HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances (O-78-303)-11/21/1978
CITY OF COLLEYVILLE
TARRANT COUNTY
VOLUME 9 PAGE ,;{ /0
D~
JD--/tc--?g
c;, 'oDa.' /It.
~
);).-&-79
%',
ORDINANCE NO. 0-78-303~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR
THE REGULATION OF SIGNS WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY AND ON
PUBLIC PROPERTY; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS:
Section 1. A. It shall be unlawful for any person to erect any type of sign,
excluding construction of City, County, State, and Federal traffic
control signs, within the public right-of-way.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to erect any type of sign
on any public util ity pole situated within the public right-of-way
except signs placed on said poles by the owners of same.
Section 2. Temporary signs of not more than six (6) square feet in area may be
placed in public right-of-way if they fall within the following
categories and comply with the stated requirements:
A. Political signs of a temporary nature may be placed in public
right-of-way only during the thirty (30) day period immediately
preceding the election for which they are posted. Said political
signs shall be removed within seventy-two (72) hours after the
election.
B. Temporary signs directing the public to new sub-divisions and
residential developments may be placed in the publ ic right-of-way
from 12:00 noon on Friday to 12:00 on Monday.
C. It shall be unlawful to place or leave temporary signs listed in
2.A.and 2.B. above in the public right-of-way at any time other
than the specifically delineated period of time.
Section 3. A. It shall be unlawful for any person to erect any type of sign on
property owned or leased by the City, County, State, Federal
Government or any other governmental entity without the express
consent of said governmental entity.
B. Any such sign erected in violation of 3.A. above may be removed
by the authorized officials for said governmental entity.
Section 4. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be subject to a fine in any sum not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars
($200.00) and each day any such violation continues shall constitute a
separate offense.
Ordinance 0-78-303
Page 2
VOLUM& PAGE,;( /1
Section 5. If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this
Ordinance, or application hereof to any person or circumstances, is
held invalid by any Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the
Ordinance; and the City Council hereby declares it would have passed
such remaining portions of the Ordinance despite such invalidity,
which remaining section or parts shall remain in full force and
effect.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEYVILLE AT THE MEETING THIS THE 5th DAY OF DECEMBER, 1978,
BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JUDY L. WELCH
YES
C.L. IISMOKEY" VANOVER
YES
LEONARD LEAR
YES
HOWARD COLLINS
YES
DALE R. HODGSON
YES
The 1st Publ i c Hearing and Reading was conducted on October 17, 1978.
The 2nd Publ i c Hearing and Reading was conducted on November , 7. 1978.
The 3rd Publ ic Hearing and Reading was conducted on November 21, 1978.
Tabled on Novembe r 21, 1978, ta ken out the table and voted on December 5, 1978.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
LZLu~
~N A. ANDREWS, Mayor
I Jr/)
dJ~ ~/
LaVada Johnson ~
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Gilliland, Cates, and Flagg
lvj