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(a) In this section, CITY KIOSK means a multi-sided structure for the display of premise signs, non-premise signs, informational signs, or way-finding maps pursuant to a city-approved kiosk program.
(b) City kiosks may be located in any part of the city authorized by the city-approved kiosk program, including all special provision sign districts, except that city kiosks may not be located in the Victory Sign District (including the “TXU tract” generally bounded by the Victory Sign District on the north, east, and south and bounded by I-35 on the west) or the West Village Sign District. City kiosks in special provision sign districts are not required to comply with the provisions of the special provision sign district, but must comply with the provisions of the city-approved kiosk program. Kiosks in special provision sign districts that are not part of the city-approved kiosk program remain subject to the provisions of the special provision sign district.
(c) Nothing in this article shall be construed to regulate the display of signs on city kiosks, except that city kiosks must comply with the city-approved kiosk program. (Ord. 26082)
(a) In this section, ANIMAL SHELTER SIGN means a sign located on the same lot as a city-operated animal shelter and used for the display of premise and non-premise messages.
(b) Except as provided in this section, an animal shelter sign must comply with this article.
(c) The animal shelter sign:
(1) may not be a Highway Beautification Act (HBA) sign;
(2) may not exceed 50 feet in height measured from grade;
(3) must be located at least 1,500 feet from a residential district;
(4) may not have an effective area in excess of 936 square feet;
(5) must have at least one static panel with a minimum effective area of 128 square feet that identifies the animal shelter; and
(6) must have a changeable message portion of the sign that uses LED/LCD technology with a maximum effective area of 672 square feet. The message or picture on the changeable message portion of the sign may not change more than once every eight seconds. At least 15 percent of the advertising time during each advertising cycle on the changeable message portion of the sign must display photos of animals available for adoption at the animal shelter or provide information about events being held or services being offered at the animal shelter.
(d) An animal shelter sign may not be relocated to another premise. (Ord. 27097)
(a) Effective area. The effective area of digital display may not exceed 50 square feet or 50 percent of the total effective area of the sign as allowed in the provisions for the respective zoning district, whichever is greater.
(b) Display.
(1) All digital displays signs must automatically adjust the sign brightness so that the brightness level of the sign is no more than 0.3 footcandles over ambient light conditions at a distance that is equal to the square root of the effective area multiplied by 100 from the sign. A digital display sign must be equipped with both a dimmer control and a photocell that automatically adjusts the display's intensity according to natural ambient light conditions.
(2) A digital display may not increase the light level on a lot in a residential district over ambient conditions without the digital display, measured in footcandles at the point closest to the sign that is five feet inside the residential lot and five feet above the ground.
(3) Before the issuance of a digital display sign permit, the applicant shall provide written certification from the sign manufacturer that:
(A) the light intensity has been factory programmed to comply with the maximum brightness and dimming standards in this subsection; and
(B) the light intensity is protected from end-user manipulation.
(c) Change of message. Changes of message must comply with the following:
(1) Each message must be displayed for a minimum of 20 seconds in business zoning districts and 20 minutes in non-business zoning districts.
(2) Changes of message must be accomplished within two seconds.
(3) Changes of message must occur simultaneously on the entire sign face.
(4) No flashing, dimming, or brightening of message is permitted except to accommodate changes of message.
(d) Compliance. All nonconforming digital display premise signs must come into compliance with Paragraphs (b)(1)-(2) and Subsection (c) by August 26, 2016. The owner of a digital display premise sign may appeal to the board of adjustment for a later compliance date at any time up to the compliance date in this subsection if the owner will not be able to recover his investment in the sign (up to the date of nonconformance) by the compliance date in this subsection. The fee for the appeal of the compliance date is the same as the fee for a nonresidential special exception before the board of adjustment as set forth in Chapter 51A. (Ord. 29839)
The provisions of this division apply to all signs in business zoning districts, except that attached signs within 100 feet of either private property in a non-business zoning district or a public park of more than one acre shall be governed by the provisions of Division 51A-7.400 of this article. (Ord. Nos. 19455; 20007; 20379; 25786)
(a) No illuminated sign which has an effective area of 400 square feet or less shall have a luminance greater than 300 footlamberts, nor shall any such sign have a luminance greater than 300 footlamberts for any portion of the sign within a circle two feet in diameter. No illuminated sign which has an effective area greater than 400 square feet shall have a luminance greater than 200 footlamberts, nor shall any such sign have a luminance greater than 200 footlamberts for any portion of the sign within a circle of two feet in diameter. The restrictions of luminance in this section shall be determined from any other premise or from any public right-of-way other than an alley.
(b) No illuminated sign nor any illuminated element of any sign, may turn on or off, or change its brightness, if:
(1) the change of illumination produces an apparent motion of the visual image, including but not limited to illusion of moving objects, moving patterns or bands of light, expanding or contracting shapes, rotation or any similar effect of animation;
(2) the change of message or picture occurs more often than once each three seconds for those portions of a sign which convey time or temperature, or once each 20 seconds for all other portions of a sign; or
(3) a portion of the sign, within a circle of two feet in diameter, has a luminance greater than 200 footlamberts when all elements of the sign are fully and steadily illuminated.
(c) No sign or any part of any sign may move or rotate at a rate more often than once each 10 seconds, or change its message at a rate more often than once each 20 seconds, with the exception of wind devices, the motion of which is not restricted. No sign may move, rotate or change its message at any rate if any of its elements or any illuminated portion within a two-foot circle has a luminance greater than 200 footlamberts.
(d) Subdivision signs are subject to the following restrictions:
(1) Subdivision signs are exempt from compliance with the provisions of Section 51A-7.304, “Detached Signs,” of this article.
(2) The maximum effective area of each subdivision sign may not exceed 40 square feet.
(3) The maximum number of subdivision signs permitted is two signs per street entrance into the business park.
(4) Subdivision signs may not project more than three inches from the surface of the structure.
(5) Subdivision signs may not be internally illuminated.
(6) The highest part of a subdivision sign may not exceed six feet in height.
(7) Subdivision signs must be landscape signs or monument signs. For purposes of this subsection, “landscape sign” means a sign that is part of a single landscape design that creates a base for the sign in conjunction with a retaining wall or an open space created with the use of water or planting material, and “monument sign” means a detached sign applied directly onto a ground-level support structure (instead of a pole support) with no separation between the sign and the ground.
(8) Subdivision signs may be located within the public right-of-way if a license for use of the public right-of-way is obtained pursuant to the requirements of the Dallas City Code.
(9) Subdivision signs may only contain the name of the business park.
(10) The application for a subdivision sign permit must be supported by the owner of property abutting the proposed subdivision sign, if any, and two-thirds of the property owners within 300 feet of the proposed subdivision sign. (Ord. Nos. 19455; 19704; 20359; 20495; 20927; 24232; 25455)
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