HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 91-22 ORDINANCE NO-IL-52,2-
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER
30, SECTIONS 30-28 e (EXEMPTIONS )
AND 30-28 f (PROHIBITED SIGNS) OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
That Chapter 30, Section 30-28 (e) Exemptions and Section 30-28 (f) Prohibited Signs
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be amended to read as follows:
(e) Exemptions. The following signs are exempted from the permit requirements of this section:
1. Changing of permitted copy of an existing bulletin board, general advertising
poster or paint panel(s), display encasement, marquee, flat sign, projecting sign,
detached sign, or roof sign, provided no increase occurs with respect to either
the area of any such sign or the manner in which it is structurally supported.
2. Signs on trucks, buses, or passenger vehicles which are used in the normal
conduct of business.
3. Name plate and street address signs, less than three (3) square feet in size.
4. Nonilluminated real estate signs, temporary in nature, not exceeding more than
eight (8) square feet in area, advertising real estate for sale or lease or
announcing contemplated improvements of real estate; provided that only one
such sign shall be permitted on each street fronting the property.
5. Construction signs, not to exceed forty (40) square feet in area and not located
in any required yard, denoting the owner, architect, financial institution, general
contractor, subcontractor, or any statement pertaining to the project; provided that
there is only one sign for each street abutting the premises.
6. Window signs hung on the inside of the window or painted on the window glass.
7. Temporary decorative flags, excluding banners.
8. Warning, security, and traffic directional signs, less than eight (8) square feet in
area and four (4) feet in height.
9. Election signs temporary in nature, 60 days maximum, less than eight (8) square
feet in area and six (6) feet in height and not illuminated, when placed within a
residentially zoned area. Election signs temporary in nature placed within any
other zone. Election signs must be removed within 10 days after the election.
10. Signs in the PD, Port Development District, and the CBD, Central Business
District.
(f) Prohibited signs.
No sign shall be attached or applied to trees, utility poles or trash receptacles or located
within any public right-of-way. Portable signs with flashing lights or intermittent
illumination shall be prohibited. No sign shall be placed on any property in such a
manner to obstruct the view from the left or right of a vehicle from other traffic on the
public right-of-way when lawfully entering the roadway. The City Traffic Engineer shall
have the right to order the removal of such signs by the property owner or by city
crews, subject to a 10 day right of appeal by the owner to the Board of Adjustment,
prior to removal.
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.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the day
of 1991.
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