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ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER, 30
SECTIONS 30-28(B) , 30-28(C) AND 30-28( D) , SIGN
REGULATIONS, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1 .
That Chapter 30, Sections 30-28 (b) , 30-( 28 (c) , and
30-28(d) be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows:
Section 30-28(b) :
( 1 ) One detached owner-identification sign
shall be permitted for a multiple-family
dwelling development, non-residential, or
institutional building for each abutting
street, subject to the following
restrictions:
a) The sign shall not exceed twenty ( 20)
square feet in area;
b) The sign shall not exceed fifteen ( 15)
feet in height;
c) The sign shall not be lighted except
by reflective floodlight type
illumination;
d) The sign shall be located a minimum
of twenty-five (25) feet from any
property line;
e) The sign shall meet the wind load
requirements of the building code.
Section 30-28 ( c) :
(3 ) Owner identification signs shall be
permitted for establishments located in
NSC, CSC, GC-MD, C-M, L-I, H-I Districts;
provided that such signs shall not be
greater than fifty ( 50) feet in height.
The maximum height is measured from the
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point established by a perpendicular line
connecting the crown of the roadway
immediately abutting the property on which
the sign is to be installed with the
sign' s nearest vertical support to the
property line, and provided further that the
structural supports for such signs shall be set
back not less than ten ( 10) feet from any
property line or street right-of-way. No part
of any sign shall overlay the street
right-of-way . Where a structure existing at
the effective date of this Chapter precludes
locating a sign in compliance with the setback
regulations, the Board of Adjustment shall be
authorized to grant a variance to the setback
requirement. There shall be no restrictions or
limitations on on-premise owner identification
signs in the CBD, Central Business District, or
the PD, Port Development District. Owner
identification signs shall be permitted in PUD,
Planned Unit Development District, with the
location, height and number thereof being
determined in accordance with the sign
regulations for the zoning district which
permits the designated use of the property.
3 .1 Signs in P .U.D. Districts
USE MAX. MAX. FRONT
TYPE 3.2 HEIGHT 3.3 AREA 3.3 SETBACK
MULTIPLE
FAMILY 20 SQ. FT. 25 FT.
15 FT.
PROF./MED.
SERVICES 40 SQ. FT. 20 FT.
WHOLESALE/ 40 SQ. FT.
RETAIL TRADE
50 SQ.FT. 10 FT.
INDUSTRIAL 50 FT.
3 .2 . The City Council may approve a sign which
exceeds the maximum area and height where
the Planning Commission has determined
that the sign is compatible with abutting
development.
3 .3 . The maximum area for owner identification
signs in a PUD district having mixed land
uses will be determined by the regulations
for each use type as it appears in the chart in
Section 30.28( c) (3 ) (1 ) .
Section 30-28 (d) :
(3 ) Setbacks: An advertising sign shall be
setback not less than twenty-five ( 25)
feet from the right-of-way of the street,
measured on a line perpendicular to the
property line of the property on which the
sign is to be installed, and not less than
ten ( 10) feet from interior side yard
property lines.
Section 2 .
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance, or the application of same to a
particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason
be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the
remaining portions of this ordinance, and to such end the various
portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
Section 3 .
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
Section 4 .
That any person who violates any provision of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in
Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas.
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PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this
the day of , 1985.
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