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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. -/oZ D S- 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 2 - 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. - Mayor - - 3 -