HomeMy WebLinkAbout82-2499 ordORDINANCE'NO. 82-2499
SIGN CODE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview did on September
28, 1982, at a regular session of said City Council, pass and adopt
Ordinance No '82-2499. The Distributive Caption and Penalties of said
Ordinance as follows:
DISTRIBUTIVE CAPTION
"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 l-ocated within a
building; providing for the repealing of Ordinance No. 71-1158; providing
for the adoption of the 1982' Edition, Uniform Sign Code, as copyrighted in
1982 by the ~nternationa! Conference of Building Officials of Whittier,
California, with certain amendments thereto; providing for the violation
thereof; providing a severablilty clause; directing publication of the
Descriptive Caption of this Ordinance together with the Penalty provision
of the 1982 Edition, Uniform Sign Code, as amended and providing an
effective date.
PENALTIES
The Penalties for the violation of this Ordinance are as follows:
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of
this Code shall De deemed guilty of a m%sdemeanor, 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
such violation, such person shall De punishable Dy a fine of not more
than Two Hundred Dollars [$200.00).
ATT EST:
E~V; (Gene) RIDLEF~UBER, Mayor
Ordinance No. 82-2499
AN ORDINAh~E OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW ~TING AND CON~fROLLING
THE DESIGN, QUALITY OF MATERIALS, CONSTRUC!PIEI'~, LOCATION, ELITRIFI-
CATION, AND M3kliQTENANCE OF ALL SIGNS AND Si6~q STRU~S NOT LOCATED
WITHIN A BUILDing: PROVIDII~ FOR THE ADOPTICkN OF THE 1982 EDITI@-~,
UNIFORM SI(~ CODE, AS COPYRIGHTED IN 1982 BY THE INTEPi~ATIfIXlAL
CCINFEP~NCE OF BUTIDING OFFICIALS OF WH~I~gIER, CALIFO~NIAr W]7!lq CERg~
A~wR~DMB~CS THERETO; PROVIDIA~S FOR THE VIOIATION THEPJEOF; PROVIDING A
SEVERABiLITY CLAUSE; DIRECSTNG PUBLICATIfkN OF TP~E DESCRIPTIVE CAPTTON
OF 'i~{IS ORDINANCE TOGETHER W~TH THE P ~ENALTY PROVISION OF ThqE 1982
AIDITION~ LR~OP&~ SIGN CODE, AS AMENDED, ~R~D PROVIDIngS AN EFFECTIVE DATE:
?~_tEREAS; the City Council of the City of Plainview has found that
the p=esent Sign Code of the City of Plainview has become obsole~e~ ar~.
WHEREAS; the City Council of the Cit7 of Plainview appointed the
Fire Code/Building. Code' Board of Appeals to prepare reconn~dations for
tt~e City Council in regard to a new sign Code: and
WHEREAS; the Fire Code/BuildingCodeBoard of Appeals reconn~nds
the 1982 Up~formSignCode, with certa~n~nents ~hereto; be adopted
as the Sign Code of the City of Plainview, NOWTHEREFORE:
BE IT O?~DAINED BY THE CITY' COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PIA/N~.
SECTION 1. Tb~nt the Uniform Building Code 1970 Edition Volun~ V,
Signs~ 0~ing Ordinance ~]o. 71-1158 of td%e City of Plainview) be, and
the sachs is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. That the 1982 Edition, Unifom Sign. Code, as
Copyrighted in 1982 by the International Conference of Building
Officials, ~ittier~ 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 d~tait. A copy of said Uniform Sign Code shall be. filed
with the City Secretary and a copy maintained in the office of the
~ailclin~ Official of the. City of P/mJnview, Te¥~ns. All such copies to
be open to public inspecti~on during business .hours of the offices where
they are maintained with the following ~.~endments.thereto:
(1) That Section 103 (d) of the 1982 Edition, 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 n~intain any sign or structure in the city, or cause or
permit the sa~e to be_ done, contrary to or in violation of any
of the provisions of this Code.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provi-
sions of %his 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 ~his Code is committed,
continued, or permitted, and upon conviction of any such
violation such person shall be punishable by a fine of not
more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
(2) That Section 304 of the 1982 Edition Uniform Sign Code shall
hereafter read as follows:
SECTION 304. A sign permit fee shall be paid at the time
application is made for erection of. a sign. Such fee shall be as
get out by separate ordinance.
S~CTION 3. That Chapter 3 of the 1982 Edition, Unifor~ Sign Code,
is hereby amended be the addition thereto of a new paragraph to be know
as SECTION 307 to read as follows:
SECTION 307. All signs erected within the Ci~3 of Plainview shall
conform %o all requirements establislhed by the Zoning Ordinances.
SECTION 4. All former Ordinances or p~ts thereof, conflicting or
inconsistant with the provisions of %his OrdJ~nance or of the Code hereby
adopted are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 5. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or
word of this Ordinance or of the Code adopted hereby, be declared
unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of t_his
Ordinance, and of the Code adophed hereby shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 6. The City Secretary is h~:eby authorized and directed_ to
cause the publication of the descriptive caption of this (Y£din~nce
together wit=h the penalty provision of the..1982 Uniform Sign Code, as
amended ~
This Code shall become effective and be Ln full form and effect
fr~m and af~-r' its passage and publication as required by law.
P~SED and ADOPTED THIS 28th day of Septeni~r A.D. 1982.
ArfTEST:
CLERK
E.V. (Ge~)VRidlehuber, OR