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HomeMy WebLinkAbout86-2643 ordORDINANCE NO. $6-2643 AN ORDINANCE.OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW REGULATING AND CONTROLLING THE DESIGN, QUALITY OF MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION, LOCATION, ELECTRIFICATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF ALL SIGNS AND SIGN STRUCTURES NOT LOCATED WITHIN A BUILDING: PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE 1,'9$S EDITION, UNIFORM SIGN ..CODE, AS COPYRIGHTED IN 1985 BY THE II~NTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS OF WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA, WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS THERETO; PROVIDING FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DIRECTING RUBLICATION OF THE DESCRIPTIVE CAPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE. TOGETHER WLTH THE PENALTY PROVISION OF THE 1985 EDITLON, UNIFORM SIGN CODE, AS AMENDED, AND'PROVIDING AN EFFECTLVE 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 '~ WHEREAS, .the City Council of the City of Plainview appointed the Fire'COde/Building Code Board of Appeals to prepare recommendations for t~,he 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 adop~ed as the Sign Code of the City of Plainview, NOW Tj~RFFORE: 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 xepe~led. ~ECTION 2. That the 1985 Edition, Uniform Sign Code, as copyrighted 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 seat 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 ~ollowing amendments thereto: 1) That Section 103 (d) of the 1985 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 maintain. any sign or structure in the city., or cause or permit the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code. is 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 ($1,000.00). 2)' That Section 304 of the 1985 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 set out by separate ordinance. SECTION 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. SECTION. 4. All farmer Ordinances or parts thereof, conflicting or inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance or of the Code hereby adopted are hereby repealed. 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 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 t'~, A. D. ~ ~~ ;, ASSED on Second Reading and ADOPTED THIS the ~ day of A.D. d~ . s '> E.V. RIDLEHUBER, Mayor ATTEST: SHERYL OWEN, Interim City Clerk -2-