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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 85-22 ORDINANCE NO. -� 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 f �5- 2 a a2-a('/-oPS 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. 3 - 4- F-T 2- PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the day of , 1985. Mayor - 4 -