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(a) In general. Sign and sign supports must be maintained in a state of good repair and neat appearance at all times.
(b) Revocation of permit.
(1) The building official shall revoke, in writing, the sign permit for a sign if it has for a period of one year:
(A) displayed obsolete advertising matter;
(B) been without advertising matter; or
(C) been damaged in excess of 50 percent of the cost of replacement of the sign.
(2) The owner of the sign is liable to the city for a civil penalty in the amount of $200 a day for each calendar day that the sign is maintained without a required permit. The building official shall give written notice to the property owner of the amount owed to the city in civil penalties, and shall notify the city attorney of any unpaid civil penalty. The city attorney shall collect unpaid civil penalties in a suit on the city’s behalf.
(3) The civil penalty provided for in Paragraph (2) is in addition to any other enforcement remedy the city may have under city ordinances and state law. (Ord. Nos. 24348; 25918)
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), nothing in this division shall be construed to regulate the display of a government sign.
(b) Safe school zone signs must satisfy the following requirements.
(1) Each sign must be erected within 600 feet of a school.
(2) No sign may exceed five square feet in effective area.
(3) At least 80 percent of the effective area of each sign must be devoted to a governmental message.
(4) Up to 20 percent of the effective area of each sign may be devoted to the identification of a sponsor. (Ord. Nos. 24348; 25918)
(a) Signs may be located in or project over the public right-of-way, including, but not limited to, sidewalks, subject to the licensing and franchise requirements of Chapter XIV of the city charter, Article VI of Chapter 43 of the Dallas City Code, as amended, and the requirements of this section.
(b) The traffic engineer shall review the location of any sign located in or overhanging the public right-of-way to ensure that the sign will not pose a traffic hazard or visibility obstruction. (Ord. Nos. 24348; 25918; 28424)
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this ordinance, any sign that may display a commercial message may also display a noncommercial message, either in place of or in addition to the commercial message, so long as the sign complies with other requirements of this ordinance that do not pertain to the content of the message displayed.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this ordinance, any sign that may display one type of noncommercial message may also display any other type of noncommercial message, so long as the sign complies with other requirements of this ordinance that do not pertain to the content of the message displayed. (Ord. Nos. 24348; 25918)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this ordinance, any sign that may display non-premise advertisement may display premise advertisement in place of the non-premise advertisement, so long as the sign complies with other requirements of this ordinance that do not pertain to the content of the message displayed. (Ord. Nos. 24348; 25918)
In addition to all other signs permitted in this ordinance, movement control signs are permitted subject to the following provisions:
(1) Movement control signs must direct vehicular or pedestrian movement within this district or to the West End Historic District and may include the name or logo of any premise located in this district or the name or logo of the West End Historic District.
(2) Except as provided in this paragraph, no movement control sign may exceed 30 square feet in effective area.
(A) Four movement control signs may have a maximum effective area of 60 square feet.
(B) One movement control sign exceeding 30 square feet in effective area may be located at each of the following intersections:
(i) Victory Avenue and Victory Avenue West;
(ii) Olive Street and Houston Street;
(iii) Continental Avenue and Victory Avenue; and
(iv) Houston Street and Victory Avenue West.
(3) Movement control signs may be attached or detached signs and may be erected on any premise without limit as to number.
(4) Movement control signs may be changeable message signs when the messages are limited to directing vehicular movement, including but not limited to the availability and amount of parking, price of parking, and the name of the parking business. (Ord. Nos. 24348; 25918; 30043)
In addition to all other signs permitted in this ordinance, an unlimited number of signs that only identify the name or logo of this district may be located on or incorporated into manhole covers, street light poles, sidewalks, benches, trash receptacles, and other improvements in public areas. No such sign, however, may exceed one square foot in effective area or contain more than three words. (Ord. Nos. 24348; 25918; 30043)
(a) The occupant of a premise may erect not more than two protective signs, in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) No sign may exceed 100 square inches in effective area.
(2) No detached sign may exceed two feet in height.
(3) No letter may exceed four inches in height.
(b) The protective signs authorized in the preceding subsection are in addition to all other signs permitted in this ordinance. (Ord. Nos. 24348; 25918)
(a) In addition to all other signs permitted in this ordinance, vehicular signs are permitted subject to the following restrictions:
(1) No sign may contain flashing or moving elements.
(2) No sign may have an element with a luminance greater than 200 footlamberts.
(3) No sign may project beyond the surface of a vehicle in excess of eight inches.
(4) No sign may be attached to a vehicle so that the driver’s vision is obstructed from any angle.
(5) Signs, lights, and signals used by authorized emergency vehicles are not restricted.
(b) A vehicular sign must comply with all regulations for detached signs if:
(1) it is placed so as to constitute a “sign” as defined in Section 51A-7.1704; and
(2) the vehicle upon which the sign is located is parked on other than a temporary basis.
(c) The owner of the vehicle upon which a vehicular sign is placed is responsible for ensuring that the provisions of this section are adhered to and commits an offense if any vehicular sign on his vehicle violates this section. If such a vehicle is found unattended or unoccupied, the registered owner of the vehicle shall be presumed to be the actual owner. The records of the state highway department or the county highway license department showing the name of the registered owner of the vehicle shall constitute prima facie evidence of actual ownership by the named individual. (Ord. Nos. 24348; 25918)
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