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ORDINANCE NO. 86-2643
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW REGULATING AND CONTROLLING
THE DESIGN, QUALITY OF MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION, LOCATION,
ELECTRIFICATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF ALL'SIGNS AND SIGN STRUCTURES
NOT LOCATED WITHIN A BUILDING: PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTLON OF THE
1985 EDITION, UNIFORM SIGN CODE, AS COPYRIGHTED IN 1985 BY THE
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFI'.CIALS OF WHITTIER,
_CALIFORNIA, WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS THERETO; PROVIDING FOR THE
VIOLATION THEREOF; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DIRECTING
PUBLICATION OF THE DESCRIFTI,VE CAPTION OF THLS ORDINANCE TOGETHER
WITH THE-PENALTY PROVISION OF THE 19.85 EDITION, UNIFORM SIGN
CODE, AS AMENDED, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE:
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of ..Plainview has found that
the present Sign Code of the City of Plainview has become obsolete;
and
w~n?RFAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview appointed the
Fire Code/Building Code Board of Appeals to prepare recommendations
for the City Council in regard to a new sign Code; and..
WHEREAS, the Fire Code/Building Code Board of Appeals recommends
the 1985 Uniform Sign Code,- with certain.. amendments thereto; be
adopted as the Sign Code of the City of Plainview, NOW THEREFORE:
-~ BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW.
SECTION 1. That the Uniform Building Code 1982 Edition Volume V,
:Signs,. (being Ordinance No. 82-2449 of the City of Plainview) be, and
the same is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. .That the 1985 Edition, Uniform Sign Code, as
copyrigh ed in 1985 by the .International Conference of Building
Officials, Whittier, California,• as` hereinafter amended, is
specifically adopted as the Sign Code. of the City- of Plainview,
Texas, and a copy is attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference as though set out .completely. in detail. A copy of said
Uniform Sign Code shall. be filed with the City Secretary and a copy
maintained in the office,of the Building Official of the City of
Plainview, .Texas.. All such copies to be .open to public. inspection
during business hours of the offices where they, are maintained with
the following amendments thereto:
1) That Section 103 (d) of the 1985 Edi ion, Uniform Sign Code
shall hereafter read as follows:
(d) Violation and Penalties. It shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to erect, construct,
enlarge, alter, repair, move., improve, remove, convert,
demolish, equip, use or maintain any sign or structure in
the city, or cause or permit the same to be done, contrary
to or in violation of ariy of the provisions of this Code.
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Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this Code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate
offense for each and-every day or portion. thereof during
which any violation of any of''the provisions of this Code
is committed, continued,,or permitted; and upon conviction
of any such violation such person shall be punishable by a
fine: of not more that one Thousand Dollars ($1`,OOQ.00}:
2) That Section 304 of the 1985 Edition Uniform. Sign Code shall
hereafter. read as follows:~
SECTION 304'. A sign permit fee sha11'` be- paid at the time
application's made: for erection of a sign. Such fee shall
be as seta out by separate ordinance.
SEGTION ,3 That Chapter 3 of the 1982 Edition, Uniform Sign
Code, is hereby amended be ;the addition thereto of a new paragraph: to
be known as SECTION 307 to read as follows:
SECTION 307'. All signs-erected within the City of
Plainview shall conform to all requirements established by
the Zoning. Ordinances:.
SEGTION 4. A11 former Ordinances or parts thereof, conflicting
or inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance or of the'Code
hereby adopted are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 5. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, -clause, or ''14~
word of this Ordinance or of the ,Code adopted hereby, be declared
unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the .remainder of this
Ordinance, and of the Code adopted: hereby `shall not be affected
thereby..
SECTION 6. The City Secretary'is hereby authorized.. and directed
to cause the publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance
together with the. penalty provision of the-1985 Uniform Sign Code,.-as
amended.
This Code. shall become. effective and be -in full form and effect
from and after .its. passage and publication as required by law.
PASSED on First Reading this .the day of , A. D.
PASSED; on Second Reading and: ADOPTED THIS the day of
A.D.
E.V. RIDLEHUBER, Mayor
ATTEST:
SHERYL OWEN, Interim City Clerk
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