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CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER of THE CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS
VOLUME I
VOLUME II
VOLUME III
CHAPTER 51A DALLAS DEVELOPMENT CODE: ORDINANCE NO. 19455, AS AMENDED
ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
ARTICLE II. INTERPRETATIONS AND DEFINITIONS.
ARTICLE III. DECISIONMAKING AND ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES.
ARTICLE IV. ZONING REGULATIONS.
ARTICLE V. FLOODPLAIN AND ESCARPMENT ZONE REGULATIONS.
ARTICLE VI. ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
ARTICLE VII. SIGN REGULATIONS.
Division 51A-7.100. Purposes and Definitions.
Division 51A-7.200. Provisions For All Zoning Districts.
Division 51A-7.300. Provisions For Business Zoning Districts.
Division 51A-7.400. Provisions for Non-Business Zoning Districts.
Division 51A-7.500. Special Provision Sign Districts.
Division 51A-7.600. Permit Procedures.
Division 51A-7.700. Non-Conformance and Enforcement Procedures.
Division 51A-7.800. Procedure For Changes and Amendments.
Division 51A-7.900. Downtown Special Provision Sign District.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SIGNS WITHIN THE GENERAL CBD, MAIN STREET, CONVENTION CENTER, RETAIL, DISCOVERY, AND CHASE TOWER SUBDISTRICTS.
Division 51A-7.1000. West End Historic Sign District.
Division 51A-7.1100. Provisions for Uptown Sign District.
Division 51A-7.1200. Provisions for Arts District Sign District.
Division 51A-7.1300. Provisions for Deep Ellum/Near East Side Sign District.
Division 51A-7.1400. Jefferson Boulevard Sign District.
Division 51A-7.1500. Provisions for McKinney Avenue Sign District.
Division 51A-7.1600. Farmers Market Sign District.
Division 51A-7.1700. Provisions for Victory Sign District.
Division 51A-7.1800. Provisions for Southside Entertainment Sign District.
Division 51A-7.1900. Provisions for West Village Sign District.
Division 51A-7.2000. Provisions for the West Commerce Street/Fort Worth Avenue Sign District.
Division 51A-7.2100. Provisions for the Arts District Extension Area Sign District.
Division 51A-7.2200. Parkland Hospital Sign District.
Division 51A-7.2300. Southwestern Medical District Sign District.
ARTICLE VIII. PLAT REGULATIONS.
ARTICLE IX. THOROUGHFARES.
ARTICLE X. LANDSCAPE AND TREE CONSERVATION REGULATIONS.
ARTICLE XI. HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX EXEMPTIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES.
ARTICLE XII. GAS DRILLING AND PRODUCTION.
ARTICLE XIII. FORM DISTRICTS.
CHAPTER 51 FORMER DALLAS DEVELOPMENT CODE
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE
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SEC. 51A-7.1910.   SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR KIOSK SIGNS.
   (a)   No more than six kiosks are permitted in this district.
   (b)   No kiosk may be illuminated by a detached, independent external light source.
   (c)   Kiosks must be spaced at least 50 feet apart.
   (d)   Kiosks may be located on sidewalks if unobstructed sidewalk widths of eight feet are maintained.
   (e)   Kiosks must be securely anchored to the ground.
   (f)   Kiosks may not exceed ten feet in height and 100 square feet in effective area. The display area for each sign on a kiosk may not exceed 20 square feet. (Ord. 24974)
SEC. 51A-7.1911.   SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR NEWSSTAND SIGNS.
   (a)   No more than two newsstands are permitted in this district
   (b)   No newsstand may be illuminated by a detached, independent, external light source.
   (c)   Newsstands must be spaced at least 50 feet apart.
   (d)   Newsstands may be located on sidewalks if unobstructed sidewalk widths of eight feet are maintained.
   (e)   Newsstands may not exceed 10 feet in height and 10 feet in diameter. The display area for each sign on a newsstand may not exceed 30 square feet. (Ord. 24974)
SEC. 51A-7.1912.   SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SIGNS ATTACHED TO MACHINERY OR EQUIPMENT.
   Words may be attached to machinery or equipment that is necessary or customary to a business, including but not limited to devices such as gasoline pumps, vending machines, ATM shelters, 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.
SEC. 51A-7.1913.   SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR MOVEMENT CONTROL SIGNS.
   (a)   Movement control signs must direct vehicular or pedestrian movement within this district or to an adjacent and congruent district and may include the name or logo of any premise or activity center located in this district.
   (b)   Movement control signs:
      (1)   must not exceed three square feet in effective area;
      (2)   may be located in a public right-of-way; and
      (3)   may be erected anywhere within the district without limit as to number.
   (c)   Movement control signs may be attached or detached and may be erected on any premise without limit as to number. (Ord. 24974)
SEC. 51A-7.1914.    SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION BARRICADE SIGNS.
   (a)   The director of planning and development shall review all signs to be placed on a construction barricade and upon approval of the signs by the director, a sign permit for the signs may be issued. This review is a condition on any permit issued for a construction barricade.
   (b)   A sign that is affixed to a construction barricade must not project horizontally more than two inches from the construction barricade.
   (c)   A sign that is affixed to a construction barricade must neither be lighted nor contain any moving parts.
   (d)   A sign that is affixed to a construction barricade must be removed when the construction barricade is removed.
   (e)   The information contained on a sign placed on a construction barricade may only convey information regarding what is being constructed on the site and who is conducting the construction, including the owners, developers, future tenants, lenders, architects, engineers, project consultants and contractors. The sign may not advertise a product and the total effective area of the words on a construction barricade sign may not exceed 50 square feet.
   (f)   A construction barricade may be fully decorated with a graphic except that:
      (1)   no decoration or part of the graphic may project more than two inches horizontally from the barricade facade, or
      (2)   no decoration or graphic may project more than four feet vertically above the top of the barricade. (Ord. 24974)
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