(a) No portion of an illuminated sign shall have a luminance greater than 200 foot lamberts.
(b) Except for wind devices, no sign nor part of any sign in a non-business zoning district shall move, flash, rotate, or change its illumination more than once an hour.
(c) Except as otherwise permitted under Sections 51-4.213(25) or (26), 51-4.217(b)(5), 51A-4.206(1) or (3), and 51A-4.217(b)(9), an occupant in non-business zoning districts may erect only signs that convey a noncommercial message, special purpose signs, and premise signs, which include movement control signs and protective signs.
(d) Subdivision signs are subject to the following restrictions:
(1) Subdivision signs are exempt from compliance with the provisions of Section 51A-7.403, “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 residential neighborhood.
(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 single family, duplex, or townhouse residential neighborhood.
(10) The application for a subdivision sign permit must be submitted by a homeowners association.
(11) 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; 20927; 24232; 24270; 25455; 29024)