(a) Provisions applicable to all detached signs.
(1) Number. Only one detached sign may be erected on any premise, except that a premise that has more than 450 feet of frontage along a public right-of-way other than an alley may have no more than one additional detached sign for each additional 450 feet of frontage or fraction thereof.
(2) Height and effective area dependent upon setback.
(A) Detached signs must be set back a minimum of 10 feet.
(B) A detached sign set back more than 10 feet but less than or equal to 20 feet may not exceed 20 feet in height or exceed 50 square feet in effective area.
(C) A detached sign set back more than 20 feet but less than or equal to 30 feet may not exceed 30 feet in height or exceed 150 square feet in effective area.
(D) In Subdistricts 1, 2, and 4, a detached sign set back more than 30 feet may not exceed 30 feet in height or exceed 150 square feet in effective area.
(E) In Subdistricts 3 and 5, a detached sign set back more than 30 feet may not exceed 40 feet in height or exceed 400 square feet in effective area.
(3) Other requirements.
(A) Except for special purpose signs, detached signs may not be placed on fences.
(B) A pole-mounted detached sign must have either a pole cover that covers the entire pole and is made of masonry, metal, plastic, stucco, or wood or have a minimum three-foot-high masonry base.
(C) Banners used as detached signs may only be street light banners.
(b) District identification signs.
(1) There is no limit on the number of district identification signs in the district.
(2) The maximum effective area of a district identification sign is 12 square feet.
(3) The maximum height of a district identification sign is 20 feet.
(4) District identification signs may not have a changeable message.
(c) Expressway signs.
(1) The maximum number of expressway signs is one per premise.
(2) Expressway signs may not exceed 400 square feet in effective area.
(3) Expressway signs may not exceed 40 feet in height.
(4) Expressway signs must be set back from the expressway and Fort Worth Avenue a minimum of 50 feet.
(d) Monument signs.
(1) The maximum number of monument signs is one per premise.
(2) Monument signs may not exceed 150 square feet in effective area.
(3) Monument signs may not exceed 10 feet in height.
(4) In Subdistrict 2, monument signs must be set back a minimum of 15 feet.
(5) In Subdistricts 1, 3, 4, and 5, monument signs must be set back a minimum of 10 feet.
(e) Special purpose signs.
(1) The maximum number of special purpose signs on a premise at any time is one per street frontage.
(2) Special purpose signs may not exceed 50 square feet in effective area.
(3) Special purpose signs may not exceed eight feet in height.
(4) A special purpose sign must be located at least 100 feet from any other detached special purpose sign on the same premise.
(5) Special purpose signs may be displayed on a premise a maximum of four times each calendar year for a maximum of 30 consecutive days each time. Each new special purpose sign must have a new message.
(6) Special purpose signs may be placed on fences.
(7) Special purpose signs may not be mounted on rotating wheels.
(8) Special purpose signs may not be mounted on a trailer.
(9) Special purpose signs may not be changeable message signs or have changeable copy.
(10) Special purpose signs may not be illuminated.
(11) Special purpose signs may not contain flashing or blinking lights.
(12) Special purpose signs that relate exclusively to the construction, lease, remodeling, or sale of the premises on which they are located are permitted without limit as to the length of time displayed.
(f) Street light banners.
(1) The maximum number of street light banners is two per pole, with each banner on opposite sides of the pole.
(2) Streetlight banners may not exceed 12 square feet in effective area.
(3) Streetlight banners may not project more than three feet from the pole onto which they are mounted.
(4) Streetlight banners must be at least 12 feet above the sidewalk. A streetlight banner that overhangs a roadway must be at least 15 feet above the roadway.
(5) Streetlight banners and sign hardware must be made out of weather-resistant and rust-proof material.
(6) If a streetlight banner overhangs the public right-of-way, a license must be obtained in accordance with the requirements of the City Charter and the Dallas City Code.
(7) A streetlight banner must be a district identification sign, or display a district promotional message or generic graphics.
(8) A street light banner having a district promotional message may not be erected more than 60 days prior to the beginning of the advertised activity or event, and must be removed no later than 30 days after that activity or event has ended.
(9) The hardware for a streetlight banner may be left in place between displays of a banner. A streetlight banner and the sign hardware must be mounted on a streetlight pole and meet the sign construction and design standards in the Dallas Building Code.
(10) A sign permit is not required to erect or remove a streetlight banner. (Ord. 25899)