HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 85-120 ORDINANCE NO.
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 30,
SECTION 30-4(B) AND ADDING NEW DEFINITIONS FOR
PORTABLE SIGNS AND MOBILE HOMES; AMENDING
SECTIONS 30-25(G) AND 30-40(F) OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT CONCERNING
ZONING REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1 .
That Chapter 30, Section 30-4(b) of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be amended and that new
definitions for portable signs and mobile homes be added as
follows :
Section 30-4(b) :
SIGN. Any permanent, temporary, or portable
structure or part thereof, or any device
attached to, painted on, or represented on a
building, fence, or other structure, upon which
is displayed or included any letter, word, mode,
banner, flag, pennant, insignia, decoration,
device, or representation used as, or which is
in the nature of, an announcement, direction,
advertisement, or other attention-getting
device.
SIGN, OWNER IDENTIFICATION: A sign which is
located on the same lot or development and
pertains only to the use of that premises and
which contains information pertaining to the
name of the owner, occupant, or management
associated with the use of the property, the
kind of business or the brand name of the
principal commodity sold on the premises, or
other information relative to a service or
activity involved in the conduct of the
business, but not including the names of
subsidiary products being sold.
SIGN, PORTABLE: Any sign that is not
permanently attached to the ground or any other
structure and is designed to be moved from place
to place.
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MOBILE HOME . A mobile home is a residential
structure, transportable in one ( 1 ) or more
sections, built on a permanent chasis and
designed to be used with or without a permanent
chasis and designed to be used with or without
a permanent foundation when connected to the
required utilities.
Section 2 .
That Chapter 30, Section 30-26(g) of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be amended to read as follows:
Section 30-26(g) :
Time limit. A specific use permit issued under
this section shall become null and void after
two (2 ) years from the date of issuance unless
1 ) construction of the project or use of the
property as described in the approved specific
use permit is substantially underway during
said two (2 ) year period, or, 2 ) an extension
of the time is approved by the City Council .
Section 3 .
That Chapter 30, Section 30-40( f) of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be amended to read as follows:
Section 30-40( f) :
Time for Action. The City Council must approve
or deny a request for a specific use permit
within sixty (60) days of the public hearing at
which the request was heard or the request
shall be automatically approved. This time
limit can be waived with the consent of the
applicant.
Section 4 .
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
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portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
Section 5 .
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this
the V,1aZ day of 1985.
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