
(frontage road)
320
30
25
150
Large center
three acres plus
(frontage road)
320
(Two signs per
three acres) (4)
30
25
150
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Notes:
(1) Any business may utilize a monument sign, with a maximum sign area of 50 square feet, a maximum
height of five 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 acres of land, up to a maximum of four signs.
ARTICLE 2
That Chapter 30, Section 30-3 Business Uses Signs, Subsection (d) Monument
Signs, Paragraph (1), Sub -paragraph f. is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 30-3. - Business uses signs.
(d) Monument signs.
(1) Where permitted by this chapter, monument signs shall be in compliance with the
following regulations:
f. A landscape maintenance plan shall be submitted for approval to the PDS
Director prior to the issuance of a building permit.
ARTICLE 3
That Chapter 30, Section 30-9 Area Identification Signs, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 30-9. - Area identification signs.
For the purpose of area identification, the PDS Director 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).
(3)
The sign may list the name of major buildings occupying sites of three acres or more
provided that the letter size of these listings does not exceed 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.
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(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.
(7) The location of such signs must not restrict visibility at intersections.
(8) Lighting is restricted to ground lighting only.
(9) The PDS Director may permit future additions to the list of major buildings.
(10) The PDS Director 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
PDS Director 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 60 days of the PDS Director
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 100 feet of an area identification sign.
(12) Area identification signs shall not exceed 100 square feet of total sign area.
(13) The application for an area identification sign shall be accompanied by a fee of $250.00.
ARTICLE 4
That Chapter 30, Section 30-10 Special Exceptions, Subsection (a), Paragraphs
(1) and (2) are hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 30-10. - Special exceptions.
(a) The PDS Director shall have the power to issue a special exception to the setback and/or height
requirements provided for herein.
(1) Before issuing a special exception to the setback and/or height requirements for food,
fuel and lodging, the PDS Director shall make the following findings:
a. 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;
b. That the sign will be used to advertise only on site restaurants, a fuel outlet, or
hotels, motels, and other establishments providing overnight lodging;
c. 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 1,000 feet prior to the nearest exit which provides
access to the affected business. The point from which the 1,000 feet is measured
shall be the point of tangency between the main lanes of the freeway and the exit
ramp; and
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d. 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 65 feet in height.
(2) Before issuing a special exception to the height requirements where unique
circumstances exist as a result of adjacent roadway construction or reconstruction, the
PDS Director shall make the following findings:
a. That the large center proposed sign is within 1,500 feet of the intersection of the
centerlines of Interstate Highway 35 and State Highway 45;
b. That the proposed sign is a multi -tenant sign within a Targe 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
c. 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 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.
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.
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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 day of
, 2011.
Alternative 2.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day of
, 2011.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the day of
, 2011.
ATTEST:
SARA L. WHITE, City Secretary
ALKN MCGRAW, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
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ROUND ROCK, TEXAS
PURPOSE. PASSION. PROSPERITY
Agenda Item No. 8A6.
City Council Agenda Sumn4ary Sheet
Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 30, Signs, Code of Ordinances (2010 Edition), to
Agenda Caption: change terminology regarding the Development Services Office. (First Reading)
Meeting Date: August 25, 2011
Department: Planning and Development Services
Staff Person making presentation: Peter Wysocki
Planning and Development Services Director
Item Summary:
In light of the recent consolidation of the Planning Department and the Development Services Office, this ordinance
replaces the terminology in Chapter 30 from Development Services Office to Planning and Development Services
Department, and DSO Planner or DSO Engineer to Planning and Development Services Director/Zoning
Administrator. The term "Zoning Administrator" is defined in Chapter 46, Zoning, and includes the duties of the
Planning and Development Services Director.
Cost:
Source of Funds:
N/A
N/A
Date of Public Hearing (if required): N/A
Recommended Action: Adoption