1997-12-22 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting of City Council

Browse Search

ORDINANCE NO. 15. z PAGE 12 e See. 106 877. Sec. 106-878 Permits. (a) Any person desiring to erect or place a freestanding, attached or portable sign on any property shall first apply to the building official for a permit. With the exception of temporary sign permits as specified above, permits are I':ot required for signs less than five (5) square feet in area. Permits are not required for signs less than five square feet in area. (b) Any person applying to erect or place a freestanding sign on any property shall submit to the building official the following information: (1) A survey of the property which indicates the proposed sign location. (2) An engineered design for signs greater than eight feet in height. (3) A design of the sign and its support member for signs less than eight feet in height. (c) Permit fees shall be established by the city council and listed in appendix A. Sea. 106 878. Sec. 106-879 Enforcement. Any violation of this article shall be subject to the penalties provided in section 106-6." Section 6. Any person, as defined in Section 1.02(27) Texas Penal Code, who shall violate any provision of this Ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a m:sdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). Each day a violation of this ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate violation. Section 7. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any part of any section, sentence, phrase, or clause, of this Ordinance shall, for any reason, be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this Ordinance, it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City of Council to have passed each section, sentence. phrase, or clause, or part thereof, irrespective of the fact that any other section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof, may be declared invalid.