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(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)
(a) Definitions. In this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) CONSTRUCTION means major activity involving on-site excavation, fabrication, erection, alteration, repair, or demolition that materially alters or restricts access to a premise.
(2) DIRECTOR means the director of transportation of the city or his or her designated representative.
(3) ERECT means erect or maintain.
(4) OPERATOR means a person who causes a use or business to function or puts or keeps a use or business in operation. A person need not have an ownership interest in a use or business to be an “operator” of the use or business for purposes of this section.
(5) OWNER includes any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, tenant in partnership, joint tenant, tenant by the entirety, or lessee.
(6) SIGN means a sign authorized to be erected or maintained under this section.
(7) STREET means a street more than 85 feet in width, including frontage roads, if applicable. “Frontage Road” means a frontage, access, or service road for a freeway or tollway.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to promote the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the city in order to lessen the congestion in the streets; to improve communications efficiency by allowing businesses to identify themselves and by helping customers to locate these businesses; to promote the safety of persons and property by reducing the confusion created by street construction; and to preserve landscape quality by imposing uniform standards. This section is not intended to apply to temporary minor repairs to streets.
(c) Authority to erect. In addition to any other signs permitted in this ordinance, up to two detached premise signs may be erected on a premise if:
(1) the premise contains at least one main use other than a single family or duplex use;
(2) the premise has frontage along that portion of a street under construction as defined in Subsection (a); and
(3) the director has given written notice in accordance with Subsection (d).
(d) Notice required to be given by the director. Whenever the director determines that construction of a street, as defined in this section, is imminent, the director shall serve a written notice for the purpose of authorizing the erection of signs in accordance with this section. The written notice may be hand-delivered, sent by mail, or published in the official newspaper of the city. In order to validly authorize a sign under this section, the notice must:
(1) contain a reference to or copy of this section;
(2) describe with specificity the portion of the street that is or will be under construction;
(3) contain estimated commencement and completion dates for the construction; and
(4) contain a statement that no sign may be erected or maintained on a premise:
(A) more than five days before the estimated construction commencement date stated in the notice; or
(B) more than five days after the estimated construction completion date stated in the notice.
(e) Time period when sign authorized. This section only authorizes signs to be placed on property adjacent to that portion of a street described in the notice given pursuant to Subsection (d) during the time period beginning five days before the estimated construction commencement date stated in the notice and ending five days after the estimated construction completion date stated in the notice. No sign may be erected or maintained on a premise:
(1) more than five days before the estimated construction commencement date stated in the notice; or
(2) more than five days after the estimated construction completion date stated in the notice.
The director may change the time period for erecting and maintaining signs under this section at any time by giving a new notice in accordance with Subsection (d).
(f) Physical requirements for sign. All signs must comply with the following paragraphs:
(1) No more than two signs may be erected on a premise. No more than one sign may be erected at any motor vehicle entrance to a premise.
(2) No setback is required for a sign; however, no sign may be located in a public right-of-way. If a sign is placed in a visibility triangle as defined in Section 51A-4.602(d), it shall be a defense to prosecution under that section that the sign does not constitute a traffic hazard.
(3) The sign must be visible from and oriented towards the street under construction and have an arrow that directs motorists to a motor vehicle entrance to the premise.
(4) The sign must be a square, with dimensions of four feet by four feet. It must have a three-inch border of white reflective sheeting or paint and a reflective blue background. The text of the sign must consist of reflective white characters. (Note: It is intended that the requirements of this paragraph be strictly and precisely complied with.)
(5) No sign may exceed eight feet in height.
(6) No sign may be a portable sign unless the director determines that the sign does not constitute a safety hazard.
(g) Criminal responsibility. If a sign violates this section and is not otherwise authorized under the Dallas City Code, a person is criminally responsible for a sign unlawfully erected or maintained if the person:
(1) erects or maintains the sign;
(2) is an owner or operator of a use or business to which the sign refers; or
(3) owns part or all of the land on which the sign is located.
(h) City may remove signs. The City of Dallas may remove any sign without liability if the director determines that the sign constitutes a safety hazard, or if the sign does not comply with this section; however, the city shall not be liable for failure to remove a sign. (Ord. Nos. 24348; 25047; 25918; 30239; 30654)
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