O-85-2187 - 8/8/1985ORDINANCE NO. 2187
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4, SECTION 6, CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, TO PROHIBIT THE PLACING OF SIGNS, POSTERS AND OUTDOOR
ADVERTISING WITHIN THE PUBLIC WAYS, STREETS OR ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAYS, PRO-
VIDING FOR REMOVAL, PROVIDING FOR PICKUP AND STORAGE FEE, 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 4, Section 6, Code of Ordinances, City of Round Rock, Texas, is
hereby amended by adding a new paragraph K, which shall read as follows:
K. SIGNS, POSTERS AND OUTDOOR ADVERTISING PROHIBITED
(1) No sign, poster or outdoor advertising shall be placed or
allowed to be placed within the public ways, streets, or
road right-of-ways within the incorporated limits of the
City of Round Rock, Texas.
(2) Any sign, poster or outdoor advertising found within the
prohibited area shall be removed by the City Manager or
his designee.
(3) Signs, posters or outdoor advertising removed from the pro-
hibited area shall be stored for a period of fourteen (14)
days, during which the owner may claim the sign and upon
payment of a removal and storage fee of $10.00 per sign, the
sign or signs shall be released to the owner. Any sign or
signs not claimed within the fourteen (14) day period shall
become the property of the City of Round Rock, Texas.
(4) Signs, posters or outdoor advertising placed or allowed to be
placed in violation of this paragraph are hereby declared to
be public nuisances and may be abated as such by the City.
The collection of removal and storage fees shall not preclude
the City from prosecuting any person, firm, partnership, associa-
tion, corporation, company, or organization of any kind for
violating this paragraph.
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are expressly repealed.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.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the 4jr day of
1965.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the oat
1 day of g`C.
1926.
MIKE ROBINSON, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
ATTEST:
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JOS" J2LAND, City Secretary