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(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)
Words may be attached to machinery or equipment which is necessary or customary to a business, including but not limited to devices such as gasoline pumps, vending machines, ice machines, etc., provided that the words so attached refer exclusively to products or services dispensed by the device, consist of characters no more than four inches in height, and project no more than one inch from the surface of the device. (Ord. Nos. 24348; 25918)
(a) District identification signs may only identify the name or logo of this district.
(b) No sign may exceed three words or be a changeable message sign.
(c) These signs are in addition to all other signs permitted on a premise and are subject to the following regulations:
(1) In Subdistrict A, district identification signs are not permitted in addition to the other signs authorized on a premise. Any sign in Subdistrict A that identifies the name or logo of this district must meet the regulations for attached or detached signs in Subdistrict A, and the sign will be included in the calculation of the number of permitted signs on a premise.
(2) In Subdistricts B and D, district identification signs must be flat attached signs, monument signs, banners attached to pole supports, or enhanced banner signs.
(A) Attached and detached signs.
(i) In Subdistrict B, a maximum of three flat attached signs or monument signs are permitted.
(ii) In Subdistrict D, a maximum of two monument signs are permitted.
(iii) The maximum effective area for a flat attached sign is 900 square feet.
(iv) The maximum effective area for a monument sign is 150 square feet and the sign may not exceed 10 feet in height.
(B) Banners attached to pole supports. No maximum number of banners attached to pole supports. The following additional restrictions apply:
(i) Banners and hardware must meet the sign construction and design standards contained in the Dallas Building Code and be constructed of weather-resistant and rust-proof material.
(ii) Maximum height, including masts and finials, is 36 feet.
(iii) Banners must be between 12 feet and 30 feet above grade, excluding masts and finials.
(iv) Maximum projection for banners is three feet from the pole on which it is mounted.
(v) Maximum effective area for individual banners is 50 square feet.
(C) Enhanced banner signs.
(i) In addition to the banners and elements allowed in Subparagraph B, enhanced banner signs may have one each of the following elements located between 12 feet and 30 feet above grade:
(aa) A vertically oriented illuminated blade cabinet that contains the logo or name of the district with a maximum effective area of 40 square feet with a maximum projection of three feet from the pole on which it is mounted.
(bb) A horizontal element that contains the logo or name of the district with a maximum effective area of 10 square feet and a maximum projection of six feet from the pole on which it is mounted.
(ii) A maximum of one enhanced banner sign is allowed per blockface. Enhanced banner signs are limited to the following locations:
(aa) The southwest corner of Houston Street and Olive Street;
(bb) The southwest corner of Victory Park Lane and Olive Street;
(cc) The southwest corner of Houston Street and Museum Way;
(dd) The northeast corner of Victory Park Lane and High Market Street;
(ee) The northeast corner of Houston Street and High Market Street;
(ff) The northwest corner of Victory Park Lane and High Market Street;
(gg) The northwest corner of Houston Street and Lamar Street;
(hh) The southeast corner of Victory Avenue and Olive Street; and
(ii) The southeast corner of Victory Avenue and High Market Street.
(3) In Subdistrict C, the only district identification signs permitted are one monument sign and banners attached to pole supports. If the sign is a monument sign, the sign may not exceed 10 feet in height or have an effective area greater than 150 square feet. If the sign is a banner, the banner and its hardware must:
(A) meet the sign construction and design standards contained in the Dallas Building Code;
(B) be at least 12 feet but no more than 25 feet above grade;
(C) not project more than three feet from the pole on which it is mounted;
(D) not exceed 50 square feet in effective area; and
(E) be made out of weather-resistant and rust-proof material. (Ord. Nos. 24348; 25918; 30043)
(a) No more than 10 permanent, non-premise detached signs may be located in access easements in this district.
(b) No permanent sign in an access easement may exceed five words or be a changeable message sign.
(c) These signs may only identify district activities. (Ord. Nos. 24348; 25918)
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