O-82-934 - 1/14/1982TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 9..1
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4, CODE OF ORDI-
NANCES, CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, BY ADDING A
SECTION 6, ENTITLED SIGNS; PROVIDING FOR REGULATION
OF SIGNS; DEFINING AND PROHIBITING PORTABLE SIGNS;
REPEALING CHAPTER 11, SECTION 3.P. OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, CITY OF ROUND ROCK.
BE I'T ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
I.
That Chapter 4, Code of Ordinances, City of Round Rock,
Texas, is hereby amended by adding a Section 6, which said
section shall read as follows:
6. SIGNS
A. Home Occupations
Customary home occupations shall be permitted
one (1) sign each, provided that such sign shall
be attached flatwise to the house and shall not
exceed two (2) square feet in surface area.
B. Construction Phase
During construction of a building, one (1)
unilluminated sign advertising contractors or
architects working on such premises shall be
permitted, provided that such sign shall not be
more than forty (40) square feet in area and
shall be set back from the front property line.
Such sign shall be removed immediately upon the
sale of the building.
C. Authorized Uses - R-2
Uses authorized in the District R-2 zoning
district, excluding single-family and two-family
dwellings, shall be permitted one (1) sign each
of not more than twenty (20) square feet in
area, provided that such sign shall not be
placed within ten (10') feet of the front
property line and shall not exceed fifteen (15')
feet in height.
D. Non -Residential Uses
(1) Non-residential uses shall be permitted one
(1) sign each of not more than forty (40) square
feet in area, provided that such sign shall not
be placed within any required yard nor within
ten (10) feet of the front property line and
shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height;
such sign shall be placed in such a manner as to
allow sufficient ground clearance, except where
properly braced as a ground sign in accordance
with the building code as adopted and hereafter
amended, and shall be established in such a
manner as to minimize conflict with internal
vehicular circulation.
(2) Non-residential uses which abut the Inter-
state Highway 35 right of way shall each be
permitted, in lieu of any other authorized sign
or signs, one (1) sign of not more than three
hundred twenty (320) square feet, provided that
such sign shall not be placed within any
required yard nor within twenty-five (25) feet
of the front property line nor within two
hundred (200) feet of an existing similar such
sign and provided further that such sign shall
not exceed thirty (30) feet in height.
E. Tenant Signs
Two (2) or more businesses which share a single
building shall be required to share a single
tenant sign in lieu of establishing respective
individual signs, provided that the sign area
allotted to any one (1) tenant shall not be
greater than forty (40) square feet and the
total sign area shall not be greater than one
hundred (100) square feet, and provided that
such sign shall not be placed within any
required yard nor within ten (10) feet of the
front property line and shall not exceed twenty
(20) feet in height; such sign shall be placed
iri such a manner as to allow sufficient ground
clearance, except where properly anchored as a
ground sign, and shall be established in such a
manner as to minimize conflict with internal
vehicular circulation.
F. Commercial or Industrial Center
(1) Any commercial or industrial center which
consists of not less than three (3) acres of
land shall each be permitted, in lieu of any
other authorized sign or signs, two (2) signs of
not more than two hundred (200) square feet,
provided that such sign shall not be placed
within any required yard nor within one hundred
(100) feet of an existing similar sign, and
provided further that such sign shall not exceed
thirty (30) feet in width and shall not exceed
twenty (20) feet in height except that addi-
tional sign height may be allocated up to a
maximum of thirty (30) feet on the basis of one
(1) additional foot of sign height for each two
(2) additional feet of setback from the front
property line above the minimum requirement.
(2) Additional signs as provided for in Para-
graph (1) above shall be permitted to each
eligible district on the basis of one (1)
additional sign for each additional four (4)
acres of land above the minimum acreage require-
ment up to a maximum of four (4) such signs.
G. Subdivision Marketing
(1) For the purpose of marketing a recorded
subdivision, one (1) on -premises sign of not
more than three hundred twenty (320 sq.ft.)
square feet for each road abutting the respec-
tive subdivision shall be permitted, provided
that such sign shall not be placed within any
required yard nor within twenty-five (25') feet
of any property line abutting a street or road
right-of-way, and further provided that such
sign shall not exceed thirty (30') feet in
height.
(2) For the purpose of marketing a recorded
subdivision, one (1) off -premises sign of not
more than two hundred (200 sq.ft.) square feet
may be permitted for each such recorded subdivi-
sion, provided that such sign shall not be
placed within twenty-five (25') feet of any
property line and shall not exceed thirty (30')
feet in height, and provided further that the
permit required for such sign shall expire,
unless renewed, two (2) years after the date of
issuance of such permit, and provided that each
request for such permit shall be accompanied by
a license and permit bond posted by the respec-
tive sign hanger in the amount of Three Hundred
($300.00) Dollars for the purpose of insuring
the proper location, maintenance and removal of
the respective off -premises subdivision market-
ing sign requested.
H. Portable Signs
(1) A portable sign is any sign not permanently
attached to the ground or a building. Portable
signs include, but are not limited to, any sign
mounted or attached to a pick-up truck, van, or
any other motor vehicle or trailer.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm,
or corporation to erect, construct, or locate
within the City any portable sign, or cause the
same to be done. This shall not be interpreted
to prohibit identification lettering on motor
vehicles including but not limited to the name,
address and number of a building, institution or
person and to the activity carried on in the
building, or institution, or the occupancy or
other similar information.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to operate or park any vehicle or
trailer so as to be visible from a public right
of way for the primary purpose of advertisement
of products or directing people to a business or
activity located in the same or nearby property
or any other premises. This shall not be inter-
preted to prohibit "For Sale" signs being placed
on vehicles or trailers.
(4) All existing portable signs in use as of the
effective date hereof must be removed within
ninety (90) days of said effective date or be
subject to the prohibitions contained herein.
I. Temporary Signs
(1) Temporary signs not exceeding forty (40)
square feet in area pertaining to drives or
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events of civic, philanthropic, education or
religious organizations, provided that said
signs are posted only during said drive or no
more than thirty (30) days prior to said event
and are removed no more than seven (7) days
after an event are exempt from the provisions of
this subsection P. The City Council may grant a
special permit for temporary signs or banners
over a street or public way. A temporary banner
may exceed twenty square feet in area in the
discretion of the City Council.
(2) Temporary signs not exceeding nine (9)
square feet in area pertaining to the lease,
sale or rental of a building or use are exempt
from the provisions of this Subsection 6.
II.
That Chapter 11, Section 3.P., Code of Ordinances, City
of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby repealed.
III.
A. The invalidity of any section or provision of this
ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions
thereof.
B. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions
in conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
(Mark through the following alternative that is not applic-
able)
Alternative 1.
By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an affirma-
tive 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 19
Alternative 2.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the
of aetAAaj..CA.) , 19 g I .
READ, APPROVED
the % `f T_N day of
ATZEST:
and ADOPTED
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day
on second reading this
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Mike Robinson, Mayor Pro -tem
City of Round Rock, Texas
a4ANNE LAND, City Secretary
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